Oculus Rift CV1 Mic question

Paul Jeffrey · Jan 16, 2017

Hey guys,

I've had the rift for a while now (and its aweeeeeesome) and I've stayed away from organised clubby races whilst I get used to it all etc. I'm feeling the itch to get back to club racing again, but I've got a concern over how to use TeamSpeak with whilst wearing the headset. So the question is, does it have a mic built in, or do I need to get one separate, or is some other trick needing to be employed to have voice chat while using the CV1.

Any advice and guidance appreciated

Thanks!

Wicked · Jan 16, 2017

It seems that the CV1 does have a mic, how good it is I dont know. You should be able to map it in teamspeak and try it out.

Alternativewly you could take a look at the ModMic.https://antlionaudio.com/
https://antlionaudio.com/

It's a attachable mic. It's also really good, especially compared to the standard crap they put on gaming headsets.
You should be able to stick that to the rift and run the wire with all the other wires.

A desk mic can also be a option ,but I fear those will pick up all your wheel noises.

Mantii · Jan 17, 2017

CV1 is an absolute blast and it's what I use exclusively, whether it be single player or club racing.

The headset has a built in mic and it's very decent quality. No need for anything else. Just make sure you set up your rift as the default for your recordings/mic in sound settings, and map team speak to an appropriate button that you can intuitively find and press without seeing in order to activate the mic while driving.

Paul Jeffrey · Jan 18, 2017

Epic! Thanks guys

I'll have to go get myself signed up for some AC club action now...

Thank you!

Colin Knowles · Jan 20, 2017

Paul Jeffrey said:
Epic! Thanks guys

I'll have to go get myself signed up for some AC club action now...

Thank you!

Trying to find out alittle more about VR if you don't mind me picking your brains

How many camera views inside VR ? and which do you use

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Mantii · Jan 20, 2017

Colin Knowles said:
Trying to find out alittle more about VR if you don't mind me picking your brains
How many camera views inside VR ? and which do you use ?

Camera views depend on the game. In Assetto Corsa for example, you can view all the regular cameras that come with the game inside the CV, such as hood/bonnet cam, dash, dash and wheel, behind the car 3rd person etc. It's just like a normal monitor except everything will be in 3D. Not sure why you would want to race in anything other than cockpit view with the CV as that really puts you inside the car 1:1 and no monitor can replicate

Paul Jeffrey · Jan 20, 2017

Totally agree with @Mantii

1:1 view in cockpit is simply exceptional. By far and away the best sim experience one could possibly have. Just simply phenomenal.

Colin Knowles · Jan 20, 2017

Mantii said:
Camera views depend on the game. In Assetto Corsa for example, you can view all the regular cameras that come with the game inside the CV, such as hood/bonnet cam, dash, dash and wheel, behind the car 3rd person etc. It's just like a normal monitor except everything will be in 3D. Not sure why you would want to race in anything other than cockpit view with the CV as that really puts you inside the car 1:1 and no monitor can replicate

Thx for the answer dude

Im so happy to hear that and believe me I have no desire to play in anything other than onboard but wanted to know how the VR community race. Unfortunately I am only a peasant VR user but the impending dirt rally has tweaked my interest in how the master-race have adapted with the added time of release

Tbh I would ideally like to lock the views up but I'm hoping VR will bring the majority of sim racers over from TCam to like you say the 1:1 view.