IF it's not spyware, why can't I even hear premiere's audio when I turn off my "microphone access for this device" in windows settings? forcing users to have their microphone on for such basic functionality of the program is not only unfair and doesn't make sense, but it's also compromising my privacy by forcing me to keep the microphone access on for no apparent reason.
I personally can't think of a single reason for this, other than spyware. I am being forced to give microphone access to gain basic, unrelated, functionality that should come as a given