Friday, March 29, 2024

Discord Not Detecting Mic Fix [Solved]

Discord is one of the most popular VOIP services on PC and is especially popular among the PC gaming community. It’s a platform where users can chat and interact with one another even during multiplayer sessions. However, some Discord users are experiencing an issue where Discord isn’t detecting the mic and DIscoord users are unable to talk or coordinate with their friends during multiplayer sessions. In this guide, I have listed fixes that’ll help you fix the Discord not detecting the mic issue.

Discord Not Detecting Microphone Fixes You Can Try

Communication is a key when it comes to multiplayer video games and Discord is the gamer’s top choice to communicate and share gaming stuff. However, some Discord users face the issue of the service not picking up any audio from the microphone. The “Discord Mic Not Detecting” issue can pop up for multiple reasons and here we will help you fix this glitch. Before we start, just make sure the microphone or the headset isn’t at fault here. Connect it to another PC and see if it works there. The following are the fixes that’ll help you resolve the Discord not detecting the mic issue.

Logout And Login Again

The first fix for this Discord issue is a simple one. Just log out and then log back in, however, even if it works for you, this fix is only temporary.

  • Click on the settings icon, located at the bottom-left corner next to your username.
  • Scroll down and click Log Out and confirm by again clicking Log Out when prompted.
  • Now, log in again and Discord will detect the mic.

Change Windows Privacy Settings

Windows privacy settings allow PC users to block or allow certain devices from being accessed by programs and applications. Your microphone’s access is blocked in the privacy settings or at least for Discord, which is why Discord can’t detect your mic. Allow your mic to be accessed through Windows PRivacy settings and Discord will detect your mic.

  • Open Windows Settings
  • Go to Privacy & Security
  • Scroll down and click on Microphone
  • Turn on Microphone access, if disabled
  • After this, Discord will detect the microphone

Run Discord As An Administrator

Running Discord without admin rights is blocking it from accessing the microphone. Run Discord as an administrator and it’ll detect your microphone.

  • Quit Discord
  • Right-click the Discord shortcut on your desktop and select “properties”
  • Go to the Compatibility tab
  • Check “Run this program as an administrator” and apply the changes
  • Open Discord and it’ll detect the microphone
Right-click Discord and select properties.
Check “Run this program as an administrator” in the Compatibility tab and apply changes.

Tweak Input Sensitivity

Another fix for Discord’s mic not detecting issue is tweaking the automatic input sensitivity. Chances are you tweaked the settings and toggled the automatic input sensitivity. When this happens, the manual sensitivity is set to minimum by default.

  • Open Discord Settings
  • Go to Voice & Video
  • Toggle “Automatically input sensitivity” if it’s turned off
  • Speak into the mic and check if the sensitivity bar moves
  • If the bar moves, then the issue is resolved
  • If not, then turn off “Automatically input sensitivity” and slide the bar to the right
  • Speak into the microphone and if the green bar is moving then Discord is detecting your mic
Discord input sensitivity

Ensure Correct Input Device Is Selected

Another reason behind the mic not detecting could be that the right input device isn’t selected for Discord. This sometimes happens when you are using a laptop with a built-in microphone. In this case, Discord uses the default input and ignores any other headset microphone. Ensure that Discord is using the input device or microphone that you want to use.

  • Open Discord settings and go to Voice & Video,
  • Under “Input Device” select the microphone that you want to use.
  • Ensure the Input Volume slider is maxed out
  • This should get the headset microphone working
Discord Input device

Note: In case there are a lot of options and you don’t know which microphone belongs to your headset and follow these steps.

  • Type “Change System Sounds” in Windows search and open it
  • Go to the “Recording” tab
  • Just talk into the headset microphone and see which icon’s level lights up and that’s your headset’s microphone.

Disable Exclusive Mode

Enabling the exclusive mode for input and output devices can cause problems for apps, like Discord, to use a microphone.

  • Type “Change System Sounds” in Windows search and open it
  • Go to the “Recording” tab.
  • Select the microphone you want to use and click on “Properties”
  • Go to the “Advanced” tab
  • Uncheck “Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device”
  • Apply the change and restart your system
  • Open Discord and it’ll recognize your microphone
Select your input device and click on properties.
Go to the Advanced tab and uncheck “Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device”.

Reset Discord Settings

Resetting Discord’s voice settings can also solve the problem. Open Discord settings > Voice & Video > scroll down and click on “Reset Voice Settings”. Click on okay when prompted. Unplug and reconnect your headset or microphone and Discord should be using your desired input device.

Change Input Mode

If all the fixes don’t work for you then the last thing you can do is change the input mode to “Push To Talk”. The only downside to this is that you need to assign a dedicated button which you need to press whenever you are talking into the microphone.

  • Open the Discord user settings icon
  • Go to Voice & Video
  • Under “Input Mode” check “Push To Talk”
  • A new menu will appear just under it giving you two new options “Shortcut” and “Push to talk release delay”.
  • Click on the shortcut and press the key that you want to bind to push to talk.
  • As for “Push to talk release delay” tweaking it depends on you as it only determines the time that Discord takes to cut off the voice after you push the button.
  • Discord will now detect your microphone

Quality of Service High Packet Priority

Quality of Service is a Discord setting that is enabled by default and can cause issues with it detecting your microphone. Disable “Quality of Service High Packet Priority” and the issue will be fixed.

  • Open Discord settings
  • Click on Voice & Video under App Settings
  • Scroll down and find the Quality of Service settings.
  • Turn off “Enable Quality of Service High Packet Priority”
  • Discord will now detect your microphone

That is all for the fixes for Discord not detecting the mic. If you are facing other issues then also see our fixes for High CPU Usage and Steam Content File Locked. Also, see our hub for commonly occurring PC errors and their fixes.

David
David
David is a highly skilled technical writer with 5+ years of experience in providing fixes for video games and tech bugs. He is an expert in troubleshooting and has helped countless gamers overcome frustrating technical issues.In addition to providing bug fixes, David also specializes in writing technical reviews for video games. His expertise in the industry allows him to provide insightful commentary on gameplay mechanics, graphics, and other technical aspects that are crucial to a game's success.
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