Microphone Input Volume Stuck at 31 (Windows 11)

[manic galleon]

I'm experiencing a frustrating issue with my microphone input volume on Windows 11. No matter what I do, the volume slider in the Sound settings keeps snapping back to 31. I can't raise it any higher.

Here's what I've tried so far:

• Restarted my computer.
• Checked all microphone connections.

[real lotus]

can you check if any voice call software is open? or things like nvidia broadcast

[manic galleon]

Yeah lemme check

[manic galleon]

Video screenrecord of issue
https://www.loom.com/share/3b68b632b4cb4a16afbd09390ace621f?sid=8a957d8a-86cc-4a3f-a814-b620c7bdf81f

[manic galleon]

No voice call software is open

[real lotus]

any other software controlling the microphone?

[manic galleon]

I don't think so, I went deeper into the audio settings and unchecked a box that allowed other software to control the audio of the mic

[real lotus]

That setting sadly doesn't really work well

[manic galleon]

😑

Anyone from the <@&787033266225938472> that can help?

[real lotus]

Can you show me the list off apps running?

[manic galleon]

Where specifically?

[digital sand]

Background apps

I think

[manic galleon]

Right, is there a specific place I can screenshot or an app that shows everything in the background?

[digital sand]

Win + R and type in "taskmgr"

[real lotus]

Task Manager

[manic galleon]

screenshot above

[real lotus]

thank you, can you also screenshot the remaining tasks?

[manic galleon]

are you sure, its a very long list?

[real lotus]

yeah

[manic galleon]

https://www.loom.com/share/bee763285b644adfb383b2b9a84b0d89?sid=d5a1a26b-94ea-41e9-ba4b-ac360b46d5b3

[real lotus]

what's voicemod?

[manic galleon]

A voice modulator application

[real lotus]

can you exit that and check if the microphone stays the same?

[manic galleon]

Okay i ended that task

Still stuck

[real lotus]

hum, let me see again

may I ask which microphone you are using?

[manic galleon]

Shure MV7+

[real lotus]

are you using the application by shure for it?

because it looks like the microphone has auto leveling, which might cause this

[manic galleon]

I do have it downloaded, but I turned it off. But yes, it does have Auto Leveling

Maybe if I turn that off?

[real lotus]

try it

[real lotus]

did that work?

[manic galleon]

Gonna try it now

[manic galleon]

That did it! I had the Gain locked on that end and it was stuck at 31 in the volume settings.

Wow!

Thanks so much for the help, I really really appreciate it! Seriously

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