Steam Voice Chat default Push To Talk hotkey?

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SKM Dec 31, 2019 @ 2:51am

I'm using Steam on Macbook and I'm suffering from not being able to use mic on Steam and in-games like most people who have Steam on their Macbook. I tried most convincing walkaround on internet about Making Steam recognizes mic and It works but mostly not. It worked when I switch Voice Chat setting from Push To Talk to Open Mic in VOICE settings during Microphone test. So I got a little insight from that, and now I'm thinking maybe if I can press a Push To Talk hotkey, Steam app would recognize mic input. But the problem is that I can't figure out how to bind a key to Push To Talk or Push To Mute and don't know default keys of those.

https://twitter.com/asakapple/status/1211962061044899841?s=20

This is my screenshot of Voice settings window and I can't find any button for assigning a key to Push To Talk. So maybe if someone knows the default hotkey for PushToTalk, please reply.

Last edited by SKM; Dec 31, 2019 @ 2:58am

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Jaunitta 🌸 Dec 31, 2019 @ 2:57am

I dont know if Mac is different but I rightclick friend in messenger and Start a voice chat.
Edited
Friend doesnt need a mic.

Last edited by Jaunitta 🌸; Dec 31, 2019 @ 2:58am

SKM Dec 31, 2019 @ 3:03am

Originally posted by Jaunitta 🌸:
I dont know if Mac is different but I rightclick friend in messenger and Start a voice chat.
Edited
Friend doesnt need a mic.

Thanks for the help.
but, the purpose of making Steam recognizes mic is to use mic in CS:GO, not voice chatting with friend. I found out that when mic works in Steam messenger Voice Chatting, mic works in CSGO too.

LinuxDoc Jan 1, 2020 @ 2:01pm

Same Problem here on macOS.

Ego Jan 9, 2020 @ 6:22pm

Same problem here; my microphone works for Open Communication but not for Push-To-Talk. I am running 10.14 Mojave on a 2017 Macbook Pro.

I have the same visual as you, in which my hotkey space is blank, which will not allow me to input any hotkey.

I have currently messaged Steam about it, and will let you know what they say.

GuRu Asaki Jan 9, 2020 @ 6:33pm

STEAM Friends List, Open the little ICON Up for Settings,
& I think it's under Voice...

It'll say something a little like Push-Talk Hot Key, choose or specify
your Input ""

Good Luck...

PS: This is from a non-mac user, but hoping it might
be the same, or at least simular results...

[Edited]"Srry, I see your issue now, your Mic. is showing up as a pair of Headphones,
you need to change this, because STEAM is not picking up a Mic. from you at all,
make sure it says Mic. & I am aware that some Headphones do have built in Mic. but
I still think you don't want Headphone as the choice for your Mic. I would think that
you want that listed as a Speaker Setup, not Mic. Does this help make the Push
to Talk Hot Key Appear? No?"[/edited]

Last edited by GuRu Asaki; Jan 9, 2020 @ 6:39pm

Ego Jan 9, 2020 @ 6:45pm

Originally posted by GuRu Asaki:
STEAM Friends List, Open the little ICON Up for Settings,
& I think it's under Voice...

It'll say something a little like Push-Talk Hot Key, choose or specify
your Input ""

Good Luck...

PS: This is from a non-mac user, but hoping it might
be the same, or at least simular results...

[Edited]"Srry, I see your issue now, your Mic. is showing up as a pair of Headphones,
you need to change this, because STEAM is not picking up a Mic. from you at all,
make sure it says Mic. & I am aware that some Headphones do have built in Mic. but
I still think you don't want Headphone as the choice for your Mic. I would think that
you want that listed as a Speaker Setup, not Mic. Does this help make the Push
to Talk Hot Key Appear? No?"[/edited]

Yes, we understand how to get to the VOICE settings in the friends' list. However, our question really is that the Push-Talk Hot Key is blank. Therefore, we are unable to choose an input at all. The blank box does not let us input any key, so therefore we cannot use push-to-talk.

I believe that we are both trying to figure out how to talk in-game for CSGO. As of now, since I cannot use my mic in CSGO, I cannot hear anyone else talking (part of the new update is that if we don't have a mic, then we cannot hear others that have mics). Once we figure out how to use Push-To-Talk in Steam, then I think CSGO will work.

GuRu Asaki Jan 9, 2020 @ 6:58pm

Originally posted by Bite -motm-:
Originally posted by GuRu Asaki:
STEAM Friends List, Open the little ICON Up for Settings,
& I think it's under Voice...

It'll say something a little like Push-Talk Hot Key, choose or specify
your Input ""

Good Luck...

PS: This is from a non-mac user, but hoping it might
be the same, or at least simular results...

[Edited]"Srry, I see your issue now, your Mic. is showing up as a pair of Headphones,
you need to change this, because STEAM is not picking up a Mic. from you at all,
make sure it says Mic. & I am aware that some Headphones do have built in Mic. but
I still think you don't want Headphone as the choice for your Mic. I would think that
you want that listed as a Speaker Setup, not Mic. Does this help make the Push
to Talk Hot Key Appear? No?"[/edited]

Yes, we understand how to get to the VOICE settings in the friends' list. However, our question really is that the Push-Talk Hot Key is blank. Therefore, we are unable to choose an input at all. The blank box does not let us input any key, so therefore we cannot use push-to-talk.

I believe that we are both trying to figure out how to talk in-game for CSGO. As of now, since I cannot use my mic in CSGO, I cannot hear anyone else talking (part of the new update is that if we don't have a mic, then we cannot hear others that have mics). Once we figure out how to use Push-To-Talk in Steam, then I think CSGO will work.

Fair enough... I only pointed that out, cause when looking at the Image you showed me,
I did notice the Mic. was not being indicated as an actual Mic. so it got me thinking that
you had something wrong with the way you had it setup, & possibly could have been
the cause of why Push To Talk = NULL or nothing...

Since this is not the issue? Then, you may want this in STEAM Suggestions, or
contact STEAM About it...

Ego Jan 9, 2020 @ 7:03pm

UPDATE:

So I found out my mistake... and let me tell you it was quite the stupid one.

I am able to talk in-game in CSGO even if my Push-To-Talk hotkey in steam is blank.

Try these commands in your console:
1. voice_enable_1
2. voice_system_enable 1
3. voice_modenable 1

I tried these all and I can now hear other players / they can hear me. Please let me know if this works for you @PSY and I will still update this forum when Steam responds to my email.

Cheers mates!

SKM Jan 10, 2020 @ 1:13am

Thank you SlamMOTM for your works but those commands are not working for me. For my Macbook, Mic in CSGO only works when it is working in steam voice chat test which happens once in a blue moon.

But I found out how to assign push-to-talk key in Steam voice chat and unfortunately, the fact that you can enable push-to-talk doesn't make Steam to recognize the mic like I expected.

You can go to "Friends list settings" in-game (In CSGO ->Shift+Tab -> Friends & Chat -> Friends list settings). And there, you can assign a key to Push-to-talk.

It is weird that you can only find those assignable blank only in-game, even though it is the same Friends list settings window. I think it's kind of bug because we're using steam on mac.

And I almost forgot about this problem. Because I'm using Discord now. Even if I could use in-game voice chat, the languages people are using in CSGO are either Chinese or Russian which I can't understand. Nonetheless, I hope Steam to fix this Mic issue.