Can OBS not pick up audio through the mic if you use VB Cable for other applications?

hidden98

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Hey everyone,

I use OBS for screen recording tutorial videos (not streaming). I am having trouble capturing my mic audio when I add a virtual cable to route it to other applications, such as Discord. At the same time, I want to be able to use my mic in Discord with the same filtered audio from OBS by routing it through a virtual cable (VB Cable).

I can set up the VB cable perfectly fine, but my problem is that when I set the VB Cable as the monitoring device in OBS, OBS won’t pick up my voice in the recordings anymore. I have to turn off the monitoring device every time I want to record in OBS again, which is really frustrating.

Is there a way I can set this up so I can use my mic for both OBS recordings and Discord, without constantly having to enable or disable the monitoring device?

If there is a way to do this, please explain this to me like I am a 5-year-old; I am really not great at this.
 
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