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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: Push to Talk Not Working (Workarounds)
Short answer
No confirmed fix yet. Players suggest: the latest update hides your mic when you speak, it has also boosted everyones bass by 25% so now everybody is louder by defualt
How to fix it
Reassign the Push‑to‑Talk key
- Open the in‑game controls menu.
- Choose a key that Ubisoft does not use anywhere else (including match replay).
- Many players have had success using the tilde (
~) key.
Check the configuration files
- Go to your computer’s file explorer.
- Navigate to
Documents > My Games > Rainbow Six Siege. - Look for any custom keybind files and make sure the new PTT key is saved correctly.
Verify the microphone isn’t disabled
- While in‑game, press Tab (the default voice chat key).
- If the mic icon stays grey, double‑check your Windows sound settings to ensure the correct device is set as default and not muted.
If it still doesn't work
- Try a different unused key (e.g., F12, Caps Lock) and repeat step 1.
- Restart the game after changing the keybind.
- Ensure no other software (voice chat apps, overlay tools) is intercepting the chosen key.
- Test the microphone in another application to confirm it’s functioning outside of Siege.
What players reported
Anyone also having issue where push to talk button not working; if so, how do fix pls and ty
What players suggest
the latest update hides your mic when you speak, it has also boosted everyones bass by 25% so now everybody is louder by defualt
Mic greyed out for me, when I hit Tab. Any workaround?
My duo and I both had this issue yesterday and we both fixed it by doing these 3 things. I'm not sure if you have to do all of them, but try one at a time and see if it fixes your issue. 1. Change your keybind for PTT to something Ubi doesn't use *at all* including in match replay. My duo suggested ` which is what I used (tilda) 2. Navigate to Documents > My Games > Rainbow Six Siege (inside…
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Source: original Steam Community discussion. Quotes are shortened; all credit goes to the posters. Tags: save, audio