Selecting audio input to use with laptop camera

morryll

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I'm using a Dell XPS 12 running Windows 8.1. Connected via USB is a Focusrite Scarlett 18i6, which sends the computer a digital audio signal (the Focusrite is an outboard preamp and analog to digital converter). When I run a DAW such as Ableton Live, I have no trouble selecting the Focusrite as the audio source.

The problem: I want to record footage of me playing using the laptop's built-in camera. When I use the Camera app, it always chooses the laptop's crappy built-in microphone as an audio source. It doesn't give me the option of choosing the Focusrite as an audio source.

I'm guessing there is no way to fix it; there are almost no options for configuring the built-in Camera app. But perhaps there is another Win 8.1 app which doesn't have the same stupid limitation?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
Have you looked at the Sound Panel/Recording Section? May be a setting there that will allow you to use a mic connected to the Focusrite unit?


(I have a (Sonar) recording studio).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    i7 6700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero
    Memory
    16 Gb G Skill TridentZ DDR4 3400
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel (i7 CPU)
    Sound Card
    RealTek Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" Dell SE2717HR
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB Samsung 850 SSD, 3TB for backups
    PSU
    EVGA Supernova 750 G2
    Case
    BeQuiet Silent Base 600
    Cooling
    Deepcool Captain 120EX
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    Cable - 100MB Downlink
    Browser
    Edge/Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft
    Other Info
    Sonar Platinum 64 bit recording studio software with MOTU 896Mk3 Hybrid recording interface unit.
Thanks for replying. I don't know why, but the problem has self-resolved. I tried using the Camera app this morning and for some reason, when I went to Settings, there was an option to select the audio source! It hadn't been there before (even though the Focusrite was connected at the time).

As a footnote: Before the problem self-resolved, I tried downloading a different camera app... and, man, was that ever an ugly experience. Apps that flat-out didn't work, apps that served no known purpose, reviews written by spambots and illiterates, apps that didn't show up on a search even though the search term was in the title of the app... The Windows Store is really f*cking broken.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
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