Recording audio and microphone

This topic describes how to enable, check, and customize your audio and microphone for a recording.

It contains the following sections:

• Recording audio
• Recording microphone
• Audio bitrate
• Checking the audio input and output devices
  • Check playback device
  • Check the microphone device
• Related topics

“Screen Recorder by Animotica” allows you to record any input or output audio including microphone 
and speakers (system sound).

Recording audio

To enable output audio recording (speakers or system sound): 

1. Click on the Audio icon on the main app panel; 
2. Turn the Record playback audio switcher on; 
3. Select the correct output device; 
4. Click Start recording video. 

Figure 1: Playback audio settings 

Recording microphone

To enable input audio recording (microphone): 

1. Click on the Microphone icon on the main app panel; 
2. Turn the Record microphone audio switcher on; 
3. Select the correct input device;
4. Click Start recording video. 

Audio bitrate

You can change an audio bitrate for output video: 

1. Click on the App settings icon on the main app panel; 
2. Go to the Video tab; 
3. Find the Audio Bitrate drop-down list and select a preferable bitrate.

Figure 2: Video tab of settings

Checking the audio input and output devices

 We advise executing a small test to make sure that all selected audio devices work correctly and ready  for the recording: 

1. Click on the App settings icon on the main app panel; 
2. Go to the Audio & Mic tab.

Check playback device:

1. Reproduce any audio on your PC; 
2. Look at the audio signal meter below the Select playback device drop-down list; 
3. If it is not empty – everything is fine, your current device is ready for the recording (increase/reduce the volume and the audio signal meter value should changes appropriable);
4. Otherwise, try to use another device (select from the available).

Figure 3: Audio & Mic tab of settings, checking the audio playback device

Check the microphone device:

1. Click on the Start test button;
2. Start using the microphone and look at the audio signal meter below the Select microphone device drop-down list;
3. If it changes, together, with the volume level of how you speak - everything is fine, a current device is ready for the recording;
4. Otherwise, try to use another device (select from the available).

Figure 4: Audio & Mic tab of settings, checking the microphone 

Related topics:

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