Question / Help 3 ways of changing mic volume? which one is best?

[Derp123]

Hi,

I'm currently setting up my obs audio for streaming and I got to the conclusion that there are 3 ways to change my mic volume:

1. Changing the Volume in the OBS Mixer
2. Setting a Gain Filter
3. Changing my mic volume in the windows mic setting

I'm wondering what option to use to tune my volume for best results, or does it come down to exactly the same? Is there like more background noise being picked up with one option over the others?

Thanks!

 

[C-Dude]

There shouldn't be a difference between setting it in the OBS mixer or in windows sound. As of the gain filter, I'm not quite sure. I would think that gain would be worse but I'm not completely sure.