Audio Help Needed

[Renholmes08]

OBS quickly becoming irritating than useful. I'm getting no audio on my recordings. I have read all of the VERY CONFUSING explanations in forum and can't find anything to help. Can someone PLEASE explain to a simpleton how to get audio to record?

 

[Lawrence_SoCal]

Start by reading and following the pinned post in this very forum about how to ask for help with an issue
Please post a log with your issue! Here's how...

Yea, OBS is sophisticated, so audio can get complex. Free software means onus is on the user to figure it out
I found this recent conversation to be helpful in understanding OBS audio Do I need to use VoiceMeeter with OBS
And you haven't explained what you have working vs not. So is audio inputs even working correctly to begin with? Are you using the default MKV format, or something else? and what are you using to listen to what you've recorded, as depending on video recording format/container/encoder used, and if multi-track, not all video players will recognize all tracks (not OBS fault)

I understand frustration, but you haven't provided enough info for anyone to provide a truly useful response
Under Source Audio Input, can you hear your audio? Do you read the OBS guide regarding audio and understand implication, like Advanced Audio properties especially Monitor vs Output implications? Have you started simple and not enabled any advanced audio effects/filters, etc?

Sorry, I used OBS default, hooked up webcam and recording audio and video just worked. I ran into audio issues until I disabled Default Desktop Audio (and all the other global audio devices) and only used specific Audio Inputs per scene as desired [yes, there are better ways, but mine worked, is full-proof, simple, etc... so works for me]

We look forward to helping you

 

[Renholmes08]

Never mind. I figured it out. Thinking someone needs to make this product more user friendly.

 

[Renholmes08]

Start by reading and following the pinned post in this very forum about how to ask for help with an issue
Please post a log with your issue! Here's how...

Yea, OBS is sophisticated, so audio can get complex. Free software means onus is on the user to figure it out
I found this recent conversation to be helpful in understanding OBS audio Do I need to use VoiceMeeter with OBS
And you haven't explained what you have working vs not. So is audio inputs even working correctly to begin with? Are you using the default MKV format, or something else? and what are you using to listen to what you've recorded, as depending on video recording format/container/encoder used, and if multi-track, not all video players will recognize all tracks (not OBS fault)

I understand frustration, but you haven't provided enough info for anyone to provide a truly useful response
Under Source Audio Input, can you hear your audio? Do you read the OBS guide regarding audio and understand implication, like Advanced Audio properties especially Monitor vs Output implications? Have you started simple and not enabled any advanced audio effects/filters, etc?

Sorry, I used OBS default, hooked up webcam and recording audio and video just worked. I ran into audio issues until I disabled Default Desktop Audio (and all the other global audio devices) and only used specific Audio Inputs per scene as desired [yes, there are better ways, but mine worked, is full-proof, simple, etc... so works for me]

We look forward to helping you

Thank you for your time and your help. I wish I would have seen your message before messing with on my own.

 

[Lawrence_SoCal]

Never mind. I figured it out. Thinking someone needs to make this product more user friendly.

What OBS does its really complex and sophisticated. And its free. This isn't a criticism of OBS, but it really isn't practical to expect the user experience polish of commercial software, across multiple Operating Systems, as that is EXPENSIVE (or a hoarde of experienced, capable volunteers that would be the envy of most OSS projects). So something has to give, and typically it is testing, documentation, user experience, and support ... why, as prior users help each other out and don't need as polished a product. .... So, as stated before, the trade-off with most open source projects is that your time (self teaching) is what you trade for the no-cost acquisition option.

With most OSS efforts, a comment of 'someone should' is usually replied to with, 'as soon as you learn enough to contribute meaningfully and then volunteer, you'll have your someone' ;^)