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    <link type="guide" xref="media#sound"/>
 
    <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-09-26" status="final"/>
 
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Shaun McCance</name>
      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>

    <desc>Use an analog or USB microphone and select a default input device.</desc>
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  <title>Use a different microphone</title>

  <p>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.</p>

  <p>If your microphone has a circular plug, just plug it into the appropriate 
  adapter on your computer. Most computers have two adapters: one for 
  microphones and one for speakers. Look for a picture of a microphone next to 
  the adapter. Microphones plugged into the appropriate adapter will usually 
  be used by default. If not, see the instructions below for selecting a 
  default input device.</p>

  <p>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.</p>

  <steps>
    <title>Select a default audio input device</title>
    <item><p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
    <item><p>Open <gui>Sound</gui> and select the <gui>Input</gui> tab.</p></item>
    <item><p>Select the device in the list of devices.
    The input level indicator should respond when you speak.</p></item>
  </steps>

  <p>If you don't see your device on the <gui>Input</gui> tab, check the
  <gui>Hardware</gui> tab. Make sure the profile for the device includes
  "input."</p>
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