StreamingAudioPerformance/audio/micaux.md

Case 1: OBS + Mic/Aux Source

You are into Case 1 if:

• You just want to you a mic to capture you performance
  • You use a USB mic, a built-in mic, the webcam's built-in mic or the line input of your computer.
  • Your mic is connected to an external sound card
    • You use macOS
    • You use Windows and the MME/DirextX drivers for your sound card
• You use macOS with an audio software and
  • An external sound card with multiple initialization from multiple applications and a built-in loop-back feature
  • An external sound card compatible with multiple initialization from multiple application, and enough available outputs and inputs
  • Two external sound cards
• You use Windows with an audio software and
  • a secondary external sound card with MME/DirectX drivers as a looback input, or
  • an external sound card with ASIO drivers and you loop your audio back into your built-in computer line-input.

If your whole audio come from a microphone, it may be already automatically selected as Mic/Aux source in the audio mixer.

If not, you should be able to select it or any appropriate (non ASIO) audio input into OBS Preferences > "Audio" tab > "Mic/auxiliary Audio" drop-down list.

You can also click the gear near-by the Mic/Aux source in the Audio Mixer, then click properties and select your correct or audio input in the "Device" drop-down list.

You should then see the Mix/Aux VU-meter reacting to the captured audio. If so your audio is properly configured, good! You are now ready for part 3.