Uploaded August 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This video will show you how to enable a microphone for recording in Open Broadcast Studio. By default, it should choose your microphone in the Mic/Aux option, and you will see the green bar bouncing around. If you do not, then you may need to do a little more work.
The first thing to try is click the gear to the right of the Mic/Aux option, and choose Properties.
In the window that pops up, there will be a dropdown menu where you can select your microphone. If you have multiple microphones, all of them should should show up in the list.
If it is not showing up there, you may need to add an Audio Input Capture. Do this by right clicking in the sources window, and choosing Audio Input Capture, then hit next, and then you should have a dropdown to choose your microphone. If this list also doesn't have your microphone, then it's likely the Windows OS itself isn't seeing it.
To check this, right click on the sound icon in the bottom right, and choose recording devices. If you audio device doesn't show up here, then the problem is Windows. Also, if it is disabled, you will need to enable it, or check if the microphone itself is having problems.
Lastly, you may want to check the device manager. The top option, Audio Inputs and Outputs, should have your microphone. If it doesn't then you should also check if there is a yellow question mark farther down. If there is, it may mean that your microphone is missing a driver.
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This video will show you how to enable a microphone for recording in Open Broadcast Studio. By default, it should choose your microphone in the Mic/Aux option, and you will see the green bar bouncing around. If you do not, then you may need to do a little more work.
The first thing to try is click the gear to the right of the Mic/Aux option, and choose Properties.
In the window that pops up, there will be a dropdown menu where you can select your microphone. If you have multiple microphones, all of them should should show up in the list.
If it is not showing up there, you may need to add an Audio Input Capture. Do this by right clicking in the sources window, and choosing Audio Input Capture, then hit next, and then you should have a dropdown to choose your microphone. If this list also doesn't have your microphone, then it's likely the Windows OS itself isn't seeing it.
To check this, right click on the sound icon in the bottom right, and choose recording devices. If you audio device doesn't show up here, then the problem is Windows. Also, if it is disabled, you will need to enable it, or check if the microphone itself is having problems.
Lastly, you may want to check the device manager. The top option, Audio Inputs and Outputs, should have your microphone. If it doesn't then you should also check if there is a yellow question mark farther down. If there is, it may mean that your microphone is missing a driver.
Check out my facebook at: facebook.com/pages/All-How-2s/198429346974010
or my twitter: twitter.com/AllHow2s
Or my website where I have a lot of other great tutorials (such as how to take a screenshot, or how to get the start button back on Windows 8): allhow2s.com
