"Control audio via OBS" on Browser source and audio monitoring issue
Bear with me.
1. I have TTS alerts set up with Tangia. It's a browser source in OBS. If I don't tick the box that says "control audio via OBS" then the audio just plays to my "Wave Link - System" audio output. However, that's also where my Game audio comes through my capture card, and I have the OBS mixer set to -13db so my game audio is properly balanced and not too loud. That's great for my game audio, but it's too quiet for the Tangia alerts.
2. So I figured I should go ahead and tick the box that says "control audio via OBS." That way I get a dedicated mixer for Tangia and I can leave the volume slider at 0db.
3. I can adjust the volume of the TTS alerts on Tangia's website, and I balanced the audio so that it comes in around -15db, which feels good for these alerts. If I send a test alert via Tangia's website, the Tangia audio mixer in OBS reads -15db, but my "Wave Link - System" audio still shows activity around -25db.
Here's where I get confused.
4. If I hit record in OBS and then watch the recording in MPC, the output volume will NOT be -15db. It will either be -20db if I set Tangia's audio to "Monitor Only" (slightly more quiet) -- OR it will be -2db if I set Tangia's audio to "Monitor and Output" (way too loud). (And yes, I have MPC's volume set to 100%).
Why is it not -15db? I believe every other audio source plays back at the level I see in OBS whenever I watch a recording.
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I THINK what’s happening is when it’s set to Monitor Only it’s actually recording the wave link system that’s adjusted to -13db. And when it’s set to Monitor and Output it’s recording BOTH so it’s doubled up and extra loud. But I don’t know how to avoid it recording both tracks
So I think I need a way to route the Tangia browser source to its own audio track and not also have it getting picked up in the Wave Link System audio
Okay I think I just need to set it to Monitor Only and be okay with the fact that it's going to record whatever audio is sent to the Wave Link System track. Since that track's audio is lower for my game, I'll just have to raise the volume of the Tangia track to like 120% to bump it back up to a suitable level
Basically it sounds like whenever I have any source whose audio needs to be monitored, I need to set it to "Monitor Only" otherwise it's going to record double audio. And since my audio is monitored through System audio, and since that track is set to -13db in OBS, I need to be aware that the audio is going to come in quieter and adjust accordingly
I could avoid this if I just didn't set my System track to -13db -- I could find an alternative way to lower the volume of my game audio. But I think this method is fine for now...unless anyone has a better idea