Mic Issues
🛡️Vanguard Issue
Solved🔧Technical Issue🖥️Desktop Issue🎮In-game Issue
Solved🔧Technical Issue🖥️Desktop Issue🎮In-game IssueHi everyone, I’d appreciate some help with an audio issue I’m experiencing with VALORANT.
I’m using a Focusrite USB audio interface (XLR mic), and my microphone works perfectly across Windows and other applications (e.g., Discord, Voice Recorder). However, as soon as I launch VALORANT, my microphone stops working entirely system-wide, not just in-game.
Issue details:
• Mic works normally before opening VALORANT
• The moment VALORANT launches → mic input stops everywhere (Discord, Windows, etc.)
• In some cases, the interface still shows input (gain light active), but no signal is detected in software
Troubleshooting I’ve already tried:
• Manually selecting the correct input device in VALORANT (not using “Default”)
• Disabling exclusive mode in Windows sound settings
• Matching sample rate across system (48kHz)
• Reinstalling Focusrite drivers and Focusrite Control
• Testing different USB ports (directly on motherboard)
• Disabling other audio input devices
• Verifying mic works in other applications before launching VAL
Suspected cause:
It seems like VALORANT (or Riot Voice) is either:
• Forcing exclusive access to the device, or
• Causing the audio driver/interface to crash when initializing
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Has anyone experienced something similar with audio interfaces (especially Focusrite), or knows if this is a known issue with Riot Voice or Vanguard?
Any suggestions would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I’m using a Focusrite USB audio interface (XLR mic), and my microphone works perfectly across Windows and other applications (e.g., Discord, Voice Recorder). However, as soon as I launch VALORANT, my microphone stops working entirely system-wide, not just in-game.
Issue details:
• Mic works normally before opening VALORANT
• The moment VALORANT launches → mic input stops everywhere (Discord, Windows, etc.)
• In some cases, the interface still shows input (gain light active), but no signal is detected in software
Troubleshooting I’ve already tried:
• Manually selecting the correct input device in VALORANT (not using “Default”)
• Disabling exclusive mode in Windows sound settings
• Matching sample rate across system (48kHz)
• Reinstalling Focusrite drivers and Focusrite Control
• Testing different USB ports (directly on motherboard)
• Disabling other audio input devices
• Verifying mic works in other applications before launching VAL
Suspected cause:
It seems like VALORANT (or Riot Voice) is either:
• Forcing exclusive access to the device, or
• Causing the audio driver/interface to crash when initializing
⸻
Has anyone experienced something similar with audio interfaces (especially Focusrite), or knows if this is a known issue with Riot Voice or Vanguard?
Any suggestions would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Solution
so for now all you can do is plug your mic or headset dirct to the motherboard
