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# AVCaptureDevice.MicrophoneMode

Constants that define the available microphone modes.

```
enum MicrophoneMode
```

## Topics

### Microphone modes

[`AVCaptureDevice.MicrophoneMode.standard`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureDevice/MicrophoneMode/standard)

A mode that processes microphone audio with standard voice DSP.

[`AVCaptureDevice.MicrophoneMode.wideSpectrum`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureDevice/MicrophoneMode/wideSpectrum)

A mode that minimizes microphone audio processing to capture all sounds in the room.

[`AVCaptureDevice.MicrophoneMode.voiceIsolation`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureDevice/MicrophoneMode/voiceIsolation)

A mode that processes microphone audio to isolate the voice and attenuate other signals.


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