ISSUE DESCRIPTION
Description of the issue: When I start up the sim, it grabs my bluetooth headset mic, which puts it in a mode that very seriously degrades audio performance. It’s the same thing that happens when I use this bluetooth headset for Zoom. But on zoom, I can resolve the issue by selecting a different mic. In flight sim, I have tried disabling voice chat and selecting a different input device, which I would expect would allow the headset to continue in audio mode only, but it continues in headset mode with the mic active. Please allow me to disable any voice inputs such that my bluetooth headset can continue in output only mode for better sound quality. I currently cannot use my bluetooth headphones with flight sim at all because it’s so bad.
I can solve the issue by disabling handsfree telephony in my bluetooth hardware properites, but that’s a crazy workaround and I want to be able to tell the sim just not to use the bluetooth mic.
[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue? N/A
FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)? Every time on sim load
REPRODUCTION STEPS
Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:
- Have a bluetooth headset like mine (Mine is the Sony WH-1000XM5)
- Turn on the sim
- For bonus points, have music or a video playing while loading the sim and you can hear the point when the sim grabs the device and the autio quality goes way down.
YOUR SETTINGS
If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.
What peripherals are you using, if relevant: Sony WH-1000XM5
[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it? No
[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12? DX12
[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use? RTX 2060 Super
[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share? TP-Link USB Bluetooth Adapter UB500
MEDIA
Please add a screenshot or video of the issue occurring. Not available