I can not get the mic to work when I record. How do get it to work?

right click on the speaker icon and make sure external mic is set up. One time I had to use my internal mic to record stuff it was a pain.
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Possibly an impedance mis-match - check in both manuals.

Sounds like a software issue, possibly with webam central. There's a free player that has good codecs, and it may help you. Here it is:
http://www.finalmediaplayer.com/
This will be an easy fix if it works.

u need to check u r sound setting .plz click on sound icon in taskbar then click on sound property and recording there u can check u r mic if mic not working so srry dude u need to buy a new mic kkkkkkk

make sure you only use 1 mic .if that dont work try pluging in a diff mic. most laptops have built in mic's it might be bad disable it in control panel and use new mic

Good day, Hi, to test your laptop mic, open the sound recorder. 1. if you ar using XP, goto START, All Programs, Accessories, Entertaiment, Sound Recorder. If the sound recorder loads normally, press the red button, shout as load as you can, you will see sound waves on the recorder. 2. If the sound recorder does not loads, chances are your mic isn't working properly, Load the device Driver for your mic, you can find the driver on the CD that came with your laptop, if not you may need to go to the Internet to find the MIC driver. 3. If the driver is loaded on your laptop, chances are it may be defective, you have 2 options, 1. replace the mic on your laptop, which requires you to dismantel it, get the defective mic and replace it. 2. just get an external mic. hope this may help.

Good day, sir/ma'am , there are several reasons why a mic does not work, let me give some. 1. its not activated, to check if it is activated, load the sound recorder program on windows. press record and shout on the mic, wave patterns can be seen on the recorder. 2. you may activate the mic and speaker if you cant hear the voices by. opening the volume control settings, options, properties, place a check on mic volume. there are other optons as well. 3. the mic is physically damage due to open wiring. get a new one. hope this may help. thanks

The static after several seconds seems like this is a problem with certain versions of OS X. You might be able to fix it by downgrading or upgrading. Apple Forums say that it's fixed in 10.5.6.

You can double check that this is the problem by trying it on a Windows computer.

To locate the source of your problem (with the information available):

Try your mic on a different recording device. Something simple like a tape recorder.

• If it works, the problem lies in the your recording system.
  
• If it doesn't, The mic is the problem.

Or:

Try a known working mic on your system.

• If it works, the mic is the problem.
• If it doesn't, the problem lies in the your recording system.

Thats about all I can give you with the info provided.
If these tests point to the mic, replace it. If they point to your recording device/system/whatever, more details will be necessary to effectively troubleshoot your problem.

Hope this helps,

Mike