# Microphone troubles

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microphone-troubles/161885>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [September 7, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microphone-troubles/161885 "2005-09-07T22:45:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![tucker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@tucker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tucker)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microphone-troubles/161885/1 "2005-09-07T22:45:57Z")

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I bought a microphone the other day. I plug it in and i can hear myself in the speakers, but i cant use sound recorder, aim, or any of my other programs that let me record. Any ideas?