Although it will make a sound, it won’t be loud enough. Microphones have a diaphragm that vibrates to produce sound when it receives an audio signal. A microphone can work as a speaker when you plug it in an audio output jack. But what about microphones? Can microphones be used as speakers? That’s a very common practice used in music studios to capture audio. Also, I’m sure you’ve probably seen or heard about people using speakers as microphones. Speakers and microphones are like the two sides of the same coin - they have very similar technology.