{"id":1073,"date":"2015-01-31T16:51:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T15:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iplumbing.nl\/blog\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2015-04-24T07:55:33","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T06:55:33","slug":"how-to-fix-the-steam-teamspeak-volume-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iplumbing.nl\/blog\/2015\/01\/31\/how-to-fix-the-steam-teamspeak-volume-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix the Steam Teamspeak Volume Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"

I found a helpful article on-line, which I would like to share with you:<\/p>\n

This fix goes beyond the Teamspeak and Steam VOIP issues seen on Windows 7 systems. \u00a0However, this applies to a majority of users. \u00a0Could help other VOIP apps, like Ventrilo or Mumble.<\/p>\n

The Problem: <\/b>
\nVolume in Teamspeak seems OK; then you start up a game in Steam. \u00a0The volume then drops to the point you can hardly hear other users, perhaps not at all, depending on the in-game volume. \u00a0If you look at your Volume Mixer, you’ll see the volume bar for Teamspeak has been lowered.<\/p>\n

The Reason:<\/b>
\nWindows 7 is trying to be nice, and lowering your volume when it detects another communication device. \u00a0It’s designed for PC based phone calls, much like how a\u00a0Bluetooth\u00a0phone will turn down\/off the sound in your car radio for\u00a0incoming\u00a0calls. \u00a0In our case, Win 7 thinks your Steam VOIP is an\u00a0incoming\u00a0call, turning down Teamspeak.<\/p>\n

The Solution:<\/b>
\nTell it to stop, who takes PC phone calls anyways?<\/p>\n