Steam Not detecting Microphone

[Dylanc431]

Hey all, So I'm having an issue with my steam installation detecting my mic... 

 

It started with people telling me "your mic just sounds like wind". I tried voice loopback and setting my mixer volume to 100%... Nothing. 

 

I've tried the steam audio test and it detects that my mic is plugged in but there is no output, I uninstalled all my realtek drivers and got new ones from the official website, still no luck. I've disabled all other devices, no luck, I've unchecked "exclusive control", I've disabled share in Geforce Experience, I've physically messed with the FPAudio connector on the motherboard to make sure it's fitted securely.

 

What makes this whole issue so infuriating is that EVERY OTHER app and even windows itself can detect output from the mic, Discord works perfectly, so does the "Listen to this device" option... 

 

Please help...

Dylan.

[Gungpae]

I assume your microphone is set to default device right?

[Dylanc431]

Just now, Gungpae said:

I assume your microphone is set to default device right?

Yes, that is correct.

[Gungpae]

Just now, Dylanc431 said:

Yes, that is correct.

what microphone btw>?

[Dylanc431]

Just now, Gungpae said:

what microphone btw>?

It's a Turtle Beach EarForce XO Four, connected to 3.5 mm connector on the front panel

[Gungpae]

Just now, Dylanc431 said:

It's a Turtle Beach EarForce XO Four, connected to 3.5 mm connector on the front panel

have you tried plugging it into the back?

[Dylanc431]

Just now, Gungpae said:

have you tried plugging it into the back?

Yeah, still the same issue 

 

[Gungpae]

Just now, Dylanc431 said:

Yeah, still the same issue 

 

what IS steam detecting for voice?

[Dylanc431]

Just now, Gungpae said:

what IS steam detecting for voice?

No, steam tells me that the device is plugged in, but when I hit test microphone I get no signal at all

 

[LHJKO]

1 minute ago, Dylanc431 said:

No, steam tells me that the device is plugged in, but when I hit test microphone I get no signal at all

 

try changing it to a diffrent device then back

[Gungpae]

2 minutes ago, Dylanc431 said:

No, steam tells me that the device is plugged in, but when I hit test microphone I get no signal at all

 

even when you tap the microphone to test it?

[Dylanc431]

Just now, Gungpae said:

even when you tap the microphone to test it?

Yep, it's complete dead silence

[MkaiL]

That's an xbox headset where mic and audio goes through the same 3,5mm jack but pc's usually have audio and mic separated so you'll need an adapter for it to work on pc.

 

Something like this (and plug it in the back)

Spoiler

 

[Gungpae]

1 minute ago, MkaiL said:

That's an xbox headset where mic and audio goes through the same 3,5mm jack but pc's usually have audio and mic separated so you'll need an adapter for it to work on pc.

I should've known

[Dylanc431]

On 8/10/2017 at 0:11 AM, MkaiL said:

That's an xbox headset where mic and audio goes through the same 3,5mm jack but pc's usually have audio and mic separated so you'll need an adapter for it to work on pc.

 

Something like this (and plug it in the back)

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I'm still having the issue but some personal business got in the way of me replying, I do already have an adapter that splits one 3.5mm port into 2 3.5mm jacks for the audio, otherwise I wouldnt be able to use discord and stuff, I thought that'd be fairly obvious from my original post.