Skipping Audio / Delay / "Scary" Voices (much deeper than normal)

[zforget]

So... First time posting here. I am completely out of ideas on what to do. We have been using OBS for most of quarantine with no issues.

All of a sudden, as we were preparing to transmit, the audio started clicking (I thought we had a cell phone near our audio interface... there wasn't.) The audio started lagging behind the video, and the voices got much deeper. (It might have actually slowed down 10%ish, but I'm not sure.)

Anyone else have that error? We hadn't updated OBS, we were running 25.x, but after the issue I updated, and we've been able to replicate the problem. I BELIEVE this is the right log, I can probably replicate the problem and get a new log if that would help.

 

[Limeaway]

This has happened to me a number of times. It's led to some funny moments on stream but it's definitely frustrating, lol.

Navigate through your windows settings until you open up the Sound Control Panel. Once this window is open you'll be focusing on the Playback and Recording tab. Start with the Playback tab, left click whatever your audio output device is, then click Properties. Once the Properties menu opens go over to the Advanced tab and see what sample rate your device is set to (I'm going to guess 16 bit, 48000 Hz DVD Quality).

Close that Properties menu and go over to the Recording tab. Select your audio input device (whatever microphone you have plugged in to your computer) then open up the Properties tab again. Go to the Advanced tab and make sure that your audio input device sample rate matches whatever your playback device is set to.

I've noticed that windows will random change the sample rate of my audio input device from 48000 Hz to 44100 Hz and that's where I start getting the weird crackling and my voice's pitch drops like I went through puberty 21490124812 times in the last 5 minutes. Hope this resolves your issue.

 

[zforget]

This has happened to me a number of times. It's led to some funny moments on stream but it's definitely frustrating, lol.

Navigate through your windows settings until you open up the Sound Control Panel. Once this window is open you'll be focusing on the Playback and Recording tab. Start with the Playback tab, left click whatever your audio output device is, then click Properties. Once the Properties menu opens go over to the Advanced tab and see what sample rate your device is set to (I'm going to guess 16 bit, 48000 Hz DVD Quality).

Close that Properties menu and go over to the Recording tab. Select your audio input device (whatever microphone you have plugged in to your computer) then open up the Properties tab again. Go to the Advanced tab and make sure that your audio input device sample rate matches whatever your playback device is set to.

I've noticed that windows will random change the sample rate of my audio input device from 48000 Hz to 44100 Hz and that's where I start getting the weird crackling and my voice's pitch drops like I went through puberty 21490124812 times in the last 5 minutes. Hope this resolves your issue.

I will try that out! After weeks of not having issues, I've had it happen twice in the same 30 minute session!!

 

[Redman007]

This has happened to me a number of times. It's led to some funny moments on stream but it's definitely frustrating, lol.

Navigate through your windows settings until you open up the Sound Control Panel. Once this window is open you'll be focusing on the Playback and Recording tab. Start with the Playback tab, left click whatever your audio output device is, then click Properties. Once the Properties menu opens go over to the Advanced tab and see what sample rate your device is set to (I'm going to guess 16 bit, 48000 Hz DVD Quality).

Close that Properties menu and go over to the Recording tab. Select your audio input device (whatever microphone you have plugged in to your computer) then open up the Properties tab again. Go to the Advanced tab and make sure that your audio input device sample rate matches whatever your playback device is set to.

I've noticed that windows will random change the sample rate of my audio input device from 48000 Hz to 44100 Hz and that's where I start getting the weird crackling and my voice's pitch drops like I went through puberty 21490124812 times in the last 5 minutes. Hope this resolves your issue.

I've been banging my head against a brick wall for 2 days now trying to suss out this issue. Thanks so much for pointing me in the right direction.