However, it is an XLR mic which requires a different connection to my computer and a pre-amplifier.Īnd this is where the Windows 10 audio issue is exposed and fixed. It’s a bit higher end but it’s a great mic with a nice sound. However, the audio is a bit thin and sounds like I’m Lionel Richie on a phone, checking to see who’s home.īecause of this, I recently purchased a Beyerdynamic headset mic. It does a great job recording my voice and blocking out the other home office sound. However, webinars are live and I have less real-time control.įor webinars I prefer to use a headset mic because they seem to do a better job blocking out background noise. However, the challenge with the Blue Yeti is that I work from a home office and if people outside my office are yacking, then the mic picks up their chatter. I also like that the microphone has its own gain controls which resolves the issue I have below. Overall, I really like the quality of the sound and this set up works great for recording tutorials where I work from my main screen. With that comes the quest to find decent quality audio. I have a boom arm on my desk that I can swing into action. If you find that you’re microphone audio levels are too low, here are some tips that may help. NET in 2018 addresses the challenges developers are working on with future-focused technology. What do you think? Did YOU know this existed? I can still use the AudioSwitcher but now my defaults are contextual so I'm switching a LOT LESS.īe sure to pick up " EarTrumpet " for even more advanced options!
The Speech Runtime (I use WIN+H to use Windows 10 built-in Dragon-Naturally-Style-But-Not free dictation in any app) uses the Webcam mic explicitly as it has the best recognition in my experience.Here I've got the system sounds running through Default (usually the main speakers and the default mic is a webcam).The only catch is that this list only shows the apps that are currently using the mic/speaker, so if you want to get a nice setup, you'll want to run apps in order to change the settings for your app. Rather than me constantly using the Audio Switcher (lovely as it is) I'll just set my ins and outs for each app.
You can set the Preferred Input and Output device on an App by App Basis. NOT IMPRESSED ARE YOU? Of course not, because while that's a lovely feature it's not the hidden power I'm talking about. You can set the volume in active apps on an app-by-app basis. See where it says "Change the device or app volume?" Ok, now DRINK THIS IN. You can also get to it from the regular Settings | Audio page:
There's a page that does double duty called App Volume and Device Preferences. Hit the Start Menu and search for either "Sound Mixer" or "App Volume" What? I know this OS like the back of my hand! Nonsense! Very "prosumer," which is me, so I dig it.Ī little birdie said that I should also look closer at Windows 10 itself.
I've got 5 inputs and 5 outputs and I've seen PC audiophiles with even more. That's at least three different "scenarios" for my audio setup. I need to switch audio devices a lot as I'm either watching video, doing a podcast, doing a conference call, playing a game, etc. I recently blogged about an amazing little utility called AudioSwitcher that makes it two-clicks easy to switch your audio inputs and outputs.