If I ever see anyone who worked on the Xbox One audio / microphone system I am going to hit them in the face with a crowbar.

So. For reasons only known to Microsoft's esteemed programmers and hardware engineers I can only use a microphone when my chat adapter is plugged in. And Destiny has decided I always have a mic plugged in no matter if I do or not. I get no microphone input at all if I plug straight into the controller. Unplugging my mic shows the mic icon go away... only to reappear a second later for no reason.

Pointy end of the crowbar. Like aiming for an eye of whoever is responsible for this stuff...

So. For reasons only known to Microsoft's esteemed programmers and hardware engineers I can only use a microphone when my chat adapter is plugged in. And Destiny has decided I always have a mic plugged in no matter if I do or not. I get no microphone input at all if I plug straight into the controller. Unplugging my mic shows the mic icon go away... only to reappear a second later for no reason.

Pointy end of the crowbar. Like aiming for an eye of whoever is responsible for this stuff...

Same issue happened to me a month after I got mine. I just went without a headset for a bit, until I caved and got the adapter to use my PS4 headset. Must be intentional design to get you to buy an adapter. :P
/tinfoil

I have an adapter. It works. So did just plugging into the controller... yesterday... All the hardware is fine. I can dig down and find the volume settings and turn up the "mic monitoring" to the point where I can absolutely hear myself / hear taps on the mic. It's either Destiny has gone completely bonkers or (more likely) the Xbone's software is a piece of crap and I've somehow caused it to stop hearing the mic in some rare cases or some crap like that...

The chat adapter is awesome. You get master volume controls, game/chat volume blend controls, and a mic mute button all right there. I actually wish Sony would release a similar product for the PS4, even though it isn't "required" just so I could get all those controls.

I concur. I really like the fact that the adapter is pretty much out of the way. You don't have to take your hand off of the controller to make the changes. Also buttons seem to work better for volume than wheels.

Have you considered that your controller might be broken?

What you are describing is absolutely not normal, and I've heard of a lot of quality issues with the new controllers (clicky left triggers, 3.5mm jack detection issues, stuck dpads, etc). If you have the receipt take it back to wherever you bought it and let them know it's not working correctly (or call Microsoft support and talk it over with them).

Maybe so, but for the record, I've had mic issues from the beginning with a variety pieces of equipment. The last time I tried the standard headset (my second), it didn't work.

I haven't had any issues with the Xbox One or any of the related equipment. I've lived in 4 houses in the last year, so I've moved the Xbox to different climates, different room sizes, TVs, sound systems, everything. The experience has been flawless the entire time.

My Kinect always recognizes me and my voice commands work every time. I probably have to repeat a voice command once a week at the very most.

The headsets that I've used have all worked including the mic when I plugged them in the first time. Whether it was a crappy phone earbud set or my Kingston HyperX Cloud (Butt).

I hear you talk about your mic issues and Morpheus about his Kinect issues and I just get flabbergasted. I wish that everyone could have the experience that I've had with XBone because it's just left me tickled pink.

I guess I'm incredibly lucky, especially considering I didn't even buy a "new" Xbox. I bought it used from a random internet stranger that I saw on Reddit who had it for about a year and wanted to use the money to build a PC.

The chat adapter is awesome. You get master volume controls, game/chat volume blend controls, and a mic mute button all right there. I actually wish Sony would release a similar product for the PS4, even though it isn't "required" just so I could get all those controls.

The Astro Mix amp does all that and more. I use it with my PS4.

The chat adapter is awesome. You get master volume controls, game/chat volume blend controls, and a mic mute button all right there. I actually wish Sony would release a similar product for the PS4, even though it isn't "required" just so I could get all those controls.

The Astro Mix amp does all that and more. I use it with my PS4.

True, but I already have the A50s. Plus the great thing about the chat adapter is its attached to the controller; no reaching for a separate device to adjust volume settings. That and it'll work with whatever headset I plug in to it.

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The chat adapter is awesome. You get master volume controls, game/chat volume blend controls, and a mic mute button all right there. I actually wish Sony would release a similar product for the PS4, even though it isn't "required" just so I could get all those controls.

The Astro Mix amp does all that and more. I use it with my PS4.

Caution, there are now proprietary flavors of the mixamps that aren't cross-platform.

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They do have volume and blend controls on the cups, but the levels don't taper nicely. It goes from too loud to not much different to off. And there's no mute switch. Plus you need to take your hand off the controller to make changes.

If I'm playing with other people and using my mic, I'll actually stick with a cheap set of earbuds and the chat adapter.

I have the ole Mixamp RX/TX wireless setup and considering what to do considering that it doesn't play nicely with the PS4. Luckily 90% of my multiplayer is XB1 (hell yeah Rocket League) or it'd be more of an issue.

The chat adapter is awesome. You get master volume controls, game/chat volume blend controls, and a mic mute button all right there. I actually wish Sony would release a similar product for the PS4, even though it isn't "required" just so I could get all those controls.

The Astro Mix amp does all that and more. I use it with my PS4.

Caution, there are now proprietary flavors of the mixamps that aren't cross-platform.

For example the "MixAmp m80" is ultimately just the chat adapter. It doesn't handle mixing Dolby Headphone; You're getting a stereo headphone experience.

I have the ole Mixamp RX/TX wireless setup and considering what to do considering that it doesn't play nicely with the PS4. Luckily 90% of my multiplayer is XB1 (hell yeah Rocket League) or it'd be more of an issue.

Wait, you play Rocket League on XBL?

The chat adapter is awesome. You get master volume controls, game/chat volume blend controls, and a mic mute button all right there. I actually wish Sony would release a similar product for the PS4, even though it isn't "required" just so I could get all those controls.

The Astro Mix amp does all that and more. I use it with my PS4.

Caution, there are now proprietary flavors of the mixamps that aren't cross-platform.

For example the "MixAmp m80" is ultimately just the chat adapter. It doesn't handle mixing Dolby Headphone; You're getting a stereo headphone experience.

Yeah, that's one is obviously Xbox only, but now there are one for each platform (PS4 and Xbox) in the old form factor.

Yeah, that's one is obviously Xbox only, but now there are one for each platform (PS4 and Xbox) in the old form factor.

Those work cross-platform. I use the “Xbox” variant on my PS4 all the time. The trick is that the PS4 version doesn’t come with a chat cable since it doesn’t need it. Even if you get the Xbox version, though, you need to do some shenanigans before the A50s actually work on the Xbox.

Any idea if I can use this with my chat headset*, or does it mute the game audio assuming you want to hear the game through headphones?

*which is itself falling apart. When dies I don't know what I will do. Why am I the only gamer who wants a quality chat headset but does not want a headband or to block out my good speaker system? I have even less understanding of why wireless chat headsets seem to be taking a break for this generation of consoles.

My experience hasn't matched cruel's at all. I feel like the adjusting the mix with the headset works excellently and has a pretty nice taper, on par with what the chat adapter provides. But he's right in that it is much more convenient if you do have the chat adapter. The mixing on that works well too, and having the mute button is much, much better than having to reach up and flip the mic up.

Granted, I can't really recommend the A50s either. Mine are currently en route to Astro for warranty repair or replacement, because they cause an ungodly echo in party chat (just ask Kermit, or Red Robber, or the others I annoyed while raiding). If it weren't for that, they'd be amazing, so I'm hoping the issue can be fixed.

Even if you get the Xbox version, though, you need to do some shenanigans before the A50s actually work on the Xbox.

I purchased A50s after that thread. I had a chat adapter already to use with my Sennheiser 280s, and I went ahead and bought the talk back cable, but I still had issues with my headset causing an echo for everyone in my party.

Astro has my set right now for repair or replacement under warranty because of the issue, so I'm hoping it gets resolved.

http://forums.astrogaming.com/index.php?threads/ps4-vs-xb1-a40-tr-mixamp.180708/