Question / Help OBS Lowers volume of other apps at start [FIX]

[papus]

As title says. Just as I open OBS 0.12.3 it lowers other apps (i.e. game, chrome, winamp) volume to around 5-10% in windows mixer. I can manually up the volume but I have to do it each time!

It's a fresh OBS install without any plugins and fresh (from yesterday) windows 8.1 (x64) install with just drivers and most common programs.

I tried disabling "Allow other programs taking control over this audio device" but it doesn't work.

Log: https://gist.github.com/3b64b306058d375c4066

PS. As I exit OBS the volume goes up to its proper level automatically!

 

[papus]

[FIXED]
Control panel > sound > communications tab and make sure "do nothing" is selected.
Thanks to @Sapiens for help.

 

[DoryAnnGrey]

Thank you very much for the info! I was wondering about this issue for a while and now it's fixed :-)

 

[tankatudo]

Thank you very much. you are the best. REdownloading the OBS studio AGAIN.

 

[Fabian]

That solved the problem for me, @papus, but why does it even happen? Why does OBS tell the system that there is a telephone call running?

 

[Osiris]

OBS Studio doesn't do that, Windows does that.

 

[Fabian]

OBS Studio doesn't do that, Windows does that.

Yes, but only when a program tells it that there's a phone call going on. So why does it do that with OBS?

 

[Suslik V]

@Fabian ,

...By default, the operating system provides a default ducking experience...

 

[thepunisher]

i did it too. but nothing changed. can you help me what can i do for that? same problem @papus

 

[RebelCraft_YT]

I have this problem on a MacBook Air. it certainly is obs with is the problem. is there a fix? it makes zoom sound like a phone call

 

[FerretBomb]

I have this problem on a MacBook Air. it certainly is obs with is the problem. is there a fix? it makes zoom sound like a phone call

Go to the Mac Support forum. This is the Windows Support forum.

 

[RebelCraft_YT]

Go to the Mac Support forum. This is the Windows Support forum.

I'm sorry, I dont use help forums much. can u give me a link to the Mac help forum?

 

[FerretBomb]

I'm sorry, I dont use help forums much. can u give me a link to the Mac help forum?

Mac Support

Support for the Mac version of OBS Studio

obsproject.com

 

[ghostminhtoan]

I can answer why it lower volume, because OBS use Microphone (no matter you use micophone or not), your other applicaitons volume will be lower :D, then you must check "do nothing" in communication tab in sound control panel

 

[helpful55]

I can answer why it lower volume, because OBS use Microphone (no matter you use micophone or not), your other applicaitons volume will be lower :D, then you must check "do nothing" in communication tab in sound control panel

Ok I see. I do not need the mike to be on at all since I am just recording off a net stream so what I did is set the mike to disabled in OBS. Now it wont lower the volume. Using windows settings to do it works, but this way I am not modifying my windows sound settings so they do what they should do for other situations.