imastreamer

Feedback and echo like you describe is usually the result of one source of sound such as the "mix" being also selected as an input device. Think of it like when you have a PA system and the mic is too close to the speakers, you get feedback. Well, some setting somewhere may be causing similar feedback.

 

I run Broadwave on Windows XP, but I had a look at the settings on my Win 7 laptop, and when I open the sound devices and select the Recording Devices tab, I can see a source called Rec Playback. When I select its Properties, there's a tab called Listen, and it has a checkbox "listen to this device" - which is unticked on my laptop.

 

It's difficult for me to say what might be the cause, but have a look at your config to see if there's something similar, and if listen is ticked, try un-ticking it to see if that's the cause.

 

If you cure it, please post back and let us know. Thanks.

I still get a reverb trying it that way too. Here's what's happening. I plug a phone into the, "line in" jack (Blue) jack. I hook a CD player into the, "front mic" jack on the front of my tower. I call my phone number. While the CD is playing, I also talk into my cell phone which is connected to my home phone which is connected into the, "line in" jack. I say something and it comes across on the stream. About 10-12 seconds later, the same thing I said comes across on the stream again, only the quality is much less, like an echo of what I just said. On the recording tab, I have selected, "stereo mix" as the default communication device. That's the only thing that is checked. All of the inputs, the, "listen to this device" is unticked.

UPDATE: I was able to get the mic and the speakers to stream live on Broadwave, but enabling the "stereo mix" gives all audio a horrible reverb effect that makes it almost impossible to listen to. I have disabled all audio effects and tried everything I know how. Now I'm back to only being able to stream the mic. I was able to do this with Windows XP no problem, why not with Windows 7?

I thought maybe this was the work-around that I was looking for but I am having the same issues as ITwife. I'm getting a reverb effect when I'm using the, "line in" jack with a telephone hooked into it. I've hooked up a CD player to the mic imput. I don't seem to be getting the reverb from the CD, just when I talked into the phone it comes across and then it seems to repeat about ten seconds later. I added the CD player to the stream list. At least I can get music to play as well getting the "line in" to work as well. Before, I could get one or the other to work but not both at the same time. I'm also using Windows 7-Home Edition.