Question / Help Mic stops working when I select 7.1 surround sound in audio

[coolguy_2]

The new update supporting surround sound came out, and I was excited to use it. When I select 7.1 surround sound it stops picking up my mic, but when i swap back to stereo it picks it up again

 

[Tomasz Góral]

Hi,
you have read the motherboard's operating instructions?
Because typing setting for 7.1 audio output is change all jack socket to out, including microphone.

 

[WizardCM]

Hi. After changing to surround, did you restart OBS? If you did, could you go into Settings -> Audio and ensure your microphone is still selected in Mix/Aux? If it is, please send a log.

To make a clean log file, first restart OBS, then start your stream/recording for ~30 seconds and stop it again. Make sure you replicate any issues as best you can, which means having any games/apps open and captured, etc. When you're done select Help > Log Files > Upload Current Log File. Copy the URL and paste it in a response below.

 

[TurboLancer7]

The new update supporting surround sound came out, and I was excited to use it. When I select 7.1 surround sound it stops picking up my mic, but when i swap back to stereo it picks it up again

Hey, I know this is old but I am using 7.1 and my mic was not working... so I thought... The mic is working just OBS indicator was not working. Simple fix. when you use 7.1 make sure the "Output" then "Audio" Track 1 is set to 1024, once you have done that, save and go the Mixer and click the Gear Wheel for the Mic/Aux then Advance Audio Properties, for the Mic/Aux (This is the important part to see the indicator working) check ALL the Tracks then Check the"Downmix to Mono" and then the indicator will work. But like I said, even without these settings the Mic was working. This worked for and I hope it will for you too or anyone else.