Question / Help Mic Volume Clipping

Braclo

New Member
Greetings all.

So I am relatively new to streaming but after setting up everything, I have been having fun with OBS and got the quality of my streams to be okay-ish.

My biggest problem currently is my mic audio. For some reason it sounds like it is boosted, and I can't figure out where to change that. I tried to lower the volume, but that usually results with the same clipping sound, just at a lower volume.

Here is an example: http://youtu.be/VlSoBTcDUB0

As far as I can tell, no one seem to hear me in the game actually like that.

Below is my OBS log file.
12:53:46: Open Broadcaster Software v0.592b - 32bit (´・ω・`)
12:53:46: -------------------------------
12:53:46: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz
12:53:46: CPU Speed: 3403MHz
12:53:46: Physical Memory: 4095MB Total, 4095MB Free
12:53:46: stepping id: 9, model 58, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 4, total cores 4
12:53:46: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}
12:53:46: monitor 2: pos={-1024, 0}, size={1024, 768}
12:53:46: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 S
12:53:46: Aero is Enabled
12:53:46: -------------------------------
12:53:46: OBS Modules:
12:53:46: Base Address Module
12:53:46: 00A10000 OBS.exe
12:53:46: 555B0000 OBSApi.dll
12:53:46: 6C0A0000 DShowPlugin.dll
12:53:46: 6F580000 GraphicsCapture.dll
12:53:46: 6F2D0000 NoiseGate.dll
12:53:46: 68650000 PSVPlugin.dll
12:53:46: ------------------------------------------
12:53:46: Adapter 1
12:53:46: Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
12:53:46: Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 1559691264
12:53:46: Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 2684235776
12:53:46: Video Adapter Output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
12:53:46: Video Adapter Output 2: pos={-1024, 0}, size={1024, 768}, attached=true
12:53:46: =====Stream Start: 2014-01-24, 12:53:46===============================================
12:53:46: Multithreaded optimizations: On
12:53:46: Base resolution: 1920x1080
12:53:46: Output resolution: 1280x720
12:53:46: ------------------------------------------
12:53:46: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (Adapter 1)...
12:53:46: ------------------------------------------
12:53:46: Audio Format: 44100hz
12:53:46: Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{f523350f-f465-4944-bbf7-47702e508e39}
12:53:46: ------------------------------------------
12:53:46: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Logitech G430 Gaming Headset)
12:53:46: Using 7.1 surround speaker setup
12:53:46: ------------------------------------------
12:53:46: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Logitech G430 Gaming Headset)
12:53:46: ------------------------------------------
12:53:46: Audio Encoding: AAC
12:53:46: bitrate: 128
12:53:46: Using Monitor Capture
12:53:46: Using Window Capture
12:53:47: Using bitmap image
12:53:47: Scene buffering time set to 402
12:53:47: ------------------------------------------
12:53:47: Video Encoding: x264
12:53:47: fps: 30
12:53:47: width: 1280, height: 720
12:53:47: preset: fast
12:53:47: profile: main
12:53:47: keyint: 60
12:53:47: CBR: yes
12:53:47: CFR: yes
12:53:47: max bitrate: 1800
12:53:47: buffer size: 1800
12:53:47: ------------------------------------------
12:53:47: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (Logitech G430 Gaming Headset)' is 1536000, samples per sec is 48000
12:53:47: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Microphone (Logitech G430 Gaming Headset)' is 176400, samples per sec is 44100
12:54:58: Total frames encoded: 2133, total frames duplicated: 25 (1.17%)
12:54:58: Total frames rendered: 2135, number of late frames: 1 (0.05%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
12:54:58:
12:54:58: Profiler time results:
12:54:58:
12:54:58: ==============================================================
12:54:58: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 31.051 ms] [children: 98.2%] [unaccounted: 1.79%]
12:54:58: | scene->Preprocess - [98%] [avg time: 30.423 ms]
12:54:58: | GPU download and conversion - [0.235%] [avg time: 0.073 ms] [children: 0.209%] [unaccounted: 0.0258%]
12:54:58: | | flush - [0.106%] [avg time: 0.033 ms]
12:54:58: | | CopyResource - [0.058%] [avg time: 0.018 ms]
12:54:58: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.0451%] [avg time: 0.014 ms]
12:54:58: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.409 ms] [children: 98.8%] [unaccounted: 1.22%]
12:54:58: | Convert444toNV12 - [98.8%] [avg time: 0.404 ms]
12:54:58: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.783 ms]
12:54:58: ==============================================================
12:54:58:
12:54:58:
12:54:58: Profiler CPU results:
12:54:58:
12:54:58: ==============================================================
12:54:58: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.913 ms, total 1950.01 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
12:54:58: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0.248 ms, total 530.405 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
12:54:58: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.08 ms, total 171.601 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
12:54:58: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.051 ms, total 109.201 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
12:54:58: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.022 ms, total 46.8 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
12:54:58: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0.007 ms, total 15.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
12:54:58: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.367 ms, total 1560.01 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
12:54:58: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.367 ms, total 1560.01 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
12:54:58: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.044 ms, total 93.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
12:54:58: ==============================================================
12:54:58:
12:54:58: =====Stream End: 2014-01-24, 12:54:58=================================================
13:00:08: =====Stream Start: 2014-01-24, 13:00:08===============================================
13:00:08: Multithreaded optimizations: On
13:00:08: Base resolution: 1920x1080
13:00:08: Output resolution: 1280x720
13:00:08: ------------------------------------------
13:00:08: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (Adapter 1)...
13:00:08: ------------------------------------------
13:00:08: Audio Format: 44100hz
13:00:08: Playback device {0.0.0.00000000}.{f523350f-f465-4944-bbf7-47702e508e39}
13:00:08: ------------------------------------------
13:00:08: Using desktop audio input: Speakers (Logitech G430 Gaming Headset)
13:00:08: Using 7.1 surround speaker setup
13:00:08: ------------------------------------------
13:00:08: Using auxilary audio input: Microphone (Logitech G430 Gaming Headset)
13:00:08: ------------------------------------------
13:00:08: Audio Encoding: AAC
13:00:08: bitrate: 128
13:00:08: Using Monitor Capture
13:00:08: Using Window Capture
13:00:08: Using bitmap image
13:00:08: Scene buffering time set to 402
13:00:08: ------------------------------------------
13:00:08: Video Encoding: x264
13:00:08: fps: 30
13:00:08: width: 1280, height: 720
13:00:08: preset: fast
13:00:08: profile: main
13:00:08: keyint: 60
13:00:08: CBR: yes
13:00:08: CFR: yes
13:00:08: max bitrate: 1800
13:00:08: buffer size: 1800
13:00:08: ------------------------------------------
13:00:08: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Speakers (Logitech G430 Gaming Headset)' is 1536000, samples per sec is 48000
13:00:08: MMDeviceAudioSource: Frequency for device 'Microphone (Logitech G430 Gaming Headset)' is 176400, samples per sec is 44100
13:00:11: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
13:00:11: Server selection: rtmp://live.justin.tv/app
13:00:11: Interface: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller #2 (ethernet, 100 mbps)
13:00:11: Completed handshake with rtmp://live.justin.tv/app in 157 ms.
13:00:11: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
13:00:11: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
13:00:13: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 131072 (buffer: 698 / 246784)
13:00:14: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Increasing send buffer to ISB 262144 (buffer: 735 / 246784)
13:03:51: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
13:03:51: New Scene
13:03:51: Using Monitor Capture
13:03:51: Using Window Capture
13:03:52: Using bitmap image
13:03:52: Using graphics capture
13:03:54: SharedTexCapture hooked
13:29:23: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
13:29:23: New Scene
13:29:23: Using Monitor Capture
13:29:23: Using Window Capture
13:29:23: Using bitmap image
13:30:42: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
13:30:42: New Scene
13:30:42: Using Monitor Capture
13:30:42: Using Window Capture
13:30:42: Using bitmap image
13:30:42: Using graphics capture
13:30:42: SharedTexCapture hooked
13:54:51: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
13:54:51: New Scene
13:54:51: Using Monitor Capture
13:54:51: Using Window Capture
13:54:51: Using bitmap image
13:55:58: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
13:55:58: New Scene
13:55:58: Using Monitor Capture
13:55:58: Using Window Capture
13:55:58: Using bitmap image
13:55:58: Using graphics capture
13:55:58: SharedTexCapture hooked
14:02:39: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
14:02:39: New Scene
14:02:39: Using Monitor Capture
14:02:39: Using Window Capture
14:02:39: Using bitmap image
14:07:13: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
14:07:13: New Scene
14:07:14: Using Monitor Capture
14:07:14: Using Window Capture
14:07:14: Using bitmap image
14:27:52: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
14:27:52: New Scene
14:27:52: Using Monitor Capture
14:27:52: Using Window Capture
14:27:52: Using bitmap image
14:27:52: Using graphics capture
14:27:52: SharedTexCapture hooked
14:40:01: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
14:40:01: New Scene
14:40:02: Using Monitor Capture
14:40:02: Using Window Capture
14:40:02: Using bitmap image
14:40:38: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
14:40:38: New Scene
14:40:38: Using Monitor Capture
14:40:38: Using Window Capture
14:40:38: Using bitmap image
14:40:38: Using graphics capture
14:40:38: SharedTexCapture hooked
15:05:36: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
15:05:36: New Scene
15:05:36: Using Monitor Capture
15:05:36: Using Window Capture
15:05:36: Using bitmap image
15:05:36: PERFORMANCE WARNING: Scene change took 530 ms, maybe some sources should be global sources?
15:07:04: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
15:07:04: New Scene
15:07:04: Using Monitor Capture
15:07:04: Using Window Capture
15:07:04: Using bitmap image
15:07:04: Using graphics capture
15:07:04: SharedTexCapture hooked
15:08:59: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
15:08:59: New Scene
15:08:59: Using Monitor Capture
15:08:59: Using Window Capture
15:08:59: Using bitmap image
15:09:21: Using Window Capture
15:09:30: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
15:09:30: New Scene
15:09:31: Using Monitor Capture
15:09:31: Using Window Capture
15:09:31: Using bitmap image
15:09:31: Using graphics capture
15:09:31: SharedTexCapture hooked
17:00:07: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
17:00:07: New Scene
17:00:07: Using Monitor Capture
17:00:07: Using Window Capture
17:00:07: Using bitmap image
17:01:46: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
17:01:46: New Scene
17:01:46: Using Monitor Capture
17:01:46: Using Window Capture
17:01:46: Using bitmap image
17:01:47: Using graphics capture
17:01:47: PERFORMANCE WARNING: Scene change took 606 ms, maybe some sources should be global sources?
17:01:47: SharedTexCapture hooked
17:03:38: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
17:03:38: New Scene
17:03:38: Using Monitor Capture
17:03:38: Using Window Capture
17:03:38: Using bitmap image
17:08:09: Total frames encoded: 446386, total frames duplicated: 59319 (13.29%)
17:08:09: Total frames rendered: 440733, number of late frames: 5273 (1.20%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
17:08:09: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
17:08:09: Average send payload: 6533 bytes, average send interval: 27 ms
17:08:09: Number of times waited to send: 0, Waited for a total of 0 bytes
17:08:09: Number of b-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Number of p-frames dropped: 0 (0%), Total 0 (0%)
17:08:09: Number of bytes sent: 3595220123
17:08:09:
17:08:09: Profiler time results:
17:08:09:
17:08:09: ==============================================================
17:08:09: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 23.293 ms] [children: 97.1%] [unaccounted: 2.93%]
17:08:09: | scene->Preprocess - [95.3%] [avg time: 22.198 ms]
17:08:09: | GPU download and conversion - [1.77%] [avg time: 0.412 ms] [children: 1.56%] [unaccounted: 0.21%]
17:08:09: | | flush - [1.08%] [avg time: 0.252 ms]
17:08:09: | | CopyResource - [0.464%] [avg time: 0.108 ms]
17:08:09: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.0129%] [avg time: 0.003 ms]
17:08:09: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 0.378 ms] [children: 98.1%] [unaccounted: 1.85%]
17:08:09: | Convert444toNV12 - [98.1%] [avg time: 0.371 ms]
17:08:09: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 0.903 ms]
17:08:09: ==============================================================
17:08:09:
17:08:09:
17:08:09: Profiler CPU results:
17:08:09:
17:08:09: ==============================================================
17:08:09: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.76 ms, total 335059 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:08:09: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0.292 ms, total 128779 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:08:09: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.056 ms, total 25007 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:08:09: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.027 ms, total 11965.3 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:08:09: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0.013 ms, total 6052.83 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:08:09: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0.002 ms, total 1076.41 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:08:09: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 0.348 ms, total 307416 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
17:08:09: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 0.346 ms, total 305185 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
17:08:09: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.112 ms, total 50357.1 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
17:08:09: ==============================================================
17:08:09:
17:08:09: =====Stream End: 2014-01-24, 17:08:09=================================================

Any advice is appreciated!
Thanks
 

hilalpro

Member
It doesn't actually sound like it's overboosted all that much but just to make sure though go to OBS>settings>audio and change the Mic/AUX boost value to 0.
 

Braclo

New Member
hilalpro said:
It doesn't actually sound like it's overboosted all that much but just to make sure though go to OBS>settings>audio and change the Mic/AUX boost value to 0.

Heya! Thanks for the reply.

That Mic/Aux boost does not want to stay on 0 for some reason.

Besides that, I might have figured out the issue while troubleshooting another problem... Seems like this headset has a mic issue currently that relates to this problem. As soon as I talk loud, it sounds like it clips even though the recording volume is low.

If it is not related, I will reply back here :D

Thanks again.

The headset in question is the Logitech G430 and here is the thread about the issue currently.
 

dodgepong

Administrator
Community Helper
Boost value is "1" by default. That is, it's the factor by which your audio is multiplied. Thus, your volume * 1 = your volume. If you could set your boost to 0, it would be muted.
 

Braclo

New Member
dodgepong said:
Boost value is "1" by default. That is, it's the factor by which your audio is multiplied. Thus, your volume * 1 = your volume. If you could set your boost to 0, it would be muted.

Ahhh kk. That makes sense! :D Thanks for the reply!
 
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