Game bar windows 10 audio not working correctly if i record my microphone.

Thanks for coming to the forums with your question. With recording your voice it will not do this through the game bar itself. You either have to do it through the Xbox companion app or have a capture card. As this guide for

setting up streaming windows 10 shows it will only record from the Microphone on the PC not the headset.

Recorded audio

Record game play with or without sounds from your game and your microphone, and choose the audio quality.

• To record game sounds with your game clips, turn on Record audio when I record a game.
• To choose a different audio quality than the default, select the Audio quality box and choose one of the options.
• To record through your microphone, turn on Record audio when I record a game.

Thanks Brad. I went to the Companion app and it redirects me to the Windows 10 settings that you outlined above. Based on this, looks like the microphone has to be connected to the PC to record my own voice. Is there a way I can request this as a feature?

Hi CaveManIsMan

Sorry to hear you are having difficulties i can say i have had the same problem before but its nothing that can be fixed. hopefully this helps you out.

Thank you -

Capture settings in Windows Settings

To change your capture settings, press the Start button, then select Settings > Gaming > Captures. Here’s a rundown of the capture settings you can adjust:

Saving captures
At the top of the Captures screen will show the folder location of where screenshots and game clips are automatically stored. You can quickly access that location, by pressing the Open folder button.

To change where your game clips are saved, use File Explorer to move the Captures folder anywhere you want on your PC. Windows will continue to save your game clips and screenshots in that folder (wherever you put it).

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Background recording
Background recording is for capturing something awesome that just happened in a game. When you turn it on (it’s off by default), it monitors the last few moments of gameplay, so you can capture the moment before it’s gone forever. Background recording can
affect your game’s performance because it uses some of your PC’s resources.

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When background recording is turned on, you can adjust:

• How long a clip will be, using Record the last selection box. Select the box, then choose a duration.
• Whether background recording will run while you’re using battery power (background recording uses more power).
• Whether background recording will run while you’re using a wireless display (background recording uses more resources from your graphics card).

Game clips
Set the maximum recording time for a clip so that it saves automatically when it reaches that length. Select the Record this box, then choose a duration.

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Recorded audio
Record game play with or without sounds from your game and your microphone, and choose the audio quality.

• To record game sounds with your game clips, turn on Record audio when I record a game.
• To choose a different audio quality than the default, select the Audio quality box and choose one of the options.
• To record through your microphone, turn on Record audio when I record a game.

Recorded video
Recorded video lets you choose the frame rate and video quality of your game clips. Video quality controls both resolution and bit rate (Mbps, or megabits per second).

Higher quality and frame rate generally requires the PC to work harder, which may decrease performance. You can determine the best settings for your system by trying them out.

Capture settings in Game bar

To open Game bar settings, press the Windows logo key + G, then select Game bar settings.

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Game bar has some settings that are also in Windows Settings—changing a setting in either location will affect the setting in the other.

Recording
In Game bar settings, enable game captures by selecting the Record in the background while I’m playing a game check box. This setting can also be changed in Windows Settings > Gaming > Captures.

Audio to record
In Game bar settings, Audio to record lets gamers record:

• Game only. This option is for capturing game audio only.
• All. This option lets you record all sounds during a capture, such as your mic, background music, and system sounds.
• None. This option blocks out all game and system audio but can still record your mic.

Tip Make volume adjustments directly from Game bar.

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If this however doesnt resolve the issues i highly encourage you to use the support system the may be able to help you through the process further. https://support.xbox.com/en-US/contact-us#4

Hi Mbathula,

Thanks for coming to the forums with your question. With recording your voice it will not do this through the game bar itself. You either have to do it through the Xbox companion app or have a capture card. As this guide for

setting up streaming windows 10 shows it will only record from the Microphone on the PC not the headset.

Recorded audio

Record game play with or without sounds from your game and your microphone, and choose the audio quality.

• To record game sounds with your game clips, turn on Record audio when I record a game.
• To choose a different audio quality than the default, select the Audio quality box and choose one of the options.
• To record through your microphone, turn on Record audio when I record a game.

Thanks,

Brad

Hi Iman976,

Since this is happening with games bought and used from different platforms, there may be a PC setting that is causing this to happen. There's a possible setting where you have to turn on the microphone to record voice in your videos.

Go ahead and follow this guide to set up your headset microphone or any other microphone you use:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4027981/windows-10-how-to-set-up-and-test-microphones

On the Game bar, go ahead and toggle the microphone mute button on and off when recording a video to test it out.

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-on-windows/social/record-game-clips-game-bar-windows-10

Let us know if that helps!

Hi LeMoNdEtAnOus, please try the following:

My game chat audio isn't working

Make sure your audio device for both input (microphone) and output (speakers) is set correctly on your PC. Under Control Panel, select Hardware and Sound, and then select Manage audio devices. You’ll find these settings on both the Playback and Recording
tabs. At the present time, this needs to be selected before you begin game streaming.

If your having trouble hearing audio or seeing audio check the following article:

support.xbox.com/.../troubleshoot-game-audio-video-Windows-10

Thanks,

Best