

The Voice Recorder, it will show a play button and automatically save the file, click on the 3 dots (.) to "Open file location" to get to the file. For the Sound Recorder, a save window will appear to save the recording as a Windows Media Audio file (*.wma).

If not, try recordingīy clicking on the Start Recording button or the Mic round button. With the microphone active, you sould see the sound indicator move as you talk into the mic. Press the Start Menu button and start typing "recorder" and the appropiate app should appear, click on it. To experiment with adjusting the levels to get the right sound.Ħ) One way to check the recording levels is with the Windows Sound Recorder (for Windows 7 and 8) or the Voice Recorder If you see a Microphone Boost level, make sure it is not set at 0% and again, you may have That the sound is not too loud or too soft. You may have to experiment with the microphone levels so Then Click on the Properties button.ĥ) Click on the Levels tab and you should see something similar to the image here. The Microphone, or whatever input device you want to use, is the selected device and not Line-In. Your computer will probably not match what is in the picture.) Make sure Click on Sounds.Ĥ) If the Recording tab at the top os not selected, click on it to see the window shown here. If you are using a USB headset or microphone, then this step can be skipped.Ģ) Look for the speaker icon in the System Tray, it is usually in the lower right corner of the display.ģ) Right-click on the icon and you should see a popup menu like this. On laptops, there is sometimes a tiny diagram of a speaker and/or microphone which may be colored green and pink, Speaker jacks usually have a green color around the connector and microphone hasĪ pink or red color. Checking the Microphone settings in Windowsġ) Plug in your headset, both microphone and speakers. If you are having problems with your microphone in Windows, here's how to check the configuration. Please do not email the Administrators unless you are working for the UH Math Department. Although this information may be useful to others, requests for help from theĪdministrators is only supported for UH staff and faculty.

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