Desktop Audio records Elgato Capture Card

[maryquinn]

Hello, so i'm using the old Elgato Game Capture HD (Not HD60) and i know many people have the issue where they don't have Elgato Audio in OBS but i do have Audio i hear everything fine on my Headset. My problem is that for some reason that i can't figure out, my Desktop Audio is also recording the Elgato even when the sound is actually only playing on my headphones and not anywhere on my desktop. So when i start my stream the viewers hear everything double because the desktop audio is also playing the game sound. So far i just muted the Desktop Audio completly to be able to stream, but that way my viewers won't hear Alerts (i hear them) or Music i'm playing. I just want to know how i can stop the Desktop Audio from recording the Elgato Game Sounds...

English is not my first language, i hope it's understandable what my problem is.

 

[rockbottom]

 

[maryquinn]

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Sorry, i'm not sure how that solves my problem...?

 

[rockbottom]

Desktop Audio is muted (Speaker is RED with an x next to it) in OBS so it will not output to the stream/recording & I'm monitoring & outputting VLC. In your case it will be your capture card instead of VLC.

To get to the Advanced Audio properties click on the gear next to the speaker icon.

 

[maryquinn]

Desktop Audio is muted (Speaker is RED with an x next to it) in OBS so it will not output to the stream/recording

Oh! But that's the thing i want Desktop Audio so my Alerts can be heard on stream. Is that not possible while using the Elgato and it will always be like that?

 

[rockbottom]

See the Audio Monitoring in the Advanced Audio above? Instead of setting it to Monitor & Output set it to Monitor Only (Mute Output) & unmute the Desktop Audio. Your viewers will hear your game capture & desktop.

 

[maryquinn]

See the Audio Monitoring in the Advanced Audio above? Instead of setting it to Monitor & Output set it to Monitor Only (Mute Output) & unmute the Desktop Audio. Your viewers will hear your game capture & desktop.

Yea, i did all that multiple times already :/ They can indeed hear both but the Elgato Sound will be heard double. I don't get why the Desktop Audio is even recording the Elgato when i find that out i can probably solve it