Connect SylphSpeak to Counter-Strike 2

Goal

Set Counter-Strike 2 to listen to your SylphSpeak virtual mic so your typed text-to-speech lines come through in-game voice chat. When this is set up, anything you send in SylphSpeak can come through Counter-Strike 2 as microphone input.

Before you start

Make sure you have:

• SylphSpeak open
• Counter-Strike 2 open
• Your SylphSpeak virtual mic installed and available as an input device

Find your virtual mic name

If you are not sure which device to choose in Counter-Strike 2, see Find your SylphSpeak virtual mic name.

Open Counter-Strike 2 voice settings

1. In Counter-Strike 2, select the settings cog in the top-left corner.

Select the settings cog in the top-left corner.

1. Select Audio, then select Voice.

Open Audio, then Voice.

Set microphone mode

1. For Voice/Microphone Mode, select OPEN MICROPHONE.

Set Voice/Microphone Mode to Open Microphone.

Select your SylphSpeak virtual mic

1. For Voice Input Audio Device, select your SylphSpeak virtual mic.
2. Make sure the device name matches the virtual mic SylphSpeak sends audio into.

Pick the virtual mic

If you select your headset, laptop mic, or another physical microphone, Counter-Strike 2 will not hear SylphSpeak. Select the same virtual mic that SylphSpeak sends audio into.

Change Voice Input Audio Device to your SylphSpeak virtual mic.

Set listening and push-to-talk options

1. Leave Hear My Own Voice set to OFF for normal play.
2. To test how SylphSpeak sounds in Counter-Strike 2, turn Hear My Own Voice to ON.

Turn Hear My Own Voice on only when you want to test your audio.

1. Set Streamlined Push To Talk to NO.

Set Streamlined Push To Talk to No.

Set the microphone trigger threshold

The Microphone Trigger Threshold controls how easily Counter-Strike 2 detects audio from SylphSpeak.

1. Send a short line from SylphSpeak and watch the threshold meter.
2. Start with a low threshold, such as -120.
3. Adjust the threshold and SylphSpeak mic output volume until the meter moves when you send a line, without staying active when SylphSpeak is silent.

Use the threshold meter to confirm Counter-Strike 2 detects SylphSpeak audio.

Scratchy or distorted audio?

If Counter-Strike 2 hears SylphSpeak but the audio crackles, cuts in and out, sounds scratchy, or sounds distorted, check Set up virtual mic format.

Test your Counter-Strike 2 input

Use Hear My Own Voice first so you can hear what the game receives.

1. Turn Hear My Own Voice to ON.
2. In SylphSpeak, send a short test line, such as: SylphSpeak check — can you hear me?
3. Watch the Microphone Trigger Threshold meter to confirm it moves when the line is sent.
4. Listen to the audio to confirm it sounds correct.
5. When the test works, turn Hear My Own Voice back to OFF before normal play.

The threshold meter should move when SylphSpeak sends audio.

Check that it worked

Your voice path is ready when Counter-Strike 2 detects the SylphSpeak test line and Hear My Own Voice plays it back clearly.

If it does not work

Try these checks in order:

1. Re-check that Voice Input Audio Device is set to the SylphSpeak virtual mic.
2. Make sure SylphSpeak is sending audio to the same virtual mic you selected in Counter-Strike 2. If the names do not match, check Find your SylphSpeak virtual mic name.
3. Make sure Voice/Microphone Mode is set to OPEN MICROPHONE.
4. Make sure Streamlined Push To Talk is set to NO.
5. Lower Microphone Trigger Threshold, then send another short test line.
6. Raise SylphSpeak mic output volume if the threshold meter barely moves.
7. If the audio crackles, cuts in and out, sounds scratchy, or sounds distorted, check Set up virtual mic format.

Next step

After Counter-Strike 2 can hear SylphSpeak, try a short message in voice chat. Type at your pace, send the line, and return to the match.