Q. How can I record sound with an external USB Microphone?
Answered By: Liam Warner Last Updated: Jan 30, 2019 Views: 620
At the Scotch Library, there are a variety of high fidelity USB Microphones that enable you to record high quality sound straight to your computer; handy for lesson narration, podcasts etc.
All of these microphones function and work in the same way.
- First, connect the Microphone to your computer via the USB Cord.
- At Scotch we have the Blue Yeti Snowball and the Samson Meteor USB Studio Microphone available for loan.
- At Scotch we have the Blue Yeti Snowball and the Samson Meteor USB Studio Microphone available for loan.
- Then, open up a piece of recording software that allows you to record sound. e.g. Adobe Audition
, QuickTime Player 
. In this example I'll be using QuickTime Player .
- Once open, you need to make sure that QuickTime Player is using the connected microphone. Select File and then select New Audio Recording.
- Select The Drop Down Arrow (next to the red button) to make sure that you have selected your connected microphone, to be sure, you will see a tick next to the Microphone's Name.
- Your microphone is now connected and is ready for recording.