Hello and thank you for taking the time to read and possibly help me out with my audio issue(s).
You can go straight to the recording in which I describe and demonstrate one of the problems I am having.
Recording Link - https://soundcloud.com/spank-13/obs-voice-test-1
Here is the link to my current OBS log.
Log Link - https://gist.github.com/e1e967e62ad55569a909
First problem: When I speak through my microphone over a program's sound, the program's sound becomes distorted while my voice stays clear. This happens within games, Youtube videos, and I will assume any other program that outputs noise.
*edit- Perhaps I am improperly phrasing the issue. It's not the game music that is become severely distorted, it's this reverb sounding effect / aura when I speak over a program also transmitting noise. It almost sounds like there is a severely muffled robot voice layered right behind my voice.
Second problem: I am just having trouble finding a happy medium between my voice and program volume levels. Whether it be H1Z1, Guild Wars 2, Youtube, and etc. The microphone input(?) volume in OBS is set to 80% while the program input(?) volume is set all the way down to 10%. Even with that low setting I still can't find a good balance where the program volume levels are still quite loud. I've tried playing with the windows volume mixer but those levels never stay to the adjustment.
The microphone I am using is the Audio Technica AT2020 USB plugged into the back of my computer versus the front (if it makes a difference). My OBS Encoding settings are set to AAC codec, 128 bitrate, 48kHz, and stereo channel. My OBS audio settings are left as default with the correct microphone selected. I have a Realtek HD audio driver. The window's microphone settings are set to the proper microphone as default, the mic volume level to 50 , and exclusive modes turned on (so default settings).
I also have OBS' microphone noise gate enabled to eliminate background typing and mouse clicking.
I must be missing something I hope as I have tried a variety of combinations and then proceeded to test record. Please help me fix these two dreaded issues! Thank you <3
You can go straight to the recording in which I describe and demonstrate one of the problems I am having.
Recording Link - https://soundcloud.com/spank-13/obs-voice-test-1
Here is the link to my current OBS log.
Log Link - https://gist.github.com/e1e967e62ad55569a909
First problem: When I speak through my microphone over a program's sound, the program's sound becomes distorted while my voice stays clear. This happens within games, Youtube videos, and I will assume any other program that outputs noise.
*edit- Perhaps I am improperly phrasing the issue. It's not the game music that is become severely distorted, it's this reverb sounding effect / aura when I speak over a program also transmitting noise. It almost sounds like there is a severely muffled robot voice layered right behind my voice.
Second problem: I am just having trouble finding a happy medium between my voice and program volume levels. Whether it be H1Z1, Guild Wars 2, Youtube, and etc. The microphone input(?) volume in OBS is set to 80% while the program input(?) volume is set all the way down to 10%. Even with that low setting I still can't find a good balance where the program volume levels are still quite loud. I've tried playing with the windows volume mixer but those levels never stay to the adjustment.
The microphone I am using is the Audio Technica AT2020 USB plugged into the back of my computer versus the front (if it makes a difference). My OBS Encoding settings are set to AAC codec, 128 bitrate, 48kHz, and stereo channel. My OBS audio settings are left as default with the correct microphone selected. I have a Realtek HD audio driver. The window's microphone settings are set to the proper microphone as default, the mic volume level to 50 , and exclusive modes turned on (so default settings).
I also have OBS' microphone noise gate enabled to eliminate background typing and mouse clicking.
I must be missing something I hope as I have tried a variety of combinations and then proceeded to test record. Please help me fix these two dreaded issues! Thank you <3
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