@nightow1_: Good audio is super important when it comes to live streaming. If people can't hear you or you sound like you're in the middle of a construction site, nobody is going to stick around n watch your Twitch stream... so here's how I'd set up my audio Meters in OBS studio to get professional sounding microphone audio without distortion. #streamertips #streamingsetup #contentcreatortips #obsstudiotips #twitchtips

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snwyfx0
SnowyBlue :
I'm always at red and they still say in to quite on stream
2026-03-12 08:30:10
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nightow1_
Nightowl :
Even then, "Red" isnt necessarily bad. . its only really bad, if it hits 0db or above as thats when youll get clipping/distortion issues 🙃
2026-03-11 21:28:43
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dialgwlvjiy
a_wet_sock14511 :
Coming not from a mixing background and understanding of sound and dB calculations but a STEM one, what could possibly be the reference sound if your scale is so far into the negative dB that 0 is considered the threshold before distortion?
2026-03-14 04:19:57
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lowresjoel
Low-Res Joel :
-12db was the standard in video for YEARS, until YouTube came and everyone uploaded at 0. So if you have a properly balanced video it appears quiet amongst the noise
2026-03-13 02:18:59
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itsronnibaby
ronni :
is this the same for streamlabs? i use streamlabs for the grace of newbies it provides but i noticed my mic is so so quiet hitting the max of green
2026-04-29 16:49:51
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justmavi0
Just Mavi :
aim for minus five and fogetaboudit
2026-03-14 17:22:24
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grpereason
GrapeReason :
How have I spent hours googling "why is my audio low" and just found this. Incredibly helpful!
2026-04-11 15:34:42
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pidplayerog
PidPlayer :
You sir are a god send I hate having to keep my auto in the red
2026-03-12 02:46:16
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kentuckyfi
Kentucky Fi :
an old radio engineer once told me. you can come picking in the strawberry patch every once and while but I don't like it when you stay and neither does the audience.
2026-03-12 20:19:59
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irdbkyle
[IRDB] ItsKyle :
now I'm just a lil guy but I struggle to understand why that setting uses more cpu and also why it changes the meter
2026-03-12 05:52:10
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askaudio
ASKAudio - Alex “audio” K. :
Oy vey, BOTH of these instructions are quite bad. They both are dealing with peak meters. Peak meters don’t equate to loudness. The only thing they do is, if you are paying attention to them, is prevent distortion.
2026-03-13 06:10:37
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yaboypax
Ya Boy Pax :
Thank you OBS has been clipping my shit for far too long
2026-03-12 21:43:25
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chahleybros
KK (ケイケイ) :
Generally, the colour measures in OBS are closer to Broadcast loudness, specifically EBU R128 (-23DBfs). The default red zone in OBS isn't the distortion range for singular tracks, but multiple. Of course, a big issue is outside dedicated editing software, virtually no recording software has an actual Loudness meter, including OBS.
2026-03-13 04:33:39
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john.fulton
John Fulton📸🎥 :
There are different loudness scales too, in DaVinci for example you can set your meters for YouTube, Netflix, Disney, etc…. I’d imagine streaming is closest to YouTube’s -14LUFS -1 peak
2026-03-12 01:42:08
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damm-
ㅤㅤ :
hey was wondering if you use a goxlr or any audio interface similar to it?
2026-03-28 23:36:05
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guymero
guy mero :
i dont think its only color change and peak change if it had higher CPU usage
2026-03-12 08:08:14
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morgnificentme
𝕸𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖓 ✦ Twitch Partner :
wait is this why my stuff is so much quieter than everyone else?!
2026-03-12 12:37:01
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vintagevanilla_
vintagevanilla_ :
FINALLY, MY MIC HAS BEEN SO QUIET ON STREAM FOR YEARS! 🙏
2026-04-28 19:42:06
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fatherlambhml
FatherLamb :
Sample peak is only good for those who use an actual mic preamp such as a dbx 286 or similar, then you have multiple gains plus compression to work with and then that meter is highly accurate and at 20 it’s a lot louder.
2026-03-12 21:12:06
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gldfisherman
Gldfisherman :
anybody have recommendations for a good mic? I've always had trouble getting one that's sensitive enough. even now unless I'm next to it it's really quiet and it already has a compressor on it with the Steelseries Sonar app
2026-03-12 09:57:21
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ther8peutic
Ther8peutic :
Getting out of bed at 6am
2026-03-12 10:51:59
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ther8peutic
Ther8peutic :
Whatttttt
2026-03-12 10:51:41
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riletin
Riletin :
i just default -6db
2026-03-12 18:52:32
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itsnatesherriff
Nate Sherriff 🇨🇦 :
Always coming in clutch with these vids! appreciate it dude!
2026-03-12 00:43:22
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thematturlookingfor
thematturlookingfor :
Hard limiter at -.1 then slam into it 😂
2026-03-12 21:49:35
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