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Microphone very quiet on X470 Taichi

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Topic: Microphone very quiet on X470 Taichi

Posted By: K900
Subject: Microphone very quiet on X470 Taichi
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2019 at 5:16am

I've ran into a weird issue with onboard sound on the X470 Taichi - no matter what driver I use, the internal microphone is really quiet on Windows. On Linux everything works perfectly, and the volume is generally pretty nice, but on Windows the mic is basically only audible when talking directly into it or making loud noises (clapping, touching the mic, etc.). Mic Boost or any of the special effect settings don't change anything at all. Any ideas?

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Posted By: xhue
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2019 at 5:57am

IDK, check cabling fir the mic and try the front/rear jack?
Some loose connector may trick the Windiws driver to adjust gain for a given impedance?

Posted By: K900
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2019 at 2:36pm

It's not a cabling thing. What helped me is force-installing the generic Windows "High Definition Audio Device" driver, so it sounds like a driver bug.

Posted By: Steppenelch
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 12:36am

Hello there. I have the same problem. I cannot get rid of that sh*tty realtek driver. Can somebody help me? @K900 same problem. Can You give me a hand? There is no cable or mardware problem with the mic. External soundcard works absolutely fine with all headsets.