Xbox Game Bar quiet audio and clipping issue on Valorant.

Hi and thanks for reaching Microsoft Xbox gamer's community. My name is Josef.
I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft Xbox user like you.

Hope you're doing great today despite this Mejerik

Please try and double check the next:
Have you tried adjusting your Date & Time settings? I know that sounds a bit odd, but this can fix the problem

Right click the time and the date at the bottom right corner of your screen
Select "Adjust date and time"
Switch "Set time automatically" to on
Switch "Set time zone automatically" to on
Select the "Sync now" button next to "Sync now"

Have you tried "Format" for your Microphone in the sound settings for your input device?

Go Windows Settings > Navigate to Bluetooth & devices
Select Devices > Scroll down to Related settings and select Sound > Select your audio input device under Input.

In the next menu, you should see Format under Input settings. Select an audio format that's no higher than 48000 Hz (DVD Quality)
Try joining a party in the Game Bar or the Xbox app to verify whether or not the changes solved the issue. If that doesn't work, try adjusting the audio format by repeating the steps above to verify if any other format works.

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If that doesn't work, try this:

Open Xbox Game Bar > Go to Audio widget > Select the Voice
Change Windows default input to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.
Change Default communications input and output to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.

Scroll down to More Settings > Xbox Party Chat
Change Audio output and input to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.

Verify that push to talk is not enabled

Finally open the Xbox app

Click your profile icon at the top right corner of the page
Select Settings > Audio
Set your default Input device and output device to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.
Verify that push to talk is not enabled again

Please also double check if you have audio enhancements enabled, if yes disable it.

You can follow this quick tutorial:

https://www.intowindows.com/turn-on-or-off-audi...

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If maybe the issue persists try instead reinstalling the game bar:

Right-click on the Start button and select Windows PowerShell (Admin) from the pop-up menu.

Copy and paste the following command in PowerShell and hit Enter to uninstall the Game Bar from your system.

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage

Now head over to Microsoft Store and search for Xbox Game Bar, install it and give it a new try

Or if that doesn't work delete the registry keys associated with the game bar :

Press Windows key+R then type regedit and press Enter.
Go to this path (expand the folders using the little ">")

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR

Once there delete all the keys except (Default), restart your PC and try again

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I've realized that whenever I clip a game the audio is super quiet and I can only hear it whenever someone is yelling, and yes I've checked the game bar volume is not at like 1%.

i updated my windows to latest windows 10 (21H2), still the same issue. I noticed that this error only occurs when im playing minecraft and try to clip something (using windows + g). this error does not occur for other games such as valorant. any ideas on how to fix it? i tried repairing and resetting the xbox game bar app but it does not work

I have the razer nari ultimate. Trying to use it on the Xbox game bar and valorant on windows 10. I've done the troubleshooting, reset my computer, updated the drives, updated windows. I've deleted the audio drives and reinstalled them, pretty much everything that comes up on Microsoft support.

Hi there! This is Virginia O.

I understand that you are experiencing issues with being heard in Valorant game.

I apologize for the inconvenienced this has caused you. I will do my best to help you.

Please check Xbox party settings. If you're in an Xbox party, it automatically mute your in-game mic. Leave the party and test your mic in Valorant again.

And then verify In-game audio settings by going to Settings > Audio > Voice Chat in Valorant. Make sure that the Team Voice Chat and Party Voice Chat are enabled. Please check your input and output devices to ensure the correct headset and microphone are selected.

Next is to ensure that your Xbox system software and Valorant game are updated to the latest versions because updates fix bugs and compatibility issues.

Then test your mic on another app or device. And see if it works.

If the issue persists after performing the troubleooting steps, kindly uninstall and reinstall Valorant on your Xbox because this can clear any corrupted files causing the problem.

Thank you for your cooperation.