In my latest scoring work for video games I've used Corsair headsets as one of the references for knowing how my music will translate. I've also used them for gaming, of course ;) and some of my fellow gamers colleagues+friends told me the headset was quiet.. so I ventured in fixing it.
While EqualizerAPO is a great choice (as it can do a lot more than just raising the mic volume), I found a way to fix this that requires no additional software. Also, in my experience EqualizerAPO disables the Corsair driver so it will not make the "Virtual Surround" or "Re-positioning" features work.
I thought I would post it as it could be useful to someone. I've used this method with both my HS60 and 70 and it worked. I would imagine it works on the 50 as well and it's worth trying with any headset that is having mic volume issues.
1. Go to Control Panel > Sound
2. In the Recording tab, double click on your headset mic, a new pane will open.
In that pane you can go to the 'Custom' tab to enable AGC (Automatic Gain Compensation).
If you are monitoring your mic input, you'll immediately notice the bump in volume.
At this point, the mic slider actually makes sense: I like to keep it close to 75. Bear in mind that lowering the volume from the vertical slider in the iCUE app equals to moving the horizontal volume slider in the 'Levels' tab of the Sound Control Panel Properties.
If you click the vertical iCue slider and use Up/Down arrow, you'll go by increments on "1".
