Quote - I used the same microphone that I used before. I used Camtasia and I didn't change the default options, but before I used Jing. So, maybe there's something wrong with Camtasia.. I will review the sound options in Camtasia. I know the people at geekatplay also use Camtasia to record their videos, maybe there's something unusual on the way it records audio.

Question to Mari-Anne and Gill: do you have Windows or Mac?

Seriously, Artur, I would rather tend to believe there is something wrong with my setup since I seem to be the only one with such a severe "hearing loss."  I have Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit , a Hewlett Packard w1907 flat panel LCD monitor, and Realtek High Definition Audio.