Windows 10: Windows is having trouble cooperating with my microphone

Hi there, I'm trying to get my new recording rig set up and I'm running into some very strange and inconsistent problems.

1. My microphone is listed as the chosen input devices in Settings > Sound but the meter that is supposed to show my microphone activity as it picks up sound is dead. No movement on the meter whatsoever. Curiously, I DID see movement on the meter when I started this process but not anymore
2. Everything seems to recognize that the microphone is present, but no recording is done. When I try to record, I just get dead air
3. I navigated to Control Panel > Sound > Recording tab and the microphone is in the list with a green check mark but again, the meter shows no activity. I also am unable to set the microphone as default - the button is just "greyed out" and I can't select it.
4. In Control Panel > Sound i select the microphone and press Configure. When I try to Set Up Microphone, I get an error message that reads: "The Wizard could not start. Make sure your audio hardware is working properly and check your audio configuration in the audio devices and sound themes control panel
5. My current setup is a microphone running through a preamp to my PC via USB. The preamp comes with software that gives me a read out of the levels on the preamp. I know for sure that signal is being pushed to the PC, so I can rule hardware failure out
6. From Settings > Sound I tried running the microphone troubleshooter but it says "Troubleshooting couldn't identify the problem"

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Microphone not working.

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern, and we in Community will try to help you in the best possible way we can.

I suggest you to refer the below methods and check if it helps:

Method 1: Make sure that the Microphone is not disabled
Make sure that the Microphone is not disabled. Follow the steps given to check that:

• 
  Right click on the volume icon and select “Recording devices”.
  
• 
  Now, Right Click on an empty space and select, “Show disconnected devices” and “Show disabled devices”.
  
• 
  Make sure that the Microphone is not disabled.
  

Method 2: I suggest you to set microphone as default device and check.

• 
  Right click on the volume icon in the system tray and then click "Recording devices"
  
• 
  Right click on the blank space in the popped up window and then select "Show Disabled
  Devices" and "Show Disconnected Devices".
  
• 
  Right click on Microphone and then click "Enable".
  
  d) Highlight the microphone and then choose "Set as Default Device".
  
  e) Click Apply and OK.
  
  
  
  
  

Also refer the below link:

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Hope the information helps, if you have any further queries, feel free to post. We are here to assist you.

Regards,
Guru Kiran

 

Microphone issues

Hi Michael,

Here are the possible reasons why you're getting an error "The microphone did not pick anything up" when using it:

• Incorrect settings (microphone is not set as default device)
  
• Corrupted or outdated driver
  
• Faulty device
  

For us to isolate the issue, we'd like to know the following:

• Were there any changes made to your computer prior to this issue(e.g. Windows updates)?
  
• Have you tried connecting other microphone to your computer?
  
• Have you tried connecting the microphone to the other computer?
  

In the meantime, we suggest running the Recording Audio Troubleshooter to find and repair problems with recording sound. We also suggest checking if your microphone is set as your default recording device. For troubleshooting steps, please see
Geethu B's on this
link.

We're looking forward to your reply.

 

Built in microphone not working

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps

Method 1: I suggest you to set microphone as default device and check.

• 
  Right click on the volume icon in the system tray and then click "Recording devices"
  
• 
  Right click on the blank space in the popped up window and then select "Show Disabled Devices" and "Show Disconnected Devices".
  
• 
  Right click on Microphone and then click "Enable".
  
• 
  Highlight the microphone and then choose "Set as Default Device".
  
• 
  Click Apply and OK.
  

Step 2: Make sure that the Microphone is not disabled.

• 
  Make sure that the Microphone is not disabled. Follow the steps given to check that:
  
• 
  Right click on the volume icon and select “Recording devices”.
  
• 
  Now, Right Click on an empty space and select, “Show disconnected devices” and “Show disabled devices”.
  
• 
  Make sure that the Microphone is not disabled.
  

And also update the audio drivers from the manufacturer web site and install.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help