Audio Settings
It is highly recommended to use headphones if you are using a microphone in Mona otherwise the audio will echo/loop in the space.
Most browsers will use your default microphone settings that are set using your platforms Audio settings.
- On windows, right click on the Audio Icon in the tray, and go to 'Open Sound Settings'.
- Set the Input to your Microphone source. Use 'Test your Microphone' bar to make sure it is working.
Set your Microphone
- If you are using a microphone, you should set your desktop audio to use headphones (or set the speakers very far from the microphone) otherwise it will echo/loop. Left click on the Audio Icon in the tray and adjust your output to headphones.
Set your output to headphones
- Depending on which browser you are using, and your security settings, you should be able to use your microphone to speak with the 'Speak' button in the UI.
Select the 'Speak' button
- A confirmation pop-up will appear that allows the browser to use your microphone, once confirmed you should be able to be heard in the space.
There are some common issues that arise with Audio settings. Some of these will be covered below :
Make sure to select the 'Speak' button before trying to talk. This button is only visible in Hangout spaces.
Your mic has been muted either in the Mona space (there is a 'Mute' Button in the UI at the bottom), in the browser, in the operating system settings, or on the Microphone itself.
You haven't set the correct Mic source in the Audio Settings
The tab or browser may be muted. Each browser is different, but this can usually be changed at the top tabs or right click on a tab.
Speakers/headphones may be muted in the operating system, or physcially muted on the device
You haven't set the orrect output source in the Audio Settings
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