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I use Windows 10. I already tried the steps in https://superuser.com/a/368007/269574, https://superuser.com/a/475868/269574, and https://superuser.com/a/851874/269574.

But this complication lingers. Whenever I use Google Hangouts and start speaking, within 5 seconds, 'Microphone Array' automatically decreases to random integers below 100.

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This solution is specific to the Google Chrome browser:

  1. Goto chrome://flags in your browser's URL input
  2. Search for "microphone"
  3. For the option labeled "Allow WebRTC to adjust the input volume.", change the value of the dropdown from "Default" to "Disabled".
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    After trying this, I found "Chrome-wide echo cancellation." The default is enabled and was wrecking my mic feed, strongly oscillating the volume level. Sep 8, 2023 at 8:57
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Google Hangouts in Voice Mode auto-adjusts or auto-normalizes the microphone.

You should switch it to Studio Mode

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    How does one do this? Jun 21, 2017 at 17:15
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Search chrome://flags for "Chrome-wide echo cancellation." The default is enabled and was wrecking my mic feed, strongly oscillating the volume level.

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As of 2023, this is good for Chrome:

  • Go to chrome://flags in the browser's URL input.
  • Search for "microphone".
  • Change the value of the dropdown from Default to Disabled for the option labeled "Allow WebRTC to adjust the input volume".

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