Audio stereo field irregularities very complex audio setup musician not simple

MrGhost

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I am having a weird Audio issue that I could describe as choppy between stereo fields, slight positioning difference usually accompanied by a static or pop, and shifting every 1 minute to longer time span, irregular intervals
I made a video and you would need headphones on to hear the problem I am having. It is really complex. Anyone had any stereo field issues? This is only existing on one thing I am recording into two inputs, among several ins. These inputs are of the same instrument, and they should just sit in the same position of the stereo field but instead there is a regular shift from heavier left but also right only quieter than left, to more center and slightly more present audio. This happens from 1 minute to shorter or longer, or sometimes not for quite a while. I am using so many components in my OBS but it causes no issues. I use Advance Scene Switcher, and it switches scenes, but that is not the cause. I have disabled audio enhancements in Windows, checked this sound problem with a DAW and not found it when recording the same two inputs, listened via headphones to the music computer's default realtek 2nd out port, used for OBS monitoring, and it is there or in the encoding computer's monitor from realteks that this is heard or in the played made videos. The only place it is visible, as the OBS meters are not particularly detailed enough to notice this change and I can't place them adjacent very well on there.

I tried everything, these are two audio ins from two similar interfaces from the same mono signal instrument split at a preamp. Amped the same and run carefully (1 thru ADAT) into my DAW, and simultaneously direct ins to OBS. If I use the output of the DAW as the input to OBS I get the sound of the 2 ins very solidly stereo positioned. It is only on the direct ins (I have set up OBS to take all hardware instruments as direct ins and the DAW over a patch cable from one interface to the other, as the direct in from the ins there) that are giving me the issue, and only on this pair of ins on 2 stereo field ins, into OBS. This should not quantitatively be happening, as any other mono signal sits where I put it, and mixes flawlessly into the OBS scenes.

Anyone having a stereo field issue of any kind? I will try and upload that video for anyone interested in seeing this strange problem. I recorded for an hour and a half yesterday and got basically nowhere in solving this. I have been trying to solve it for a couple of months. It is really noticeable and not ideal. Absolutely unsolvable issue. I will try and upload that video right now to my bitchute. I will post the link here if I get it done within the hour.
 

MrGhost

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it is more center but it is wider as well. more present like I said.

I am not just trying to show off how complicated I can make things, (pretty complicated) I have tried to make the sound out of OBS the same as the sound of the DAW because I want no issues with the latency and want to monitor via the interface, but want to also get good similar sound from the OBS recordings. It is not as easy as just patching back the out from the DAW to the OBS. in fact I can hardly remember what prompted me to start doing things this way back when I set this studio up in March, but I believe it had to do with direct monitoring the interface because of timing the drums, and audio issues coming from the DAW output not sounding like the interface audio I was hearing. This is why I made an audio in in OBS for every source and another for the DAW. It was just yesterday or the day before that I decided to mute all the hardware audios to the DAW output thus having only virtual things like vst drums and synths with their fx in the OBS DAW source.

I would really appreciate anyone's input if they have any ideas I haven't thought of here. Please if you have an hour and a half to listen there are many examples during this of the problem but you must wear headphones to hear the issue.

Still waiting for the video to process it is uploaded but I can't say when it will process. back later.
 

MrGhost

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AUDIO Troubleshooting OBS WINDOWS Dual Interface Stereo Field Issues
This video is the detailed rundown of the situation, the sound can be heard at the end of the first live recording a minute or two in, and then later many times. after I make the recording, and hear the issue happen as the video is recording along side the DAW I stop the DAW, and play it back from the DAW a few times. This all in the first couple minutes. Then I go on to troubleshooting. The thing happens many many times in a long video like this so you can get a feel for how often and maybe any other things like how it always does the same stereo field placement.
 

MrGhost

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A very clear instance happens at about 1:13:26. Listen from 1:13:20 to 1:13:30 and you will hear what I mean.
 
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