Isolating Audio Channels via xlr/usb Interface

TK_0413

New Member
Ok, so I've been running n to an issue and haven't seen this specific problem come up (maybe I missed it along the way). I have a Steinberg 2-channel audio interface, and when I want to try and record guitar/bass through channel 2 using a DAW or Neural DSP, the raw audio also comes through my microphone channel within OBS. I know the mic channel within OBS is only reading the Steinberg as one audio source so when I play guitar, I have to mute the mic and an unable to respond to anyone in chat unless I manually unmute it every time I want to speak. I can still get the modified audio from the guitar as I have that source running from the DAW/DSP in to a separate channel within OBS, but is there a way to unlink the second channel of my interface so I can keep the mic active? Or should I run a dedicated 1/4" to USB cable for the guitar? The second option seems counterproductive if I want to get better quality guitar audio with less latency. I don't have any current log files, because I recently built this PC and am a total noob when it comes to the in's and out's of doing much on Windows. I'm learning as I go.
 

Zeros.81

Member
How about this:

The mic is a mono channel, so you can PAN your MIC to the LEFT Channel and the Guitar to the RIGHT Channel.
Then in OBS you can add your interface TWICE and in advanced Audio Properties PAN the selector of each device to LEFT (for MIC) and RIGHT (for guitar). Last but not least, tick the "Mono" checkbox for each device
 

TK_0413

New Member
How about this:

The mic is a mono channel, so you can PAN your MIC to the LEFT Channel and the Guitar to the RIGHT Channel.
Then in OBS you can add your interface TWICE and in advanced Audio Properties PAN the selector of each device to LEFT (for MIC) and RIGHT (for guitar). Last but not least, tick the "Mono" checkbox for each device

Unfortunately I don't have a pan dial on my interface. I'm using the Steinberg UR-22 mkII. Is that still an option without having analog panning?
 

Zeros.81

Member
Not sure in your case, when you record do you have the MIC sound in both channels or only in one? If it's recorded separatedly then you can apply my workaround
 
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