I have a mic issue that seemed to have just started out of no where for no reason i can think of. I am unsure if it is a hardware issue or a software issue. Eveyrthing has been working fine and then a couple days ago the mic just stopped working, but it had worked the previous time i had used my computer. I played some BF4 before bed (mic worked), woke up and next day when i played BF4 again the mic didnt work. I tried 'listening to device' option and all I can hear is a horrible static sound. I had microphone boost +20 db, which is what I have always used and it has been fine. The static sound was terrible, I can only describe it as a sort of static sounding stutter or echo with other constant static noises along with it. The sound hurt my hears and head to hear it. I turned down the db and it was more faint but still made my head feel kind of weird from the frequency of the sound (similar to how I felt listening to one of those high pitch frequency applications you can download on a phone). I have tried to:
- uninstall/reinstall audio drivers
- bought a cheap new headset from local store to test and rule headset as the problem
- i have tried using both front panel audio ports on case and direct ports to motherboard
- i have checked windows audio settings for volume, levels, etc.
the following are relevant items being used:
- windows 7
- z77 sabertooth onboard sound Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio
- plantronics gametron headset with mic
- front audio ports on thor v2 case
I am at a complete loss as to what the problem is. I did test the gametron head set on my laptop and could not hear anything. But I have also used a brand new mic on my desktop and still had the same issue with that annoying static sound. With the new mic I was able to hear my voice faintly at first but it was very echo sounding and faint. Now I cant pick up my voice on the mic at all and it only seems to show any activity on the mic volume meter when i unplug/plug in the mic into the port. maybe there is a setting i accidentally turned on that i dont know about either with some of the realtek audio settings or windows setting but i had already check everythign i could think of in windows. If anyone has any ideas of what is wrong, I'm all ears.
- uninstall/reinstall audio drivers
- bought a cheap new headset from local store to test and rule headset as the problem
- i have tried using both front panel audio ports on case and direct ports to motherboard
- i have checked windows audio settings for volume, levels, etc.
the following are relevant items being used:
- windows 7
- z77 sabertooth onboard sound Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio
- plantronics gametron headset with mic
- front audio ports on thor v2 case
I am at a complete loss as to what the problem is. I did test the gametron head set on my laptop and could not hear anything. But I have also used a brand new mic on my desktop and still had the same issue with that annoying static sound. With the new mic I was able to hear my voice faintly at first but it was very echo sounding and faint. Now I cant pick up my voice on the mic at all and it only seems to show any activity on the mic volume meter when i unplug/plug in the mic into the port. maybe there is a setting i accidentally turned on that i dont know about either with some of the realtek audio settings or windows setting but i had already check everythign i could think of in windows. If anyone has any ideas of what is wrong, I'm all ears.