Valve Index Mic Not Working

[Garygator]

Hi all,

I have an issue where my Valve Index microphone makes absolutely zero noise. It is detected by my computer but whenever I try and use it it picks nothing up. I have tried many things and nothing works. I can't even use the headset microphone in game or on its own. I have no idea what to do. It has kept me from playing anything multiplayer because I can not talk to anyone

If you have any advice to provide it will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers, Gary

[Golaxi]

I have the same issue as well, I recently built a new pc and everything should be working fine, The motherboard even has a "vr ready" usb port, I have tried manually setting the steam vr settings to use the headset mic but that didnt work, I checked windows settings and made sure apps could use the mic, it can but still wont work. I have tried reinstalling audio drivers and still doesnt works. I have tried resetting the usb devices using the option in steam vr developer settings and still wont work. I have also looked into the vr radio properties in device manager and there doesnt seem to be anything wrong.

[Garygator]

Originally posted by piinkhorizon:

I have the same issue as well, I recently built a new pc and everything should be working fine, The motherboard even has a "vr ready" usb port, I have tried manually setting the steam vr settings to use the headset mic but that didnt work, I checked windows settings and made sure apps could use the mic, it can but still wont work. I have tried reinstalling audio drivers and still doesnt works. I have tried resetting the usb devices using the option in steam vr developer settings and still wont work. I have also looked into the vr radio properties in device manager and there doesnt seem to be anything wrong.

I really hop this will help otherwise my embarrassment will be in vain,

My solution: I unmuted it in VR. I guess somehow I was messing with my headphone volume and somehow muted my mic. Even if you mute your mic just in the SteamVr client, it perma-mutes it across your entire computer. I really hope that helps because it's what I had to do.

[vhs]

Originally posted by Garygator:

Originally posted by piinkhorizon:

I have the same issue as well, I recently built a new pc and everything should be working fine, The motherboard even has a "vr ready" usb port, I have tried manually setting the steam vr settings to use the headset mic but that didnt work, I checked windows settings and made sure apps could use the mic, it can but still wont work. I have tried reinstalling audio drivers and still doesnt works. I have tried resetting the usb devices using the option in steam vr developer settings and still wont work. I have also looked into the vr radio properties in device manager and there doesnt seem to be anything wrong.

I really hop this will help otherwise my embarrassment will be in vain,

My solution: I unmuted it in VR. I guess somehow I was messing with my headphone volume and somehow muted my mic. Even if you mute your mic just in the SteamVr client, it perma-mutes it across your entire computer. I really hope that helps because it's what I had to do.

This solved the issue for me. Thank you very much!

[Drustan]

Originally posted by Garygator:

I really hop this will help otherwise my embarrassment will be in vain,

Totally helped. For future derps (like me) who also forgot where the mute function is (or that it exists): Steam menu in VR -> universal volume icon -> should show a slider for the microphone too.

[HandOfDoom]

Originally posted by Garygator:

Originally posted by piinkhorizon:

I have the same issue as well, I recently built a new pc and everything should be working fine, The motherboard even has a "vr ready" usb port, I have tried manually setting the steam vr settings to use the headset mic but that didnt work, I checked windows settings and made sure apps could use the mic, it can but still wont work. I have tried reinstalling audio drivers and still doesnt works. I have tried resetting the usb devices using the option in steam vr developer settings and still wont work. I have also looked into the vr radio properties in device manager and there doesnt seem to be anything wrong.

I really hop this will help otherwise my embarrassment will be in vain,

My solution: I unmuted it in VR. I guess somehow I was messing with my headphone volume and somehow muted my mic. Even if you mute your mic just in the SteamVr client, it perma-mutes it across your entire computer. I really hope that helps because it's what I had to do.

I love you so much. I already had thrown in the towel and put in a ticket with steam support. I never muted it through steam, but what do you know I go in there and it's muted.

[believor in Prawn]

Originally posted by Garygator:

Originally posted by piinkhorizon:

I have the same issue as well, I recently built a new pc and everything should be working fine, The motherboard even has a "vr ready" usb port, I have tried manually setting the steam vr settings to use the headset mic but that didnt work, I checked windows settings and made sure apps could use the mic, it can but still wont work. I have tried reinstalling audio drivers and still doesnt works. I have tried resetting the usb devices using the option in steam vr developer settings and still wont work. I have also looked into the vr radio properties in device manager and there doesnt seem to be anything wrong.

I really hop this will help otherwise my embarrassment will be in vain,

My solution: I unmuted it in VR. I guess somehow I was messing with my headphone volume and somehow muted my mic. Even if you mute your mic just in the SteamVr client, it perma-mutes it across your entire computer. I really hope that helps because it's what I had to do.

Sorry to necro, but ive been having the same problem and I think the same thing happened to me. However, for the life of me I cant find any microphone volume sliders in steam VR (I believe I set my microphone volume to 0% in steamvr instead of muting self). What did you do to unmute yourself in steam vr?

[Garygator]

Originally posted by believor in Prawn:

Originally posted by Garygator:

I really hop this will help otherwise my embarrassment will be in vain,

My solution: I unmuted it in VR. I guess somehow I was messing with my headphone volume and somehow muted my mic. Even if you mute your mic just in the SteamVr client, it perma-mutes it across your entire computer. I really hope that helps because it's what I had to do.

Sorry to necro, but ive been having the same problem and I think the same thing happened to me. However, for the life of me I cant find any microphone volume sliders in steam VR (I believe I set my microphone volume to 0% in steamvr instead of muting self). What did you do to unmute yourself in steam vr?

If I recall, what I did was open steamVR in headset with the button on the index controller, and it should have been a button or slider within the hotbar at the bottom of the menu. It might be accessible through the speaker icon to adjust.

Moved to a new house that didn't have enough room so it's been a minute since I've gotten to play with my index so hopefully nothing has changed 😂

[Vesper]

Having this issue but my mic is not muted in steam VR :(

[AtomicDog]

Originally posted by Vesper:

Having this issue but my mic is not muted in steam VR :(

ditto on this, ive done just about every solution ive found online except uninstall all steam related things from my pc

[Spacefish]

For me this happened after i installed the latest windows 11 insider build.

Tried everything, like re-installing the drivers, changing USB-Ports, Hard-Resetting the Headset via the Bootloader, Updating the GPU drivers (Audio Playback works via the DisplayPort via the GPU).. Nothing helped.

What fixed it for me:
- Start SteamVR
- Three Lines Menu -> Developer -> Developer Settings
- Click on "Disable Power Management"
- Click on "Restart headset"

Seems like USB Power management breaks the transmission between the mic and the PC.
I have an Bixby Chipset (x570) based mainboard, maybe it´s an issue with the USB-Controller implementation?!