Microphones and Audio Interfaces
Your selected device is the one that records#
Choose your input device in Preferences. Phantom Voice records from the device you select.
This was broken before 1.1.0: the selection was ignored and every recording came from whatever macOS had set as the system default. The visible symptom was dictation that appeared to work only with the built-in microphone. If you are seeing that, update from the downloads page.
Multi-channel interfaces#
Most audio interfaces present a multi-channel input. Phantom Voice combines every channel of the incoming audio rather than assuming your microphone is on the first one, so an interface that puts the microphone on any channel still works.
Before 1.1.0 this produced a completely silent recording whenever the microphone was not on channel one.
When a recording really is silent#
If the captured audio contains no sound, Phantom Voice now tells you which device was silent. Previously you got an empty result and no explanation, which sent people looking at the wrong part of the system.
When you see that message, check in this order:
- The physical mute switch on the microphone or interface.
- Gain on the interface, which is easy to leave at zero.
- The device selection in Preferences, in case it points at something not currently connected.
Next#
- Troubleshooting — other symptoms and their causes
- Release Notes — the 1.1.0 audio fixes in full
- Back to the documentation home