how to stop laptopo mic cancelling out background noise

[RGBLoke]

In Zoom, my laptop mic only records my voice (very clearly) but not my guitar, can settings be adjusted to pick up background noise  (rather than cancel it out) ? thank you

[Hawks_Eye]

Hi @RGBLoke,

Welcome to the HP Support Community! 

Thanks for posting your query! We're here to help you get back up and running.

I understand you need to enable the settings of the microphone to pickup background noise.

Sure, I will help your laptop to listen to your concert. 😊 😊 

Please try the below suggestion:

In Windows, search for and open Control Panel, and then select Sound.

Click the Recording tab in the Sound window.

Right click on the Microphone Array and select properties.

Then choose levels and slide the Microphone Boost level to a higher value and click Apply and OK, now check if the recordings are satisfactory.

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[RGBLoke · Accepted solution]

Thank you, after some digging, the fix was ...,....

I went into windows sounds setting and under "microphone array" there is an "audio enhancements" option to select "off" and this allows my guitar to be heard when using zoom.

[Hawks_Eye]

@RGBLoke,

Thanks for letting us help you out!  

If you need anything else, I'm all ears (or rather, all text). Just let me know! 

You're awesome, and I'm honored to have been your go-to guide today! 

Stay fantastic, and have an amazing day ahead! 

Regards, 

Hawks_Eye