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[so far no fixes from here work] pc sound plays through microphone

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  • Microphone
  • teamspeak
  • Streaming
  • microphone playing all pc sound.
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  • Skype
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September 14, 2014 5:14:27 PM

Hey everyone, yes this is yet another case of this extremely annoying problem. And yes, I do realise there are like five hundred billion trillion and seven posts about this particular problem, all with different suggestions on how to fix it, some of which have worked for people, and others which have not.

Let me open by saying I have tried every single solution read on this forum, and pretty much every other resource I could find.

The problem is, anything that should be able to hear my voice etc through my microphone, can hear it but also hear all my pc sound. So yes my voice and any noise made around the microphone is heard, and any music, game sound, windows sound, video sound (any sound whatsoever) is heard by anyone on the other side of my microphone. Now keep reading, because here is where it gets interesting. The microphone is definitely not just picking up noise leakage from the headset, it is actually streaming straight through. And here's the kicker, when the microphone is unplugged, and the sound is plugged in, all pc sound is STILL relayed through the mic to my fellow skypers / teamspeakers etc.

I have tested that the problem exists in windows "listen" option, skype, teamspeak (both to other people and in the settings where you can hear the microphone) and steam voice chat.

I am using the Asus orion pro gaming headset. And I have the realtek hd audio driver installed. However the problem persists with or without the realtek driver and on multiple computers, with multiple headsets. And my motherboard is the Asus Rampage IV Gene (I am using onboard sound card). I am running windows 8.1 64-bit

Now for the bad part, this is what I've tried:

1) Disable "stereo mix" through windows "Recoding" tab.
2) Remove the 3.5mm jacks from the included jack-to-usb sound card provided with the headset, and plug jacks straight into sound card on back of pc.
3) Plug jacks into audio ports on front of pc case.
4) Tried multiple different USB slots.
5) Tried disabling or enabling different microphones and speakers in the windows sound options.
6) Tried playing with all the settings, trying the alternative to each setting seperately in Realtek Audio Manager through Control Panel.
7) Tried a different headset in the pc (Razer blacksharks, and they had the same problem)
8) Tried both headsets in a different pc (both had the same problem as above)
9) Tried installing the SRS sound manager because apparently it worked for someone, it promptly told me I do not have an SRS device, and to stop being such a moron.
10) Tried changing microphone sensitivity levels, by turning microphone boost down, and to 0, as well as changing main microphone volume.
11) Tried enabling AGC (Automatic Gain Control) and disabling, same problem with both.
12) Changed and played with all the "noise reduction" and "echo cancellation" settings.

I probably tried other things as well, but after so much you do start to lose track of it, so if someone suggests something I have tried, I will just let you know.

So there it is guys, mystery of the century, and not sure what else to do, maybe there is someone else out there with the answer, or a work around they figured out for the same problem.

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September 14, 2014 5:37:13 PM

If you get any recording when the mic is fully disconnected from the system, it would seem something is being detected by Windows.

Please note that each program may have its own input settings.

As it stands now, I get an error whenever I open team speak without a mic connected to the system.

I also have this and a mic disabled logo on my name.


For some reason or another the system seems to be using some kind of loopback or something.

So you say both headsets do the same thing on 2 different systems?
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September 14, 2014 5:58:55 PM

Yes I tried 2 seperate headsets on my desktop pc, and on my laptop, both with the same results. Also I too get the error on teamspeak when no microphone is connected via the 3.5mm jack, however the Asus Orion Pro gaming headset has a usb connector, with a sound card which the 3.5mm jacks plug into, so if I have the usb plugged in, and then only the sound jack plugged into the spitfire sound card, that is when teamspeak pics up pc sound and plays through microphone. However I do still have the problem whether the microphone is connected via the usb spitfire sound card, straight into the sound card at back of pc (3.5mm jack) and at the microphone jack at front of pc case.
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September 14, 2014 8:17:10 PM

It is very strange indeed.

If you open something like sound recorder and record will it also record sounds that are playing. With Stereo mix disabled it should not, but the audio system in Windows Vista and newer uses a different setup too, programs like frames can record the windows itself regardless of recording settings(Fraps is an example of this. I think shadowplay does the same).
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September 15, 2014 6:46:20 AM

Hi again! Thanks for the contribution thus far.

I thought you might be onto something as I do use Bandicam, however the problem still persists with bandicam, shadowplay, and any other frame application closed. Also I can confirm that the problem definitely occurs with windows sound recorder.
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September 15, 2014 6:59:36 AM

Does the mic show the activity bar(green on most systems) in the recoding section as well when this is happening.
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September 15, 2014 8:23:27 AM

Nope, the green bars do not show activity, but it may be that it is just a bit too quite, like when I am really talking loudly into my microphone, I only get 2 green bars out of 10 that show green. So while it is picking up my (almost shouting) voice as only 2 bars, it may just not pick up the pc sound as it is always quieter than my voice in the applications I have been testing it, but still clearly audible.
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