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Why is my microphone not appearing in the Voice Tracking settings dropdown?

If your microphone isn't appearing in the File > Settings > Voice Tracking > Microphone recording device dropdown, this is usually because the audio device wasn't available when PlayIt Live started up.

Try restarting PlayIt Live with your microphone or audio interface switched on and connected. The software initialises available audio devices when it starts, so if your microphone was connected after PlayIt Live launched, it may not appear in the dropdown list.

If the microphone still doesn't appear after restarting, check that:

  • The device is properly connected and recognised by Windows (it should appear in Windows Sound settings)
  • You're looking at the correct dropdown - the microphone recording device list is separate from the playback device list
  • The audio drivers for your interface are properly installed and up to date

Most USB audio interfaces work well with PlayIt Live once the device is properly recognised by the system.

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