Guide on Mic Setup
No matter which mic you use, USB or Jack.... theres always confusion on how to set it up, which is usually a multi step process, Windows and Steam settings.
In Windows:
No matter which mic you use, USB or Jack.... theres always confusion on how to set it up, which is usually a multi step process, Windows and Steam settings.
In Windows:
- Open your Control Panel
- Go to "Sound" (you may need to change the "View by" to "Small Icons")
- Click on the "Recording" tab
- Red: You have a USB Microphone plugged in, it should show something similar
- Orange: You have a 3.5 Jack Microphone plugged in
- Green: Right click the appropriate Microphone and choose "Set as Default Communications Device"
- Click OK out of all that as we are done with the windows settings.
- Open the Friends List (seperate box from steam)
- Click on the "Cog" next to your online status
- Click on the "Voice" Navigation on the left
- Locate the "Voice Input Device"
- If your Mic isnt working Change from "Default" to the one that resemble your input device.
- Click on the "Start Microphone Test" to make sure its all working.
For emergencies such as server going down email: [email protected]