How To Increase Mic Volume on Windows 10

Windows 10 has many features, including recording and basic audio editing. It is one of the most popular Windows due to its simple and easy interface. If you are a professional voiceover artist and do podcasts, you will need to increase your mic volume on Windows 10. 

We often connect the microphones to our Windows operating system, and it detects them. But sometimes the recording is not so clear. Don’t consider your microphone to be at fault. Try these simple solutions to increase your mic volume on Windows 10.

Step 1: Open Microphone’s Settings

The microphone’s settings are located in Windows’ sound settings. You can access these settings by right-clicking on the speaker icon in the lower right corner and then clicking on “Sound.” You will be redirected to the audio settings window. 

Go to “Recordings” and right-click on your microphone icon, then go to properties from the file. These properties give you access to changing your microphone’s volume and other settings. 

Step 2: Increase The Mic Volume

To increase the microphone’s volume, go to the “Levels” tab of the microphone’s properties. Here you will find “Microphone” and “Microphone Boost” Now increase the microphone up to 55% from the slider and increase the boost up to +20 dB. It is the best-recommended setting for your mic. 

You can increase both of these volumes using a low-quality microphone. But it will also produce background noise and distortion. If you are in a noisy environment, we recommend you not to further increase the boost to avoid distortion. 

Things To Check Before Increasing Your Microphone’s Volume

Before increasing the microphone’s volume, check whether the microphone is not having any technical issues. Here are some key points you need to check before proceeding further.

Allow Apps To Use Microphones

Some apps like skype and zoom require permission from the admin to access the microphone. You can allow these apps from the windows app settings. Write “settings” in the windows search menu to open the settings. Now navigate to “Privacy.”

Scroll down to app permissions and find the “Microphone” in the list. Click the microphone and see which applications are allowed to use the microphone. If your application is disabled, enable it.

Before increasing the microphone’s volume, check whether the microphone is not having any technical issues. Here are some key points you need to check before proceeding further.

Ensure Hardware Connection

If you are using an external microphone, ensure it is correctly plugged into the port. For wireless microphones, check if the batteries are working fine or not. Low batteries also cause the volume to decrease.

If you are using any external devices like the sound card and mixers, try to remove them and check if the volume increases.

Check Antivirus

Sometimes antivirus or security software on Windows 10 can block app features. This can also result in low or no microphone volume. You need to check the settings of your antivirus and ensure that it is not blocking the features of other apps. You need to check your antivirus settings to make sure it isn’t blocking other apps’ features.

Update Sound Drivers

If you are still not able to hear anything from your microphone, then it is time to update the sound drivers. You can do it manually by going to the manufacturer’s website and searching for the latest drivers. But we recommend that you use a driver updater tool like Driver Easy.

You can also update the drivers from the device manager. You just have to open the device manager, select the audio driver and click update. It will automatically search for the latest version from the manufacturer’s website and install it. 

Restart Your PC

A simple restart of Windows is usually sufficient to rectify the majority of software-related problems that may arise. Therefore, if you have completed all of the steps and are still unable to hear anything coming from your microphone, you should restart your computer and check to see if the problem has been fixed or not.

Troubleshooting Audio

If you are still not able to hear the output even though you have increased the microphone volume, then you need to further troubleshoot your audio. For that, you need to open the sound settings. First, search for “Troubleshoot settings” in the start menu and select it. 

After that, navigate to troubleshooting and then additional troubleshooting. Scroll all the way down until you find the “Speech” option, and then click on it. Start the troubleshooting process to locate the source of the issue. 

Conclusion

There are several things you can do to increase the microphone volume on your computer. We have provided a few easy steps that should help you get started. Remember to check the settings of your antivirus and other software before you proceed with any of these steps. We hope this step-by-step guide was helpful and that you were able to successfully increase the volume of your microphone.