Audio
My Laptop battery does not last long enough to record my lectures?
Laptops will generally have a battery that lasts a few hours, under a light load. A light load is one or two browser tabs/windows and one light app such as Word or Teams. ANY recording app, making notes/incorporating AI in some way or otherwise is a ...
Why does my Laptop or DSA awarded microphone not record music, work from far away etc?
The needs of all Students when it comes to audio recording and playback will be different, as such, unless identified at assessment the type of microphone supplied will almost always be one designed to record Speech and/or lectures. In most cases a ...
How to setup a bluetooth headset or device in Windows and enable usage in app(s) or change privacy/security settings.
Please see the Microsoft guide and this video here. To connect a Bluetooth headset to Windows, first ensure your headset is in pairing mode and that Bluetooth is enabled on your computer. Then, go to Settings > Devices > Bluetooth & other devices, ...
How to enable/disable or fix microphone issues on your DSA awarded Windows laptop.
Occasionally certain laptop will come with microphone issues where the microphone options have disappeared or do not work. This could be caused by the microphone being disabled or a hardware issue. To check if it is a hardware or software issue, it ...
Why does my DSA awarded headset/headphones/mic not work as well as I want or expect?
DSA-awarded audio equipment is usually very entry-level. Any "shotgun" Mic, for instance, may be labelled as such, but the Andrea SG-110M is specifically only barely able to qualify as such. We have tested multiple and they work as intended/in line ...