Microphone Problems
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
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Roy Schreibe
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Microphone Problems
Using Windows 10, connecting via a USB port, I recorded last week and my microphone worked fine. Today it won't work. I switched mics and still no luck. Any help greatly appreciated.
Re: Microphone Problems
Does the USB mic show up as your Recording Device? If not, right-click the Windows Speaker-Volume icon and select Recording Devices to see if it's showing-up there.
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Roy Schreibe
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Re: Microphone Problems
Thanks for the advice. I rummaged around to find another mic to see if my rather new mic was the problem. It is.
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Gale Andrews
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Re: Microphone Problems
Or, the problem could be not the mic but the USB cable, if it has a detachable cable.Roy Schreibe wrote:Thanks for the advice. I rummaged around to find another mic to see if my rather new mic was the problem. It is.
Gale
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Roy Schreibe
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Re: Microphone Problems
The possibility of the cable occurred to me somewhat belatedly, that is after I ordered the new mic. I guess the test will come when I use the old cable on the new mic. Thanks for your help. I do appreciate it.
Re: Microphone Problems
Maybe the driver for the USB mic updated or it is incorrect?