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Accepted solution by Sana Vance — In teh Communications tab of mmsys.cpl, set 'When Windows detects communications activity' to Do nothing . Otherwise Windows may duck or…
  1. Cleo Reyes
    @creyes

    My team keeps asking why Im not talking in a team shooter. The prolbem: push-to-talk does nothing lol My wireless headset works perfectly in Discord and in Windows sound settings, i also noticed this in Device Manager:

    ive toggled every voice steting in teh game... what else could it be?

    i already checked the in-game voice volume, the push-to-talk keybind and teh mute settings, everything looks right... it just doesnt work, and my team is getting annoyed.

    thinking

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  2. Alba Nakamura
    @alba_socket

    been there man check teh sample rate. Mismatched sample rates between mic and headset (for example 44.1 kHz vs 48 kHz) can cause robotic or cutting audio. Set both to the same format in teh devices Advanced tab. hope that helps :)

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  3. Zora L.
    @zlopez_45

    hmmm check Windows privacy settings: Settings > Privacy & security > Microphone ;) Make suree microphone access is on, Let desktop apps access ur microphone is enabled, and the game isnt blocked. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  4. Tess Petrov
    @tess.petrov4
    in reply to @zlopez_45

    lol same thing happened to me under the recording device's Properties > Advanced, uncheck 'Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device'. Another app like Discord may be grabbing the mic exclusively. fingers crossed 🤞

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  5. Sana Vance
    @socketforge

    yeahhh many games use the Windows default communication device rather than the default device. Open mmsys.cpl, go to teh Recording and Playback tabs, right-click your headset and set it as both Default Device and Default Communication Device. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  6. Sana Vance
    @socketforge
    Accepted solution

    In teh Communications tab of mmsys.cpl, set 'When Windows detects communications activity' to Do nothing. Otherwise Windows may duck or mute audio when voice chat statrs. lmk how it goes

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  7. Zora L.
    @zlopez_45

    oh ive been there lol honestly just reset the firmware and save yourself teh pain. this. so much this

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  8. Ruben Silva
    @ruben.silva
    in reply to @zlopez_45

    I'd not uninstall audio drivers first. Nine times out of ten it's a Windows default device or privacy setting, which takes a minute to check.

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  9. Zora L.
    @zlopez_45

    mods can we pin this thread

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  10. Zora L.
    @zlopez_45

    lol this thread is gold

    facepalm

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  11. Sana Vance
    @socketforge

    mods can we pin this thread. try turning off the antivirus first, fixed it for me

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  13. Priya Celik
    @priya_voxel

    i come back to this thread every week just for the drama

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  14. Cleo Reyes
    @creyes
    in reply to @socketforge

    @socketforge set my wireless headset as teh default communication device and voice chat works in a team shooter... my squad can hear me again!

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