However, it won’t cover how to record Windows system audio with stereo mix, how to use a Windows equalizer for mic input, or to increase mic volume via microphone boosting. This tutorial will know you how to hear yourself on mic and also how to get playback from a mic so that you can do either at your leisure.

This can be useful if you have a device with poor speakers but an extensive music collection. Or you want to use your Windows notebook or tablet with connected speakers for karaoke or like a megaphone. Microsoft’s OS doesn’t make it especially intuitive to listen to microphone playback or play the microphone through speakers.Īs well as testing, mic playback can be used to listen to a music player or other device connected to the microphone jack through your headphones or PC speakers. Due to the various problems that arise with microphones, it can often be necessary to perform a mic test, but those wondering how to hear yourself on mic in Windows 10 are often left stumped. You need an audio interface (hardware device with mic/line inputs/output and a USB or FireWire computer connection) that allows both 'direct monitoring' (Focusrites description), and has a software mixer that lets you listen to both the input AND other audio from your computer.I think most interfaces these days have direct monitoring, but Im not sure how common the mixing feature is.

Play audio through mic