no mic in game bar party chat pc

I have the same issue. The workaround I'm using is to "pin" the Party Chat Game Bar widget. This way, the party chat stays visible when the rest of the Game Bar overlay disappears, and it keeps your mic active.

Thats what I'm doing.. the only thing I am doing different from playing keyboard/mouse is the controller itself. but when i plug it in every setting on the pc changes to controller mic. Even though the controller has no mic. So I go back through all the
pc settings and xbox companion settings and change it back but the xbox game bar will not let me use the usb mic anymore. I have to unplug the controller and reset the pc to be able to use my mic again. when I start a party in the companion app it says my
mic is working , but if i am in a party on that app for some reason I'm not in a party on the game bar... so if i start a party on the game bar the mic still doesn't work..

I'm pretty sure that the Xbox Console Companion app is now outdated.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 There.

On the PC side, i have come across the issue where you have to ensure that in the xbox app on the PC, under audio input, that the correct MIc etc is specified there.

if you are running discord etc on the machine as well, it will throw that off for you, so just have a look

Xbox game Bar - settings - party chat

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