Microphone Voice Activation Extremely Low

[zieterbock]

After updating my BIOS my microphone's voice activation is almost non existent, I have to shout or blow really hard to activate it.

I'm guessing this is due to the BIOS update? What changed, is there anything I can do to fix it?

For clarification: My microphone output volume is normal but the amount of noise required to activate my microphone when not using push-to-talk is abnormal.

Here's some of my system and peripheral info:

OS: Windows 10
MOBO: ASUS Z87-PLUS, BIOS version 2103
Sound Driver: Realtek HD Audio, driver version 6.00.0001.7541
Headset: Hyper-X Cloud

Let me know if any more information is required.

 

[zieterbock]

Solved it.

Messed with my sound > recording > microphone > enhancement.
Turned everything off, hit ok, turned on immediate mode, hit ok, and now the microphone is working fine.