Question / Help Microphone picking up mostly background noise, not my voice

Matthew S

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Hey all. I've just started streaming more regularly, and decided to purchase a microphone (logitech) to make my stream better. I have been experienced some difficulties getting clear audio from the microphone, and have spent more than a few hours trying to resolve this.

Link to log file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4ncjhbyv3zwcqq7/obs_log1.txt?dl=0

The problem is as follows: I first tried plugging the microphone into the jack in the front of my computer (running Vista - don't worry, it's still compatible with the mic). The computer recognizes the mic, but doesn't pic up any audio at all. When I plug it into the mic jack at the back of my base unit, it is able to pick up some audio, but it is very, very faint.

Things I have done:

  • updated all my drivers (realtek)
  • gone into the microphone settings and maxed out the volume to 100 - have slid the microphone boost to +20 dB (I have tried all of +10/20/30)
  • tried disabling enhancements such as DC offset cancellation, noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation. Whether these are on or off made no difference in the final result.
  • have tried adjusting the mic boost in OBS to as high as 20 - but it is just amplifying background noise, not my actual voice.
  • I tried the mic with my phone and it works perfectly. So I believe it must be a problem with my computer/settings and not the mic itself.
It seems like this is a somewhat common problem, however I haven't found a solution in online help forums that has worked for me. One thing that seems odd to me is that when I am in the sound menu of control panel under the recording tab, there are no bars next to microphone (which should be grey but and light up green when detecting volume) - http://imgur.com/a/S2arN - many 'solutions' that I have come across involve these bars. This makes me wonder if I'm missing some sort of driver, even though I'm positive I have the most recent version of realtek.

Anyway, if anyone has some suggestions, I'd greatly appreciate it.
 

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