Your Computer’s Input/Output Settings

The first thing I do when preparing my computer to record audio (after restarting of course!) is verify/change my computer’s audio input/output settings. Every. Single. Time. This is where you choose what device you want to use for the input of audio and the output of audio. You can see in the image that my input device is set to “MixPre-6.”

Because there’s nothing worse than “thinking” you’re recording your good microphone when unbeknownst to you – it’s your computer’s onboard mic (yuck) that is being recorded! Good luck trying to make that sound good in post 😉

So make it a ritual – every time you restart, and every time you’re going to record audio, check your computer’s audio input/output settings.

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