Game audio in the mic
You hear
Your teammates hear your game, music or video along with your voice.
Game audio in the mic is usually speakers being picked up, or your system or app sending what you hear as well as your voice.
Likely causes, in order
Check them top to bottom. The room and the mic come first because no setting can remove what a closer mic or a closed door would.
| 01 · Layer | 02 · Likely cause | 03 · Fix |
|---|---|---|
| 01 · Room | Your game plays through speakers and the mic picks it up | Use headphones, or turn the speakers down and point the mic away from them headphones |
| 02 · Mic | Your headphones are loud enough for the mic to hear them | Lower the game volume in your headphones, or use closed headphones that keep the sound in volume down |
| 03 · System | Your sound driver records what you hear along with the mic | In your sound driver's mixer, record only the mic; if others still hear the game with your headphones at 0%, this is the cause driver mixer |
| 04 · App | You are sharing your screen with its sound | Turn off Share Sound in Zoom, Include sound in Teams, or tab and system audio in Meet when you don't need them share sound off |
| 05 · App | Noise suppression is off, so music and game sounds pass straight through | Turn on the app's noise suppression; Xbox suggests turning its filter off only when you want music to come through suppression on |
By app
- PlayStation party chat
- Since a 2024 update, the DualSense and DualSense Edge controller mics use a machine-learning model that suppresses button presses and game audio. Update the controller's software to get it.
- Xbox party chat
- Xbox party noise suppression removes gamepad clicks, breathing and background noise. It can be turned off in Guide → Parties & chats → Options if you want music to come through.
- Zoom
- Zoom sends your computer's audio only when you select Share Sound for a screen share, and the shared sound's volume follows the app that plays it.
- Microsoft Teams
- Teams shares the sound from your screen only when you turn on Include sound as you start sharing.
- Google Meet
- Meet shares a Chrome tab's audio by default when you present that tab, and a window's or screen's sound only with Also share system audio. Google's fix for other tabs or apps reaching the call is headphones.
Check it with the test
Play your game or some music at your normal volume, then stay quiet in the first step. If the noise floor rises and the meter moves with the music, your mic or driver is picking it up. The test hears only your mic, not a screen share.
Run the noise test →Questions
Q.01My friends hear my game, but I wear headphones. Why?
Either the headphones are loud enough for the mic to hear, or your sound driver records playback along with the mic. TeamSpeak's check: turn your headphones to 0% and ask whether they still hear it. If they do, it is the driver.
Q.02Does the PS5 controller mic filter out game sound?
Sony says that since a 2024 update, the DualSense mic suppresses button presses and game audio with a machine-learning model, once the controller's software is updated.
Q.03How do I share game sound on purpose without an echo?
Share it with the app's share-sound option rather than playing it from speakers into your mic. For Meet, Google says to keep your system's default output device selected when you share system audio, to avoid echoes.
Related problems
Checked against
Vendor help pages and manufacturer guides, last checked :
- support.google.com · Fix Audio Issues in Google Meet (Computer)
- support.google.com · Present During a Video Meeting (Computer)
- support.teamspeak.com · When I Talk I Am Producing Echoes. How Can I Fix This?
- help.rode.com · Is It Possible to Avoid Sound Bleed in Microphone and Speaker Setups?
- support.zoom.com · Sharing Background Music or Computer Audio on Zoom
- support.microsoft.com · Manage Audio Settings in Microsoft Teams Meetings
- playstation.com · System Software Update Features for PS5 Consoles
- blog.playstation.com · PS5 System Update Adds DualSense Controller Sound Enhancements and Share Screen Interactions
- news.xbox.com · Rolling Out Today – Party Chat Noise Suppression and Jump In with Friends