Audio Stream Full of Static/Pops

kinor80

New Member
Scratching my head here, trying to figure out why my Blue Yeti microphone seems to stream static and pops everytime I use it on Youtube? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Here is what I have tried so far:

Noise Limiting and Noise Compression Filters
Changing the cable (same problem persists) to the computer from the mic

Here is the most recent log file:

Here is a recent stream where you can hear the problem (ignore the bad video..that's something I didn't set up properly because I'm not currently concerned with this):
 

kinor80

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Also, here's some info about my computer!

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.9 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
 

PaiSand

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kinor80

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Thanks for sending this. I suppose that the most relevant critical error is this one:

Critical Max Audio Buffering

Audio buffering hit the maximum value. This is an indicator of very high system load, will affect stream latency, and may even cause individual audio sources to stop working. Keep an eye on CPU usage especially, and close background programs if needed.

Occasionally, this can be caused by incorrect device timestamps. Restart OBS to reset buffering.

Source affected (potential cause): Desktop Audio 2

Not really sure how to solve it, as restarting OBS doesn't seem to help. Do you think this is what's causing the mic issue?

Thanks,
Daniel
 

konsolenritter

Active Member
Do you have a single audio device mapped more than once in the global audio settings?
Your log seems to show this. Avoid that. Even the "default" device (it means a pointer to the default device in terms of windows audio devices) should only be mapped once.

Omit the other ones by setting them to disabled in die obs global audio settings.

Look if it gets better then.
 

kinor80

New Member
The solution was to disable all audio devices in the global audio settings. Somehow, something was conflicting with my mic.
 

kinor80

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I also need to add that I realize that the problem only went away when I had the noise gate filter toggled. My settings are -38 closed and -25 open.
 
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