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Setting a Recording Audio Device in Windows

Learn how to set upwards a recording sound device in Microsoft Windows.

Author: Geetesh Bajaj

Product/Version: PowerPoint

Date Created: July 16, 2014
Final Updated: July 16, 2014

There are many applications, including PowerPoint that allow yous to tape your voice using a continued microphone. Such recorded vocalism-overs work amazingly well as slide narrations. Still, if your continued microphone does not piece of work using recording options in PowerPoint or some other application, and then yous may have to commencement ascertain if the microphone hardware was detected or not past your Windows operating arrangement. Also if detected, has it been selected as the default recording device? In this tutorial, we will discover how you can accept care of these concerns in various versions of Windows:

Windows 8 or seven
Windows Vista
Windows XP

Windows 8 or 7

Follow these steps to set up a recording audio device in Windows 8 or Windows 7. Y'all will first need to bring up the Sound dialog box:

Windows 8: Open the Metro interface by pressing the Windows key. Start typing "Manage audio devices" without the quotes to automatically bring up the Search box, as shown highlighted in red within Effigy 1.
Figure i: Manage sound devices typed inside the search box in Windows 8
Windows 7: Click on theStart button. In the search box within the resultant Start Menu, type "Manage sound devices" without the quotes, every bit shown highlighted in cherry-red within Effigy 2.
Effigy ii: Manage audio devices typed with the search box in Windows 7
In either of the results, click on the link with the aforementioned "Manage sound devices" name, as shown highlighted in bluish within both Figures one and 2, above.
Doing so opens the Sound dialog box, as shown in Figure iii. Within the Sound dialog box select the Recording tab, as shown highlighted in blueish inside Figure 3. Here yous tin see connected recording devices. Brand sure your connected microphone is listed. If not, admission the support options available for your microphone, such as the support section of the microphone manufacturer's website.
Effigy 3: Attached recording devices inside the Sound dialog box
If your microphone is indeed connected, only not selected, then you can select it so that PowerPoint uses this microphone for recording. If you always want the same microphone to be used for recording, select the microphone and click the Gear up Default push, as shown highlighted in red within Effigy 3, above.
This will set the selected microphone as default. This default is indicated by a green tick marking, every bit shown in Effigy 4.
Figure iv: Microphone set every bit default
Yous tin configure the microphone by clicking the Configure button (highlighted in red within Figure 4, to a higher place). The configuration options will differ from microphone to microphone.
After making the changes click the OK button to apply changes.

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Windows Vista

Follow these steps to explore and set a recording audio device in Windows Vista:

Click on theStart push. Within the resultant Offset menu, select the Control Panel option, as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5: Control Panel option in Windows Vista
Alternatively, bring up the Run dialog box, and blazon in "command " without the quotes. Then press the Enter key.
This opens the Control Panel window, as shown in Figure 6 below. Notation that what y'all see here is Control Panel'south Category view. Click on the Classic View choice highlighted in red within Figure 6.
Effigy 6: Control Console's Category view in Windows Vista
If you already are in Archetype View, skip this step and proceed further.
At present within the Archetype View window, double-click the Sound icon, every bit shown highlighted in reddish within Effigy 7.
Figure 7: Sound icon
This opens the Sound dialog box, as shown in Figure 8. Within the Sound dialog box, select the Recording tab, as shown highlighted in ruby within Effigy 8. Here you can run across connected recording devices. Make sure your continued microphone is listed. If not, admission the support options available for your microphone, such as the back up department of the microphone manufacturer'south website.
Figure 8: Listing of fastened recording devices in Windows Vista
If your microphone is indeed connected, but not selected, and then you can select it so that PowerPoint uses this microphone for recording. If you always want the same microphone to be used for recording, select the microphone and click the Prepare Default button every bit shown highlighted in blue inside Figure 8, to a higher place.
This volition set the selected microphone as default. This default is indicated by a green tick marking, equally shown in Figure 9.
Figure nine: Microphone ready equally default
Y'all can configure the microphone by clicking the Configure button (highlighted in ruby-red inside Effigy ix, to a higher place). The configuration options will differ from microphone to microphone.
After making the changes click the OK button to utilize changes.

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Windows XP

Follow these steps to explore and set a recording audio device in Windows XP:

Click on theStart push button. Within the resultant Get-go menu, select the Command Panel choice, as shown in Figure ten.
Figure 10: Control Panel selection in Windows XP
Alternatively, bring upwardly the Run dialog box, and blazon in "control" without the quotes. Then press the Enter key.
This opens the Control Panel window, as shown in Figure 11 below. Annotation that what you see here is Control Panel's Category view. Click on the Switch to Classic View option highlighted in reddish within Figure 11.
Figure 11: Control Panel'south Category view in Windows XP
If you already are in Classic View, skip this stride and proceed further.
Now within the Classic View window, double-click the Sounds and Sound Devices icon, every bit shown highlighted in red inside Figure 12.
Figure 12: Sounds and Audio Devices icon
Doing so opens the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box, as shown in Effigy 13. Select the Audio tab (highlighted in scarlet within Figure 13). Within the Sound tab, locate the Sound recording section (highlighted in blue within Figure 13). In this section, click the down-arrow (shown highlighted in greenish inside Figure 13) to open up the list of connected recording devices.
Effigy 13: Select microphone to set as default device in Windows XP
Make sure your connected microphone is listed. If your microphone is indeed connected, just non selected, then click its proper noun so that PowerPoint uses this microphone for recording. In Figure thirteen, above you tin come across that the microphone 'AK5370' is selected (shown highlighted in orange within Figure 13).
Subsequently making the settings, click the OK push to salve the changes.