Question / Help Dual PC Stream settings. Any suggestions?

[ODZHYY]

Hello there, OBSGods!
I recently switched from my old choppy internet,to the new one and would like to stream again.
I tried my best, tried many of the variations and didn't got fix for this,even had to read like 100x other threads and posts about every single (almost) option.
So I decided to ask you ladies and gentlemans... Here we go ...
I stream at youtube, almost for a year and only recently got better internet,to crank up the quality.. after so many headaches with the companies.
I get a good quality,but I BELIEVE, we could manage things out to get even BETTER quality for my streams. After setting everything up, i noticed that at some points my stream gets pixelated .. not that it bothers me too much,but I would like to try get rid of it and get crispy clean picture. You know what they say .. "Who doesn't try , don't drink champagne!"

I stream via NVENC, since my streaming rig got problems and 80% of usage,when I stream via x264 encoder.
I ran couple tests for x264 encoder and that didn't work pretty good out..
And I will try tomorrow one more thing .. via filters on my webcam or elgato capture screen, put an Lanczos on,mby that would get a bit cleaner look.

Here's my internet connection.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/7395085977.png

Gaming PC

• BoostBoxx Vega, GlassCase RGB
• MSI Z270-A PRO
• Intel i7-7700K / Windows 10 Home (64bit)
• Ballistix Sports 2400MHz 16GB / M.2 SSD 850 Evo 250GB / 2TB HDD WD®
• MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Armor 8G OC

Streaming PC

• * Hyrical Gaming Center
• * Intel Core i7-4790 / Windows 10 Home (64Bit)
• * Asus B85M-G
• * A-Data 16GB RAM / SSD 120GB / 2TB HDD WD®
• * Nvidia GeForce 970 4G OC

Log file
https://hastebin.com/xiwicecopi


And while we are here ... Somebody who's good with sound settings and do know about this..
I use AT2020 XLR microphone and Scarlett 2i2 USB connected to my gaming pc, and my elgato is listening to my gameplay and my microphone.. via Elgato Sound Capture software.
I would like to put some filters for noice reduction or voice gate or I don't know what else.. but I can't seperate my microphone from my gameplay sound. Its one big cluster ... exactly as this topic :D
... and I would like to ask,if there's a possibilty to seperate them .. without using extra microphone for my gaming/streaming rig.
If I got to spend a bit more money,i'm okay with that .. i need to get the idea first.


Thank you my dear friends for ANY response I will get.
I tried my best to explane everything and give every single information about my settup.
Best regards, ODZH.

 

[DEDRICK]

For your microphone you can use EqualizerAPO and ReaPlugs to process the microphone system wide before it gets output to Windows/Elgato.

This is a different approach to doing it, doesn't involve any virtual audio cables or a DAW, no VSTs in OBS either. In this tutorial I don't go over what every VST setting does, but I show how to set it up.

I've been meaning to redo it because I make some errors but it will get the job done for now.
I want to do it where I go over each VST, how they work and what every setting does.

Please do not use ReaFir, no matter how many tutorials you watch that tell you to use it for noise. Use the ReaJS/Stillwell/Expander with similar settings to what I have shown here.

Start with:

Threshold : -45dB
Ratio: 4:1
Detection: RMS
Attack: 3ms
Release: 100ms

If you need to add gain to your mic you can do it here with output gain, but you should try to get the majority of your gain from the Scarlett. Adjust the threshold until you can't hear it fluttering open, then tighten it up but not too much.

Use your ears, you will need to find a way to monitor your mic input, you can use "Listen to this device" but be aware that there is a delay in output, this delay will trick your brain. It can cause you to stutter(Speech jamming) and you won't sound what you actually sound like, so make adjustments then do recordings to hear what it truly sounds like

 

[ODZHYY]

Thankyou,Dedrick!
Will it affect or delay my microphone with image on camera? After using such programs as Voicemeeter, Adobe Audition i noticed that I have often delayed sound with my camera picture. Image shows one frame and the sound is delayed for about 0,5 or 1 second.

I am actually scared to download and set it up,since I had a problems with voicemeeter and virtual cables, that completly damages my sound. Bad luck i would say.

 

[DEDRICK]

I understand your fear about VB, real-time audio in general is harder than most things to set up well and a lot of people install programs that can inadvertently decimate their audio with errors, delay, pops clicks etc. if they don't know what they need to know to troubleshoot audio.

The delay I was referring to was from monitoring the device using "Listen to this device" or using the OBS Audio Monitoring, there is inherent delay when listening like this.

EqualizerAPO won't add delay unless you use VSTs that add processing delay, the majority of ReaPlug VSTs are zero-latency by default. It doesn't use any virtual devices or ASIO backend routing, it instead hooks to the device between input and output using the effects channel added way back in Windows Vista era.

It only affects the devices you tell it to.

Here's some snap shots of my VST chain, 0 latency

Expander for background noise suppression
Gate for foreground noise suppression
Compressor for peak control, average loudness
EQ for tone
Compressor acting as a hard limiter