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Are you supposed to be able to hear your microphone in your headphones even when no programs are open? (self.pcmasterrace)

submitted 8 months ago by Alpha71 to c/pcmasterrace

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And can you disable it?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is a common feature on high-end microphones. Typically there will be some toggle on the mic itself to disable the feedback.

[–] Alpha71 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is a built in mike on a cheap turtlebeach set of headphones

[–] stankmut 3 points 8 months ago

The feature is usually called Mic Monitoring. It's pretty common on gaming focused headsets.