[CS1.6] LAG spike when ever mic is used.

[men1kmati]

So I've been having this issue where when ever I use my mic key my game stutters/LAGs with an fps drop for a split second. I don't know what is causing this but I have tried a fresh install and it did not fix it. is anyone else experiencing this? it is very subtle but noticeable and very annoying.

wondering if anyone has any ideas on why this is happening or a possible fix from valve??

been playing for 10 years and havent had this issue.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/men1kmati

system info:

Processor Information: Vendor: AuthenticAMD CPU Family: 0x10 CPU Model: 0x4 CPU Stepping: 0x3 CPU Type: 0x0 Speed: 3214 Mhz 4 logical processors 4 physical processors HyperThreading: Unsupported FCMOV: Supported SSE2: Supported SSE3: Supported SSSE3: Unsupported SSE4a: Supported SSE41: Unsupported SSE42: Unsupported

Network Information: Network Speed:

Operating System Version: Windows 7 (64 bit) NTFS: Supported Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card: Driver: AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series

DirectX Driver Name:  aticfx32.dll
Driver Version:  13.152.0.0
DirectX Driver Version:  8.17.10.1230
Driver Date: 30 Aug 2013
OpenGL Version: 4.2
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
DirectX Card: AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series
VendorID:  0x1002
DeviceID:  0x68b8
Number of Monitors:  1
Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution:  1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 26.65" x 15.00"  (30.55" diag)
                                        67.7cm x 38.1cm  (77.6cm diag)
Primary Bus Type Not Detected
Primary VRAM: 1024 MB
Supported MSAA Modes:  2x 4x 8x 

Sound card: Audio device: Speakers (Realtek High Definiti

Memory: RAM: 8190 Mb

Miscellaneous: UI Language: English Microphone: Not set Media Type: DVD Total Hard Disk Space Available: 610377 Mb Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 359079 Mb OS Install Date: Dec 31 1969 Game Controller: None detected

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[KaranMohadkar]

same happens with me :triumph:

[men1kmati]

edited OP with some specs

[ghost]

same problem here.. its annoying

[MaximilianKohler]

It's not subtle for me, it's very obvious and drastic. It happens whenever I let go of my talk button.

I have XP and win7 installed on 2 separate partitions on the same hard drive. I wasn't experiencing this at all on win7. I hardly ever boot to XP, but I just did and I went through the steam & CS updates and it started happening.

EDIT: wow... another game breaking bug... I just deleted local content and deleted the half-life folder, restarted steam, reinstalled the game, and it's still happening...

[KaranMohadkar]

there is one more problem sometime mic works , sometime it doesn't work ( this is another bug according to me [ i am using windows xp ] ) but if i am using it to chat with friends via steam/skype etc there is no problem

[SeekingJustice]

I wonder if this might be related to a problem I have while playing DoD1.3 with my voice receive turned down. Every time someone else uses their microphone my game sound lowers itself about 25% and its much harder to hear weapons, footsteps and others speak. Maybe this could be related. just a thought. Go into your favorite CS server and turn down your receive volume and if you notice a lag and or fps drop when others talk, then I think there's a good chance they are related somehow.

[MaximilianKohler]

@SeekingJustice that's a windows 7 thing. Right click the volume icon in the bottom right of windows -> playback devices -> communications tab -> "do nothing".

[SeekingJustice]

@MaximilianKohler Yea I tried that it doesn't help. thanks though.

[MaximilianKohler]

I just randomly experienced this after it being fine for years. This time a simple restart of Steam fixed it. It would happen when either other players talked or I pressed my push to talk key. And it happened even when I turned voice_enable to 0.

[ghost]

This has been open for 7 years, any updates?

[popilas]

i got this problem too..

[natan5388]

@SeekingJustice that's a windows 7 thing. Right click the volume icon in the bottom right of windows -> playback devices -> communications tab -> "do nothing".

i will try rn let me see

[popilas]

@SeekingJustice that's a windows 7 thing. Right click the volume icon in the bottom right of windows -> playback devices -> communications tab -> "do nothing".

i will try rn let me see

dont work its same problem when i try non steam game its work fine without lag spikes when speak

[natan5388]

Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues/1417#issuecomment-815991605

yeah for me that change just stopped those 3s spikes, but keep the fps framerate issue (Win 8.1), i just checked on local game server and every time i push mic button he have a micro spike and loss fps

[natan5388]

well after 13 days i can say. that's not a complete fix but it help soo much, i even not more experienced those freezes

[Paft]

Pretty sure this is goldsrc in general and not CS specific?

[Maxi605]

Pretty sure this is goldsrc in general and not CS specific?

I don't have the issue but a friend of mine does. I have the exact same problem but in a different game (Rust). It's more than likely it is an engine issue, yeah. When they'll address the issue they'll probably switch up the tag.

[srdjans]

I was able to fix this with a 'solution' that someone posted elsewhere that is too hard to believe, but yet it works...

Go to control panel > sounds > recording tab. Now leave it open while you play...that's it...

The moment I close the settings or even change the tab, the lag spikes come back.

[djdallmann]

Go to control panel > sounds > recording tab. Now leave it open while you play...that's it...

Interesting observation, btw when you have this open it engages your Microphone and listens, it's more obvious in Win10 since the Mic Icon pops up in taskbar. e.g. it just ensures mic is always processing?

[AngelBePro]

So my friend got this problem and he just used a different audio device and it fixed for him

[tobii-dev]

I was able to fix this with a 'solution' that someone posted elsewhere that is too hard to believe, but yet it works...

Go to control panel > sounds > recording tab. Now leave it open while you play...that's it...

The moment I close the settings or even change the tab, the lag spikes come back.

This worked for me. When the recording tab is not open, every time I press +voicerecord, I get a small lag spike. I'm on Win11 using a headset.

[naylansanches]

I also have this problem, it's a problem with the game engine, leave the "Recording" tab on the sound panel open to keep the microphone active and avoid stuttering, the only solution I discovered for this problem

[Paft]

-Right-click desktop> Create Shortcut -Paste: C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL Mmsys.cpl,,1 -Name it: Mic Lag Fix