How to fix Discord Picking up Game Audio Issue?

Discord is an amazing app to connect with your fellow gamers and enhance the experience. One of the best features is that you can connect your microphone to the app and chat with your gamer friends while playing.

However, lately some users have complained that the mic in Discord has not been picking up their audio and instead picking up game audio. This makes co-ordinating with your teammates really difficult. This article will take you through the causes of the problem and then some solutions to make your gaming life easier.

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What causes Discord picking up Gaming Audio
How to fix Discord picking up Gaming Audio
FAQs

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What causes Discord picking up Gaming Audio

The first thing to understand is that Discord is not causing this problem. There is no bug or glitch which is responsible for this problem. What does cause this issue is actually 3 things: your sound settings, your sound drivers and your-plugins. If the audio jack that you use to connect mic is not the correct one, then you are in for some trouble. Similarly, if your audio settings are not aligned to your audio input, this problem will come knocking at your door.

Now that you have understood the root-cause of the problem, let’s move on to the solutions.

How to fix Discord picking up Game Audio issue

Method 1: Disable Sound Drivers

The drivers on your computer might be picking up the audio that you don’t require. SO in this method, we’ll try to disable all sound drivers except for the Default driver.

Step 1: In the bottom-right of the scree, you’ll see a Volume icon. Right-click on it.

Step 2: Among the list of option, you have to select the Sound option.

Step 3: A pop-up will now open up. Click on Playback.

Step 4: Now disable all the devices except Windows Default Driver.

Now simply restart the PC. The problem should have solved.

Method 2: Change your microphone settings

Step 1: In the bottom-right of the screen, you’ll see a Volume icon. Right-click on it.

Step 2: Among the list of option, you have to select the Sound option.

Step 3: A pop-up will now open up. Click on Recording.

Step 4: Now go to your microphone and right click on it. Select Properties.

Step 5: Another pop-up will open up. This time, click on Listen.

Step 6: Check the box labelled Listen to this device.

Step 7: Now switch tabs and go to Advanced.

Step 8: Navigate down to Exclusive Mode and make sure both the checkboxes are checked.

All that is left to do is apply the settings. Once that is done, your problem should be resolved.

Method 3: Uninstall Drivers

Step 1: Open the Run box by pressing Windows+ R.

Step 2: Now type Devmgmt.msc and press enter.

Step 3: Navigate to Sound, Video and Game Controllers and double click on it.

Step 4: Now right-click on the sound driver that you are currently using.

Step 5: Click on the Uninstall device option. Some pop-ups will open for your confirmation. Just say Yes.

Once the uninstallation is finished, restart your PC and check if the problem is now solved.

Method 4: Disable stereo Mix Setting

The stereo mix setting is used to send the input sound of the computer as output. It has no use while using Discord or gaming and may cause problems.

Step 1: In the bottom-right of the screen, you’ll see a Volume icon. Click on it.

Step 2: Among the list of options, you have to select the Sound option.

Step 3: A pop-up will now open up. Click on Recording.

Step 4: Among the list of options, select Stereo Mix.

Step 5: Right-click on it and select Disable.

Save your changes and head over to the Discord app.

Step 6: Go to User Settings in the Discord app.

Step 7: Navigate to Voice and Video Settings and click on it.

Step 8: Check if your Headphones are your output device and your microphone are your input device.

Now, the problem should have been solved.

We have covered all possible solutions. One thing that’s left now is the hardware aspect. If none of these methods seem to have any effect, we advise you to unplug and plug-in your mic again. This might help to get rid of any probable possible with your hardware connectivity.