Where can you change the microphone input for captures?

Jnellee72 · Mar 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM

Whenever I make a capture, it seems to pick up the laptop mic instead of my mic plugged into the USB. It's really annoying because the audio is super glitchy with the base mic.

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SweetMonet

Hello, Jnellee72!

I understand you need help with your Mic settings for captures. I would like you to please check for any pending updates first.

Check recent version of the Xbox app

Microsoft Store app > Downloads > Get updates/Update all

Check for the most recent version of Windows, including optional updates

PC Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates > Install

To change your capture settings, press the Start button , and then select Settings > Gaming > Captures.

Here's a link for more information:

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/...

I look forward to your response to further assist you when nothing seems to work.

Thank you!

Magaman-8B232765-380

You will need a separate microphone as you stated. But there should be a setting in the capture software to record both the game input and the voiceover at the same time, you just have to set the microphone input.

Korhog

You're should to use an external microphone mixer. It's cheap and useful, coz you can change the input level of few microphones without switching your attention to the PC

ArminatorX

It depends on the type of your streaming Microphone.

If it's an USB microphone, then no.

If the Microphone has an analogue connector (e.g. 3.5mm jack), you could use a headphone/microphone to CTIA adapter, and plug your Astro into the headphone plug and your streamer microphone to the microphone plug, and then plug the CTIA adapter into the
controller.

Alternatively, if you use a third party streaming software and are screen capturing from your PC, you can start the Party through the Xbox App on your PC, and stream the game to a capture card on your PC. Then you can mix the game audio from the captured
console with your party sound (if your streaming software allows such a mix), and then stream that from your capturing PC to your streaming platform.

Jerome Wenzel

Hi Ynxpz! I’m more than happy to help you!
You can verify that the microphone settings are enabled and adjusted correctly on the account where you are experiencing problems. You can do this by going to the account's audio settings and making sure the microphone is selected as the default input device. If you have access to another microphone, try connecting it and see if it works correctly to determine if the issue is related to the microphone or account settings.
Best Regards, Jerome

Where can you change the microphone input for captures?