Connect SylphSpeak to VALORANT

Goal

Set VALORANT 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 VALORANT as microphone input.

Before you start

Make sure you have:

• SylphSpeak open
• VALORANT 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 VALORANT, see Find your SylphSpeak virtual mic name.

Open VALORANT voice settings

1. In VALORANT, select the cog icon in the top-right corner.

Select the cog icon in the top-right corner.

1. Select Settings.

Open Settings.

1. Select Audio, then select Voice Chat.

Open Audio, then Voice Chat.

Select your SylphSpeak virtual mic

1. Under Volume, set Input Device to 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, VALORANT will not hear SylphSpeak. Select the same virtual mic that SylphSpeak sends audio into.

Change Input Device to your SylphSpeak virtual mic.

Set volume and sensitivity

1. Under Volume, keep your mic volume high enough for VALORANT to hear the virtual mic.

Keep microphone volume at an audible level.

1. Set Mic Sensitivity Threshold to 0.

Set Mic Sensitivity Threshold to 0.

Set voice channels

1. Under Voice Channels, set Party Voice Activation Mode to Automatic.

Set Party Voice Activation Mode to Automatic.

1. Under Voice Chat, turn on the voice channels you want to use.

Turn on the voice channels you want to use.

Test your VALORANT input

Use VALORANT’s loopback test first so you can hear what the game receives.

1. Under Volume, turn Loopback Test to ON.

Turn Loopback Test on.

1. In SylphSpeak, send a short test line, such as: SylphSpeak check — can you hear me?
2. Listen to the loopback audio to confirm it sounds correct.
3. If the test works, select Close Settings.

Close Settings after the loopback test works.

Check that it worked

Your voice path is ready when VALORANT’s loopback test plays back the SylphSpeak test line clearly.

If it does not work

Try these checks in order:

1. Re-check that VALORANT’s Input Device is set to the SylphSpeak virtual mic.
2. Make sure SylphSpeak is sending audio to the same virtual mic you selected in VALORANT. If the names do not match, check Find your SylphSpeak virtual mic name.
3. Make sure Mic Sensitivity Threshold is set to 0.
4. Make sure your mic volume is not too low.
5. Make sure the voice channel you wish to speak to is ON.
6. Turn Loopback Test on again and send a short test line, such as SylphSpeak check.

Scratchy or distorted audio?

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

Next step

After VALORANT can hear SylphSpeak, try a short message in party or team voice chat. Type at your pace, send the line, and return to the match.