# Microphone drop-down selection doesn't work

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microphone-drop-down-selection-doesnt-work/256353>\
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**Created:** [April 2, 2008, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microphone-drop-down-selection-doesnt-work/256353 "2008-04-02T11:22:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microphone-drop-down-selection-doesnt-work/256353/1 "2008-04-02T11:22:55Z")

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I have written my own chat software, and while the webcam selection (in settings) works, when I select different microphones, although they appear in the selection box as if they have changed, the same microphone that was on before, remains on. The volume works fine.

I have tried the same computer using professional chat software, and the microphone selection works, so it is not the computer.

Don’t think it can be this code:

if (micro!== null) {  
micro.addEventListener(StatusEvent.STATUS,micropho neStatusHandler);  
nsPublish.attachAudio(microphone);  
}

function microphoneStatusHandler(event:StatusEvent):void {  
if (event.code == “Microphone.Unmuted”) {  
//default rate is 8 Mhz  
microphone.rate=11;  
} else {  
//I have blocked my microphone - same as no mike  
}  
}

However, as I said, on the professional software the microphone selection worked - any suggestions how they do it? Bit stuck…

Thanks

Alan Costello