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@logabell logabell released this 19 Mar 01:05

Steam Streaming Microphone update for the Apollo mic passthrough fork.

Highlights:

  • Windows host microphone passthrough now targets Steam Streaming Microphone instead of VB-CABLE
  • redirected client microphone audio is rendered into Speakers (Steam Streaming Microphone)
  • host applications should use Microphone (Steam Streaming Microphone) as the microphone source
  • troubleshooting UI now includes a 5-stage microphone validation ladder
  • recent microphone events are integrated into the main Troubleshooting log view
  • web UI microphone descriptions were shortened and cleaned up for resubmission

Current requirement:

Current host support:

  • Windows: supported
  • Linux: not supported yet for this microphone passthrough path
  • macOS: not supported yet for this microphone passthrough path

Related repos:

Notes:

  • this release reflects the current Steam Streaming Microphone implementation submitted upstream in ClassicOldSong#1428
  • microphone passthrough requires encrypted microphone packets; plaintext mic transport is rejected for passthrough sessions