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# Mar 21, 2010 at 10:43 PM

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teekink 90534

Specialty: Engineer

Steam ID: Teekink

Hey.

So I've been having this issue with TF2.

My graphics are fine.

My sound is fine.

My ping is fine.

People can hear my voice just fine.

My voice, in the real world, is not selfish. It makes many donations to charity.

However, in TF2, it makes all the other sound go away for the person.

In other words, when I talk, people can hear me just fine. They cannot, however, hear anything else. If I tell my doctor to charge me as soon as he is ready, he cannot hear the backburner pyro coming up from behind with mouse 1 held down since he spawned.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled TF2.

I've reset options to defaults.

I've followed this chart (to no avail).

I've google'd it (at least, as effectively when one can when searching for "noise canceling tf2")

Any suggestions?

I don't think its necessary, but here is my DXDIAG

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System Information

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Time of this report: 3/21/2010, 22:27:04

Machine name: TYLER

Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.091208-2036)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.

System Model: Vostro 1520

BIOS: Ver 1.00PARTTBLd

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs)

Memory: 3066MB RAM

Page File: 1529MB used, 3422MB available

Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes

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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.

Display Tab 1: No problems found.

Sound Tab 1: No problems found.

Sound Tab 2: No problems found.

Music Tab: No problems found.

Input Tab: No problems found.

Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels

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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)

DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)

DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)

DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)

DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)

DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)

DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices

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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS

Manufacturer: NVIDIA

Chip type: GeForce 9300M GS

DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC

Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_02BC1028&REV_A1

Display Memory: 512.0 MB

Current Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)

Monitor: Default Monitor

Monitor Max Res:

Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll

Driver Version: 6.14.0011.8681 (English)

DDI Version: 9 (or higher)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Driver Date/Size: 8/19/2009 14:35:00, 5957120 bytes

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

WHQL Date Stamp: n/a

VDD: n/a

Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys

Mini VDD Date: 8/19/2009 14:35:00, 7968448 bytes

Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-45A9-11CF-7152-B72200C2CB35}

Vendor ID: 0x10DE

Device ID: 0x06E9

SubSys ID: 0x02BC1028

Revision ID: 0x00A1

Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D

Deinterlace Caps: {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

Registry: OK

DDraw Status: Enabled

D3D Status: Enabled

AGP Status: Enabled

DDraw Test Result: Not run

D3D7 Test Result: Not run

D3D8 Test Result: Not run

D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices

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Description: Plantronics Wireless Audio

Default Sound Playback: Yes

Default Voice Playback: Yes

Hardware ID: USB\Vid_047f&Pid_d955&Rev_0100&MI_00

Manufacturer ID: 65535

Product ID: 65535

Type: WDM

Driver Name: usbaudio.sys

Driver Version: 5.01.2600.5512 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Date and Size: 4/14/2008 01:15:14, 60032 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: Microsoft

HW Accel Level: Full

Cap Flags: 0xF5F

Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000

Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0

Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0

HW Memory: 0

Voice Management: No

EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No

I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No

Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Registry: OK

Sound Test Result: Not run

Description: IDT Audio

Default Sound Playback: No

Default Voice Playback: No

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76D5&SUBSYS_102802BC&REV_1003

Manufacturer ID: 1

Product ID: 100

Type: WDM

Driver Name: sthda.sys

Driver Version: 5.10.6147.0000 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Date and Size: 2/22/2009 19:49:38, 1548339 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: IDT

HW Accel Level: Full

Cap Flags: 0xB5B

Min/Max Sample Rate: 44100, 192000

Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0

Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0

HW Memory: 0

Voice Management: No

EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No

I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No

Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Registry: OK

Sound Test Result: Not run

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Sound Capture Devices

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Description: Plantronics Wireless Audio

Default Sound Capture: Yes

Default Voice Capture: Yes

Driver Name: usbaudio.sys

Driver Version: 5.01.2600.5512 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Date and Size: 4/14/2008 01:15:14, 60032 bytes

Cap Flags: 0x41

Format Flags: 0x0

Description: IDT Audio

Default Sound Capture: No

Default Voice Capture: No

Driver Name: sthda.sys

Driver Version: 5.10.6147.0000 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Date and Size: 2/22/2009 19:49:38, 1548339 bytes

Cap Flags: 0x41

Format Flags: 0xCC0

# Mar 21, 2010 at 11:13 PM

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Post Count:	1593

BuckyKat 82158

Specialty: Soldier

Steam ID: {TF2F} BuckyKat

Clan: {TF2F} Community

I've seen this happen when there is a problem with the other person's mic. When they talk it cuts out the audio of everyone else playing on the same server. I would go buy a really cheap headset with a mic and use it to see if the problem persists.

# Mar 21, 2010 at 11:22 PM

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teekink 90534

Specialty: Engineer

Steam ID: Teekink

You may have been on a server with me, I go on your server often.

Also, just tried it, same thing happens. If it helps, I remember I was trying to get my laptop microphone to work with TF2, but gave up since it felt so uncomfortable talking into nothing. I remember putting in a console command similar to "feedback_loop 1".

# Mar 22, 2010 at 12:38 PM

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BuckyKat 82158

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Steam ID: {TF2F} BuckyKat

Clan: {TF2F} Community

What did you just try? A different mic?

# Mar 22, 2010 at 3:18 PM

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teekink 90534

Specialty: Engineer

Steam ID: Teekink

Yeah. The mic works fine in windows sound recorder (both of them), so it has to be something with steam or source.

# Mar 22, 2010 at 3:20 PM

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bachmann 93079

Specialty: Medic

Steam ID: bachmann454

What is probably happening is that your mic volume is too high. I have had this issue.

Try playing with your mic volume settings. If your setup is anything like mine changing it in the tf2 options does nothing (mine just resets it back to max)

What *does* seem to work is changing it in the steam settings. While you are in game hit shift-tab and go into the options menu (It the same menu where you can change your name) and go into the "voice" tab and play with the settings there.

I also recommend running "voice_loopback 1" in the console as it will let you hear your voice as other people on the server hear it. That way you can tweak the settings yourself without needing someone in game telling you how it sounds.

# Mar 22, 2010 at 8:10 PM

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teekink 90534

Specialty: Engineer

Steam ID: Teekink

That worked, but now my connection is acting up. I can look around and shoot just fine, but moving at all is a huge hassle. It will change my position constantly, as if my ping is changing by 500 every second. I restarted, and it worked temporarily. It's been a while since I did maintenance (updating drivers, restart router, etc.), so it is probably just that. I'll post again if it doesn't work.

# Mar 23, 2010 at 12:36 AM

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bachmann 93079

Specialty: Medic

Steam ID: bachmann454

Awesome!

Glad I could help.

Good luck with the connection thing

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