Adjust mic volume using Software properties TIP: Check and find unknown device drivers in Windows. Otherwise, you only have the Windows option at hand.
Please note that if you don’t have a sound card manager, either the sound card manufacturer didn’t include it with the sound card driver or you didn’t install the manager.Ĭheck with your sound card manufacturer website if they have a sound card manager. If you have an advanced mic or sound card, then there will be advanced options listed here. The options listed on the audio manager are almost the same as Windows settings. You can use the sound card manager to turn up the mic volume. For example, the most popular is Realtek Audio Manager. Most modern sound cards come with their own audio manager. Turn up mic volume using sound card audio manager That’s why we use the old control panel applet for ease of use. The new Windows 10 settings make it difficult to change mic volume settings. For example, my built-in mic supports only +10dB. The boost depends on how much boost your physical mic supports.
If you are using an external mic, you can clean it up accordingly. The built-in mic is beside the web cam in most laptops. Make sure that water particles do not enter the mic. Cleaning the mic with a wet cloth will remove the dust from its vent.