Game audio “Discord Picking Up”.

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Discord uses a microphone as input to send your voice to other users and it is very beneficial for gamers. However, there have been many reports recently that Discord is sending the game's audio along with your voice. This means that Discord collects the game's audio, as well as his voice, and continuously projects it to other users. In this article, We will tell you the causes of this problem and provide workable solutions to easily solve.

What makes Discord pick up in game audio?

The cause of the problem is usually related to certain sound settings or, in some cases, sound drivers, so some of the most common causes of this problem are:

• Sound settings: whether the input device or the output device is selected as “stereo mix” in sound settings, this makes the output (your speakers) and the entrance (his microphone) ring to blend. This can cause a problem when listening to game audio from the microphone.

• Sound drivers: it is also possible that the correct drivers are not installed or the drivers being installed are corrupted, what may be causing this problem.

• Wrong plugin: by last, another common problem that triggers is when headphones are connected to the keyboard. Some keyboards provide USB connectors for other devices to connect and, due to certain errors, can cause this problem.

Solution 1: disable settings “Stereo mix”

The stereo mix setting is used to send the computer input sound as output. It is useless when using Discord or games. In this step, We will disable the option in both the Windows and Discord sound settings.

1. Right-click on the »Volume» button at the bottom right of the taskbar. Volume button at the bottom right of the taskbar

2. Select the button »Sounds» Select the Sounds button

3. In the new window that appears, click on the option »Recording» Recording option

4. In recording option, you will see a Stereo Mix playback device Stereo mix option

5. Right click and select »Disable» Disable the Stereo Mix option

6. Now open the Discord app

7. Click on the »User Settings» icon Click on the user settings option

8. Select the option »Voice and video settings» Change input and output device settings

9. Make sure to select your headphones as »Output device» and your microphone as »Input device«..

   Note: If you can't find the name of your headset or microphone, select the Windows option by default if you have already disabled the option “Stereo mix” in sound settings.

Now try to see if the problem is resolved if this step does not solve the problem then continue to the next.

Solution 2: connect to a different audio jack

Sometimes, if you use the USB connector or the audio connector inside the keyboard, can cause the problem. In this solution, we will connect the audio connectors to another port.

1. Disconnect the headphones and microphone from the keyboard. Keyboard

2. Connect the microphone and headphones to the audio jacks on the motherboard

3. Check if the problem is solved.

If this step doesn't solve your problem, then the problem must be in your controller settings; Thus, go to the next solution.

Solution 3: change microphone settings

There are certain microphone settings that when activated activate your microphone at all times and, Thus, this can cause the problem of the input getting mixed up with the output. For this

1. Right: click on the speaker icon at the bottom right of the taskbar Volume button at the bottom right of the taskbar

2. Select the option »Sounds» Select the Sounds button

3. Go to the tab »Recording» tab Recording option

4. Right click on the microphone and select »Properties» Right click on the microphone

5. In the tab »Microphone properties, click on the »Listen« tab

6. Make sure that the box »Listen to this device» is not checked. Unchecking the box

7. Now click on the advanced tab

8. Make sure both options under the heading »Exclusive» are checked Make sure both options are checked on the Advanced tab

9. Apply your settings and check if this solves your problem.

Solution 4: disable sound drivers

The last option we can resort to is to disable all the drivers that are installed except the “Windows default driver” for which

1. Right: click on the volume icon at the bottom right Volume button at the bottom right of the taskbar

2. Select the option »Sounds» Select the Sounds button

3. Select the tab »Playback» Clicking the Playback option

4. Right-click and disable the drivers »Realtek» and »Nvidia High Definition».

5. Restart your PC and see if this solves your problem.