The microphone stopped working. The microphone does not work: causes, repair, adjustment

Has the microphone stopped working? This is not something that is a common problem, but it is not particularly rare. The reasons why it happened so many, and the banal breakdown, requiring replacement of equipment - only one of them. Sometimes things can be much simpler. The article will consider options for why the microphone stopped working on a laptop or computer, what can be done with it, and in the most tragic case - how to repair a microphone.

Microphone not included

Strangely enough, absentmindedness is sometimes the cause of many troubles. So, the microphone can be in perfect condition and ready to work, but simply not be powered on.

How to check, is not it so and that the microphone stopped working because of the forgetfulness of the owner of all equipment? To do this, go to the "Recorders" tab (it can be found in the menu that appears if you right-click on the speaker image in the panel at the bottom of the screen), and the PC itself displays all available microphones for recording and their current status.

The same can be checked in the "Device Manager" (you can find it using the "Windows" search).

Problem with drivers

Also, the microphone may stop working if the drivers for it are installed incorrectly, obsolete or they do not exist at all. You can check this manually - in the "Device Manager". But it can also be helped with the microphone program, which automatically finds the necessary executables on the Internet and installs them on the PC.

There is another advantage to its use. The program for the microphone (correctly chosen, of course) is able to diagnose the state of the recording devices, identify problems and give advice on how to eliminate them.

Weak microphone

How does the user know that the microphone stopped working? On record it is not audible. But there is an option that the working capacity is not broken, just the signal is insufficient and the voice (or any other sound) is not eventually perceived by the device and, as a result, is not reproduced. You can solve this problem with the option "Microphone amplification" in the settings of this equipment. It will be necessary to check the function.

Incorrect software configuration

Maybe the microphone works when using the standard recording tool "Voice Recorder" from "Winds", but absolutely does not want to do it in "Skype"? Then the problem is not in it, but in setting up this service.

The microphone in "Skype" is configured separately, using the "Tools" tab in the top menu of the program. You should make sure that everything is right there and all the ticks are put in order not to wonder why the microphone stopped working.

The microphone is not selected as the primary device

If the microphone refuses to work in online recording services (voice recorders such as Vocar or recording from an online webcam), then it may not have been selected as the primary recording device. The best option is to agree with what the site will offer. This means allowing the input device (in this case - the recording) and ticking if the microphone is selected by default.

Line input failure (for externally connected recording devices)

If the externally connected microphone stops working, the problem may be not in it, but in the line input. Check it is very simple: first, try using a "native" PC recorder, and secondly, you can connect an external microphone to another device (any other laptop, tablet, smartphone, computer, etc.). If the problem with the line input - well, I'll have to take it to the repair.

Incorrect connection

This reason also applies to microphones that are connected separately. If there is only one line input on the laptop - for a headset, a recording device and headphones, it is very difficult to confuse it with any other one. But if the input two - separately for headphones and for a microphone - is quite real. Make sure that the connection is correct before starting the panic.

Microphone check for operability

So, if the user is in an active search for a reason, why the microphone stops working, he will have to constantly check it. Standard features of "Windows" (any version) allow you to do this in real time.

It is enough just to go to the tab "Recorders" (how to do this, it was already written in the same article a little earlier), choose the appropriate one and find the option "Listen" in the parameters. Put a checkmark in front of her. Done - now all the sounds that come to the microphone will be simultaneously output to the PC speakers.

Other configurations of the recorder can also be found there: experiment with amplification of the microphone, noise suppression and all the rest.

If this still happened

One more reason why the microphone stopped working, which was already mentioned at the very beginning, is not excluded. This if it broke - this is also possible.

The probability rises if:

• The microphone did not stop working suddenly, there were prerequisites for this;
• The device was dropped or subjected to other physical effects;
• The microphone does not work in all cases in which it can be used, and not only in one service (such as Skype, RedKoll or a regular voice recorder).

In this case, the microphone (if it is separate from the PC) or the entire laptop will have to be carried to a service center where they can provide professional assistance.

Repair of microphones can be rapid or time-consuming (depending on the severity of the breakdown). The price also varies widely - depending on which recorder is to be repaired and why it broke.

Finally

If the microphone stops working, the main thing is not to despair, not to get upset and not to panic, and instead walk through the main points and figure out why this could happen. In the article they are all represented. Careful and careful testing ensures (in most cases) the preservation of both the recording device and the nerves. For every case of a real breakdown of the microphone, there are ten troubles that occur due to pure absent-mindedness.