xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"

      type="topic" style="task"

      id="sound-usemic">

  <info>

    <link type="guide" xref="media#sound"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.7.1" version="0.2" date="2012-11-16" status="outdated"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-11-01" status="review"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="candidate"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-30" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author">

      <name>Shaun McCance</name>

      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>

    </credit>

    <credit type="editor">

      <name>Michael Hill</name>

      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>

    </credit>

    <credit type="editor">

      <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>

      <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>

    </credit>

    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>

    <desc>Use an analog or USB microphone and select a default input

    device.</desc>

  </info>

  <title>Use a different microphone</title>

  
You can use an external microphone for chatting with friends, speaking

  with colleagues at work, making voice recordings, or using other multimedia

  applications. Even if your computer has a built-in microphone or a webcam

  with a microphone, a separate microphone usually provides better audio

  quality.

  
If your microphone has a circular plug, just plug it into the appropriate

  audio socket on your computer. Most computers have two sockets: one for

  microphones and one for speakers. This socket is usually light red in color

  or is accompanied by a picture of a microphone. Microphones plugged

  into the appropriate socket are usually used by default. If not, see the

  instructions below for selecting a default input device.

  
If you have a USB microphone, plug it into any USB port on your

  computer. USB microphones act as separate audio devices, and you may

  have to specify which microphone to use by default.

  <steps>

    <title>Select a default audio input device</title>

    <item>

      
Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and

      start typing <gui>Sound</gui>.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Click on <gui>Sound</gui> to open the panel.

    </item>

    <item>

      
In the <gui>Input</gui> tab, select the device that you want to use.

      The input level indicator should respond when you speak.

    </item>

  </steps>

  
You can adjust the volume and switch the microphone off from this

  panel.

</page>