How do you set up the microphone of your Xbox Series X|S headset?

Written by Giovanni

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27 February 2025

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How do you set up the microphone of your Xbox Series X|S headset?

Do you play multiplayer games on the Xbox Series X or S? If you do, it's important that your teammates can hear you clearly on the voice chat. Even when you use apps like Skype, you want to be clearly audible for your conversation partners. We'll explain how to choose the best microphone settings for the Xbox Series X and S in 4 steps.

  • Set the microphone of your Xbox Series X and S gaming headset
  • Connect
  • Microphone
  • Transmission volume
  • Balance

Set the microphone of your Xbox Series X and S gaming headset

You can make yourself audible via the microphone of your headset when you select the right settings. For this, you go through the following 4 steps.

Step 1: connect your gaming headset

Step 2: turn on the microphone

Step 3: determine the transmission volume

Step 4: choose the right balance

Check that your headset isn't on 'mute'

Step 1: connect your gaming headset

Connect your gaming headset to your Xbox Series X and S via a cable or a USB dongle. With a wired gaming headset, plug the cable into your headset and into the audio input of your controller. Do you have a wireless headset? Plug the USB dongle into the front of your Xbox Series X and S. When testing your microphone, it's also important that your microphone isn't on mute.

Turn on the microphone via 'Audio'

Step 2: turn on the microphone

To enable the microphone of your headset, follow the next steps.

  1. Press and hold the Xbox button on your controller and go to 'Audio'.
  2. Turn on 'Headset mic'.

From now on, you can talk via the microphone of your gaming headset and no longer via your controller.

Increase your transmission volume with 'Mic monitor'

Step 3: determine the transmission volume

You can decide the transmission volume in the 'Audio' menu. Follow the steps below to adjust this setting precisely.

  1. Press and hold the Xbox button on your controller and go to 'Audio'.
  2. Scroll down to 'Mic monitor'.
  3. Increase this until your friends can hear you clearly.

While raising the volume, ask if you don't sound shrill. If so, lower the transmission volume.

Increase your transmission volume with 'Mic monitor'

Step 4: choose the right balance

Do your friends hear you well, but you mainly hear the sounds of the game? Adjust the balance of your sound. To do this, follow the steps below.

  1. Press and hold the Xbox button on your controller and go to 'Audio'.
  2. Go to 'Headset chat mixer' and move the dot to the right.

Make sure you hear your friends well and you can also hear the game well enough.

Any questions about how to set up the sound on your Xbox Series X|S console? Read more on the page below.

This is how you set up the sound of your Xbox Series X|S headset

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