Following on from the Basics guide, this guide will provide information on how to set up and optimise your audio settings.
Sound Input/Output
With no external microphone/listening device connected, such as wired or wireless headphones and headsets, Teams will use the internal microphone and speakers of your device by default. If you connect your headphones or headset, Teams will automatically switch the audio in/out to that device.
To customise as well as test these settings, click Microsoft Teams in the menu bar then go to Preferences > Devices:
From here you can change your settings so that sound goes to the headphones/headset but still use the internal microphone of your device.
This can be useful if your external microphone is either damaged or of low quality compared to your device’s built-in microphone.
This configuration can also be useful if you are suffering audio issues due to your device’s internal microphone picking up sound from its internal speaker.
Microphone Sensitivity
By default, your microphone input sensitivity will be set to adjust automatically:
If you feel like your voice is too loud, you can adjust this manually by clicking the button to turn off automatic adjustment, then going to System Preferences > Sound > Input, select which microphone you are using, then move the slider next to ‘Input volume’.
In this menu you can also change your noise suppression settings to either include or exclude room noise when you are not speaking. To suppress the room sound when you are not talking, set Noise Suppression to High.
Testing Your Audio Settings
Once you have done finished settings things up, you can test your settings in the Teams device preferences by clicking the ‘Make a test call’ button as shown below.
Muting your Microphone
To mute your microphone during a meeting, simply click the Mic button in the menu bar.
If the microphone has a line through it, your microphone is muted. To unmute, click the microphone button again.
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