procreate Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 So anyone have suggestions for overly distorted mic on these headphones? Even at lowest level they distort. Anyone else run into this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy885 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I have a friend that has the A40's and his voice gets distorted as well. maybe give this ago: - Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procreate Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 For PS4... Slider in device settings are almost to minimum, still distorted. This is far too much money for headsets to have this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy885 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Oh sorry i thought u where PC yes i agree Astro need to get there sh!t sorted. There is this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IVb2XEHAW8 you have probably done all that tho. Sorry i can't help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranium2001 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Have you done the update via Astros website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procreate Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 which update? the latest firmware is from 2/14/13, i cant imagine it would ship with something older than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRelentlessUK Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 are they the latest A40 TR headset? if so they will have the latest update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENORMOUS Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I never even knew you could update the Astro's,is it easy to do?my Astro a40s are around 3 years old maybe older Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I never even knew you could update the Astro's,is it easy to do?my Astro a40s are around 3 years old maybe older I just did a quick check and it looks like they have downloads available for the A50's and the MixAmp. https://www.astrogaming.com/firmware/firmware.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAC1023 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I have the A40's and love them, I did a update a while back, but my mic wasn't even working last night, not like many people use mics in pubs anyway I have a few people on my friends list that play BO3 but are never on when I'm on, so I get stuck pulling the team against "clan bullies" that smash new comers to the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENORMOUS Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I just did a quick check and it looks like they have downloads available for the A50's and the MixAmp. https://www.astrogaming.com/firmware/firmware.html Mine are the a40s mate but mine are old,I've just checked and they are the 2011s but tbh never let me down once,thinking of upgrading soon though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Mine are the a40s mate but mine are old,I've just checked and they are the 2011s but tbh never let me down once,thinking of upgrading soon though Yeah, I read that, I was posting all that I found. I had hoped perhaps the patch for the MixAmp would help you? I have the a50's and they have been great until this weekend. I changed back over to XB1 and the sound is very low. Need to look into that tonight, but they have been a solid pair for a couple of years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENORMOUS Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 There probably isn't a firmware update for my old mix amp then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DestUndead Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 The problem I had with my a40's was my friends said it sounded like I was outside in the rain when I spoke. It turned out to be the audio cable they gave me that plugged into the headset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_Wildcats_Fans Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I am using the Mixamp Pro TR. My mic sounded distorted too. I found that by changing the mic noise gate to "streaming" improved the quality. I don't know if you have that setting with your particular Astro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procreate Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 It's not the brand new version, just mixamp pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranium2001 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 There probably isn't a firmware update for my old mix amp thenThere was when the One and the PS4 came out. It solved problems for my a40s and a50s both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranium2001 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 It's not the brand new version, just mixamp pro. http://www.astrogaming.com/support-landing/support-landing.html Somewhere in here maybe? You can mill around the community too. That's where I originally found out about the update. Worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranium2001 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Yeah, I read that, I was posting all that I found. I had hoped perhaps the patch for the MixAmp would help you? I have the a50's and they have been great until this weekend. I changed back over to XB1 and the sound is very low. Need to look into that tonight, but they have been a solid pair for a couple of years now. 1) Set the mixer on the A50 Wireless Headset to full voice audio. To do this, hold down the voice button on the A50 Wireless Headset until you hear two beeps. Two beeps is an indication that you have fully mixed towards either game or voice depending on what button you was holding. 2) On the Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter, hold down the chat audio button until you can no longer hear game audio and can only hear voice audio. 3) On the Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter, hold down the plus button until the voice audio no longer increases. That’s all that’s to it! You will now be able to use the microphone from your A50 Wireless Headset on your Xbox One and the mixer will work as intended allowing you to mix between game audio and voice audio with ease. Should you have any further questions regarding the A50 Wireless Headset and Xbox One, please feel free to post them on this thread and we’ll respond as quickly as possible with an answer for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranium2001 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 1) Set the mixer on the A50 Wireless Headset to full voice audio. To do this, hold down the voice button on the A50 Wireless Headset until you hear two beeps. Two beeps is an indication that you have fully mixed towards either game or voice depending on what button you was holding. 2) On the Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter, hold down the chat audio button until you can no longer hear game audio and can only hear voice audio. 3) On the Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter, hold down the plus button until the voice audio no longer increases. That’s all that’s to it! You will now be able to use the microphone from your A50 Wireless Headset on your Xbox One and the mixer will work as intended allowing you to mix between game audio and voice audio with ease. Should you have any further questions regarding the A50 Wireless Headset and Xbox One, please feel free to post them on this thread and we’ll respond as quickly as possible with an answer for you. From this page. http://daviddocrogers.com/2014/03/02/how-to-configure-astro-headsets-with-xbox-one/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procreate Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 this is A40, not A50... wonder how i can see what firmware is on there, i have a hard time thinking it isnt the current one from over 2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranium2001 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 this is A40, not A50... wonder how i can see what firmware is on there, i have a hard time thinking it isnt the current one from over 2 years ago. I don't know if you can but it can't hurt to try it regardless. I'd check the desktop version of their forums and knowledge base. There's a lot of info. They warrantied my Mixamp even past the warranty date a couple years ago so I can't complain. http://support.astrogaming.com/article_details/Xbox-Static-and-or-Crackle-Issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procreate Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 hmmm, went through their forums. apparently this is a widespread problem they wont own up to. seems to be isolated to the mixamp with chat. this really sucks i havent heard of this issue before buying them. i expected more from that company... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy clam Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 hmmm, went through their forums. apparently this is a widespread problem they wont own up to. seems to be isolated to the mixamp with chat. this really sucks i havent heard of this issue before buying them. i expected more from that company... This has been an issue with them for quite some time and why I went with a different amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procreate Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 crap. maybe i should return them then. i have 2 days left on amazon before 30 day return is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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