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How to Micspam on Linux

By nucli

Micspamming on Linux

This is a guide that shows you how to micspam on Linux. It also works not just on TF2.

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Category: Multiplayer

Languages: English

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3 Jun, 2014 @ 9:53am

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Overview

Preparations

Set up everything and micspam!

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Preparations

Make sure you have PulseAudio installed and PulseAudio Volume Control.
(Assuming you run a Debian based distro)

sudo apt-get install pavucontrol

You'll need a audio player which's device output you can change. For example: VLC.

sudo apt-get install vlc

Now make sure you have your game launched.

Set up everything and micspam!

Now make sure you have TF2 launched.
Type in this command:

pactl load-module module-null-sink

Now open PulseAudio Volume Control , in the Recording Tab change Steam to "Monitor of Null Input".
In VLC under Audio, change Audio Device to "Null Output".
Back in TF2, type these commands in the console:

voice_loopback 1 +voicerecord

Now join a server and play some stuff in VLC!

20 Comments

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newbie ultrakiller 6 Apr @ 1:57am

steam input just resets back to built-in audio analog stereo

hanyuu 3 Dec, 2023 @ 1:13am

I wrote a new guide on how to micspam on tf2 Linux with a bash script
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3103491507

rg 16 Nov, 2023 @ 1:13pm

It still works though

~𐍇𐌶𐌴𐌲𐌹𐍈~ 4 Nov, 2023 @ 2:30pm

Make updated guide kraut

nucli [author] 4 Nov, 2023 @ 7:55am

Wow this guide is still being used 9 years later. I made this at 15 when I switched to Linux!!

rg 3 Nov, 2023 @ 3:43pm

I still do this, it's awesome

~𐍇𐌶𐌴𐌲𐌹𐍈~ 30 Sep, 2023 @ 12:22pm

I can't get this to work, it just uses my microphone regardless.

provo 22 Feb, 2023 @ 11:51am

Pulseaudio chads stay winning

Sound Amplifier 9000 8 Jan, 2023 @ 9:51pm

doesn’t work, ingame audio just loops over and over on mic when i press v. pretty funny though

Paper Jack 14 Jan, 2022 @ 10:15am

I think this guide needs to be updated since in the Linux community pulseaudio is being substituted by pipewire.

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