Question / Help Additional audio sources?

[Chris230291]

Hello. I would like to stream the music I am listening to while I broadcast but I cant figure out how. The problem is I play my music in iTunes and use AirPlay to send it to my AV receiver. I do not want to play it through my headphones while I play so I am hoping there is a way of adding applications as additional sound sources. Maybe there's a plugin for that?

Any help is appreciated,
Chris.

 

[Cryonic]

The music playback is a pure audio signal that is not running over your main desktop audio output.
You can use Virtual Audio Cable and route a cable from your "record out" output on the AV-receiver to your line in.
After you connected it, select your main speaker/headphone output and your line in to a single output in VAC and set this output as your desktop audio source in OBS.
This will mix both, your desktop sound and your music from an external source (AV-receiver) into a single virtual output and it will be used for streaming only.

Not the best way, but the only way to do it with software - so you dont have to throw money at this.
It can be done with other software too, but VAC is the popular solution and it works, but its not free.

Maybe i should do a tutorial how to mix multiple audio outputs and route them into OBS.

 

[Chris230291]

Hello and thanks for the reply. I had already thought of this but I don't really want to have to run a cable the distance I'd have to. I also tend to get grounding noise/issues when I use my PC's line in.

I understand that AirPlay might be the main issue, but what if I didn't use it? I have a piece of software called AirFoil which allows me to "grab" audio from the entire system or from a specific application and transmit it to an AirPlay compatible receiver. So could a plugin not use a similar method to take an applications output and send it into OBS?

Chris.

 

[Cryonic]

I can tell you - use cables when ever you can. Easy and stable connection. And if you have the right gear, you will have no noise at all (thats how we do it as DJs etc - and we have more issues with wireless stuff than with cables).
Its still a mess because how ever you do the audio routing - you will still have 2 sources (desktop audio with the game sound & background music).
Its not AirPlay, its the system with 2 different audio sources. If you want to run your music on a different output (same PC) or even external source connected to your A/V-receiver.
The best way is to run the desktop output & music on the same output on your PC. That will work without additional software and this is how 95% people handle the audio while streaming.
So you have to grab the source and mix it with your mic input or your desktop input and then select the combined input/output in OBS.
Right now OBS can handle only 2 audio sources, you have 3 - music, desktop audio & your mic.

I dont know the plugin, i dont use the apple stuff much. Only for DJing & music production, but no wireless connection is used there.
Cable will do the job just fine and you dont have to mess around with even more software, but its your system - try what works best for you. Wireless stuff can also add some latency - dont forget this.