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I recently purchased a headset to talk with my boyfriend online. We use the program Skype rather frequently and find it works alright. However, if I want to play a game or listen to music, or whatever while I am talking on my headset the noise from my game/music blares into my boyfriend's headset. I could have the volume down so low on my end with my game that I can barely hear a whisper, but he still hears it clear as day.
I am tired of having all my games on mute when I am talking on Skype, anyone have any idea how to fix this problem? I hear his end gaming sometimes too, but it's certainly not blasting in my ears it's more of a whisper...

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Two short possibilities explain why the person on the other end hears your game even when your own volume is low: the headset’s microphone is physically picking up sound that leaks from the earcup (acoustic leakage), or the analog wiring/port is letting the headphone output bleed into the mic input (electrical crosstalk). was right that a mic can pick up nearby sound, but there’s also a purely electrical cause that looks the same to callers. (support.microsoft.com)

Quick troubleshooting checklist (do these in order):

  • Do a self-test recording: open Windows Voice Recorder or Audacity, play game audio into your headphones and record with the headset mic. If the recording contains the game audio, the mic is picking it up (acoustic) or there’s crosstalk (electrical).
  • Check Windows mic levels: Control Panel → Hardware and Sound → Sound → Recording → Microphone → Properties → Levels. Lower the Microphone level and set Microphone Boost to 0. (This often kills sensitivity that makes the mic pick up headphone sound.) (support.microsoft.com)
  • Try different jacks and cabling: plug the headset into the motherboard rear jacks (not the front-panel) or use a correct TRRS/dual-TRS splitter if applicable—mismatched plugs/adapters can cause bleed. (en.wikipedia.org)
  • Disable any “Stereo Mix” / loopback devices and in-app auto-adjustments, and test with push-to-talk or muting game chat as a temporary workaround.

If testing shows the game audio is present in the raw mic recording (not just in Skype/game voice), this strongly points to electrical crosstalk or poor headset wiring. In that case a USB headset or an external USB sound adapter moves audio to a digital interface (so the final analog conversion happens isolated from the PC’s noisy analog traces) and usually eliminates the problem; alternatively use a dedicated desktop mic instead of the headset mic. Also look for driver/driver-control AEC (echo-cancellation) or noise-suppression options in your audio driver or VoIP client — these can help but won’t completely fix internal wiring crosstalk. (source.android.com)

If the steps above are unclear, the most efficient next test is: record with the headset mic while playing game audio (one-minute test). The result tells you whether to focus on mic positioning/settings (acoustic) or hardware replacement (crosstalk).

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let me get this strait ,you have a open mic to talk to your boy friend ,and you play music and games out loud, and you don't expect the mic to pick that up and brodcast it to who's ever on the other end ,cant see that not happening

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No it's not an open mic, it's a headset... For example, I am using my headset to talk through Skype and playing WoW with my boyfriend. While I cannot hear his WoW through the headset he can hear mine, even if my WoW volume is so low I can bearly hear it.

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if the mic is not open ,then how do you talk to your boyfiend ,its a head set/mic combo correct ,the mic has to be picking up other sound in the room ,unless it has a on off switch ,me thinks anyway .

having said that maybe you mic is plugged into the wrong port on the computer ,what is the make and model of your head set

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When you said open Mic I thought you meant a stand-alone mic. I cannot understand why my mic would be picking up something I am hearing in the headset earphones. My regular speakers are not making any noise what-so-ever when I have the headset plugged in, and it otherwise works just fine (providing I don't have anything making noise on my computer).
I am sure it is plugged in properly to my computer and everything...

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Oh I forgot... The make/model of my headset is Logitech h150.

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Logitech h150

ok, now i get it sorry ,didn't realise you were listing to the game sound through the headset as well as your boyfriend ,my bad
gig a try at and answers might be you best bet .good luck .

Logitech h150

also it doesnt get great reviews as a

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I saw that this particular headset didn't get great reviews as being any good. A friend of mine suggests there is a cross in signals or whatever between the computer and the headset and it's broadcasting through my mic. :\ I think I am just going to get a different headset if that's the case, preferably one with a USB connection as he says they are not prone to such problems.

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good luck with new choice

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