Using an XLR Microphone on Xbox game chat.

CarlosGarza3 · Jun 4, 2020

So I am using an XLR microphone, connected to a Focusrite, connected to my PC. I am able to talk in parties and hear the game chat by using the streaming feature using the Xbox companion app. The question is, Is there any way to be able to use this setup
and talk in game chat on the xbox? or even a way to set this up for the xbox? I was able to figure out everything but that :/

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A Skilled Shot

Open your Control panel, Go to Hardware and Sound, then Select Sound

Make sure your headset is set to Default Device and default communications device. You can right click each one and click "test" to see if your headset makes noise, when your headset makes noise that's the one you want as the default, after setting default
click the apply button. Then you can switch to the recording tab and start talking, the one that has green bars responding to your voice is the one you want to use as default device and communications, once again hitting the apply button when finished.

Even if you don't have any other mic inputs there could be devices showing up so it might be good to disable the ones you aren't using as some games might be confused as to which device to use otherwise, hope this helped

ArminatorX

You would need a CTIA adapter that splits the controller plug into a headset component and the Microphone component. Something

like this for example.

Then plug any stand up mic of your choice into the 3.5mm microphone plug.

If you want a professional microphone with XLR plug, you would need an
XLR to 3.5mm adapter.

A good audio microphone with 3.5mm jack would be the
Rode Video Mic Pro.

Just be aware that USB microphones do NOT work on the Xbox One.

Viper7Gamer

There is no support for XLR mics on the Xbox One. If you want to use an XLR mic you are going to need a PC.

WUIJIBOBO

I think the Blue microphones are all USB microphones, so I'm not sure you'd be able to use it for stream chat on your PC and game chat on your Xbox console at the same time. It's probably possible if you use the Xbox app on your PC for party chat though.

Anonymous23265661212

Try this:

Check the Kinect microphone setting

If you’re using the microphone in the Kinect sensor for chat, make sure no headsets are connected to your console (wired or wireless). Then, make sure the chat microphone on the Kinect sensor is on.

To turn on the Kinect chat microphone:

Sign into Xbox LIVE.

Press the Guide button on your controller.

Select Chat & IM.

Make sure the Kinect microphone is set to On.

support.xbox.com/.../troubleshooting-parties-voice-chat

Using an XLR Microphone on Xbox game chat.