# DR-891/FT-891/Windows 11/Low audio out to radio?

**URL:** <https://forum.digirig.net/t/dr-891-ft-891-windows-11-low-audio-out-to-radio/6538>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** os-windows, troubleshoot-audio\
**Created:** [May 24, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/dr-891-ft-891-windows-11-low-audio-out-to-radio/6538 "2025-05-24T06:59:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![KJ7WUZ](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/kj7wuz/32/3805_2.png) [@KJ7WUZ](https://forum.digirig.net/u/KJ7WUZ)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/dr-891-ft-891-windows-11-low-audio-out-to-radio/6538/1 "2025-05-24T06:59:15Z")

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Everything was working great, but something happened and now I cannot get the signal level as displayed on my FT-891 to adjust to an ideal level as displayed by the meter when set to ALC.  
I went back through the setup as per the manual for the DR-891. But I can no longer adjust the audio level too be the 2/3 scale of the ALC like I used to.  
I do not know if my radio input has an issue, or if the DR-891 has an issue or if it is Windows 11 causing the problem.  
The radio has the input and output gain for the DATA mode set to 50% as when it was working.  
I am hoping I have something in Windows for the audio incorrectly set.  
Has anyone else experienced this?  
Can someone point me to a YouTube video, perhaps?

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**Author:** ![KJ7WUZ](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/kj7wuz/32/3805_2.png) [@KJ7WUZ](https://forum.digirig.net/u/KJ7WUZ)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/dr-891-ft-891-windows-11-low-audio-out-to-radio/6538/2 "2025-05-24T19:15:28Z")

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UPDATE - Ugh… Not sure when or how it happened that the settings were changed…

Fix - Input in WSJT-X to Mono, Output to Left was the fix.