Mimic Party mic not working?
The game is played entirely with your voice, so a microphone it cannot hear stops you cold. Work through the checks below in order; the first three are about Windows blocking the mic, picking the wrong one or letting another app take it.
| What you see | Start with |
|---|---|
| The lobby does not pick up your voice | Checks 1 and 2 |
| Your take sounds unclear or cuts out | Checks 3, 4 and 5 |
| The game's own sounds end up in your take | Check 6 |
| The start of your take is missing | See the recording delay note below |
- 1
Let desktop apps use the microphone
Windows 11: Settings, Privacy & security, Microphone. Turn on Microphone access and Let desktop apps access your microphone. Windows 10 has the same switches under Settings, Privacy, Microphone.
- 2
Pick the right input device
Settings, System, Sound, Input. Choose the microphone you actually speak into and watch the level bar move while you talk. A webcam or monitor mic is often selected by default.
- 3
Stop other apps taking the mic
Control Panel, Sound, Recording tab, your microphone, Properties, Advanced. Untick Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device, so another app cannot lock it.
- 4
Check the input level
In the same Properties window, open Levels. A level near zero records a whisper the game cannot score.
- 5
Close other voice apps and restart the game
Quit anything else that uses the mic, then launch Mimic Party again so it picks up the device fresh.
- 6
Wear headphones
Headphones are strongly recommended to keep the game audio out of your microphone.
Too loud, distorted or barely audible
One French-language reviewer reports that lowering the microphone leaves either distortion or an inaudible take. Test a short Windows recording with the same mic before changing more settings. Listen back to it rather than judging the input meter alone.
| What you hear | Next check |
|---|---|
| Both recordings crackle or distort | Lower input gain a little, move away from the mic and repeat the same phrase. Check any boost setting in the microphone's own software. |
| Both are very quiet | Check the selected input and its level. Raise the level gradually and listen again. |
| Windows sounds clear; only the game cuts out | Record the difference for a bug report. Repeatedly lowering the level may hide your voice without fixing the game. |
| The take sounds clear but scores poorly | Follow the scoring explanation. A low score alone does not show that the mic is broken. |
What players have reported
- The mic not working in the lobby at all, but being picked up once a performance starts, with the audio unclear and cutting out.
- Recording that seems to start about a second late, so a fast imitation loses its beginning.
- Two separate discussion threads titled simply “microphone”.
These come from Steam reviews and discussions; FoliesApp has not published a fix for them. A late start is not something a Windows setting is known to fix. A clipped beginning can also affect the take that reaches the scoring system.
Still broken?
Report it with your Windows version, your microphone model and what you hear, in the official Discord or the Steam discussions.
Questions
- Does Mimic Party need a microphone?
- Yes. The whole game is played with your voice, and the Steam requirements say a microphone is required to play.
- My mic works in Discord but not in Mimic Party. Why?
- Players report this in the Steam discussions. Check which input Windows has selected and whether another app has exclusive control. These checks can narrow the cause; they do not confirm a game-specific fix.
- Why does the game hear its own sounds in my take?
- Without headphones, the speakers play into the mic. FoliesApp strongly recommends headphones for this reason.
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