Hey guys so I've got a headset with a mic on it for in-game chat and it came with a Y splitter that combines the sound and mic. The headset works perfectly on OS X side but only the sound works on Windows. The mic doesn't show up in sound settings. Anyone have any suggestions? I hope someone knows how to make this work because it's driving me crazy. Thanks guys.
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Headset w/ Microphone not working on Windows via Boot Camp
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This problem is common to all Apple Macs with a combined input/output jack running Boot Camp, and still hasn't been fixed after several years.
The only alternative is to boot to Windows partition using Parallels, as OS X drivers will be in charge and properly detect the external mic. See https://discussions.apple.com/message/16314077#16314077
The only alternative is to boot to Windows partition using Parallels, as OS X drivers will be in charge and properly detect the external mic. See https://discussions.apple.com/message/16314077#16314077
Alas, Schafx is right, apple have never bothered to setup their sound drivers on windows to provide this microphone input. Only workaround is to use a USB audio device alas.