The use of the monitoring device of OBS is not suited for this.įor example, if you don't record/stream but instead use OBS as virtual webcam for zoom meetings. The issue is that the audio mixed with the internal mixer of OBS cannot be given back to some Windows audio device to use it with other apps. Mission accomplished.īut if you need to output some audio to additional devices in addition to what is being recorded or streamed, Voicemeeter might be useful. With such simple setups, audio is fed into OBS, and OBS mixes it fine and outputs it to recording or stream. Or if you're just streaming what is running on your PC. If you're just recording, this is usually not the case. Voicemeeter is useful, if you need to output audio to more devices or apps than just OBS. Are you live streaming, or recording locally, editing, then sharing/distributing? With such clarity maybe someone on this forum can advise you What you don't mention is what you are trying to accomplish, what exactly of the native OBS capabilities aren't meeting your needs, why you are even dealing with VoiceMeeter and or Audacity, etc. And for all the features someone might want, for various use cases, there are lots of plug-ins and options (from professional to home/simple use cases). So, yes, OBS is free, open source software meaning a level of tool mastery is typically advisable for making good use of the s/w, and as free, there isn't money for quality documentation and/or support staff. The use of VoiceMeeter or other depends on your use case, audio processing effects (including variable delays) that you might want. But audio is my weakest knowledge area, so I'm keeping it simple for the time being Some of the noise suppression new features in v26 is the one item that has me eyeing an update. I tried some of the audio effects, but I caused more problems than i solved, so I removed all effects at this point. I don't use VoiceMeeter, just the native audio in OBS (with audio input from either recorded videos, or an audio output from a professional, simple sound panel (really only used to balance and accommodate various including wireless Lav mics, no effects)

I've been streaming for HoW for 9+ months now.

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