Portal 2 messes with my Mic

Nekomancer · 07-10-2011, 03:42 PM

Why does Portal 2 unmute my Mic in Playback settings, causing hearing me myself talking (and breathing)?

Why does Portal 2 mess with my Mic volume settings? It disables Mic Boost and raises the volume to the max. I do not want that.

I don't want my Mic unmuted in Playback.
I don't want my Mic Boost disabled.
I don't want my Mic volume raised from 75% to 100%.

Only Portal 2 does that for me. Not even TF2, which is also running on Source, albeit an older version of it.

Does anyone have a solution for that?

OS: Windows XP SP3
Soundcard: Creative Audigy 2ZS

Sekkuar · 07-10-2011, 03:47 PM

you're with windows sound drive, or manufacturer's sound drive?

andrew_berge · 07-10-2011, 03:55 PM

Just so you know, having the mic volume at 100% and no boost will have better sound quality than lower volume and the boost.

Nekomancer · 07-11-2011, 04:10 PM

Sure, but it will be so quiet no one can understand me. I nearly have to yell so that people can hear me at normal levels.

@Sekkuar
Do you mean drivers? If yes, i run with Creative drivers, the latest available.

Nekomancer · 07-16-2011, 05:35 AM

bump, i want this problem fixed.

BigJoey354 · 07-16-2011, 03:50 PM

Fast solution: Unplug your microphone. (that is if you don't need it plugged in)

morbosfist · 07-16-2011, 04:20 PM

There's an option for microphone in the sound settings. Set it to push to talk, or just outright disable it.

Nekomancer · 07-16-2011, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigJoey354

Fast solution: Unplug your microphone. (that is if you don't need it plugged in)

I need it for Teamspeak, so that isn't an option.

Quote:

Originally Posted by morbosfist

There's an option for microphone in the sound settings. Set it to push to talk, or just outright disable it.

Already done, doesn't change the fact that Portal 2 messes with my sound mixer and unmutes the microphone in Playback, which results in hearing me myself after i close the game. Also doesn't change the fact that my volume gets reduced so that i almost need to yell so that others are able to hear me. At least until i Alt+Tab out of the game to "fix" the settings Portal 2 forced on me.

Nekomancer · 07-17-2011, 05:15 PM

Anyone with an idea?

dark_skeleton · 02-21-2012, 03:50 PM

Yeah.
I just came across the same problem. Something started messing with my mic settings and it just hit me that it's Portal 2. It changes my mic volume from 4% to 100%, so it jaratees me off (and is waaaay to loud since I'm using an already amplified microphone).

So after a while of lurking inside the developer's console, I found the following 3 neat commands:

Code:

voice_mixer_volume
voice_mixer_mute
voice_mixer_boost

All 3 of them have the "archive" flag, so they'll get saved permanently until you change them again in the future.
I'm not quite sure what mute option does (you have to check it for yourself), but voice_mixer_volume helped me with that stupid 100% mic volume problem. Just write in the console:

Code:

voice_mixer_mute 0.75

to make sure the game changes your volume to 75% after next launch (restart the game to check how it works). It will still try to change the volume, but it'll change it to the value you want, so it doesn't matter.
Note: When I set it to 0.04, I actually got 3% volume in Windows mixer (therefore I set it to 0.05 to get 4%), so you might want to try 0.76 value to get your 75%

To permanently enable microphone boost, type:

Code:

voice_mixer_boost 1

Nekomancer · 02-23-2012, 07:52 AM

Thanks, i'll try it this weekend.

07-10-2011, 03:42 PM	#1
Nekomancer Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 2386 Posts: 15,162	Portal 2 messes with my Mic Why does Portal 2 unmute my Mic in Playback settings, causing hearing me myself talking (and breathing)? Why does Portal 2 mess with my Mic volume settings? It disables Mic Boost and raises the volume to the max. I do not want that. I don't want my Mic unmuted in Playback. I don't want my Mic Boost disabled. I don't want my Mic volume raised from 75% to 100%. Only Portal 2 does that for me. Not even TF2, which is also running on Source, albeit an older version of it. Does anyone have a solution for that? OS: Windows XP SP3 Soundcard: Creative Audigy 2ZS

02-21-2012, 03:50 PM	#10
dark_skeleton Join Date: Aug 2008 Reputation: 30 Posts: 74	Yeah. I just came across the same problem. Something started messing with my mic settings and it just hit me that it's Portal 2. It changes my mic volume from 4% to 100%, so it jaratees me off (and is waaaay to loud since I'm using an already amplified microphone). So after a while of lurking inside the developer's console, I found the following 3 neat commands: Code: voice_mixer_volume voice_mixer_mute voice_mixer_boost All 3 of them have the "archive" flag, so they'll get saved permanently until you change them again in the future. I'm not quite sure what mute option does (you have to check it for yourself), but voice_mixer_volume helped me with that stupid 100% mic volume problem. Just write in the console: Code: voice_mixer_mute 0.75 to make sure the game changes your volume to 75% after next launch (restart the game to check how it works). It will still try to change the volume, but it'll change it to the value you want, so it doesn't matter. Note: When I set it to 0.04, I actually got 3% volume in Windows mixer (therefore I set it to 0.05 to get 4%), so you might want to try 0.76 value to get your 75% To permanently enable microphone boost, type: Code: voice_mixer_boost 1

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07-10-2011, 03:47 PM	#2
Sekkuar Join Date: Jul 2011 Reputation: 6 Posts: 77	you're with windows sound drive, or manufacturer's sound drive?

07-10-2011, 03:55 PM	#3
andrew_berge Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 9 Posts: 112	Just so you know, having the mic volume at 100% and no boost will have better sound quality than lower volume and the boost.

07-11-2011, 04:10 PM	#4
Nekomancer Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 2386 Posts: 15,162	Sure, but it will be so quiet no one can understand me. I nearly have to yell so that people can hear me at normal levels. @Sekkuar Do you mean drivers? If yes, i run with Creative drivers, the latest available.

07-16-2011, 05:35 AM	#5
Nekomancer Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 2386 Posts: 15,162	bump, i want this problem fixed.

07-16-2011, 03:50 PM	#6
BigJoey354 Join Date: Apr 2011 Reputation: 5 Posts: 181	Fast solution: Unplug your microphone. (that is if you don't need it plugged in)

07-16-2011, 04:20 PM	#7
morbosfist Join Date: Jun 2011 Reputation: 72 Posts: 598	There's an option for microphone in the sound settings. Set it to push to talk, or just outright disable it.

07-17-2011, 05:15 PM	#9
Nekomancer Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 2386 Posts: 15,162	Anyone with an idea?

02-23-2012, 07:52 AM	#11
Nekomancer Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 2386 Posts: 15,162	Thanks, i'll try it this weekend.