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Arma 3 causes mic and headset feedback while using Ventrilo for comms
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Description

Playing Arma 3 while using Ventrilo for voice communications causes a buzz in the headset, and creates a feedback while talking to others. Ventrilo is set up for voice activated transmission, and not PTT. Use of Ventrilo while Arma 3 is not running is not showing problems, once the game is loaded and running, feedback is being constantly transmitted regardless of whether I'm talking or not. If the game is placed in the background by using ALT+TAB, the feedback will stop but will resume once the game comes into the foreground as active application. This also continues if I turn down all in-game sounds and turn down all VOIP controls. Setting Ventrilo to PTT will cease the constant noise transmission, but it is in the background when I initiate my transmission.
The buzz in the headset did seem to alternate pitch when playing with video settings.

Details

Legacy ID
2794799025
Severity
None
Resolution
No Bug
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Sound
Steps To Reproduce

Use Ventrilo 3.0.8 for Windows 7 64bit.
In settings under Voice, have Outgoing voice communication enabled
Have Use DirectSound boxes checked above input and output device, and default DirectSound device selected.
make sure Push to Talk Hotkey (PTT Mode) is disabled
Silence Time set to 0.5 seconds
Sensitivity at 30

WINDOWS SETTINGS
Microphone set at 100, boost at 0.0 dB
Enhancements: Immediate Mode enabled, with DC Offset Cancellation enabled.
VoizReal EXP: Noise Suppression and Acoustic Echo Cancellation Enabled.

Boot Arma 3 and feedback should start as soon as main menu loads. Regardless of settings in game.

Additional Information

HARDWARE INFORMATION
Intel Core i7-3770
Asus P8Z77-V Motherboard
G.Skill Sniper Series RAM 4x4GB DDR3 1866
2x Nvidia GTX680s

Peripherals:
Razer Lycosa Keyboard (Plugged into mic in and audio out ports on PC)
Razer Carcharias Headset (Plugged into ports on Keyboard)

Event Timeline

MagicalLarry edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
MagicalLarry set Category to Sound.
MagicalLarry set Reproducibility to Always.
MagicalLarry set Severity to None.
MagicalLarry set Resolution to No Bug.
MagicalLarry set Legacy ID to 2794799025.May 8 2016, 12:07 PM
Adam added a comment.May 21 2015, 9:09 AM

Hello, this is most probably caused by Ventrillo and not arma itself. Please try checking the Ventrillo configuration and settings.

Thank you for your feedback.