#TipsJK for OBS users!
Is your volume at the right level?
A lot of you are probably aiming for this, that green bar peaking up at -20m because you were told "top of the green" like I was. Here's the thing... that's REALLY quiet.
In this image, your volume? You're at -36! You are the BLACK bar.
Is your volume at the right level?
A lot of you are probably aiming for this, that green bar peaking up at -20m because you were told "top of the green" like I was. Here's the thing... that's REALLY quiet.
In this image, your volume? You're at -36! You are the BLACK bar.
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There are definitely variables, but a large part of what I stated here applies across the board unless otherwise noted for a standard OBS streamer. Not for private recordings and such.
Now, there are a handful of things that go on here, and some is definitely opinion based.
The reason this volume is important though is for a few reasons.
1. Ads are at this volume.
2. People can always turn you down, NOT always up.
3. Clarity!
My partner's computer is in the same room and if we speak to each other I'd prefer my microphone not pick up hers because we use separate mics!!
Sorry, I don't have a better answer than that.
The Wave 3 has an external program, but the settings for this are essentially all the same.
Anyway, click the 3 dots on the audio meter for mic and go to filters!
They NEED to be in this order. OBS applies them from the top down.
Then, Noise removal! If you have an Nvidia GPU you should have Nvidia noise removal, and some others. I like just noise.
Now, skipping past Equalizer (later) we have Compressor! This thing is where magic will happen!
These will vary from person to person a little BUT copy these for now!
So that way we can always be heard above the game, but not so soft that ADs blast people.
Keeps my room noise down. The noise filters always created a distracting buzzing when I start talking.
Mics also have their own quirks, so I had to specify what mine was.
I think the room matters too. I’ve been in rooms with loud appliances so compression has been something I deliberately avoid.
PC was super loud too.
OBS is part of the hot signal too. If I was in a DAW, I’d normalize everything, I don’t really get that option live. OBS has a weird thing about making PC audio way louder than mics.
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You generally want to end up with peaks hitting just under or over the edge of the red to avoid clipping
This is why we do stuff to lower the dynamics (volume range) of spoken word audio. You want a difference, but for everything to stay clear and audible.
This is literally what we went to school for.
I was complaining about the bad advice you were given, not the rest of the advice you gave ^.^