Audio issues on your PC can be incredibly frustrating, especially when you're trying to watch a video, attend a meeting, or listen to music. Fortunately, most sound problems can be fixed by following a series of troubleshooting steps. This article provides a comprehensive guide to resolving audio issues in Windows.

Sound Recorder is an app you can use to record audio for up to three hours per recording file. You can use it side by side with other apps, which allows you to record sound while you continue working on your PC.

To use your microphone with apps on Windows, you'll need to turn on some permissions in Privacy & security settings. Here's how: Select Start > Settings > Privacy & security. Then look for Microphone under App permissions and make sure Microphone access is turned on. Then, allow apps access to your microphone.

Edit audio just like a document in Descript. Highlight part of the transcript you want to change, type your changes, and your transcript and audio will both be updated. You can also automatically clean up “ums” and “ahs,” add animated captions, adjust volume levels on your audio, and add music and sound effects.

To preview your screen recording with audio, click on the play button. Make sure the audio button isn't on mute so you can hear your audio recording as well. Click on the retake recording button if you would like to redo your video, or click save and edit to return back to the editor.

Splitting lets you cut an audio or video clip into two or more parts so you can edit, move, or delete them. Trimming allows you to drag the sides of a media asset inwards to shorten or outwards to lengthen.

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Here are solutions to some common problems with audio in Windows Media Center. You can also try running a troubleshooter to diagnose and fix common sound playback problems, or a troubleshooter to diagnose and fix common CD or DVD drive problems.

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