Discord Push To Talk Not Working In Game Mac

Discord Push To Talk Not Working On Mac
Discord Push To Talk Not Working In Game Mac And Windows 10

Hey guys, sorry if this has been posted before, but I couldn't find any answers on it. I'm new to OBS, and I'm trying to set up Push To Talk. I use speakers, but I use my mic on my headset to talk (I don't use the headset). I normally set up my push to talk for ts/vent to middle mouse (which is hotkeyed to insert) but using this in OBS doesn't seem to work, I've tried other hotkeys and nothing is working (I am running OBS as administrator as well). I can hear EVERYTHING no matter what I do. I just want to be able to push the button when I speak so that nothing else is being picked up (my house gets noisy at times). Can anyone help me with this problem? I am trying to stream to Twitch.TV but everyone is hearing everything. Thank you!

Step 7 – If at all you haven’t assigned a key for Discord Push To Talk earlier, you can do that by going to the Keybinds section. Click the Keybinds option and then click on Add a Keybind. Step 8 – After clicking the Add a Keybind you will have assign an action to the keybind. My push to talk buttons have stopped working. I can't record a new keybind. It's like discord can't detect any keyboard key presses. Discord will only let me set / use the 2nd mouse button. Nov 07, 2016 An Easy Solution for discord push to talk not working as well as a few tips how to make running Discord Easier for You in the Future PLEASE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE REVIEWS AND STREAMS PLease. If you're upgrading, know that there's a couple small issues on Discord that we're working to get fixed as soon as possible! Permissions Confusion With the release of Catalina, the Accessibility permissions that we rely on to power push-to-talk and other systemwide keybinds have changed a bit. Discord doesn't recognize push to talk when I am in game. I have to alt-tab out to be able to use push to talk. I have tried to run discord as administrator, still doesn't work. This has never happened in any other games. I feel like this is a discord problem. But I am wondering if anyone has the same problem and found a fix.

It was just the other day, I opened up my Discord and I needed to call up one of my mates.

Now I was using my Apple AirPods as the Bluetooth headphones and I was expecting that everything was to go smoothly.

Until… I tried connecting my AirPods and started to speak into it.

The AirPods were connected as I could see it being indicated on my PC. It was also fully charged so that wasn’t the issue also. The issue was that no matter what I did, Discord couldn’t pick up what I say into my microphone.

I tried a whole host of things: disconnecting-reconnecting it back, using other headphones, testing with other devices, etc.

So after a few tries and methods thankfully I finally managed to fix it. (If you’re wondering, it had to do something with the settings in Discord which did not automatically pick up)

In this guide, I’ll show you exactly how you can fix when your Discord microphone is not working too.

How to Fix Discord Mic Not Working: 8 Ways

1. First Things First

Before you go on to making any changes to the settings in your Discord, it’s important to make sure that you have enabled microphone access in your Windows/macOS.

Here’s how you do it:

If you’re on Windows 10

Step 1: Jump into your Windows Settings and then select Privacy.

Step 2: Next, choose Microphone under App permissions from the sidebar to your left-hand corner.

Step 3: Over here, make sure to turn on the switch under Allow apps to access your microphone.

If you’re on macOS Sierra, High Sierra or Mojave

Step 1: On your Mac, choose the Apple menu and then select System Preferences.

Step 2: Next, click on Security & Privacy and then click Privacy.

Step 3: Now, click Microphone.

Step 4: Over here make sure that you have selected the checkbox next to the Discord app so that it allows Discord to access the microphone.

2. Take 1 🎬

Once you’ve made sure that your Windows or your Mac allows access to the microphone, you can go ahead test the methods below.

The very first thing you should do is to reset your voice settings right in your Discord.

Here’s how you do it:

Step 1: Jump into your User Settings and then from the sidebar that is to your left, choose Voice & Video under App Settings.

Step 2: Good. Now scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and you should see a bright red button which says Reset Voice Settings. Click on Reset Voice Settings.

Note

If you’ve already set some settings of your own on this Voice & Video page, then those settings will be reset once you click the button. So take note!

Step 3: You can then test your mic, by scrolling all the way up and then clicking the Let’s Check button under Mic Test to test your microphone to see if it works. You should be able to hear back what you say into your microphone.

If you find that your microphone still doesn’t work, then don’t worry! Keep reading as there are few more solutions that you can try. 🙂

3. Take 2 🎬

Alright, so you found out that your microphone still doesn’t work even after trying both of the above methods. The one other solution take you can dois to just choose your microphone under Input Device at the very top of the page.

Make sure to choose the right Input Device and Output Device.

Here’s an example (in this case both my input device and my output device is set to my device that I will be speaking into and hearing from):

Note

Make sure that you’ve turned up the volume for both Input Volume and Output Volume. This is so that you can hear what you say into your microphone.

Once you’ve set your Input Device and Output Device and also made sure that they have enough volume, test it out by performing a Mic Test by pressing the Let’s Check button

4. Logging Out and Restarting Discord.

It really helps, if you’re issue persists, to log out and then restart Discord. Especially if your microphone was already working fine before with the same Internet and microphone.

Here’s how you log out from your Discord:

Step 1: Jump into your User Settings and then scroll down the left-hand sidebar until you see a bright red Log Out button right at the bottom.

Discord Push To Talk Not Working On Mac

Step 2: See it? Great. Click on Log Out, close Discord, restart Discord and then try logging back in using your credentials.

5. Check if “Automatic Input Sensitivity” is Enabled.

Your microphone can stop functioning properly if the setting Automatic Input Sensitivity is disabled in your Discord’s settings.

When you disable this setting, it prevents your Discord app from “automatically” picking up sounds from your microphone.

Here’s how you turn on the Automatic Input Sensitivity setting in your Discord:

Step 1: Jump into your User Settings and then from the left-hand sidebar choose Voice & Video under App Settings.

Step 2: Next, scroll a little down the page and under Input Sensitivity you should see the setting Automatically detect input sensitivity. Turn on Automatically detect input sensitivity.

You can now test to see if your microphone works with Discord which will be indicated on the indicator (just below the setting) in a solid green flash when Discord is transmitting your voice.

6. It Could Very Well Be External.

If you still find that voice is not being picked up by Discord then it could be something to do with your microphone/headphones itself.

Here’s a comprehensive checklist for you to go through to check your headset/microphone:

Make sure your USB or 3.5mm headphone jack is securely connected to your computer. Try unplugging and plugging back in. You can also try to plug in using different ports.

Make sure that you have the latest drivers and software downloaded for your device that you’re using as a microphone. A great way to look for these “drivers” or software is to google “drivers software for <insert the brand of your headphones>”. Also here’s an example of a drivers/software download page for Bose headphones.

Make sure to check that your microphone hardware does not mute when connected with your device. Some headphones have a mute button on the side which can stop picking upyour voice input.

Make sure to try any other headphones that you may have lying around to see if the problem doesn’t lie with your Discord. If you do not have any headphones lying around try to ask your friends or your family to borrow theirs.

7. Try Pushing to Talk.

For some of our readers, they have found that a workaround to getting the microphone to work is to change the Input mode from Voice Activity to Push to Talk in the Discord Settings.

The only downside to this method is that it requires you to press a button all the time when you want to talk to someone.

Here’s how you do turn it on:

Step 1: Jump into your User Settings and then from the left-hand sidebar choose Voice & Video under App Settings.

Step 2: Next, scroll a little down the page and under Input Mode you should see the two options of Voice Activity (which will already be pre-set) and Push to Talk.

Step 3: Check the box next to Push to Talk. You’ll need to record a keybind meaning you’ll need to assign a key on your keyboard to act as an activator every time you want your microphone to pick up your voice.

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