Help with mic

Scott11x · Post by **Scott11x** » Tue May 12, 2009 9:17 pm

Hey guys i just recently downloaded Audacity, it looks like a great program but my problem is i have a microphone headset that i wish to use but how to i enable it? then drop down menu in audacity is grey so i cant click it to enable it or whatever? Any help on this is great thanks in advance.

Post by **steve** » Tue May 12, 2009 11:55 pm

If you are using Vista, you will probably need to enable it in the Vista Control Panel
http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php? ... ng_devices

Scott11x · Post by **Scott11x** » Wed May 13, 2009 4:33 am

hey i did that but what do i need to be able to do to enable it in audacity? the little drop down box is grey so i cant click it..?

also do i need to set a button to press for the mic to work and record sound? if so how to i go about doing this? thanks in advance

Post by **steve** » Wed May 13, 2009 4:28 pm

Edit menu > Preferences > Audio I/O tab
Select the headset as the recording and playback device.

Is it a USB headset?
If so, ensure that the headset is connected and recognised by Windows before you open Audacity.

luckyroma · Post by **luckyroma** » Thu May 14, 2009 11:10 am

Hey, I just downloded and opened Audacity on my WIN XP Pro. Also my drop down menu in audacity is grey so i cant click it to enable input devices. I set preferences Audio I/O as Realtek HD Audio output and Input. Channels 2(stereo). I tryed many times, also shuting off & on my PC. The drop down menu in audacity is always grey. Do you have any suggestion ?

Post by **steve** » Thu May 14, 2009 4:44 pm

Use the Windows Mixer, or the Realtek control panel to select the input rather than Audacity.

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