Macbook Air Microphone Volume Very Low

I've had a few Facetime, Google+ Hangout, and Skype sessions with verious people and a common complaint is that the mic volume on my 2011 Macbook Air 13 is very low despite the gain being turned all the way up. I found a thread where other people are experiencing this same issue. I was hoping to get some feedback from others to see how common this issue is. It would be interesting to see if it is in fact an issue with all Macbook Air's and could possibly be a driver or design issue.

Other Thread: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1204830

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Aug 4, 2011 6:37 PM

36 replies

maattiio

Level 1

4 points

Sep 10, 2013 2:45 AM in response to mdalegre

Same issue, the mic in my Mid-2011 Mac Air is terrible.

People care barely hear me, my voice is quiet and muffled.

I had it replaced by Apple and nothing changed, it's still terrible...

GBJerry

Level 1

18 points

Nov 15, 2014 1:31 PM in response to Igor Tiago

You are very welcomed, Igor. Happy it worked for you.

Nov 15, 2014 1:40 PM in response to GBJerry

Thx

rzeus

Level 1

0 points

Dec 29, 2014 4:52 PM in response to Igor Tiago

Thanks!!

This solution worked great for me!

Apr 9, 2015 8:39 AM in response to GBJerry

You just ended six months of frustration.

Many thanks.

KateMrg

Level 1

0 points

Oct 21, 2015 10:40 AM in response to GBJerry

Thank you very much for the idea! Worked like a charm.

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Macbook Air Microphone Volume Very Low