
However, the easiest way to test your USB microphone in Windows 8 would be to go to control panel. Windows 8 has featured a different interface which wasn’t very liked by the Windows 7 users who were used to the simplicity. In case your USB microphone isn’t working, properties or troubleshooting will definitely help you. As mentioned before, Windows 7 is very well-known for its simplicity, and I find this to be the easiest way to test your new USB microphone.
If your system allows you the monitoring feature, you might even be able to echo the microphone through your speakers which is a great way to test the USB microphone.
You are also able to check the properties of your microphone in that particular tab.
Under recording tab, you will see your microphone’s name, and you will see a bar which would be showing whether your microphone is receiving the audio or not. You will want to focus on the tab that says “recording”.
Then, a new dialog box will pop up and it will have 4 different tabs featured. The easiest way then to test the microphone would be to do the right-click on a volume button in your taskbar. To test the USB microphone on Windows 7, the first step would obviously be connecting the microphone. Its simplicity will help you test your new USB microphone in only seconds. The main reason for that is its simplicity. Even now when there is Windows 10 commonly used, some users still like the Windows 7. Even when Windows 8 came out, many users preferred Windows 7 over 8. Windows 7 was one of the most popular systems which found its glory after the Windows Vista. It will take you only a few minutes once you try the microphone for the first time, and never again unless you make some changes or decide to tweak the settings even further. Therefore, don’t rush into judging the microphone, but take a few minutes and make sure that your microphone is recognized and set up properly on your Windows computer. Since your computer serves as a driver, the main audio settings should be set up if they aren’t satisfying enough. However, sometimes the USB microphone might not perform the best way it can until you do some tweaking on your computer. The main advantage of USB microphones is the plug n play feature. There is no driver installation necessary, or setting up. Most of the USB microphones I came across and I reviewed, almost 95% of them is ready to be used straight out of the box.