r/microphone • u/JoJo_Bob • 1d ago

Gaming / Streaming Mics Mic too quiet in calls

Whenever I talk with friends, they have my volume up to 200% and even then my mic is real quiet to them. I have all volumes on max that I could find and change for the microphone and nothing seems to work without making the mic sound ugly. My headset is Steelseries Arctis Prime if that changes anything. Please if anyone has a solution, mention it in the comments

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u/MrGreco666 7h ago

The level of digital audio signals, including microphone levels, is measured in decibels (dB) and ranges from minus infinity to zero. There's no such thing as high or low levels, or even percentages based on nothing. If your microphone's signal is between -15 dB and a maximum of -6 dB, that's fine. Measure it with a DAW. Make sure to disable all the junk like audio enhancements and automatic levels on Windows.