Windows will then search for the latest sound drivers and will automatically apply it as well. In the next pop up that appears, click on Search automatically for updated driver software.Within that head over to Audio inputs and outputs and right-click on your microphone and select Update Drivers.Launch the Start Menu and search for Device Manager.Update Sound DriversĪn old and outdated driver might prove to be the cause of relatively low mic volume Therefore, it is recommended to update it to the latest version. One thing to keep in mind is the fact that it wouldn’t give your PC any additional boost, it will only work within the li it’s that has been set up by Windows for your PC. Try the one that meets your requirement and see if it fulfills the desired audio level. There you should find a plethora of options related to the audio enhancement. Download and install it and then head over to its ‘Configurator’ section. Equalizer APO is one of those mods that managed to work out pretty decent. Tons of third-party sound mod apps could prove to be of great use. Check whether the increase in mic audio level on your Windows 10 PC is worth your requirement or not.Finally, apply these new settings by clicking on Apply > OK. Then go to the Levels section and adjust the sound level using the Volume slider.To do so, head over to the Recording section of the Sound window and click on Properties.
You could also try and manually increase the audio level of your microphone.Increase Microphone’s Audio Level manually This should prove to be of great help to increase the mic volume in Windows 10. From the drop-down menu that appears, select 2 channel, 16 bit, 480000 Hz (DVD Quality) and apply it.
In that regard, go to the Advanced section your microphone using the steps mentioned above and click on Default Format. Unless you are looking to record and upload your audio, you should have no issues as such in increasing bitrate. Although this will then require more amount of data packets to be transferred, yet the trade-off is worth appreciable.
Other audio settings that you could try tweaking is increasing the bitrate of the audio.
Also, make sure that ‘Give exclusive mode applications priority’ is unchecked as well. See if mic volume on your Windows 10 PC has seen an increase or not. Then go to the Advanced section and under Exclusive Mode, untick the ‘Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device’. To do so, go to Sound settings > Sound Control Panel > Recording and then double-click on your default mic.