welcome back this video will show you how to boost your microphone to make it
louder within Windows 10 I have two main ways to boost your microphone but we'll
start with a few simple methods before moving on to the main ones firstly check
on the mic itself for a dial or similar that might change the mic sensitivity
not all microphones will have this but it is worth checking just in case the
next thing you might want to try is adjusting the mic level within the app
that you are using not all software will allow for this though but try looking in
the audio settings to see if there's any option this will most likely help if you
find your mic to be too quiet interesting few apps also it's worth
mentioning that if you don't use your microphone live then you could possibly
use software like audacity to boost the volume of it after recording you may
also need an external power supply depending on the mic you have for it to
work properly so search for your make and model of microphone to see if this
is the case now moving on to the main fixes the first method will be to boost
the microphone within the sound control panel to get to the sound control panel
first go to the main settings page which can be accessed by clicking on the COG
icon from within the Start menu in settings click on system
and then sound now find where it says sound control panel it should be in blue
and on the right side of the window in the sound control panel go to the
recording tab which should be the second option find the microphone you want to
boost from the list and double click on it
now go to the levels tab hopefully in this tab you see at least two options
there should be a zero to 100 slider and a boost slider increase the number of
the top slider to increase the level of your microphone if it's already at 100
then you can add a boost by increasing the second boost slider if you only see
the top slider and you don't have the option to boost then unfortunately not
all mics will support this however there are a few things we can try in order to
get the boost slider the first thing to try will be to go to the Advanced tab
and then uncheck the two boxes within here you can also try another port on
your PC update your drivers and this can be done by going to properties within
the general tab then the driver tab then update driver and then the automatic
search you could also try the microphone or sound recording troubleshooter by
searching for troubleshoot in the search bar and running it after trying each of
these check to see if you now have the boost option if you do then feel free to
increase it but if you don't then we'll move on to the second main solution the
next solution will require you to install a piece of software called
equaliser APR have made videos recommending this software before to
boost the volume of your headphones but it can also be used to boost your mic to
you'll need to head to the website the link to this will be in the description
by following the link you should be on this page if your operating system is
64-bit and most of yours will be then you can click this green download button
here if you have a 32-bit operating system you will need to download the
software from another place this version can be found by going to the Downloads
tab and then you can choose the version with the 32 in its name start the
download for the version you need and allow it to complete
before we move on if your download didn't start automatically then click on
the grey problems downloading button and then click on the blue direct link
button and it should now begin downloading if it still doesn't work
then you could try a different browser once downloaded click on it in your
browser to open it up you should be prompted with the user account control
screen and you will need to choose YES on this now you should see the
installation window first click Next and then I agree then you'll need to
choose a destination folder for the software the default location should be
fine but just make sure you make note of where you save it as we will need to
find it later click Next when you are happy with the location and now you
should be able to choose if you want it in a start menu folder you can choose do
not create shortcuts by checking the box and you're now ready to click install
once it has installed it will prompt you with a new window in here we will need
to first go to the capture devices tab and then you should be able to choose
your microphone from the list if you don't see your microphone check that it
is connected properly check the box next to it and then click OK
and then okay again you will now need to restart your PC for it to be able to
boost your microphone feel free to do that now by choosing reboot now or
manually reboot later if you have work open but of course remember to save
anything you are currently doing return to the video once you've restarted your
PC and we will be able to continue with the setup so now you should have
restarted and the first thing we will need to do is go to the place that we
saved the software for me it was within the Program Files folder which is found
by going to this PC in the file explorer and then local disk the folder you need
to click on is called equalizer API and within it you need to open the
application called editor you may get a message that says equalizer
abo has not been installed on the selected device but don't worry just
click now we now need to find where it says device
at the top click on the drop-down box and select your microphone under where
it says capture devices you may also need to change the channel configuration
drop-down box next to it to stereo for example there should be three options to
change on the page but we only need to change the value in the pre
amplification section which should be at the top that means you can remove the
two other options if you wish by selecting the red remove button
if you don't see vacation then you can add it by clicking
on the green plus icon and then choosing basic filters and then preamp increase
the gain slightly and then you can test your mic the default should be minus six
and I would recommend taking up to around minus three at first as the more
you boost your mic the lower the quality will be remember to click file and then
save to make sure your changes are implemented if the software doesn't
appear to make any changes to your mic level then there are some things to try
on the equalizer API download page and this link will also be in the
description there's also more help on how to install the software on there too
if you need it also if you ever want to uninstall the software then just head
back to the equalizer APR for the application called uninstall and follow
the steps and so that's how to boost your microphone level in Windows 10 I
hope I was able to help you if you have any questions or suggestions then feel
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