Blue Snowball in CS:GO

[XBlitz15]

Hi,

I play quite a bit of CS:GO. My current microphone that I am using is the Blue Snowball. Over Skype, and other applications, it sounds very nice. But, when I use it in-game in CS:GO, it sounds horrible. I decided to test it on my Macbook Pro, as well, and it sounded horrible on both of my systems (PC and Mac).

 

[Chugalug_]

Ensure that your microphone is set as default in Realtek HD Audio Manager, and that Realtek is selected under microphone options in game.

 

[XBlitz15]

Ensure that your microphone is set as default in Realtek HD Audio Manager, and that Realtek is selected under microphone options in game.

What is Realtek HD Audio Manager? Does it come pre-installed with Windows 10, or do I have to download it?

 

[Chugalug_]

Ensure that your microphone is set as default in Realtek HD Audio Manager, and that Realtek is selected under microphone options in game.

What is Realtek HD Audio Manager? Does it come pre-installed with Windows 10, or do I have to download it?

It is a motherboard software.
Realtek are the leading manufacturer in onboard audio, meaning that 90% of the time in mid range and budget boards, that will be the audio you have.
As long as your motherboard has its drivers and software installed, you should have it.
Just type realtek into the windows search bar and see if it comes up.
If not, give me your specs and i'll let you know what to do. Typically even if you don't have Realtek HD Audio, you can make your blue yeti your default microphone under windows audio settings, and select default microphone in the CS:GO settings.

 

[XBlitz15]

Ensure that your microphone is set as default in Realtek HD Audio Manager, and that Realtek is selected under microphone options in game.

What is Realtek HD Audio Manager? Does it come pre-installed with Windows 10, or do I have to download it?

It is a motherboard software.
Realtek are the leading manufacturer in onboard audio, meaning that 90% of the time in mid range and budget boards, that will be the audio you have.
As long as your motherboard has its drivers and software installed, you should have it.
Just type realtek into the windows search bar and see if it comes up.
If not, give me your specs and i'll let you know what to do. Typically even if you don't have Realtek HD Audio, you can make your blue yeti your default microphone under windows audio settings, and select default microphone in the CS:GO settings.

I don't have realtek on my pc. Specs:

MSI Z170A Gaming M5
MSI GeForce GTX 980
Intel Core i5-6500

 

[Chugalug_]

If you can't find the realtek audio manager, type 'Run' into your windows search bar and press the first option, which should simply say 'Run'. I then want you to type: 'RAVCpl64.exe' and hit enter.

 

[XBlitz15]

If you can't find the realtek audio manager, type 'Run' into your windows search bar and press the first option, which should simply say 'Run'. I then want you to type: 'RAVCpl64.exe' and hit enter.

"Windows cannot find the specific application."