huh.
#"Unable to initialize sound capture"? Microphone completely undetectable
vast warren
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okay
here's the post i made about it on reddit a couple months ago, tldr i keep getting this error in console:
Unable to initialize sound capture. You won't be able to communicate with other players." or something along the likes of that; the voice chat and mic test both just do nothing and it's as if i don't have a microphone at all
i've tried a bunch of different shit to no avail
ignore the deltarune thing i think that was just because chapter 4 ||had a fight where you use the microphone|| (spoilers, if anyone cares for that)
lofty parrot
It might sound stupid, but are you sure your microphone works at all?
I've only seen that whenever I'm messing with the device's setup/driver
vast warren
It might sound stupid, but are you sure your microphone works at all?
Positive, double checked
Issue persists across different microphones
tame ravine
Issue persists across different microphones
I remember having issues with my mic a while back, ended up being caused by the default microphone having corrupt drivers. Since TF2 simply uses whatever system you have as your default microphone, it may be a Windows issue.
Happy to help diagnose if you're able to share screens.
vast warren
I remember having issues with my mic a while back, ended up being caused by the ...
This issue only happens with TF2, my microphone works fine in any other game or program
Including TF2 source mods like TF2 classic and Open Fortress
I haven't played CSGO in ages but I remember my mic working there while it didn't in TF2
How would I go about fixing my microphone drivers?
tame ravine
This issue only happens with TF2, my microphone works fine in any other game or ...
Interesting. Did you know since Windows 10, you can set applications to use specific audio inputs and outputs?
vast warren
Interesting. Did you know since Windows 10, you can set applications to use spec...
I could try that, but I've never been able to figure it out in the past
tame ravine
Woah, you've got a load of audio devices
vast warren
Yeah, for voice acting purposes
tame ravine
Click on your Microphone.
vast warren
mmk
i think this might have been something i've already tried in the past but i dont remember
what next
tame ravine
Oh wait, sorry wrong setting. Go back to the sound menu
lofty parrot
Interesting. Did you know since Windows 10, you can set applications to use spec...
iirc that shouldn't work with TF2, but it's worth looking into it, I guess
vast warren
they're both set to default and there are no other options
tame ravine
For TF2?
tame ravine
You can try and force it to the specific mic even if it's already on default.
vast warren
Didn't work :(
Voice_Init: Using Steam voice optimal sample rate 24000 Unable to initialize sound capture. You won't be able to speak to other players.
tame ravine
Hmm..
vast warren
The issue seems to be with TF2 from what I can gather, not Windows itself
I'm able to record my voice/voice chat in any other game/application
tame ravine
Oooh, have you set your audio settings in Steam?
vast warren
Yup
Steam's mic test is working fine
This is exclusively a problem with TF2
There are two fixes that I'm aware of, either reverting the game back to 32-bit or simply factory resetting my PC entirely
But I don't want to do either of those for various reasons
tame ravine
You shouldn't need to do that
vast warren
Precisely
tame ravine
Do you run any other background apps that could be using the mic?
winter larkBOT
vast warren
Do you run any other background apps that could be using the mic?
Doesn't make a difference from what I can gather
This is incredibly tricky
tame ravine
Seems to be a reoccuring solution
vast warren
So I should try uninstalling any apps that may have a virtual microphone?
tame ravine
With the amount of audio apps that you have, one may have changed how the default audio works, which is messing with the basic way TF2 audio function works.
vast warren
That sounds like it makes sense
But then how come it's only affecting tf2 and nothing else??
disabled and uninstalled a handful of these apps
fingers crossed
vast warren
Booted up TF2 again, nothing happened
Gonna set Yeti as my default and reset
Restart*
tame ravine
Just wondering if it's something to do with the HyperX software now
winter larkBOT
vast warren
Nah, the issue has persisted across microphones
vast warren
Gonna set Yeti as my default and reset
Still no luck
tame ravine
What audio programs do you have left installed?
tame ravine
Hyper X have an audio program?
So like how my SteelSeries has it's own audio engine app that runs it all.
Could also try a different headset or audio device, if you have one.
Found another potential solution. You seen this one "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device" apparently disabling it can resolve it.
Which would make sense, if another app is taking exclusive control, then TF2 is trying to use it and it's already in use, so errors
@vast warren
tame ravine
Ech
tame ravine
You restarted your pc since making these changes?
tame ravine
You could go insane, uninstall all audio devices, just have your yeti and see if that works, just as a baseline.
vast warren
This is specifically a TF2 issue
tame ravine
But you've done a fresh install of TF2 right?
On W11 with default drivers and USB mic, there should be no issues
Just trying to narrow down the cause. Whilst it may be a TF2 specific issue, it may be something on the Windows side that isn't playing nicely. Could test with another source 1 game.
vast warren
But you've done a fresh install of TF2 right?
Yeah
I guess I could try reinstalling again
tame ravine
I'd say uninstall everything audio other than the yeti, since that should work with base drivers. If it's STILL having issues, something is very wrong with your copy of Windows.
Reinstalling TF2 won't make a difference.
tame ravine
It's getting to that point unfortunetly. When was the last time you did a full wipe?
vast warren
I mean I GUESS I could just revert the game back to 32-bit
winter larkBOT
vast warren
But then that will probably lead to a handful of incompatibility issues with mods and configs and whatnot
tame ravine
Have you done a Windows corruption check recently?
vast warren
Uhhhhh how do I do that?
I've done scans with my antivirus before but I don't think I've done a corruption check
tame ravine
Open CMD as admin and run the following command.
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
tame ravine
Once that is done, you can then do
sfc /scannow
tame ravine
tame ravine
Let it cook
vast warren
Still stuck
I think it just stopped 😭
Should I close it and try it again
@tame ravine
tame ravine
It shouldn't really be taking this long.. but give it a while longer.
winter larkBOT
vast warren
I'm just going to try again, it shuoldn't be taking this long
tame ravine
Though that is a rather concerning issue, a sign of deeper corruption within the OS.
vast warren
At this rate I think a factory reset is in order
tame ravine
At this rate I think a factory reset is in order
What method you using to reset it?
vast warren
Windows lets you install a fresh copy online, I'm gonna do that
tame ravine
Good luck
vast warren
That usually fixes the problem and it'll probably fix whatever might be wrong with my PC
Okay well first I need to just do a local reinstall
Then a cloud reinstall
Because I don't have enough space on my C drive to do a cloud install right away and idk what could possibly be taking up that much space
tame ravine
Because I don't have enough space on my C drive to do a cloud install right away...
Download and run this. It'll give you a visual of what is taking up storage.
lofty parrot
Windows lets you install a fresh copy online, I'm gonna do that
You mean the feature in the Settings app? I've heard from other people that it works poorly, and it isn't a fully clean installation as it advertises
If anything I would recommend following this guide if you have little knowledge on it, just to avoid any strange issues
https://gravesoft.dev/clean_install_windows
vast warren
Ah shit im already in the process of resetting
I dont have a spare USB drive anyways unfortunately
tame ravine
Yeah I was going to say, full format and reinstall fresh via USB is usually the best way to go.
vast warren
Waiting on steam support, but I'll let you know if everything's fixed now @tame ravine
(most likely yes)
vast warren
@tame ravine Factory resetting did fix it
tame ravine
<@161927394150580224> Factory resetting did fix it
Sorry it had to be that, but Microsoft gotta Microsoft.
