# Professional external microphone

**URL:** <https://forum.fxsound.com/t/microfono-externo-profesional/6875>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [September 13, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/microfono-externo-profesional/6875 "2026-09-13T11:50:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![legolasmcc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@legolasmcc](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/legolasmcc)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/microfono-externo-profesional/6875/1 "2026-09-13T11:50:42Z")

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Hi. FxSound doesn’t recognize my microphone even though it’s set as the default in Windows 11. However, FxSound outputs audio to my headphones, and I can’t select my external microphone.

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**Author:** ![bvijay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/bvijay/32/84_2.png) [@bvijay](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/bvijay)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/microfono-externo-profesional/6875/2 "2026-09-18T13:54:06Z")

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FxSound only process audio output, it does not process audio input through microphone.