Question / Help OBS Audio / Desktop Audio

[KG-]

Hi, I'm just wondering how this works... If I have my desktop audio at 30% and my obs audio at 100%, does that mean that it is sending out 30% (as I hear it) or overwrites the 30% and sends out 100%.

Alternatively, if i have desktop at 30%, and obs audio at 30%, does this mean that i'm sending out 30% of 30%... so 9% audio? Someone please end my misery here...

I have found the right balance for me, 30% desktop, 75% mic. I'm just trying to figure out if OBS audio should be the same percentages, or 100%.

Oh, and as a side note, why do i have so many audio tracks? Shouldn't there be only 2?

 

[PiLord]

If you turn down system audio, that's what would be 100% on OBS. So if you have system audio at 50% and you 50% OBS to the stream/recording it would be 25%

 

[KG-]

So obs audio should be at 100% (mic and desktop), in order to transmit 75% of my mic, and 30% of my desktop?

Why do most streamers alter the obs audio then?

Could anyone else confirm this please?

 

[Sapiens]

The OBS audio sliders modify whatever is sent from Windows, so if you leave the OBS sliders at 100% then you'll record the same volume levels that are sent from Windows. Streamers modify the sliders in OBS for a variety of reasons, e.g. when their system volume levels are fine for their use but aren't well-balanced for a stream (maybe the game is a little too loud/quiet).

 

[KG-]

The OBS audio sliders modify whatever is sent from Windows, so if you leave the OBS sliders at 100% then you'll record the same volume levels that are sent from Windows. Streamers modify the sliders in OBS for a variety of reasons, e.g. when their system volume levels are fine for their use but aren't well-balanced for a stream (maybe the game is a little too loud/quiet).

Thank you for the clarification!