

I have a library of music I want to listen to (I currently use Foobar2000) and I'd like a specific audio setup to suit my needs. It also has a single Headphone/Microphone combo jack. It came with Realtek pre-installed (which I didn't like because the manager was missing.well actually there was a strange "console" app instead that didn't resemble anything like the Realtek manager I've been use to in the past.) It has Windows 10, 64-bit, 1809 version. It's a little frustrating, honestly.Īnyway, long story short I have bought a brand new Asus ROG Laptop. The reason is mostly due to the end users preferences for using software that in their view "isn't their problem to fix". I'm just trying to help the community from which I've received so much help.Hello, I'm having to seek help from this wonderful community here on TechPowerUp, as the official tech giant's support services have a rather nonchalant and ineffectual approach to solving these sorts of problems. I'm just trying to help the community from which I've received so much help. The echo should disappear if you're experiencing my problem. Right-click on this item and select Properties.

You should see the Line In device in the list. Then, the tab will display in a window with the title 'Sound'. To view this 'Line In' properties tab, right-click on the speaker icon in the notification area, then select Recording Devices (yes, "Recording"). It was in the 'Line In' properties settings where I had checked off the option to "Listen to this device." When I disabled that, the echo disappeared. I also found out a second Line In "source". If you want output from the HD Manager, that makes sense. You can open the manager and view the 'Line In' tab - mine had a non-zero playback volume (the slider was NOT all the way to the left for zero playback). The first "source" I found was the HD Audio manager. I found the problem seems that I was essentially duplicating the Line In audio stream. I had already set the 'environment' and 'equalizer' sound effects options to, but the echo persisted. My Realtek HD Audio manager seemed to be creating an echo on my "Line In" audio signal. I just solved my own problem and thought others might benefit, since I could not find the solution using internet search.
