How to record audio and microphone in ScreenMix - Screen Recorder by Mixilab

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

ScreenMix - Screen Recorder by Mixilab 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 change 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 one).

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

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