Question / Help OBS always recording microphone when it's not in sources

Timeijs

New Member
Hi all, I'm new to this forum so I hope I'm doing it right..
I have been using OBS for some time now but I seem to have only started to have this problem since I got my new computer (or I just didn't notice it before).
For some reason, OBS is always capturing the internal microphone on my laptop, even when it is not listed in sources or when I am only, for example, capturing my display and internal sound.

I even tried it with no sources at all and the microphone was still being recorded. The only way I have been able to prevent this from happening is by muting the microphone. Is this normal behaviour? Is there any way to only let OBS use my microphone when I have actually added it to my sources?
Or am I asking a stupid question?

I'm using OBS 22.0.2 on Windows 10 home v1809.
Log file: https://obsproject.com/logs/iTwvClkBuDlOuS6g

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: The same happens to the internal desktop audio, apparently.
 
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R1CH

Forum Admin
Developer
OBS by default will capture desktop audio and your default recording device. See Settings / Audio if you want to adjust this.
 
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