[JohnM]

The SB Live! 24-bit external seems very problematic under Vista, I don't think anyone has had good results with it. To check the volume settings, when you have REW running right click the volume control icon in the taskbar, select Open Volume Mixer and set the level for REW to the maximum. Close the volume mixer, right click the icon again and select recording devices. Double-click the Soundblaster Live Line In/Mic-In entry on the Recording tab that appears, select the Levels tab and put the Line In level to max. On the advanced tab set the sample rate and bit depth for shared mode to 2 channel, 16 bit, 48000 Hz (DVD Quality).