- How To Add Game Audio On Obs Mac Through Elgato Software
- How To Add Game Audio On Obs Mac Through Elgato Windows 7
To add a console game is harder because it introduces another piece of software — Elgato Game Capture HD. (This is if you’ve decided to go with the Elgato HD60s/s+.) (This is if you’ve. However, voice apps will be heard if you set them to run through the desktop audio. If you don’t want viewers to hear your chat or other audio, set those programs to use a different output other than desktop. For instance, I can set the game and OBS to use desktop audio but Discord runs through my Corsair headset. These are the issues I had to deal with when I tried hooking up my Sony A7 II to my Mac through an Elgato Gaming CamLink. I just wanted 1080p from my fancy camera as a webcam through OBS so I could.
Streaming Computer: Macbook Pro with an Intel Core i7 2760QM CPU @ 2.4 GHz
Memory: 16GB
Operating System; Windows 10 in Bootcamp, 64-bit
Game Capture Device: Elgato HD60
Gaming Device: PS3 (running through an HDMI 1x2 splitter to counter DHCP)
Webcam: Logitech C920
Headphones: Sennheiser U320
Net speed: 29Mbps down (up to 50Mbps) // 6Mbps Up
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OBS Settings:
Encoding: x264, Max bitrate: 2000
Audio Encoding: AAC, 48kHz, 128 bitrate, stereo
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Here's the issue, when I use the Elgato software to preview my stream, there's no audio glitches and everything looks & sounds fine, but when I set it up in OBS, I hear crackling and intermittent glitches in the PS3 game audio preview (and playback when recording). I thought it might be an issue with the splitter, but since it plays fine in Elgato's software, I was wondering if I have something set wrong in OBS? Uploaded a latest log for your troubleshooting pleasure :)
While OBS is used for streaming, it’s a very useful recording software when configured correctly. Today I will show how to add separate audio tracks to OBS and allows you record independently of each other. This tutorial is meant for Windows users. Mac users will have to wait for another day.
Three things are needed
OBS Studio (Sorry OBS Classic fans)
Virtual Audio Cables (Can get this in many ways but the one I am using is from VB-Audio)
Your program you want to have separate audio sources for (VOIP like Discord or Skype, Foobar for music, etc any kind of audio devices that can switch playback) I will be using Discord for this tutorial.
Download the virtual audio cables of your choice. In your Windows Mixer and right click on the speaker in the taskbar and you will see one new cable both in playback and recording. They work in tandem together.
Now into your program of choice and go into that settings menu to switch the output device. In Discord, you can find it under Voice & Video when you click the cog icon next to your name
As you can see, in output device I selected my virtual cable input as the output device (Confused yet?) Basically, you are outputting from Discord into the virtual cable hence the cable input is listed in playback devices.
Now in OBS head to the audio tab to configure OBS
As you can see, you want to select the virtual cable under any available mic/aux audio device section. Therefore, that’s why you see the virtual cable output in recording devices under the Windows Mixer.
Next head to the output settings and switch to the advance recording output (this can only be done in advance. Not simple mode.)
You must pick under Recording Format a suitable recording format for the multiple tracks per recording. As stated, FLV doesn’t work. Two options I used are MKV and MP4. Then right below that see where audio tracks are listed. Pick up to 6 tracks for recording we will be setting this up next.
As you add audio sources to OBS you will find more objects inside the mixer but what you want is under the advance audio properties. (click the cog next to an audio source or click the dropdown menu of edit in the top left of OBS) All you should do is checkmark what you want per each track you selected to in OBS’s output settings
This is currently how my setup in OBS is. Track 1 is for streaming hence why all sources are check marked. Track 2 is for just gameplay audio, Track 3 my mic etc.
Once the recording is done, drop it into your favorite video editing program. This is how mine is shown in Adobe Premiere
How To Add Game Audio On Obs Mac Through Elgato Software
But you wonder, how do I hear my friends or music now? Go back to the windows mixer and select the virtual cable under the recording tab and right click to head to its properties. Go to the listen tab, check the listen to this device option and switch to your playback device of choice.
And done! Your OBS is now completed to record separate audio tracks. Now you can get more virtual cables to add in other playback devices but it starts to become a hassle with all these listening tabs and such at the point where maybe a virtual mixer. I just happen to have such software but that will be another tutorial for another day. Have any questions hit me up at @DiamondRyce on Twitter.