Audio setup for dual pc streaming

Deleted User 234324 · 3 Dec 2023 at 17:08

So I am trying to get my head around Voicemeeter and audio setup, and my noodle is totally frazzled.

I have a dual PC setup, gaming pc has microphone, and I'm using OBS with NDI to stream my desktop to my 2nd PC.
I have voicemeeter potato installed along with virtual cable (3 hardware cable outputs)

My intention is to stream the audio for for the microphone and desktop with the NDI stream, and then with separate audio streams for discord and music through either NDI or VBAN.

The problem is I just can't figure out why it's not working. I can get all the audio working fine on my gaming PC, but no matter what I do I cannot get audio output on my secondary PC, it either doesn't work at all or it plays but then doesn't play at all during a stream or recording.

Does anyone know of a comprehensive for audio dummies guide on how to go about this. I need to use NDI has do not have a capture card, although if alternatives to NDI are available and on par or better I'd be happy to try.

Deleted User 234324 · 11 Dec 2023 at 05:52

I managed to get it working eventually using voicemeeter to setup the sources, then using NDI within OBS to send the audio over the network where I can control each audio channel within OBS on my streaming system.

My only issue now is that voicemeeter still suffers from the robotic audio glitch every now and again even though I have done everything recommended like increasing audiodg cpu priority/cpu affinity.

Deleted User 234324 · 11 Dec 2023 at 22:23

Yeah the second one, figured it out using voice meter potato so I have 5 audio streams over obs ndi.

I am looking at getting a elgato wave xlr with wave link though as voice meter keeps giving me issues.

Deleted User 234324 · 12 Dec 2023 at 10:07

moved the music to the streaming machine now through the use of media requests, so viewers can request music and it defaults to my playlist otherwise.

Discord will remain on the gaming machine though as that is what my mic is connected to, although I may consider moving it to the streaming machine just in case the gaming system crashes so I can still talk on the stream. I never knew audio setup could be so damn complicated.