Audacity: Set the Microphone/Recording Device

Audacity: Set the Microphone/Recording Device

In Audacity, we can set the which microphone we are using (i.e., the integrated laptop microphone, the microphone on our external camera, the one in our earbuds/headset, or other external microphone or recording device).

1

Click on Audio Setup.

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Highlighting Audio Setup button

 

2

Hover over Recording Devices and select the appropriate device.

The device that is selected will be denoted by a black dot to the left.

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Highlighting the Recording Device button and appropriate options

 

3

If you are using the Podcast Room (Old Main 402), select the Zoom Podtrak P8.