Game bar picks up mic but the party chat does not

I'm pretty sure that the Xbox Console Companion app is now outdated. You should probably use the new Xbox app.

Is your issue related to using your mic in the actual app or your mic using Game Bar?

Game Bar party chat is much better than the app's built-in party chat and will most definitely pick up your mic.

(You can activate Game Bar by pressing Win + G)

You can also change your default mic in the Settings in the Sound tab.

Hi C0uch,

Thanks for coming to the forums. We understand you are wanting to know what the three bars are for under audio.

1. Headset volume- is the volume as to which you hear the game or chat.
2. Headset chat mixer- This bar lets you hear more of the game (which move to the controller). Or to the right to hear more of chat either in game chat or party chat.
3. Mic monitoring- This is mic sensitivity. The farther you set it to the right, the more the mic will pick up. This is usually adjusted lower if there is a lot of background noise.

Hope this helps.

Brad

Hi!

I suggest you to check your Microsoft Account privacy settings. In details:

Login to https://account.xbox.com/settings and be sure the following settings under the tab Privacy are on Allow or Everyone/Friends:

• You can communicate outside of Xbox Live with voice & text
  
• Others can communicate with voice, text, or invites
  

I hope it helps

Regards

I use Kinect as a mic for Ghosts but it has very big limitations. The Kinect in general has a setting that allows it to pick up your voice and use it as a mic if no mic is plugged in. This works on several games but not Ghosts. Ghosts does not recognize
the Xbones mic and will not try to use it. So you can use the mic to chat, but only if you are in a party. You can host a party switch to game chat and nothing will happen, it will not recognize the mic. But if you stick with party chat in a gamemode that
allows you to play with party chat, then you can chat with your party, but you will never be able to chat with the lobby using the Kinect in Ghosts, at least as of now and the current updates.

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So there you have it, Use the Kinect for friends in a party, but no Kinect for game chat in ghosts. So looking forward to the adapter when it comes out for my headset.

After this week's update,

my mic will no longer pick up in party chat.