Question / Help Streaming w/ Music and Notifications

[tecz0r]

Hey all, I posted this question on reddit.com/r/twitch but didn't get too many replies so I'd like to post it here and see if anyone has a solution:

I have something of an odd question that I can't wrap my head around. I'd like to include music in my stream via NoCopyrightSounds however, how do I do this without hearing any of the music myself.

I know that sounds strange but I just want game audio, I don't want to hear the music as I'm playing the game. I recognize how beneficial music can be for an audience, unfortunately for me, its breaks my concentration. So is it possible to have my stream listen to the music, albeit at a low volume and me not hear any of it?

If it means anything, I have an onboard card and a SoundBlaster Z which pretty much handles everything.

Next question: When you guys get new followers/donations/subscribers, how are you notified? Do you keep the OBS window open? I personally find it distracting.

I have TwitchAlerts going but unfortunately, its difficult to read from the way its written. So how do you guys do it?

Thanks a lot everyone!

 

[dping]

Hey all, I posted this question on reddit.com/r/twitch but didn't get too many replies so I'd like to post it here and see if anyone has a solution:

I have something of an odd question that I can't wrap my head around. I'd like to include music in my stream via NoCopyrightSounds however, how do I do this without hearing any of the music myself.

I know that sounds strange but I just want game audio, I don't want to hear the music as I'm playing the game. I recognize how beneficial music can be for an audience, unfortunately for me, its breaks my concentration. So is it possible to have my stream listen to the music, albeit at a low volume and me not hear any of it?

If it means anything, I have an onboard card and a SoundBlaster Z which pretty much handles everything.

Next question: When you guys get new followers/donations/subscribers, how are you notified? Do you keep the OBS window open? I personally find it distracting.

I have TwitchAlerts going but unfortunately, its difficult to read from the way its written. So how do you guys do it?

Thanks a lot everyone!

there is a program to route sound, its called VAC. I believe you can do this via that program

 

[tecz0r]

there is a program to route sound, its called VAC. I believe you can do this via that program

Thanks very much, I'm going to look into this. However, how exactly would I use it? Would I tell the program to route sound from SoundCloud to OBS? Wouldn't that mean I would also be hearing the music?

 

[dping]

Thanks very much, I'm going to look into this. However, how exactly would I use it? Would I tell the program to route sound from SoundCloud to OBS? Wouldn't that mean I would also be hearing the music?

if there is a way to setup VAC to be the default audio device JUST for your sound cloud program, then just set VAC line as your mic. Maybe. I say maybe because I have never used it, but Here: https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/categories/guides.2/ search through here