Windows 10: Headset mics are too quiet.

Hi, I'm at my wits end with my headset/mic issue at the moment. I have had 3 separate headsets and all of them, the mic is so quiet people can hardly hear me. I have followed the usual advice of reinstalling drivers, making sure volume on the mic is set to 100 and I've run multiple troubleshoots and got nowhere with it. There is no secondary boost option showing as available on any of the headsets. I'm starting to think that my sound card might just be malfunctioning. I'm not sure where else to go with it.

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Headset mic

PC Specs will help us help you.

What is the brand/model of the headset mic combo?

What front panel audio jack(s) do you have? Some are only mic or only headset, some can be either mic or headset whichever is plugged in and some are combination headset/mic.

 

Headset mic

Depends on the specs of your hardware, you have not given enough detail.

PCs are normally separate Headphone and Mic sockets.
Laptops a Combo socket (TRRS).

Headsets usually come with adapters to cater for both scenarios.

My headset has a Combo plug (TRRS), and an adapter for separate Headphones and Mic sockets.

You can plug the Headset Combo plug in to a Headphone only socket, but the Mic won't work. there is no second R contact.

 

Mic picking up audio output from headset.

Either they are playing around with you or you have a chat running, with the MIC allowing everything, no matter what. Suggest unhooking your headset when not using.