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Disable background noise cancelling in Team
The only response you would hear from Microsoft would be to use devices that they have certified, these kind of issues are the reason they need to have a certification process. I have a decent Blue Mic and DSLR Camera sat beside me I use for YouTube, but I use a certified webcam and speakerphone for Teams calls to ensure it's totally reliable.
There is one exception, in a Live Event where you could well be receiving an audio feed from professional equipment there is a switch within the meeting called Auditorium Mode that adjusts the noise cancellation. Unfortunately you can only use it in a Live Event.
Here's the list of certified devices
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/across-devices/devices
This is a good blog on Teams Audio, but it's in german.
https://www.haraldsteindl.eu/2020/09/acoustic-echo-cancelling-aec-in-ms-teams/#.YJD6QaNxfAR
The underlying problem, teams works with IMO with unrevealed behavior, and with "hidden" interfaces/technologies, which is the difference to other products like Zoom.
So even with a DAW like Cubase 11 or others, you're able to use VST plugins, but teams don't care and you also have no idea why it went wrong. Same with OBS.
Even if I like Teams, this is very annoying and I would wish more transparency and flexibility. Buying overpriced certified (Software) DSP solutions is not an option.
Good Article. ThomasHuth