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Are you supposed to be able to hear your microphone in your headphones even when no programs are open? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by Alpha71@lemmy.world to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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And can you disable it?

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[–] theareciboincident@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years 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@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] stankmut@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

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