Control Panel: Recognizing Microphone Input

What will be covered:

• How to test if my microphone is working.

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1. Open the Start Menu

Press the Windows key on your keyboard to bring up the Start Menu.

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2. Search for Control Panel

Type Control Panel in the search bar, then press Enter to open it.

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3. Open Ease of Access Tab

Once Control Panel has opened, Locate the Ease of access tab.

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4. Open Speech Recognition

Click "Speech Recognition"

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5. Set up Microphone

Click "Set up Microphone"

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6. Microphone Device

Windows will auto-detect the microphone you have connected to the computer. Select the relevant Microphone device.

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7. Test Audio Input

Now test the microphone. the sound level bar should go up and down based on your voice frequency picked up by the microphone. Red: Too loud, Green: Good Sound Level, Yellow: Quite. If you aren't any getting audio input the sound level would stay still at the bottom.