# Calibrating microphones for recording

If you are recording audio for a movie, you must set the microphone or recording device to the correct recording level. This process is called calibrating the recording device. Captivate can detect optimal microphone and recording sensitivity levels automatically.

Note: Captivate must be able to detect a recording device before trying to calibrate. Check that a microphone or recording device using "line in" is connected to your computer properly and is turned on before calibrating.

#### To calibrate a microphone or recording device:

1. Open the Captivate project for which you want to record a new audio file.

2. From the Audio menu, select Record.

The Record Audio dialog box appears.

3. Click Options.

The Audio options dialog box appears.

4. Click Calibrate input.

The Calibrate microphone dialog box appears.

5. To set the correct recording device level, read the following sentence into the microphone until the red recording window becomes green:

"I am setting my microphone recording level for use with Captivate."

6. When you finish, click OK.