

After 10-20 seconds, hit stop and inspect the tracing. You should hear your voice through the headphones, and see the waveform trace out on the timeline. (If Audacity was running before you connected the USB microphone, you may need to close and restart to avoid an error message).įor this work I used version 2.3.3 of Audacity(R) recording and editing software 1 For detailed instructions go to Help > Quick Help in the Audacity menu. (The instructions below are for audacity-win-2.3.3). Install on C:\Program Files (x86)\Audacity. Check the boxes under Exclusive Mode, so you can control the levels within Audacity, and hit Apply. Under Default Format, select the highest quality. Click on Additional device properties link to get the Advanced tab.

If you see the the bar move along the Volume indicator, then your microphone is working correctly. Hit the Test button and speak into the microphone.

If you hear a tone in the left side and then the right side of your headphones, your speakers are working correctly. Click on Additional device properties link to get the Advanced tab, then hit Test button.Under Device Properties tab ensure that Speakers/Headphones are enabled, and under Balance,move sliders up to middle of range.

Go to Settings > System> Sound. Under Choose your output device, select Speakers/Headphones.
