Microphone level barely moves when speaking normally which gives me 1 green bar, and when speaking loudly I get 4-6 green bars

Question

So I've been having this microphone issue where the recording volume meter goes up to 1 green bar when the microphone is not far from my mouth. But, when I speak loudly or tap the microphone it goes up 4-6 green bars. I've tried adjusting the mic volume everywhere, even disabled communications options, etc... and nothing seems to change. I even ordered a new headset because I thought the previous one was causing the problem and the new one seems to do the same. The old one used two 3.5 mm jack (red for mic and green for audio) and the new one uses USB, tried plugging it into different ports and that didn't work either. And just to make sure it was my PC I tried my new and old headset on a separate PC and it showed 4-6 green bars without even speaking loudly. My best guess is it has something to do with my PC but I just can't tell what it could be.

All in all the problem is Microphone sensitivity

Edit: I've updated my audio drivers and still doesn't fix the problem

Answer 1

Hello JP35321,

Thank you for updating me with that information. If the issue still persists, you may need to consider performing a Reset this PC with Keep my Files option.

Please check the link below for more details.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4130-reset-...

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV

Independent Advisor

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Answer 2

I installed the new drivers and it appears to be the same

Answer 3

Hello JP35321,

Thank you for updating me with that information. I apologize that the above methods did not resolve the issue.

Open Device Manager

Click View > Show hidden devices

Expand the Sound, video and game controllers

Find the Realtek Audio driver in the list

Right click it and select Uninstall device

After that, download and install the latest driver for your device using the link below.

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Driver/m...

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV

Independent Advisor

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Answer 4

The last time it worked properly was before I installed a new SSD to my PC because the last one was giving me a blue screen. After installing the new SSD it had to reinstall windows again. My old SSD originally came with windows 10 so I stuck with it.

Also, I tried the suggestions and they don't work. As I had mentioned in the first comment

My system information is attached to this

Answer 5

Hello JP35321,

Good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you. When was the last time it worked properly?

Please follow the suggested methods below.

**Run the Windows Update Troubleshooter

Press Start then click Settings(Gear icon)

Select Update and Security > Troubleshoot

Select Additional troubleshooters

Under Find and Fix other problems, select Speech

Run the troubleshooter

**Press Start then search Device Manager

Expand the Sound, video and game controllers

Find the Realtek Audio driver in the list

Right click it and select Update

Click "Browse my computer for driver software"

Select "Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer"

Make sure to put a check mark "Show compatible hardware"

Select an older driver from the list

Click Next then Restart your computer

**Right click the volume icon on the taskbar

Select Sounds then click Recording tab

Double click Microphone

Click the Levels tab then make sure the slider is set to 100

Click Advanced tab

Uncheck the box to "Allow application to take exclusive control on this device"

If the issue persists, What is the exact make and model of your computer?

Press Windows key+R to open Run then type: msinfo32

Press Enter

Please take a screenshot of the System Information window and post it in your next response. Note: Don't include any personal information or sensitive data.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/feedback/fo...

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV

Independent Advisor