Razer Seirēn X for PS4 Manual and FAQ

Razer Seirēn X for PS4 Support

Razer Seirēn X for PS4 Support

Common Questions

Will my Seiren X for PS4 work with other consoles like Xbox or Nintendo

Switch?

The Seiren X for PS4 is compatible with Playstation only.

What is the difference between the Razer Seiren X and the Razer Seiren X

PS4 Edition?

The Seiren X PS4 Edition is the first officially licensed streaming microphone for the PlayStation 4 system. Apart from the color scheme and PS4 logo, another physical difference is the mic icon on the mute button lights up blue instead of the usual green when unmuted.

Where is the Razer Seiren X PS4 Edition sold?

The Razer Seiren X PS4 is available in the EU, Middle East, and AU markets.

Why is there a lot of popping when I speak into the microphone?

Do not place the microphone directly in front of your mouth. Instead, position the microphone off to the side so that the air from your mouth does not directly hit it when you speak. Alternatively, you can purchase a pop filter or windscreen to help reduce the airflow going into the microphone.

Why is my Razer Seiren detected as a speaker in the device manager?

The Razer Seiren line of products are also detected as speakers in the device manager to allow for audio monitoring while streaming. When a headset is plugged into the 3.5mm port on the Seiren, you hear both your computer audio and mic audio.

Do I need Synapse 3 to use the Razer Seirēn X?

No. The Seirēn X does not require Synapse 3.

What programs can I use to broadcast gameplay using my Razer Seirēn X?

We recommend using Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) or XSplit.

Troubleshooting

The sound from my computer is bleeding into my microphone audio feed in

OBS or XSplit. What is causing this?

One potential reason for this could be the interferences caused by your headset’s built-in microphone. To correct this, use the splitter that came with your headset before plugging the headphone portion of the splitter into your Razer Seirēn X. If you are still experiencing the issue, try plugging your headphones into the audio port on your computer rather than your Razer Seirēn X.

I cannot mount my Razer Seirēn X on my microphone arm as the screw is too

small. How do I fix this?

Ensure you are using a 5/8″ thread screw to mount your Razer Seirēn X; if your mic arm does not fit, you may need to obtain a 3/8″ to 5/8″ adapter.

There seems to be a lot of popping when I speak into the microphone. How

can I fix this?

Do not place the microphone directly in front of your mouth, position the microphone off to the side so that the air from your mouth does not directly hit the microphone when you speak. Alternatively, you can equip the windscreen that came packaged with the Razer Seirēn X.

I am picking up a lot of background noise when I use the microphone. What

can I do to reduce this sound?

If your Razer Seirēn X is picking up unwanted noise, try the following steps:

• Ensure that your microphone is positioned close to your mouth; lower the gain on your microphone.
• Ensure that there are no fans or air-conditioning units blowing directly onto your Razer Seirēn X.
• Broadcasting software like OBS come equipped with plugins that can assist in the reduction of background noise.

Remove background noise, turn your mic off automatically while not speaking or add gain if its volume is too low. All this can be done in just a few steps with OBS-Studio.

I will show you how to install the Mic DSP plugin to get a noise suppression filter and then how to configure your microphone in OBS-Studio to use the 3 mentioned filters.

Noise Gate and Gain filter come right with OBS but you will have to grab and install the Mic DSP Plugin.
And you might also need the Visual Studio Redistributable. Just grab both the x86 and x64 version and install both.
Then open the downloaded DSP Plugin zip file and extract its content directly into the main OBS-Studio folder. If you used the installer that would be:
C:\Program Files (x86)\OBS-Studio
It will ask you if you want to overwrite the existing files and it will ask you for administrative permission, say yes and accept the administrative permission.

Now we can start OBS-Studio and if you have not done so yet, go into the configuration and set up your Microphone there. Settings -> Audio

You can configure two playback and three recording devices (and later on configure independent filters for each of them). Most people will just need the Desktop Audio Device and most important for this guide the Mic/Auxiliary Audio Device.

The “default” setting will often work right away but you can also select your Microphone and Desktop Audio Device in the dropdown if you prefer to do so.

Push to mute and Push to talk can also be enabled and configured for each active Audio source in this screen, the Hotkeys are then configured under Settings -> Hotkeys. (Capture Cards and other audio sources will also show up in this list)

But now lets add the filters to our Microphone. In the Mixer section click on the cogwheel of the Audio Device you want to add the filters to. In my case the “Mic/Aux” device:

Two options should show up, “Properties” and “Filters”, we want to add Filters so select this option. Resize if necessary and place the new window that came up above or at the side of your audio mixer so you can still see the green bars moving:

Click on the plus icon as shown in the picture to add the desired filter. The three different filters give you the following options:

• Noise Suppress
  • Remove background noise
  • Suppress Level (dB) – lower dB Value=more suppression
  • Start on -10 and go down up to -60 until the background noise is gone
• Gain
  • Increases the Input
  • Gain (dB) – negative Values will lower your Audio Input while positive Values will increase it
  • Do some tests by recording your Audio Input and checking the video to make sure no clipping occurs because of too audio high volumes.
• Noise Gate
  • Turn the Microphone off if no one is talking
  • Close Threshold
  • When the mic drops below this volume, the noise gate will turn off the microphone
  • Open Threshold
  • When the mic goes above this volume, the noise gate will turn on the microphone
  • Attack time
  • How long it takes for the mic to go from off to on, as a fade in.
  • Hold time
  • How long the mic should stay on after the volume has dropped below the close threshold.
  • Release time
  • How long it takes for the mic to go from on to off, as a fade out.
  • In most cases configure your Close Threshold first (it always has to be lower as your open Threshold). First do not talk and see if the Microphone inputs any Volume in OBS, then increase the Close Threshold until the Microphone input stops.
    Now start talking and see if your Open Threshold is correct. You should see the green bar moving, meaning your voice comes in. You can then increase the Open Threshold until the Microphone stops showing input in OBS. Then slightly lower it again and you should have a good value.

I personally use them in the following order:

• Noise suppression
• Noise Gate
• Gain

So first OBS removes the background noise, then it will just open the mic while I am talking and last but not least it will increase this input slightly so you can hear me loud and clear.

Always do a test recording or test stream after you configured your audio settings. Make sure no clipping occurs and that your overall input volume is not too high or too low.

When I speak loudly, my voice gets distorted. How do I fix this?

To prevent distortion occurring when you speak loudly, activate the AGC (Automatic Gain Control) in the custom panel of your recording devices tab. To do this, search for properties under the sound devices section, then click on the custom tab.

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