Is there a setting to *not* use the PC mic/headphones for party chat?

I have a Turtle Beach headset for my Xbox which is significantly better for party chat than my PC headset is. Up until and including yesterday, when streaming Xbox to my PC, I could continue to use my Xbox headset to chat - this is the desired behaviour
for me.

But today, as soon as I start streaming to my PC, the party chat starts coming through my PC headset. In addition, the microphone on this headset will not work so I can't even just switch headsets. Curiously, the microphone works fine with this same headset
if I join the party directly on the Xbox app on PC, but I don't want to do this because the headset isn't as good - it leaks a lot of sound and echoes it, much to the annoyance of my friends.

Is there a setting somewhere where I can select to continue using my Turtle Beaches for party chat even when streaming?

:)

 

PC headphones and mic audio and Xbox 360

So what I would REALLY like to do is have game audio and party chat audio come through my headphone speakers, then use the mic on my headphones as an Xbox mic to talk over a party with my friends. I have Xbox chat headphones with one earphone with chat audio,
and my PC headphones on top of that to hear game audio. The setup is very uncomfortable and I just want to use my PC headphones like I would a PC, but on the Xbox 360. If you have any answers that be great.

 

Optical Headphones - looking to attach a mic *only* for party chat

Hello,

I have an xbox one x, and a really good set of optical sennheiser headphones.

These are $400 headphones, and sound great with the xbox (and everything else). I prefer the headphones for great sound, and to keep quiet in the house.

I would like to add *just* a mic, that I can use for party chat. Something that clips on to my shirt, or on to the headphones.

I do not really want to use a PC mic, and create parties on the PC. I want to attach something to the xbox one x controller.

There may not be an "official" way to do this, but I would be interested in anyone's setup, someone that has successfully done this preferably (with a set of optical headphones that have no mic).

Am I understanding that I need to attach a Y cable to the controller, which contains a spot for both headphones and a spot for a mic? In my situation, I believe I would just let the headphones cable dangle with nothing attached (since my headphones are already
attached optical), and attach the mic. Does not seem very elegant.

 

HI HezzaE, I have reached out to the developers and they need more information and would like to know what your setting is for Party Chat output is on your console. You can find this info by doing the following: Go to Guide, Settings, All Settings, Display
& sound, Volume and Party chat output. Once you have this data please report this issue twice since your part of the Preview Program.

For Preview please submit feedback log via your console by holding down "home" button and navigating to the far right corner by selecting "report a problem"

For the Xbox App - Please use the Xbox App (Beta) under the smiley face you will find the "report a problem". You can DL the beta version located here:
www.microsoft.com/.../9NBLGGH1J27H

In the mean-time I will call this out in our reports to the developers so they are aware. If we have further questions we will contact you.

Thanks for the feedback,

Best

 

hey how did you use your mic in xbox app party chat in the first place? i launched "start a party (beta)" and it shows my mic, but i can't talk or hear anyone in the party chat. and my mic is the default recording device

 

Hi Bestlano. Thanks for the reply - I've checked this setting and it's on "headset", so perhaps it's deciding that when I'm streaming to PC, "headset" means my PC. I'll report the problem using both of the methods you've requested as well, thanks

 

Thanks Hezza. We appreciate the feedback and support

Best