
#OBS STUDIO MIC BOOST HOW TO#
If you want the game audio to decrease whenever you speak into your microphone, you’ll want to do some testing and look at the audio mixer to see if the desktop audio is being lowered enough so that your voice is heard. Here’s how to do it: Launch OBS Studio from your computer.

A good starting point is to use the default compressor settings and then use the audio mixer window to determine if you need to increase or lower the threshold or the ratio. The goal of the compression is to find the right threshold level for your audio sources to be able to compress any spikes of audio. For example, creating a compression filter for your desktop audio and setting the Sidechain/Ducking Source to the microphone will result the desktop audio to lower in volume each time you talk allowing your voice to become dominant. Sidechain/Ducking Source – This option will allow you select an audio source from drop-down list and will cause the filter to make room for the audio source selected to become dominant.Best to use this as a final resort to fine tune your audio. OBS Studio has filters and advanced mic settings that can make almost any.
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So, the greater the ratio, the stronger the compression of the audio. A ratio of 10:1 will make an audio source that is 6db in volume be reduced to 0.6db in volume. For example, a ratio of 2:1 will make an audio source that is 6db in volume be reduced to 3db in volume.

Ratio – The ratio is a multiplier of how much the audio that surpasses the threshold will be reduced by.For example, if you set the threshold to -15db, any audio that surpasses -15db will have the audio reduced by the compressor. Threshold – The threshold is the bar when you want the Compressor to activate.
