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I confess, I’ve been guilty of purchasing video gaming microphones that are painfully out of my budget plan, if just to not sound completely amateur in my group talks. That was before I found filters in OBS Studio. The reality is you do not require to invest a fortune on your video gaming microphone. Even a sub-$50 mic can sound incredible with a couple of basic filters.
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Why I utilize OBS Studio for my video gaming mic
An apparent concern is: Why do not I simply utilize my microphone’s buddy app which has been enhanced particularly for it? For me, there’s an easy factor for this and that is, OBS standardizes the settings and removes any frustrating peculiarities particular to a specific microphone that I do not learn about.
In OBS I can use the very same filters and settings to almost any mic, and it will sound fantastic. Plus, any modifications I make likewise operate in Discord, Zoom, and my video game talks. Do not simply take my word for it; if you’ve got a video gaming mic, let’s get it sounding excellent …
The actions to relay quality
For the sake of this “how to,” I’ve used OBS filters to a $120 HyperX Quadcast S, which was the only microphone I had on hand at the time of composing.
Undoubtedly, the Quadcast S is a grade above numerous less expensive mics. Still, without using the OBS filters to it, it’s not going to sound broadcast quality for my voice. In the past I’ve used the exact same filters to the $49.99 Razer Seiren Mini and had a likewise great outcome. The point is, this procedure will work completely great for almost any mic you wish to utilize it on– so do not invest a lot; you can go low-cost!
Action 1: Adjust the gain
In Windows 11, I right-click on my audio icon, then selected Sound Settings > > More Sound Settings > > RecordingI double-click on Microphone and choose LevelsI then change the gain level up until the noise is signing up in the yellow part of OBS’s sound meter. The level is going to be various for each microphone, so for finest outcomes do this action in actual time till you get the wanted outcome. You might likewise require to change the volume level on your microphone too.
Idea: If you set your gain to 100 percent in Windows and still aren’t tape-recording in the yellow, open your filter menu in OBS, right-click, and include a Gain filter.
Dominic Bayley/ IDG
Dominic Bayley/ IDG
Dominic Bayley/ IDG
Action 2: Add a Noise Suppression filter
For this action I initially need to alter some settings so that I can hear my microphone through my headset.
