We’ve recently updated our mic to be stickier, you should be able to keep the microphone on your stream more consistently! You don’t need seamless multitasking enabled for this to work.
How The Mic Works
You can send your mic to either your stream or the game you are currently playing by pressing one of the two buttons. When you select the “Mic in stream” button, the following will happen.- BeamXR Live will try to request the microphone from your headset
- If another app is currently using the microphone, it will either:
- Successfully take the mic, muting you in the other app
- Or fail to obtain the mic, but silently try to re-obtain it in the background
- When you leave a game, or part of a game that uses voice chat, BeamXR Live will automatically regain the microphone
Note: this is a limitation with the Quest OS. The mic is exclusive and can only be used by one application at a time.
Why Is My Mic Not Working?
Most games with voice chat will prevent BeamXR Live from using the mic when they are already using it, such as for voice chat. It is recommended to start streaming before going into the game. If you are in a game with voice chat, and you give the game the mic back, it is unlikely that you will be able to give the mic back to the stream. You will see a warning in the BeamXR Live app if this is the case. To fix this, simply return to an area of the game without voice chat. You can also just close the game and the mic will recover. You can see which apps are currently using your mic in the Quest’s quick settings panel.
What we’re doing to fix it
- Pair External Mic (and hopefully camera)
We’re working on adding a function for you to pair an external mic and (hopefully camera) to use in your stream. You keep your headset mic in-game, and use your external mic on stream. - OBS Workaround (Desktop Only)
We’re working on support for users who want to stream via desktop using OBS. You’ll be able to:- Add your Quest headset as a video and audio source in OBS
- Use a separate microphone on your PC for commentary or voice-over
- Stream to Twitch, YouTube, or any custom RTMP destination
- BeamXR InGame SDK
When developers implement our SDK:- Mic issues are resolved completely
- Stream performance improves
- You unlock in-game camera angles and stream overlays
- 👉 Tell your favourite game devs about it