Fix Voice Chat or Game Audio in Rainbow Six Siege on PC
Source-checked · About 10 minutes
Answer
First determine which direction fails: game sound, hearing teammates, or teammates hearing your microphone. Check Rainbow Six Siege status, then test the selected Windows output and microphone outside the game. Allow desktop apps to use the microphone, select the intended devices in Windows and Siege, and check the Windows volume mixer. This avoids reinstalling the game for a muted app or wrong headset.
Note whether all game sound is silent, you cannot hear voice chat, or other players cannot hear you. Test the headset cable, mute switch, and another app so you know whether Windows can use the device.
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Check Rainbow Six Siege status
Open Ubisoft's status page and look for a current service problem. If voice or online services are affected, wait before changing Windows drivers.
Open Settings > System > Sound, select the microphone under Input, and run Start test while speaking normally. Adjust Input volume only if the test is too quiet.
Open Settings > Privacy & security > Microphone. Turn on Microphone access and Let desktop apps access your microphone. Rainbow Six Siege is a desktop app, so it may not appear as an individual switch.
In Settings > System > Sound, select the headset or speakers for Output and the intended microphone for Input. Open Volume mixer and make sure Rainbow Six Siege is not muted or sent to a different output.
Open Rainbow Six Siege > Settings > Audio. Confirm that master, voice, and microphone controls are not muted and choose the intended voice mode. Change one control, apply it, and join a safe test before changing another.
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Send a clear support report
If the devices work in Windows but not in Siege, restart the game and contact Ubisoft with the direction that fails, headset model, Windows test result, selected input and output, and whether the issue affects every match.
