I can amplify it in Audacity, but the sound quality seems to suffer. I have attached a sample of recording from different distances. My question is this: is this a problem or do I just not know what I am doing? I don’t know if these levels are normal for a mic like this one. I tried it out with a Windows 7 laptop and it wasn’t any better. I also found that there is sometimes issues with the drivers on Windows 8. If I am any comfortable distance away, It is really quiet.
I tried at different distances, and found that if I put the mic inside of my mouth, the levels are about what I would expect from having them turned up all the way. Not totally sure what that means, but from what I can gather sound levels from this type of mic are generally lower, and they are meant for recording at close distances. I did some research, and found that the ATR2100 is a dynamic mic. I tried it with Audacity as well, and it was also very quiet. I tried again, and it registers now, but just barely. I opened up recording devices, selected the ATR USB mic, and adjusted the level of it to max. When I tried to record with sound recorder, nothing showed up on the waveform. Once I received it, I plugged it in to my Laptop to test it out. I was really impressed with the audio that I heard from it, so I ordered one. I looked at some reviews, and the ATR2100 was consistently mentioned as one of the top mics within my (low) price range. But I finally got fed up with the crappy sound quality and decided to break down and buy a real mic. I sometimes make instructional videos and such to put on Youtube, and until recently I have just used the mic on my laptop. Most of my problems probably just come from the fact that I know very little about sound recording and editing.Īudio-technica ATR2100 USB/XLR Microphone
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Please stay tuned for next week’s Question of the Week for suggestions that may help. The basic setup is now complete, although often customers find that the volume level is not loud enough. (Please note, in this example we are using the ATR2100x-USB microphone, which has its own headphone jack, as both the input and output.)Īt this point, your computer is set up to use the ATR2100x-USB microphone as the audio input device and whatever you chose as the audio output device. To use the computer’s internal speakers, external speakers, or headphones as your output device, click “Choose your output device” and in the drop-down menu choose the desired item. The Sound tab opens showing the active input and output devices, both of which should be the USB microphone.When the System window opens, in the left column, click Sound.When the settings window opens, click System.To verify or make changes, click the Start window.When the USB microphone is connected, Windows 10 will automatically select it as the input and output device. After the first time, you will not see any of these as the computer has already installed the necessary drivers for a USB microphone. The first time you plug the microphone in, you may see a message that new hardware has been found, or you may see a driver software installed notice. The below information should help with basic setup. Quite often users of USB microphones will find connecting to a Windows 10 operation system a bit challenging. Question: How do I set up my USB microphone on a Windows 10 operating system?Īnswer : Many today find using a USB microphone extremely convenient as compared to using a standard analog microphone with an interface, and the audio quality is much better than the computer’s onboard microphone.