You didn’t mention what type of mic(s) you were using, and what audio sources you were recording, or what signal level (numerically) you were getting into your recording software, so I’ll try to cover a range of possibilities. We’ve helped lots of folks with this question over the years, with various combinations of Microphones, Mixers/Mic Preamps. Is something wrong with my mixer, or am I doing something wrong? Click here for directions for Windows 10.1 1 1 1 1 Rating 3.44 (61 Votes) Q: I'm getting a low output from my microphone, or my recordings are coming out noisy. This page has moved! Click here for updated directions. Click that and you’ll see the green check mark switch to the device you selected. If not already the default the “Set Default” button will un-grey itself. Select the device you would like to use by clicking on it. It’s important to set the device you would like to use as the default so the recorder automatically chooses it as it’s recording device. The default device the computer will use for all audio input is indicated by a green check mark.
The blue arrows are pointing to the device’s hardware name, In this case “C-Media USB Audio Device” is my headset and “High Definition Audio Device” is my computer’s built-in sound card. In this screenshot the computer is showing me that I have both a USB Headset and a Microphone Array connected to the computer. This will open the “Windows Sound Properties” to the “Recording” Tab In the pop up dialouge box, click “Recording Devices” If you don’t see the “speaker” icon, click the arrow to the left of the task-bar icons, You should find the “speaker” icon hiding out in there. To get started, first right-click on the “speaker” icon in the task-bar next to the clock This guide will show you how set the default recording device and adjust the input volume to achieve the best sound when using any microphone (internal or external) with the Panopto Recorder in Windows 7. Click here for directions for Windows 10.