Question / Help Can't get a Sing Along setup going.. pls help!

[metrosuperstar]

Hi, I would like to stream mini concerts where I am singing covers. At a bare minimum, I'd be using the audio playback of an MP3 thru Windows Media Player and mixing that with my microphone, connected to a professional audio interface (Focusrite Saffire). I would add reverb thru the use of the Audio Input Capture OR Mic/Aux properties, where I would select a reverb as a filter. I would turn on monitoring in OBS in order to do my performances so I can hear the same mix as what the viewers are hearing.

Right now, I am trying to keep the setup simple and hoping this works.. but I currently find that the FX applied has too much latency... in fact whenever I speak in the mic, the VU levels for Mic/Aux take a fraction of a second to move. I'd like to get rid of the latency and hear the mic louder in the mix being monitored. I'm also wondering what's better to use - the Audio Input Capture device OR the Mic/Aux channel?

 

[Narcogen]

It doesn't matter whether you add your audio device as a separate input capture or specify it as a channel in the audio setup.

Adding filters causes latency. The more filters and the more demanding they are, the more latency it'll be. If the plugin is working well and your computer is powerful enough, it should not be that noticeable. It should be consistent, so you can add a delay to other sources to keep your microphone in sync with the audio from WMP.