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kinect-audio-setup

Tools to download and apply USB Audio Class firmware for Kinect and use it as microphone

  • kinect-audio-firmware-setup
  • CLI
  • HARDWARE
  • AUDIO
  • Launchable
  • Runs in terminal
official+codex · reviewed · Jun 1, 2026 description in en

Description

Xbox Kinect microphone hardware can be prepared for use as a USB audio input on Linux.

It is useful if you have a Kinect sensor and want to reuse its microphone array for recording, calls, or experiments. Firmware setup affects hardware behavior, and microphones can capture private speech, so enable access deliberately.

How to run

kinect-audio-setup

Commands: kinect-audio-setup

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