OBS Only Captures Mic Audio and Not Desktop Audio

[Jesteration]

Does anyone know a fix to this? Whenever I record something, it only records my mic but not my desktop audio... it says it is but whenever I look back at the video it only captures my mic and my desktop audio cannot be heard. I have 2 tracks on and my mic is on my first track and my desktop audio on my second and it does not capture my desktop audio and only my mic. But whenever I put them both on the same track both can be heard.

 

[AaronD]

Most players will only play one track at a time. So yes, technically all signals exist that you've selected here, but you can only select one at a time to hear.

If you want both at the same time, then you need to mix them in OBS into a single track. Nothing says you can't have 3 tracks - 1 for each of the individual sources and 1 mixed, so that each source goes both to its individual track and to the mixed track - but that's how it works.

I'd recommend using Track 1 for the mix, since that's the default for most players.