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Microphone test program

Testing 1, 2, 3 If you have the need to test either a recently purchased external microphone or if you want to test one you already have (external or internal), this is the tip for you. It is a good idea to test your microphone hardware every once in awhile, just so you can be sure everything is working properly. If you use your microphone quite often, this is even more important for you! All right, let's get started! For Windows XP, make sure your external microphone is plugged in and ready to go (if you have an internal one, you should be set to go) and then click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Volume Control. The Master Volume box will come up and you will want to go to the Options menu at the top and choose Properties. Next, select the radio button that says Recording and click OK. Another window will appear and you'll just want to make sure the Microphone channel is selected. Now move the microphone volume slider to around the middle section, just so it's placed in that general area. Then just leave that box open.

Next, Start > Control Panel > Sounds > Speech and Audio Devices Select Sounds and Audio Devices > Voice tab. Under the Voice recording area, click on the Test Hardware button and the testing will begin. The Sound Hardware Test Wizard will come up. Click on the Next button and wait for the wizard to complete the tests of your sound hardware. It could take a couple minutes or so. When that is done, the Microphone Test window will come up on your screen. Now, go ahead and speak into your microphone or you can just tap it lightly if you wish. The Recording Volume slider should move up and down in response to the sound you are making through your microphone. When you're all done testing your microphone, just click on Finish and the wizard will close.

In case this happens to you, while you're using the wizard, an alert box may pop up telling you that the "Run a DLL as an App" program is blocked and it will ask you if you want to unblock it. You can if you want, but it is not necessary to unblock it for the microphone test to function correctly. Older versions of Windows Start > Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder 