r/streaming - 🔧│tech-support-archive

I'll be around for the next couple hours, lemme know how it goes

Ok

3:45 PM

Thanks btw

No worries, my pleasure

Ok I set it to windowed. But it cuts a bit of the screen.

Press ALT-ENTER on your keyboard, let me know if that fixes that

Yes. Thanks

3:48 PM

I'll try it on the stream now.

Cool

It still doesn't work with the game running.

4:03 PM

I'll try changing sources.

4:10 PM

Hey, you mind hoping on the stream so you can see what's going on? Because I don't know anymore. XD

Sure, link it.

Ok

4:10 PM

https://www.twitch.tv/easy_to_distract

4:15 PM

When you run OBS/SLOBS, it's best to run it as admin

Ok I'll

Right click - Run as Administrator

Try

4:16 PM

Done

4:16 PM

IT WORKS!

There we go

At least I can see the screen now. I'll try the stream again.

Cool, I'm standing by

4:17 PM

Try going back to fullscreen in Genshin

4:18 PM

Perfect

4:18 PM

Looks great

4:19 PM

A lot of latency, though

4:19 PM

What is latency?

Delay, over 8 seconds

Oh. And is it lagging?

Yeah

Shit. Anything I can do about that?

Well, let's see!

4:20 PM

Go ahead and shut the stream down

4:20 PM

let's take a look at the normal stuff

Ok

First, screenshots of the Output and Video settings in SLOBS

4:22 PM

Then, your most recent stream log, found in C:\Users\ <Your_username>\AppData\Roaming\OBS\logs

I'm sorry, what?

We'll need to grab a stream log off your computer. It's in a folder called Logs.

4:24 PM

I can help you get there a different way

4:24 PM

On your keyboard, press the Windows key, and then type %appdata% and press enter.

4:25 PM

%appdata%

4:25 PM

just like that ^^^^

4:25 PM

It should look something like this

Yep, press enter

Go into Streamlabs OBS

4:27 PM

Inside, there should be a folder called Logs

...

4:27 PM

There's not.

hmmm

There are only dictionaries

4:27 PM

And they're empty

I need to install slobs real quick, one sec

Ok

I don't understand why you don't have a logs folder

4:37 PM

Can you go into the slobs-client folder and send me a screenshot?? (edited)

5:22 PM

5:23 PM

I'm sorry I took so long.

No worries

5:24 PM

go into node-obs

5:24 PM

there should be a logs file in there

Yes

5:25 PM

Find the most recent one and upload it here.

2021-05-16_18-15-52.txt

70.61 KB

5:28 PM

Is this it?

Yep

5:31 PM

There are a couple things I want to check.

5:33 PM

1. Is your computer a laptop? If so, can you tell me the model?

Yes. It's Lenovo V15-IIL

2. Let's check and make sure your computer's default resolution is set correctly.

5:38 PM

Close SLOBS and any games

Done

Right-click the desktop and go to Display Settings

5:39 PM

What does the display resolution say?

1920 x 1080

Cool. Close the settings window, please

Ok

Let's open up SLOBS

5:40 PM

First, go to Settings - Output (edited)

Done

At the top, switch to "Advanced"

Yes?

Under Encoder, what options do you have? (edited)

Hardware (QSV)

And I'm assuming also Software (x264) is in the list?

Yes

Any others?

No

Okay, let's stick with QSV

Ok

I might need to grab a PC with the Intel UHD GPU real quick... I think I have one.

5:44 PM

The options are different for you because you have a specific Intel GPU

5:44 PM

I need to look them up real quick.

Ok

While I look this up, could you also send a screenshot of the Audio settings?

Sure

5:46 PM

5:47 PM

1

Well, QSV is vastly underdocumented

5:51 PM

Could you just send me a screenshot now that you have it in advanced mode?

5:51 PM

Of the Output settings, please

Okay, let's try these settings

5:53 PM

Target: balanced

5:54 PM

profile: high

5:54 PM

keyframe interval: 2

5:54 PM

Rate Control: CBR

5:55 PM

Bitrate: 3500

5:55 PM

B Frames: 2

5:55 PM

Do you have a setting for adaptive quantization?

The what?

Full legal name

The what?

If you don't see it, that's fine. It might not be there.

5:57 PM

Also, uncheck "Enforce Streaming Service Encoder Settings"

Ok

Now, let's go to the Video settings

Ok

Base should be 1920x1080

5:59 PM

Output should be 1280x720

Yes

Downscale is Bilinear

Ok

FPS Type Common

6:02 PM

Value is 30fps

Yes

I'm looking at your laptop's user manual right now... https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/Lenovo/Lenovo_V15_IIL/Lenovo_V15_IIL_Spec.PDF

Really?

Yeah, there are multiple CPU/GPU configs

6:04 PM

Can you grab some system info for me?

Where?

Press the Windows key, and then type sysinfo and press enter

6:05 PM

This should pop up. I need your CPU model.

6:05 PM

Oh waiting

6:05 PM

A typo

6:06 PM

Uhm

Ah

6:07 PM

6:09 PM

Let's head over to the Audio Settings

I can't find the grafics thing.

That was just for your reference

6:09 PM

From the laptop's user guide

But where is it?

I found that in the user guide: https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/Lenovo/Lenovo_V15_IIL/Lenovo_V15_IIL_Spec.PDF

6:11 PM

It's not important; I was confirming the CPU to make sure we were taking advantage of the right codecs

Oh. Oi

6:11 PM

Ok

In SLOBS, let's go to the Audio Settings.

Change the desktop device to your onboard audio. It'll probably be like "HD Audio" or something.

Yep, Realtek works

Ok

What do you use for a microphone?

The default.

Then also change the default Mic/Aux 1 to your Realtek device

Ok

The rest can stay disabled.

6:16 PM

Press done to confirm

Got it

No go ahead and try to stream again

6:16 PM

ACTUALLY

6:17 PM

let's check ONE last thing

And that is?

Advanced settings

6:17 PM

There is an Audio subsection

6:18 PM

What is the value in "Audio Monitoring Device"?

Go ahead and set that to Realtek also.

Ok

and ooooone more thing

Yes?

Press done to close the settings screen, Then, in the main SLOBS screen, click on the gear next to Mixer (edited)

I would set the chatbox and alertbox to "Monitor and Output"

6:21 PM

That way you AND the stream hear it

Ok

Unless you don't want the stream to hear it

6:21 PM

If that's the case, leave the setting alone

I want them to hear.

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TenderSausage

I would set the chatbox and alertbox to "Monitor and Output"

Then this

Ok

I think we're done tweaking, time to test!

Please let it work

We're still having a lag issue

6:26 PM

I can't tell from the video stats if it's local or a network issue. But we can check!

6:26 PM

First, go ahead and shut down the stream.

6:26 PM

Next, head over to https://inspector.twitch.tv

6:27 PM

You should have a performance graph for each of your streams. Please take a screenshot of your most recent stream.

Alright. Give me a sec. I need to sign in.

6:31 PM

I should probably translate it to english for you.

No, it's fine

Ok

6:33 PM

It doesn't work anyways. XD

6:34 PM

...

6:34 PM

So what does it say?

Let's check something

6:35 PM

https://r1ch.net/projects/twitchtest

TwitchTest | r1ch.net

Test your upload bandwidth and connection quality to Twitch

6:36 PM

This is a tool that should ping all Twitch ingest servers and tell us which is best for you.

6:36 PM

Please don't post your stream key here

Ok

Go ahead and run it and send a screencap of the lower section

Ok

What is a stream key?

There is a little blue link that says "Get Key"

Ah, thanks

6:40 PM

I still can't find it.

6:41 PM

Nvm found it

It's doing... something.

It should spend 10 seconds on each server you selected to determine the quality of stream. (edited)

Yeah. Just 4 more.

6:47 PM

You probably already guessed computers aren't my strong side, huh? XD

You're following along very well, so no I wouldn't have guessed that

(edited)

6:48 PM

Looks like Prague is our best bet

TenderSausage

You're following along very well, so no I wouldn't have guessed that

(edited)

You're way too kind

6:48 PM

Ok

6:49 PM

So how do I...

Stream Settings in SLOBS

6:49 PM

Under Service, there is a server drop-down.

6:49 PM

Find EU: Prague, CZ

6:50 PM

Press Done to confirm

I can't find it

6:51 PM

Where it says Service, it will say "Twitch"

6:52 PM

I'm not following.

Mine looks different...

6:53 PM

Trying to figure out why

6:54 PM

Oh, I remember why

6:54 PM

It's because of the login integration

6:55 PM

Let me see what we can do

What should I do?

Still looking

Oh there might be a different problem. Dad came home so won't be able to test tonight. I don't want him to know. Yet.

TenderSausage

Still looking

Ok

I see

6:58 PM

Well, even with automatic, it should find the best server.

6:58 PM

I'm concerned you may not have enough upload bandwidth

The what?

What is your internet service speed?

7:00 PM

You mean this?

Yep

7:00 PM

You are on the upload side, the 9.51MB/s

7:01 PM

Right now, you're trying to push up 3.5MB/s to Twitch

7:01 PM

I'm concerned that 9.5MB/s may not be enough, or the network you're connected to may not be reliable enough to support a high-bandwidth stream

7:02 PM

We might need to reduce stream quality

Ok

Or scale down to a smaller resolution, like 480p

That's very low... Oh well, what choice do I have really?

7:03 PM

That's in output, right?

7:04 PM

No, video

Let's start in Video

7:04 PM

Like this?

Yep

7:04 PM

Then, let's actually turn up the quality a bit

7:05 PM

On the Output tab

7:05 PM

Change the rate to 4000

Ok

7:05 PM

Done

Ready to test again

I have to go now. Can I catch you tomorrow?

Probably, I'm usually around

Ok. Thanks for all the help. You're a god

No worries, happy to help

TenderSausage

Hey @alonewolf42, I wish I knew how to help you with that issue. I'm going to do some testing of my own and see what I can come up with.

Hey! Apparently it’s a known issue with YouTube, it may not be possible atm.

8:59 PM

How can I pipe in custom graphic overlays on events or demand, kind of want to do stuff like custom text based on an event - similar to "XYZ has subscribed" etc.

What would trigger these events?

Anything - not sure how its handled. I do software so could be an api, could be a callback doesn't particularly matter as long as I got something to use.

So you would rely on a chat command or something, right? There is also the option of using a device, like a Stream Deck or a Launchpad.

Yea my thought of - if I don't have twitch - how do I connect outside events to custom graphics inside a stream output, and potentially do so with dynamic/animated graphics.

@kolie Personally, I use IFTTT for a lot of my automations

12:19 AM

It allows me to connect a variety of services together

12:19 AM

I'm familiar with it.

Here's an example

12:20 AM

As long as you have a triggering event that we can use, sequencing the rest is possible

Like I can setup my paypal to notify ifttt when i get a donation

12:21 AM

So how can I do a donation bar with ifttt into obs

Interesting.

12:31 AM

Looks like you can do with with a browser and custom js/html.

I was just reading through the scripts page over at obsproject.com for something that might work

12:33 AM

https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/categories/scripts.5/

Scripts

For simple scripts that do not warrant an entire program

I know SLOBS does this, and I'm pretty sure OBS.Live. I don't know what Muxy will be since it ended two days ago.

@TenderSausage I figured out how it's done all of that is really complicated.

5:10 AM

You can use a browser source, and point it to a url. The url can be javascript which is animated and the web page just needs a transparent background.

5:10 AM

As long as you can animate/code JS+CSS+HTML you can code in whatever effect you want.

Mind sharing the code in a DM? I’d love to copy it. I’m not the best with JS.

I like how AVERmedia released a "GoXLR killer" with a garbage pre-amp that won't power the majority of prosumer and production quality mics. Genius move!

@Chorazin Looking now

1:56 PM

I was about to buy a GoXLR last night

You still should LOL

1:58 PM

That is a hardware issue due to the pre-amp being a POS, unless they just do a second version you do not want them trying to "fix" it with digital gain

I love the look of the device

It looks great on paper, but they really dropped the ball on the preamp and apparently the software.

@Chorazin I'm having a hard time saying no...

I love mine, couldn't stream without it.

At a 20% discount, I kind of HAVE to, right?

3:25 PM

It would be silly not to

That's the sort of sound logic I can agree with!

The real issue is that I discovered it's 20% off the order, not the item

3:28 PM

so now I'm looking at what ELSE I need to buy at a 20% discount

3:28 PM

Microphones are in my future

You will want a XLR mic to make full use of it

3:29 PM

The Midas preamp in there is incredible

Yeah, I'm looking at cardioids now (edited)

3:30 PM

Looking at the Bluebird, Baby Bottle, Shure SM7B

3:31 PM

I already have some ATH-M50x headphones, so I think I'm good there.

I would not recommend the Shure due to their high noise floor

3:31 PM

Plus you can get a Rode Procaster for half the price and all the sound

Is the headphone amp good in the GoXLR? I have to use a seperate headphone amp for the Yeti X

It's a good headphone amp

If it's not, I guess I already have the solution

‍♂️ (edited)

3:35 PM

I'm also looking at the EV RE20

Also a great mic

Chorazin

Plus you can get a Rode Procaster for half the price and all the sound

What pop filter/mount would you recommend for the procaster? I have a Heil PLT2 boom already. (edited)

I use the official Rode ones, the popfilter just slides on it, and I got the mount used on Amazon for a song

3:58 PM

The voice effects on the GoXLR are awesome, if you can figure out how to use them creatively instead of just annoyingly lol. For example: https://clips.twitch.tv/TemperedPeppyDelicataWOOP-Q8ySavLDiCKDK5vS

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4:01 PM

And, Hardtune is basically Autotune: https://clips.twitch.tv/BumblingRepleteGuanacoPastaThat-nUVfbOq1kT-6nRlC

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@Chorazin Have you ever seen this? https://www.marantzpro.com/products/view/turret

Marantz Professional - Turret

Marantz Professional Turret Broadcast Video Streaming System

I haven't, but that looks not so great to use for streaming (edited)

I know it. What is Marantz doing?

It looks corporate focused, I could see it for that

I just didn't expect it from a high-end amplifier company, I guess.

@Chorazin Whelp, I did it.

TenderSausage

@Chorazin Whelp, I did it.

Niiiiiice!!!! You're gonna be really happy with that combo

So long as my wife doesn't see the bill

jk

Their Discord is amazing: https://discord.me/helicongaming

Helicon Gaming Discord Server

This server is the official support server for Helicon Gaming - the creators of GoXLR. Join this server for technical

I also got a Gator Frameworks book to try

2:19 AM

I like my Heil PL2T, but the Gator looks awesome.

GoXLR gang

Gang gang

High key I do love it

Hey; I'm having some trouble with the voice-chat on Discord.. Last night I put everyone's volume up to 200% and I could barely hear them. Windows has Discord volume maxed out too. Is there a program or setting I could use to boost it even higher?

A tale of two microphones... Still waiting on the GoXLR, but my M-Audio Fast Track should work for testing, right @Chorazin?

I can’t figure out why my mic quality is so weird with my goXLR app but I feel like my microphone is shit still

Do you have a recording somewhere?

I can do a test when I get home after work

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hey everyone! I’m trying to add a media source on OBS. It’s a video with audio that I want to control on my streamdeck. The issue is that I don’t hear the audio. Does anyone know how to fix it? Thank you!

This is the kinda issue @TenderSausage (edited)

@TheMadVari You recorded that straight out of OBS?

That’s actually using the sampling in the GoXLR app

You don't hear it cutting out in your headphones?

I have mic monitoring to 50% so I can’t hear all the time but when I do my checks I would

12:08 AM

I can get it somewhat sorted but then going back on recordings or anything will show me where exactly it broke

12:08 AM

It fucks me up to hear my voice at 100%

Yeah, I'm at about 60% myself

12:09 AM

But, my question is more about determining where in the signal chain the issue might be

But like I see other people using the same mic at a much better sound and less cone directed if that makes sense

Without recording, if you are hearing the microphone cut in and out in the headphones, it could be a bad cable or something

I do hear it without recording as well

12:11 AM

I’ve messed with it a lot

Which mic are you using into the GoXLR, again?

It’ll be good sometimes but patchy on others and I have the shure SM7B

Well, it's not a phantom power issue, then

12:13 AM

Okay, so I listened to the sample again, and if you're moving your head left to right (like shaking your head no) and the mic is cutting out like that, it's probably just gated really hard.

I’ve got my gate for the mic at -56 and the compressor section at like -26 or so

Let me look up the GoXLR interface real quick.

12:15 AM

Your gate should have 4 settings, Threshold, Attenuation, Attack, and Release

Drop the attack to like 20ms or 10ms

Just do that one

Drop the Attenuation to 70

12:19 AM

and bring up the threshold a bit, to around 50.

12:19 AM

How is the background noise in your room?

It doesn’t come through very much I only pick it up sometimes if I leave the air on

12:20 AM

But usually with my green screen up it blocks that airflow too

But it's generally pretty quiet?

Yep

Move the release to 250ms or 300ms and see how you like that.

12:22 AM

Try those settings and let me know if you think it's improved, stayed the same, or gotten worse.

12:25 AM

What's your mic setup screen loon like?

12:26 AM

How far is the mic away from your mouth?

12:28 AM

More than 12"?

I cant just seem to keep it consistent wherever I move it but I would say the mic is like between 6 and 10

12:28 AM

thinking closer tot 6 inches

TheMadVari

I cant just seem to keep it consistent wherever I move it but I would say the mic is like between 6 and 10

https://youtu.be/53AyY02iot0

KickedTripod

The BEST GoXLR Mic Settings 2021

You shouldn't need that much gain or gating

You should start from scratch and go through that video

12:30 AM

It's an amazing starting point for your mic setup, it helped me get it right almost right from the jump

Alright will try that

If @Chorazin says so, I'd trust it. His stream sounds amazing.

If you have the mini instead, he has a video for that too

TenderSausage

If @Chorazin says so, I'd trust it. His stream sounds amazing.

Thank you sir!

12:47 AM

I think that is actuall much better already

12:48 AM

I was also looking at getting one of the cloud lifters for the mic because I have seen some pro setups use that and a lot of people online recommending it with the sm7b

12:48 AM

I appreciate all the help fellas

I can’t recommend a cloud lifter, save the money. The GoXLR has plenty of gain already, and all that the cloudlifter will do is just add to the SM7B’s high noise floor problem.

4:17 PM

Make sure your SM7B is like 2 inches from your mouth as well, it needs to be close AF

Chorazin

Make sure your SM7B is like 2 inches from your mouth as well, it needs to be close AF

That's my experience, too. 6-8 inches is almost too far away with the SM7B.

TheMadVari

Click to see attachment 🖼️

I thought this sample sounded pretty good. I didn't hear anything that would lead me to buy a cloud lifter (If I were in your seat).

4:52 PM

Unless you got stupid money to throw at gear. If you have a deep budget, I like having a CL around.

Gotcha

4:53 PM

One of the things I’d I’m gonna change my boom arm since I have to use an adapter to hang on my mic to my current arm

4:59 PM

Just something I was thinking on and debating I do still have some issues but I like the quality overall but just seeing big setups using the same mic Im constantly ok but how

I hate that the SM7B is in that position. It’s just not a great mic for most setups but the big ones buy it because it’s “professional” and expensive

5:03 PM

Those big streamers also have the money to work on the acoustics of their area to get closer to a studio environment

Monitors are the worst for sound, so it's inevitable and frustrating to resolve acoustics issues for streamers (edited)

5:06 PM

As for booms, if you have one of the low-cost spring booms, they'll work okay for a while with an adaptor. I have a Heil PL2T, as well as a Gator Frameworks 3000 Series. I have issues with both, neither is exactly what I want.

TenderSausage

A tale of two microphones... Still waiting on the GoXLR, but my M-Audio Fast Track should work for testing, right @Chorazin?

You can see them here.

I was about to get a gator frameworks currently I have an offbrand weird spring boom that still vibrates

TheMadVari

I was about to get a gator frameworks currently I have an offbrand weird spring boom that still vibrates

I am a big fan of the frameworks for my mv7 which is just the next gen sm7b.

5:21 PM

It has plenty of strength and reach

Yeah my current one is kinda jankl

5:22 PM

I can see it bouncing as I type

The 3000 series has an integrated cable, which is nice, but I’m curious if replacing it is an option without having to make your own cable.

7:42 PM

I’m also not a fan of the spring tension holding mechanism. It’s not kind to people who reposition their mics a lot.

7:42 PM

BUT, if you’re not moving your mic except for pivoting it out of the way, it’s beyond nice.

7:43 PM

Very clean, strong, and sexy looking

7:44 PM

The Heil has a recessed channel to hide a cable, but the little plastic track bit that covers the channel has a tendency to want to pop out. I ended up having to tape mine down.

7:44 PM

It is nice for repositioning and has good strength, but without a suspension mount you’re going to pick up vibrations from the springs.

7:46 PM

The Heil has an option for a wall mount, which I opted for, but I’m now noticing that it picks up sounds like road noise or doors shutting at other parts of my house. Again, something that would likely be fixed with a suspension mount.

I simultaneously love and hate the mouting rod that Heil uses. It holds strong at extreme angles, but the rod spins freely, so sometimes getting the mic at address is an issue.

I have a Samson mic stand from Amazon, it's been great (edited)

If you guys have a desk or wall-mic, do you wear a separate headset to hear audio with?

I wear headphones. Audio-Technica ATH-M50x

TenderSausage

I’m also not a fan of the spring tension holding mechanism. It’s not kind to people who reposition their mics a lot.

I actually leave mine un-tightened, you can adjust tension so mine is always loose with the mv7 on the end and just holds where I put it. Edit for clarity: my gatorworks (edited)

Hey I had a question in regards to streaming off the ps5 built in twitch/YouTube support... If I play a game in 4k and want my stream output to be 720p, would that work in downscaling just the gameplay feed or would my game downscale to 720p as well? I know for an actual game capture device it works differently but not sure how it works straight off console. (edited)

Your console will still be in 4k, it just sends that 720 video feed to Twitch

Alright just wanted to confirm thank u sir

Chorazin

Your console will still be in 4k, it just sends that 720 video feed to Twitch

Thanks for fielding that one, I have NO idea about console streaming that doesn't involve a capture card and PC.

Hello everyone! Is it possible to have a specific scene to have the transition duration to 0 on OBS Studios? Whenever I change it, all the scenes get the same settings. Like I want all other scenes to have just a simple fade in and then this one scene to just switch. Thank you! (edited)

@TITANIA https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/transition-table.1174/ (edited)

Transition Table

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Hellooo I’m not sure if this counts here but I have a problem with my PayPal taking away a lot of the money because my country doesn’t do euro and twitch donations do. Is it the right channel to ask about it?

Vero

Hellooo I’m not sure if this counts here but I have a problem with my PayPal taking away a lot of the money because my country doesn’t do euro and twitch donations do. Is it the right channel to ask about it?

Not really, that's more of a paypal's conversion rate thing than a problem we can fix on your computer ohlord

Oh okay, Where could we talk about it then?

It's probably something you could talk to the PayPal support team about?

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Felimancer

It's probably something you could talk to the PayPal support team about?

This one, @Vero#8792

hey @TenderSausage! I'm new to the headphone + mic scene and am not really sure where to go. I primarily play counterstrike and am in discord with the friends. I currently have a headset, the hyperx cloud revolver s, that is falling apart and needs replacing. I wanted to go up a notch in the audio arena and a headphone + stand-alone mic combo seems like the next jump. So far I'm thinking about the AKG 712 pro headphone. Aside from those, I'm not too sure what else I need. I'd like the remainder of the budget for amp/dac, the mic, and a desk mounted boom to be <= $300usd. From the things I have been reading/watching I would need some sort of dynamic mic and a suggested amp/dac would be the sound blasterx g6. I'm not married to anything so any suggestions are welcome and your time appreciated!

Trying to find a good 'hand cam' to show my mouse movements while streaming. Anyone know a good one? (edited)

@wackylacky Thanks for being patient. We just got back from the hospital from having a baby. I want to make sure I understand what your goals are, as there are about 1,000 directions we could send you in. Based on the gear you've already mentioned, it looks like you're looking to level up YOUR audio experience, correct? You're not especially concerned about Discord or stream audio quality? (edited)

@TenderSausage Congrats on the kiddo! you are 10,000% correct that the upgrade mainly for my own benefit but I'm sure my friends will appreciate the better mic haha Just want to make sure I don't blow up the headphones with the wrong equipment and would be nice to sound decent in voip

@Infernoh Pretty much any webcam will do, but lighting and positioning will impact quality. A good 720p cam should be enough.

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4:46 PM

@wackylacky The headphones you picked are more than your budget, if I'm understanding correctly.

Hello here. I asked this question on r/streaming and also r/audio but I couldn't find any answer My microphone is doing crackling noises and I can't figure out why It's the Fifine k669b and several youtube videos tested this mic and they wern't making these noises As an exemple, please open this short audio I made https://voca.ro/1gC39tXIL8pL it is very random, I can record myself for a minute straight and hear nothing or have like 5 of them in 30s (edited)

Vocaroo | Online voice recorder

Vocaroo is a quick and easy way to share voice messages over the interwebs.

I have that microphone as well

4:47 PM

Let me take a listen.

@TenderSausage sorry that budget is for everything BUT the headphones. I'm in the US so I plan on purchasing the headphones from Europe and having them imported (still save over $100 lol) so the ~$300 is for the amp/dac combo (or amp + dac), microphone, and desk mounted boom, If that seems unrealistic I can hold off and save some more if a better price/performance can be had for more $

wackylacky

@TenderSausage sorry that budget is for everything BUT the headphones. I'm in the US so I plan on purchasing the headphones from Europe and having them imported (still save over $100 lol) so the ~$300 is for the amp/dac combo (or amp + dac), microphone, and desk mounted boom, If that seems unrealistic I can hold off and save some more if a better price/performance can be had for more $

The the DAC, the Sound BlasterX G6 is amazing. 32-bit/384 is crazy. It will support the headphones you want without needing a separate amplifier.

4:58 PM

The issue is the microphone. You can get a TRS to XLR cable and use any non-phantom dynamic, like a Shure SM-58.

4:58 PM

That would be ~$120

@TenderSausage awesome! so pricing out the g6 then leaves me with about $150. Should I get a mic that can go through the g6 to maximize the g6 purchase or not worry about that? got a recommendation for mics and a boom for around $150? From what I have been reading a dynamic mic would serve better than a condenser for my purpose i think..?

As long as you're not touching the boom all the time, any will do.

5:00 PM

I've used the cheap Amazon special, Heil PLT2, and the Gator Framworks 3000. They all would do the job.

awesome ty ty ty!

I was going to experiment with this one: https://www.amazon.com/Extendable-Microphone-Adjustable-Suspension-Snowball/dp/B08PYBT66R/

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5:03 PM

The cheap spring ones can be loud when adjusting. You can prevent this with a shock mount. Some of the cheap Amazon bundles come with a pop filter and shock mount. NOTE: They are cheap in price and quality. But if you're kind to them, they will work well.

5:04 PM

I bought this one and still use it today. Most in this style are manufactured by the same company, so it doesn't really matter which you get. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076ZKGZ5X/

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5:09 PM

I'm going to finally buy the Blue Radius III shock mount for my Yeti X. I know there are knock-offs that will work, but the Blue one looks to be better engineered.

5:09 PM

I need to finally do some review videos, too. I'm starting to amass quite the collection of parts.

@あしたか I heard a small microstutter, could be the encoder. What are your computer specs?

can anyone in here help me set up a boom arm

i did everything aleady

10:21 PM

i just can't get it to stop swaying left and right

10:21 PM

my desk isn't perfectly leveled

@Gyro There should be a screw that you can tighten that will prevent lateral swing. There might be a sweet spot where you can still move it and it will hold position.

there was none

12:55 AM

but I found a cheat code

12:55 AM

i just put a napkin in there so it would be tighter

That works, or a toothpick

TenderSausage

@あしたか I heard a small microstutter, could be the encoder. What are your computer specs?

Hey, i'm sorry I only see your message now. So, to be honest, this problem is very random, I just isolated a moment where it was annoying but it usually doesn't happen at all, making it a small problem. Though I care about having a clean sound and so it is annoying I have a Ryzen 3600 and Ryzen 6700 xt

10:08 AM

(tell me if you want more infos on my setup) (edited)

I tried streaming Minecraft Bedrock yesterday on Twitch from my PS5 but couldn't get the mic to work. Any idea on how to fix it?

@あしたか Do you have a clip where it happens more regularly?

@R1ckson What are you trying to accomplish with this server?

a 24/7 live stream of our content on youtube

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TenderSausage

@あしたか Do you have a clip where it happens more regularly?

Well, it actually seem okay now I can't really explain why But when it happens, it usually just happens once a few times it's just boring

あしたか

Well, it actually seem okay now I can't really explain why But when it happens, it usually just happens once a few times it's just boring

That sounds like the encoder hiccuping. Do you have a lot of stuff in the scene?

What do you mean by "in the scene" ? Are you meaning on obs ?

12:13 AM

I was just recording the audio, and not through OBS

@あしたか If it becomes more common, send me a video or audio clip and I'll take another look. It seems like just a blip at this point, not a whole lot to go on.

Yeah thank you very much let's do it this way

@Mods or @Misio Can someone remove the comment above? It links to an active phishing domain. (edited)

9:34 PM

It looks like it was posted in several channels, unfortunately.