If you've read ahead the OBS Quickstart guide, it recommends downloading an extra app to capture system audio. Yours might not have anything under Scenes, Sources, or Audio Mixer. Click Next to continue, then click on Apply Settings to complete the wizard. Select I will only be using the virtual camera (more on what that means in a moment). OBS can work directly with many streaming services, but Google Meet isn't one of them.
Running OBS for the first time should trigger the Auto-Configuration Wizard. That sounded like what I was looking for, so my first step was to download OBS Studio (Version 26.1.2, 64-bit) onto my MacBook Pro (macOS 11.2.3). With this feature it could easily be used with video conferencing software like Meet/Zoom.- Tobi Lutke □□□□ March 25, 2020 The reason why this is valuable is that we are all working from home and OBS allows some really good home video production with picture in picture and quality audio mixing. I first heard about OBS from our CEO last year:
I'm using a Mac, so these directions won't be directly applicable if you're using Windows or Linux, but will hopefully point you towards your own solution.
Virtual audio drivers compatible with Windows include JACK and LoopBeAudio.I was recently asked to lead a live baking class online. It’s worth noting that this isn’t an application that Windows users can benefit from.
The virtual audio driver offers no additional latency, and is free to download and use. It also supports sample rates from 44.1kHz up to 192kHz
It seems simple enough to use, and most importantly, of course, is compatible with newer Mac OS X versions up to Catalina. Now, BlackHole might be our saviour.īlackHole offers 16 channels of audio inputs and outputs, which can be configured to accommodate 256 channels – although it might be unlikely the average user will require such a beastly amount. The only problem is that Soundflower’s code was based on Mac tools that are not as accessible as they were 15 years ago when Soundflower was conceived. Soundflower is a great utility tool for routing audio around a computer’s OS and recording audio between apps and is often favoured by OBS users, or those looking to route audio from one DAW to another.