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A microphone is an external peripheral device on your computer that enables you to make VoIP calls or even engage in karaoke sessions right from your computer. In the following article, Mytour guides readers on how to efficiently set up and configure a microphone on their computers.
1. Basic setup of Microphone on a computer
On Windows 7
Step 1: Navigate to Start => Control Panel.
Step 2: Choose Hardware and Sound.
Then select Sound.
Step 3: Select Recording (1) => left-click on Microphone (2).
Step 4: In the General (1) section, click on Device usage (2) => Use this device (enable) (3) to enable the microphone on your computer.
Step 5: Switch to the Levels (1) tab and adjust the volume of the Microphone (2). To increase the volume for the Microphone, adjust the Microphone Boost (3) section, but this may cause the microphone to pick up noise or echo if you adjust this section too high.
Step 6: Switch to the Advanced (1) section, check the boxes in Exclusive Mode (2) to allow applications on the computer to automatically control volume and sound reproduction from the microphone. Then press Apply (3) and OK (4) to save.
On Windows 10
Step 1: Open the Start menu (1) => Settings (2).
Step 2: Select the System option.
Step 3: Next, choose Sound (1) and locate the Sound Control Panel (2) within Related Settings.
Step 4: Switch to the Recording (1) tab => click on Microphone (2).
Step 5: In the General (1) section, click on Use this device (enable) (2) under Device usage.
Step 6: Move to the Levels (1) section and adjust the volume level for the microphone in Microphone (2). To further increase the volume, adjust the Microphone Boost (3) section accordingly.
Step 7: Switch to the Advanced (1) tab and check the boxes in the Exclusive Mode (2) section to automatically allow recording applications full control over the microphone. Then click on Apply (3) and OK (4) to save the changes.
2. Setting up Microphone Recording on Your Computer
On Windows 7
Step 1: Open Start => Control Panel.
Step 2: Choose Ease of Access.
Step 3: Next, select Setup a microphone under Speech Recognition.
Step 4: Choose the name of the microphone device connected to your computer (1) => Next (2).
Continue pressing Next to proceed to the next step.
Step 5: Read the paragraph (1) into the microphone to test it and click Next (2) to proceed to the next step.
Step 6: Once finished, click Finish to complete the process.
For Windows 10
Step 1: Click on Search or use the shortcut Windows + S. Then, type the keyword Control Panel => select Control Panel.
Step 2: Click on View by => Large icons for easier navigation. Then, select Speech Recognition.
Step 3: Choose Set up microphone.
Step 4: Choose your microphone type from the list (1) and press Next (2).
Continue by pressing Next to proceed to the next step.
Step 5: Read the text on the screen (1) into the microphone for the app to recognize and click on Next (2) to proceed with microphone setup.
Step 6: Click on Finish to complete the setup.
By following the installation and setup instructions for the microphone on your computer, you will no longer encounter device recognition errors. If you encounter difficulties or have questions during the process, feel free to request support from Mytour in the comments section below the article!
