Sound from speakers is playing back through my mic for everyone to hear

[FivePointOh]

My mic is playing back everything that comes through my speakers for some reason. I can't figure it out. I have Creative X-Fi audio, built into the G1 Sniper X58. I'm starting to lose my patience with this issue. Every time I play online, everyone complains about it non stop, and I get kicked. I haven't been able to play a single full online game for 2 months.

 

what the fk is going on here... I'm seriously about to throw this computer out the window

[imreloadin]

push to talk bro...

[johnno124]

15 minutes ago, FivePointOh said:

My mic is playing back everything that comes through my speakers for some reason. I can't figure it out. I have Creative X-Fi audio, built into the G1 Sniper X58. I'm starting to lose my patience with this issue. Every time I play online, everyone complains about it non stop, and I get kicked. I haven't been able to play a single full online game for 2 months.

 

what the fk is going on here... I'm seriously about to throw this computer out the window

perhaps try using a headset with the mic instead of the speakers. That way it won't be picked up through the mic. Microphones work by picking up the sound waves in the room. so sound from speakers would be picked up. its quite logical really. not a software issue

[xAcid9]

Check recording device if you're using Stereo Mix. 

[FivePointOh]

I'm not on stereo mix, I don't use my speakers - I use my headset, and I shouldn't have to use push-to-talk. The sound that I hear through my speakers should not be going through the mic when I mute my receiver.

 

I'm using the most recent official driver, as well. "What U Hear" is muted and disabled. "Listen to this device" is disabled. The problem exists on both the front panel input and the flexijack (which I set to microphone instead of line-in).

[Majd]

this is usually happens because of the motherboard or the audio card (chip), changing headsets will not help, it is electrical leak from the headphone to the mic that happens on the motherboard, try using USB audio cards it might fix the problem, there is nothing you can do in the software that can fix the problem.

[Tad Bittoomuch]

Make sure Windows is not listening to your Microphone (this setting causes the microphone to be played back through your speakers).

To do this, right click on the speaker icon on the taskbar.

Click Recording Devices

Right click on your microphone

Click Properties

Click the Listen tab

Uncheck "Listen to this device"

 

 

Should fix it if that is the problem.

[FivePointOh]

It's kinda sad that even a higher-end audio chipset (despite it's age) like the SB X-Fi has cross-talk problems.

 

I assume a USB headset would fix the issue for now?