If you are using a microphone built into your computer skip to the section 'Windows Audio Settings' If you cannot establish which one to use you can find it by trial and error. The sockets will be labelled so if they are not colored you will be able to see a microphone symbol (for the microphone socket) or an arrow pointing downwards (for the line in socket). On lower quality sound cards there may be only two sockets, one for speaker out and one for line in. The socket you want to plug the microphone into is usually pink (microphone) and located next to two other sockets one green (speakers) and the other blue (line in). The sockets are on your sound card are located at the back of your computer, but can occasionally be found on the front.
If you are using an external Microphone, you must first plug this microphone into your computer. Microphone and Voice Recording Set Up Tutorial Microphone and Voice Recording Set Up Tutorial Types of Microphones
