I'm really struggling with a microphone issue while playing Marvel Rivals on my Windows 11 computer. I'm using a wireless headset, the VIRTUOSO RGB WIRELESS XT, and here's the thing: when I load into a match, my mic starts sounding robotic to others on Discord, making it impossible for them to understand me. This issue goes away if I tab out of the game or if I'm just in the lobby. Now, it's gotten worse and my mic doesn't even pick up anything in Discord when I'm in a match. Interestingly, this only happens with Marvel Rivals; other games like Arc Raiders work just fine.
I've tried a bunch of potential fixes, but I can't remember them all. Here are some of the things I did:
1. Ran Discord as an administrator
2. Changed mic settings between Discord and Marvel Rivals
3. Made sure Discord didn't set my mic to 'default'
4. Disabled exclusive control of the microphone
5. Adjusted the bit rate from 24 to 16
6. Updated audio and Nvidia drivers
7. Disabled Nvidia high-definition audio drivers
8. Fresh installed Nvidia drivers
9. Set Discord's priority to high in task manager
10. Adjusted input sensitivity settings in Discord
11. Reinstalled Discord and Marvel Rivals
12. Moved USB Bluetooth connector to various ports
13. Adjusted Corsair's ICUE settings to disable noise removal and room echo removal.
The only fix that temporarily worked was updating my Nvidia drivers, but the problem came back. I'm open to any suggestions you might have. Thanks in advance!
1 Answer
Try disabling all mics that you're not using in Windows and make sure to manually select the active microphone in Windows, Discord, Steam, and in-game. Also, keep in mind that if you run Discord as an admin, every game you play will also need to be run as admin.
I didn't know that about running as admin! Thanks for the heads up. By 'selecting your active mic,' do you mean making it the default in Windows settings, or should I just disable others in the device manager?