Question / Help Need help with potential mic issue

[Rickyisbored]

http://pastebin.com/5eQT1cVB

That's my log file from OBS. Basically the issue im running into is that while im on discord with friends chatting, when I go to stream, not only is my framerate bad (That could be setting issues, maybe you could help with that too if anything looks terrible?) but the microphone all the sudden just turns off. Both on Discord, and on my stream, and then eventually stops working completely. It's become a real bother because obviously id like to stream and talk to my friends, I also see plenty of streamers doing this, so im just curious if anyone can help me out figuring out what the issue is. Thanks so much for the help I really appreciate it! <3 Ricky.

 

[FerretBomb]

Disable 'Use Mic QPC Timestamps' in Settings->Advanced. Your USB audio interface is falling behind further and further according to the logs, and eventually will just be rejected entirely... most likely what's happening when it just disappears.

Also, 3500kbps is nowhere near enough for 1080p@60 video; it'll look like someone smeared vaseline on the screen. Besides that, an i7-3770k isn't going to be able to swing that anyway on anything with more movement on screen than Hearthstone. Should enable Aero as well, as it gives OBS a significant performance boost.

 

[Rickyisbored]

Thanks so much for the advice, I appreciate it! Hopefully that will help out! However in my settings the check box for Use Mic QPC Timestamps is actually unchecked, that's odd that the log would say that option is in use when it isnt, is that common??

 

[FerretBomb]

Huh. Well, it doesn't say that it's on, but from my experience unless it is, it doesn't usually record the behind-timestamp data in the log. Try turning it on, then? In either case it does look like the USB audio device is most likely causing it, especially with it happening in more than just OBS.

Could also try looking for updated drivers on the manufacturer's website, plugging it into a different USB port, or as a last resort try drivers that are one or two revisions old... sometimes the latest can introduce new bugs.

 

[Rickyisbored]

Okay thanks so much! I also just updated to the newest version of OBS just to see if maybe that gives me any better results, switched my resolution down to 720p at 30fps as most people kinda use those settings anyways, and I'll see how it goes from here! I appreciate it man thanks!