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Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 12 2012 01:47 GMT
#1
For some reason whenever I'm using voip programs (Skype, TS, etc.), my mic plays whatever I hear and everyone in the conversation can hear it. I've tried a lot but nothing has worked yet. Thanks in advance!
General Manager | Team Ascension | teamascension.co | @T_Ascension
SwiftSC2
Profile Joined June 2012
United States19 Posts
June 12 2012 02:04 GMT
#2
What kind of mic are you using?
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-12 02:16:39
June 12 2012 02:16 GMT
#3
Go into your sound settings, recording, select your microphone instead of stereo mix, then go into settings in your VOIP software and set input to your mic instead of stereo mix there as well. (Yes, really, both.)

I've done the same silly shit before. Drove me nuts too.
Mr. Nefarious
Profile Joined December 2010
United States515 Posts
June 12 2012 02:19 GMT
#4
99% of people use a headset to completely avoid this issue.
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JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
June 12 2012 02:22 GMT
#5
On June 12 2012 11:19 Mr. Nefarious wrote:
99% of people use a headset to completely avoid this issue.


99% of people DOES sound about right for thinking that speakers playing into the mic is the only possible cause for this, yeah.
Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 12 2012 03:49 GMT
#6
On June 12 2012 11:04 SwiftSC2 wrote:
What kind of mic are you using?

Tt ESPORTS Shock
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Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 12 2012 03:50 GMT
#7
On June 12 2012 11:19 Mr. Nefarious wrote:
99% of people use a headset to completely avoid this issue.

I am using a headset oO
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Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 12 2012 03:51 GMT
#8
On June 12 2012 11:16 JingleHell wrote:
Go into your sound settings, recording, select your microphone instead of stereo mix, then go into settings in your VOIP software and set input to your mic instead of stereo mix there as well. (Yes, really, both.)

I've done the same silly shit before. Drove me nuts too.

I have stereo mix disabled
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Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 12 2012 10:39 GMT
#9
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Slaydon
Profile Joined February 2011
Norway36 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-12 11:03:11
June 12 2012 11:02 GMT
#10
Try changing (Checking) the audio input on skype (in call options -> go to mic -> make sure it says Microphone) (Don't know about TS). Might be something there

EDIT: Didn't read the whole post about changing it before, sorry lol, this sounds strange tho.
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Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 12 2012 11:43 GMT
#11
On June 12 2012 20:02 Slaydon wrote:
Try changing (Checking) the audio input on skype (in call options -> go to mic -> make sure it says Microphone) (Don't know about TS). Might be something there

EDIT: Didn't read the whole post about changing it before, sorry lol, this sounds strange tho.

haha yea very strange, it has followed me across computers and across multiple headsets :p
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SwiftSC2
Profile Joined June 2012
United States19 Posts
June 12 2012 12:06 GMT
#12
Thats strange. Are they hearing you AND the game sound?
Do you have any software installed for your video card?

As JingleHell stated above, unless you have some other software installed, really the only way for that to happen is for the mic to also be picking up yoru speakers.
Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 12 2012 13:00 GMT
#13
On June 12 2012 21:06 SwiftSC2 wrote:
Thats strange. Are they hearing you AND the game sound?
Do you have any software installed for your video card?

As JingleHell stated above, unless you have some other software installed, really the only way for that to happen is for the mic to also be picking up yoru speakers.


Yep, they hear me and game sound, music, etc. If I mute my mic and play music for example, it will still pick up the music. I think it might be a software issue, as this randomly started happening a few weeks ago (after having no issues).
General Manager | Team Ascension | teamascension.co | @T_Ascension
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
June 12 2012 13:04 GMT
#14
Are you using a discrete sound card, or your mobos onboard?
Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 12 2012 13:08 GMT
#15
On June 12 2012 22:04 JingleHell wrote:
Are you using a discrete sound card, or your mobos onboard?


onboard with latest drivers
General Manager | Team Ascension | teamascension.co | @T_Ascension
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
June 12 2012 13:22 GMT
#16
Can you take a screenshot of your audio devices recording tab?
Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 12 2012 13:39 GMT
#17
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General Manager | Team Ascension | teamascension.co | @T_Ascension
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
June 12 2012 13:48 GMT
#18
Ok, now I'm starting to wonder wtf is wrong here. I checked, and unless you're using an adapter of some kind, your mic shouldn't be running off USB, meaning it's on your onboard drivers, stereo mix is properly disabled, so it shouldn't be able to use it...

Hopefully Wom or Myrm checks in on this, they're better at audio than me, and I'm at a complete loss.

_MagnuM_
Profile Joined July 2011
Denmark136 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-12 14:10:51
June 12 2012 14:01 GMT
#19
Okay, so I had this same problem when I played Diablo 3 with a buddy of mine over Skype..

The way we fixed it (I don't see why this worked, but it did):

Go Control panel -> sound -> recording -> microphone properties -> levels (tab)

then set the slider down to like 2 (almost all the way to the left).. this can be done in the Skype settings as well...

...cos the problem is sensitivity.. the microphone should only sense the sound of voices, not background noise.. so it has some kind of filter or sensitivity system... I just found that moving the level down so it takes in less sound worked...

it might require your friend to turn up your sound ... or you to turn up your microphone sound for whatever you are using it for...

hope that helped, if not i dunno... been having the same issues before that for a while myself.. so i understand your frustration..


EDIT: oh, just read now that you are using a headset.. in that case its really strange, unless your headset is ultra loud.. but still... it sounds like a software problem.. or some weird settings gone bad... anyway try my solution and if that doesnt work then i dunno.. format your harddrive and open your computer.. take a hammer and try to hit the motherboard carelessly and violently.. GOOD LUCK!
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Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 12 2012 14:29 GMT
#20
On June 12 2012 22:48 JingleHell wrote:
Ok, now I'm starting to wonder wtf is wrong here. I checked, and unless you're using an adapter of some kind, your mic shouldn't be running off USB, meaning it's on your onboard drivers, stereo mix is properly disabled, so it shouldn't be able to use it...

Hopefully Wom or Myrm checks in on this, they're better at audio than me, and I'm at a complete loss.


haha well thanks for your help thus far, I really appreciate it ^^, out of curiosity, what in the picture shows it's off of USB?
General Manager | Team Ascension | teamascension.co | @T_Ascension
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
June 12 2012 14:35 GMT
#21
On June 12 2012 23:29 Team .SCA wrote:
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On June 12 2012 22:48 JingleHell wrote:
Ok, now I'm starting to wonder wtf is wrong here. I checked, and unless you're using an adapter of some kind, your mic shouldn't be running off USB, meaning it's on your onboard drivers, stereo mix is properly disabled, so it shouldn't be able to use it...

Hopefully Wom or Myrm checks in on this, they're better at audio than me, and I'm at a complete loss.


haha well thanks for your help thus far, I really appreciate it ^^, out of curiosity, what in the picture shows it's off of USB?


The fact that the microphone is using the same audio device as your line in, the VIA HD Audio.
eXistance
Profile Joined April 2010
25 Posts
June 12 2012 14:37 GMT
#22
After seeing this thread, I believe it is a problem with the headset itself, as I have the exact same problem with the TTesports Shock Headset too. I've spent ages trying to figure out a solution to the problem but to no avail.
SwiftSC2
Profile Joined June 2012
United States19 Posts
June 12 2012 14:58 GMT
#23
When you have sound coming through your speakers do the little bars next to microphone on that window light up?
KoBlades
Profile Joined April 2011
Austria248 Posts
June 12 2012 15:01 GMT
#24
OK, this seems to be a problem more people have, I myself used this headset for some months (now it finally died and I had an excuse to buy a new one) and my friends could hear everything I did over Skype. Even when I muted my mic they heard all the background sounds and music. Went as far as I couldn't 1v1 them anymore while on skype coz they would hear my mutas pop and this stuff^^. But yea TTesports headsets seem to have a problem with their mics, but they are really kinda cheap so you can't really expect that much (I paid for my headset 40€; apart from the mic its a really good headset)
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SwiftSC2
Profile Joined June 2012
United States19 Posts
June 12 2012 15:04 GMT
#25
Well I guess that solves it. They must be wired up strangely for that to happen...
Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 12 2012 23:31 GMT
#26
thanks for all the help so far guys! unfortunately I've had this problem across mics (logitech precision gaming headset, razer piranha, and now the shock).
General Manager | Team Ascension | teamascension.co | @T_Ascension
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
June 13 2012 01:40 GMT
#27
On June 13 2012 08:31 Team .SCA wrote:
thanks for all the help so far guys! unfortunately I've had this problem across mics (logitech precision gaming headset, razer piranha, and now the shock).


Might be a VIA onboard driver issue. Tried updating those from your mobo manufacturer? If it's really driving you nuts, you could look into a cheap discrete sound card, like a Xonar DG, if you have the slots for it.
NrG.ZaM
Profile Joined March 2008
United States267 Posts
June 13 2012 01:49 GMT
#28
Is there anywhere else on your pc you can plug your headset into? On my pc if I plug my headset in on the front, everyone can hear my game/system sounds on skype, even with the mic muted, but the problem is solved if I plug it in in the back.
Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 13 2012 05:12 GMT
#29
On June 13 2012 10:40 JingleHell wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 13 2012 08:31 Team .SCA wrote:
thanks for all the help so far guys! unfortunately I've had this problem across mics (logitech precision gaming headset, razer piranha, and now the shock).


Might be a VIA onboard driver issue. Tried updating those from your mobo manufacturer? If it's really driving you nuts, you could look into a cheap discrete sound card, like a Xonar DG, if you have the slots for it.

hmm I hadn't thought about getting a discrete, but it's looking like that might be the only option xD
General Manager | Team Ascension | teamascension.co | @T_Ascension
Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 13 2012 05:12 GMT
#30
On June 13 2012 10:49 NrG.ZaM wrote:
Is there anywhere else on your pc you can plug your headset into? On my pc if I plug my headset in on the front, everyone can hear my game/system sounds on skype, even with the mic muted, but the problem is solved if I plug it in in the back.

Happens in the front and back
General Manager | Team Ascension | teamascension.co | @T_Ascension
paddyz
Profile Joined May 2011
Ireland628 Posts
June 13 2012 05:53 GMT
#31
I have been having the same problem, no clue how to fix it.
"Yep, they hear me and game sound, music, etc. If I mute my mic and play music for example, it will still pick up the music. I think it might be a software issue, as this randomly started happening a few weeks ago (after having no issues)." This exactly this. Headset: Razer carcharias. Motherboard: Gigabyte B75M-D3H. And im not using USB slot for my mic or speakers its the normal ones.
coolfox
Profile Joined February 2011
United States11 Posts
June 13 2012 06:31 GMT
#32
Do you have the VIA software installed? Maybe check that for faulty setting. I don't know exactly how it works but maybe there is a stereo mix setting enabled in there that doesn't show up in the windows audio devices.
Team .SCA
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States327 Posts
June 13 2012 08:19 GMT
#33
On June 13 2012 15:31 coolfox wrote:
Do you have the VIA software installed? Maybe check that for faulty setting. I don't know exactly how it works but maybe there is a stereo mix setting enabled in there that doesn't show up in the windows audio devices.

Just went through the software, no stereo mix enabled
General Manager | Team Ascension | teamascension.co | @T_Ascension
JerrySmith1021
Profile Joined October 2018
1 Post
October 23 2018 06:35 GMT
#34
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Miles_Gonzalez
Profile Joined May 2019
1 Post
May 17 2019 02:35 GMT
#35
I'd suggest you use the Windows Game bar to record audio/screen, it supports to record from an app directly, so it won't interfere with other programs. Also, you can try these top 5 free streaming audio recorders. Hope they are helpful to you.
kellyken
Profile Joined December 2019
1 Post
Last Edited: 2019-12-18 10:21:02
December 18 2019 10:20 GMT
#36
Bot edit.

User was banned for this post.
blackshady
Profile Joined February 2020
1 Post
February 27 2020 02:05 GMT
#37
Is it because you opened some recording software?
Anyway, when I use joyoshare audio recorder it works just fine, not record anything arbitrarily.
Or you check the mic, plug it to other computer and see if the problem persists.
RoH - Gg
Profile Joined March 2020
1 Post
Last Edited: 2020-03-06 12:43:03
March 06 2020 12:42 GMT
#38
I had the same problem with my headset (g231 logitech) and i had it plugged in at the front but when i plugged then straight in the motherboard it was all fine and had no issues with the mic picking up game audio or anything

(note if it already plugged in straight to motherboard idk)
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