Record your voice and pick a microphone EN

To record your voice, turn on the microphone in the Rekorder popup and choose which device to use. Before you start, you can check that Rekorder is picking you up by watching the microphone button on the recording controls.

Turn the microphone on or off

1. Click the Rekorder icon in your Chrome toolbar to open the popup.
2. Click the microphone icon under the recording options (its tooltip says Record microphone).
   • When the icon shows a plain microphone, your voice will be recorded.
   • When it shows a microphone with a line through it, your voice will not be recorded.

Rekorder remembers this choice for your next recordings.

If you turn the microphone off before you start, you cannot turn it back on during that recording. The microphone button on the control bar is greyed out and says Mic stream disabled from the extension popup. To mute and unmute during a recording, leave the microphone on before you start. See Mute your microphone mid-recording.

Choose which microphone to use

1. In the popup, click the gear icon to open the settings.
2. Open the Audio tab.
3. Under Microphone, pick your device from the list, such as a headset, a USB microphone or your laptop's built-in microphone.

Rekorder saves your choice and uses it for your next recordings. If the device you chose is no longer connected, Rekorder picks another available microphone.

The list only shows device names after you give Rekorder access to your microphone. If you have not done that yet, Rekorder asks you to allow access first. See Allow camera and microphone access.

Check that it is picking you up

The microphone button on the recording controls shows a small moving wave. The line stays flat when there is silence and moves more as you speak louder.

• Before you start: When the camera preview is showing, the recording controls appear on the page you are on. Speak normally and watch the microphone button. The Auto camera preview setting shows the preview automatically every time you open the popup. You can also show it with the preview button in the popup.
• While recording: The same wave shows on the control bar and next to the timer in the recorder tab, so you can keep an eye on it. It is hidden while the microphone is muted and stops moving while the recording is paused.

When you record a tab and the Interface setting is set to Only in preview tab, no controls appear on the page before you start. In that case, check the wave once the recording starts.

If the wave stays flat while you talk, you have probably picked the wrong device, or the microphone is muted on the device itself or in your computer's sound settings.

Troubleshooting

• The list says "No microphone found". Chrome cannot see a microphone. Check that the microphone is plugged in and turned on, then open the popup again. If Chrome has blocked access, see Camera or microphone permission is blocked.
• "Chrome could not find the requested recording device" or the device is unavailable. Another app may be using the microphone, or it was unplugged. See "Camera or microphone unavailable".
• The wave does not move. Pick a different device under Microphone. Also check any mute switch on your headset and the input volume in your computer's sound settings.
• The finished recording has no voice. See My recording has no audio.

Related articles

• Allow camera and microphone access
• Mute your microphone mid-recording
• Record the sound from a page or from your computer
• Remove background noise from a recording
• "UI in tab" vs "Only in preview tab"
• My recording has no audio