Set the Level all the way to zero to turn off the sound-activation feature. If the slider is set too high, then nothing is ever recorded to the sound file because the audio input never exceeds the Vox Level. The volume controls look fine. Go into Volume Control by double-clicking on the speaker icon on the taskbar tray. The default setting is to show Playback volumes.
Select box is checked to enable recording from that control.
Yes, this is a function of your sound card mixer control. This is a function of the sound card mixer control. Go into Volume Control by double-clicking on the speaker icon on the taskbar tray. The default setting is to show Playback volumes. To pipe microphone or line-in to the sound card speakers, uncheck the appropriate Mute checkbox , and adjust the volume slider controls if needed.