Voicemeeter Banana Explained Simply

[@Quent1nB]

For anyone coming here in 2024+ with Windows 11, you don't need Audio Router: right click on the audio icon next to the date & time, then "open volume mixer". From that screen you can select your output device for each app. The video is still amazing though! Well done!

[@1dullgeek]

@@Quent1nB this is true! Thanks for watching and adding the detailed tip!

[@1dullgeek]

@@Quent1nB this is also true with current versions of Windows 10 as well.

[@rupamar]

You can select devices for app, but you couldn't mix sounds with different volumes from different apps. You are not able send youtube sound to messaging app and etc.

[@Quent1nB]

@@rupamar That's correct, Voicemeeter is still very much needed for many of us, I was just pointing out that Audio Router's feature can now be handled by Windows.

[@TheBunnyPerspective]

Thank you so much

[@speedypersonal]

An actual tutorial explaining why the things are how they are rather than saying "do this do that", thank you for the effort.

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks for the suggestion! I'm not sure why they are the way they are. I'm merely a user of the software.

[@speedypersonal]

@@1dullgeek Oh I meant the graphics and the step by step approach made it much more easier to understand the software rather then being given a recipe if you will, in which case one would struggle to tweak the recipe since they do not understand how different parts of the software interact with each other.

[@1dullgeek]

@@speedypersonal OIC. I thought you were asking me to do that!

[@speedypersonal]

@@1dullgeek Video was amazing!

[@1dullgeek]

@@speedypersonal glad it was helpful!

[@Trentsum]

6yrs old, but I'm glad I clicked. I watched 7 videos before this one and this one is the best. Your diagram made it so easy to understand. thank you

[@1dullgeek]

Glad it helped!

[@SrivatsChari]

5 year since this video was published and this is an absolute life saver. I really wish this video gets more likes and views. Best explained video ever. Much appreciated. :)

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks. You might also like the one by nutty. It's more recent and much more clever animations.

[@ad-de2zw]

Hey Mark - yours is the best explanation so far! Thanks

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad this was helpful.

[@mackymode8185]

This one was very clear and easy to understand, but you forgot to mention a very important first step, which is to change default output and input device on Windows to Voicemeeter input and output.

[@1dullgeek]

That's true. Thanks for the kind words.

[@soren2k843]

Best explanation ever. I´ve seen lots of videos in KZbin explaining the use of this program and this is, by far, the best I´ve found. Great video, man. Thanks a lot!

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you for your kind words. Much appreciated.

[@PhoenixRealOne]

I agree 1000000% I watched some 'quite good' and one "'pretty good' explanation, but you, my dear sir, took it to another level! I really appreciate your video and will send others here that encounter the same question, for sure! Have a nice day.

[@Consensio38]

Couldnt agree more with the people above. That illustration you put into the video did it for me. Now I know how to layout my devices the WAY I want them too. Thank you for this. Every other freakin video out there simply confuse you. I had to watch around a dozen video to KIND OF get what it is trying to do.

[@tommccar]

Agree 100% . Thanks so much for taking the time to explain it from scratch . Brilliant video and demystifies how to set up and use this incredibly useful tool for routing audio

[@DrummerJacob]

Best explanation? He literally throws in a random program in the middle of the video and doesnt tell you if you need it or not, or how important it is to the config. If this is the best thing out there and is irrelevant, im not sure how anyone has sound on the internet.

[@heiwudjablome3722]

Wow. This puts the last 40 guides I have either read or watched, all contradicting one another and each displaying a bit of confusion themselves, to absolute shame. Thank you, sincerely. Give this man the likes and subs, totally earned that shit...

[@1dullgeek]

I'm glad I could help!

[@Olliepression]

6 years later and this is pure gold holy THANK YOU ❤

[@1dullgeek]

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful.

[@sbm8578]

Your presentation is orders of magnitude clearer than any similar video on KZbin. You are a very good educator and thank you for making this confusing topic easier to understand.

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you!

[@TheCatHerder]

I spent hours today trying to get Voicemeter banana working before coming across this video, thank you so much for the concise, clear explanation.

[@1dullgeek]

Glad it was helpful

[@Liberty_Valance]

Hi Mark. I have been looking for a simple explanation of this program and watched many tens of videos on KZbin of people portending they know how to explain this software and I got more confused. Your wonderful graphical and detailed routing of the devices made everything so clear to me. You have a talent for being an instructor and explaining maters. I congratulate you and thank you immensely for making this video! I'm also an Instrument rated Pilot and enjoyed flying when I was younger. Cheers!

[@1dullgeek]

Glad this helped.

[@thomasfsan]

Yep, great video explaining things well. Thank you!

[@thinktank2344]

Even this video was published 6 years back, still valid today to refer. It helped me to understand voicemeter in detail.

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks. Glad it was helpful.

[@Chillnote]

Finally a good Voicemeter tutorial

[@1dullgeek]

Glad it helped!

[@brendanblanchard]

Thanks Mark. Finally! A video that clearly explains the basics of Voicemeeter in a practical usage scenario. Simple, clear, brief. Excellent work.

[@1dullgeek]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rickjaggers]

Kudos for a well-done video! This is an explanation that I really like. 5 inputs, 5 outputs, and Voicemeter (Banana) allow me to patch the two columns to meet my needs. I appreciate the "I don't know..." comments at the end because I don't need to use the extra stuff right now. For me, I wanted to use two conference microphones for Zoom. I connected them to H1 & H2. Next, I connected the Zoom microphone to B1. Finally, I selected the appropriate connections within Voicemeter. In the future, I may add a wireless hand-held microphone to H3. BONUS: I need to do this at multiple venues. This is a virtual solution and does not require me to pack, carry, and set up another piece of equipment. FWIW, Voicemeter (the original) could probably have done the job. Voicemeter Potato is overkill for me right now.

[@1dullgeek]

@@rickjaggers glad this was helpful! Sounds like it worked great for your use case!

[@rickjaggers]

@@1dullgeek Helpful? Your video was gold! I was able to IMMEDIATELY apply the lessons learned in your video.

[@JimmyDSoCal]

Awesome explanation. After pulling my hair out for several hours yesterday trying to figure it all out, this tied it all together in a nice, easy-to-understand description. 100,000,000 thanks!

[@1dullgeek]

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful.

[@34577245]

everyone get in here and watch this!! I wish I watched this video first after watching and spending about 5 hours trying to figure out what you just explained in 15 minutes.

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad it was helpful

[@ethantrexler6169]

I had been looking for a comprehensive yet easy to follow video on Voice Meeter Banana. You hit the nail on the head with your video! Now all I've got to do is figure out how to use the VB Audio ASIO bridge with Reaper.

[@1dullgeek]

Glad it was helpful.

[@RobertShaverOfAustin]

I just watched a different video about the same subject. I'm an engineer and have about 40 years of using mixers for sound reinforcement. Your video was much easier for me to follow and the diagram was really helpful to my understanding. My biggest hurdle is understanding how Windows handles audio. You got a Thumbs-up from me and I'll check out your channel to see what else you cover. (Not interested in gamboling though.) Thanks.

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks. Since I made this video windows has changed their audio management. You no longer need an external tool for audio routing. You can do it natively in windows Makes using voicemeeter a lot easier.

[@johnnielsen5933]

Simple and easy explanation - only need to watch one time to understand the basics

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks

[@lesliek.howard572]

This is the most simplistic explanation of VMB EVER. I wish I could give you more thumbs up.

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks! Glad it was helpful.

[@knightsljx]

Great explanation. Managed to set up my computer to use Voicemeeter using this. Just one thing to add, Voicemeeter doesn't have to use a proprietary virtual audio cable. There are free alternatives around if anyone wants a completely free setup. I'm using one by muzychenko, his free version gives you 1 virtual audio cable free, so together with the free one from Voicemeeter, you get 2 of them. Also, the virtual audio cable is not limited to inputs, you can use it for outputs as well. It's really just a cable. So if you need say 3 virtual outputs, you can just set A1 to a virtual audio cable.

[@1dullgeek]

Oh nice! I'll have to check out muzychenko's audio cable. And thanks for the kind words. I'm glad the video was helpful.

[@MrChipMC]

The scheme you drew at the beginning- is the best part. Thank you so much for your efforts

[@1dullgeek]

You're welcome and thank you for the kind words.

[@onspotlive5923]

My brother of all that I see and hear in explanation, you are the simplest and the clearest. It us so enlightening to me now. I just couldn't get it with the others. Keep up the good job.

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad that this helped.

[@R3DE3MER]

I cannot stress enough how useful THIS video is, I've gone through about 5 other explanations before this one and all of them confused the hell out of me and explained it all wrong. Thank you for the concise and thorough explanation and very relevant software advice. This solved many frustrations I was having.

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad it was helpful

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you everyone for all the kind words and encouragement about this video. There are a few things I wish I could change: 1) I'd correct the error I made at 6:30 where I said windows audio was hard coded. 2) I thought the song I used was copyright free. It wasn't and this video has been demonitized 3) I'd remove the reference to audio router and use windows 10 builtin audio routing 4) I'd upgrade to voicemeeter potato But as far as I know, I can only do all of those things by making a new video rather than editing this one. Anyway, FYI.

[@albertleonhart3093]

Thank you very much, you made an awesome work explaining all of this. Sorry hearing about point 2, fuck KZbin, they should've allowed you to just change the audio in that part.

[@1dullgeek]

@@albertleonhart3093 thank you. I don't blame youtube. I blame the screwed up copyright laws.

[@1dullgeek]

@Creedon H. See here: www.howtogeek.com/352787/how-to-set-per-app-sound-outputs-in-windows-10/

[@1dullgeek]

@Creedon H. you're welcome

[@adamisko]

Additionally, if any of you would like to create a direct shortcut to Windows10 audio routing app, just create new shortcut on your desktop and paste "ms-settings:apps-volume" as a target

[@dave6202]

Hello 1dullgeek. Superior video - as everyone recognized! I found this Feb 1, 2022. Your video perfectly explained VMB in what I think is an audio streaming environment where audiophiles juggle many inputs, many outputs and many programs - being able to customize various input-to-output combinations. While your video was dead-on perfect, it was at a higher level than what I wanted. As a budding "Sim Racer" (not a 'streaming-audiophile'), I and many more like me out here need to use just a few of the feature-rich capabilities of VMB - to merely send Windows' audio (Sim Racing sounds) independently to 3 output devices without use of Y-splitters and/or external sound cards to 'split' audio. What audio output devices would Sim racers likely use? See below: 1) Headset, 2) haptic Buttkicker (via telemetry audio from "SimHub's Shaker" section), and, 3) an AV receiver (to play 7.1 THX sound through surround sound speakers). I'm new to this but as I see it, that's only 1 solitary input (Windows Voicemeeter VAIO Virtual input?) sent to any combination of 3 output devices (A1, A2 and A3?). The only use of VMB would be to control the volume level of (or turn off) 3 outputs - thus allowing users to hear 1, 2 or 3 outputs in any combination - but no "switcheroo" of various hardware and software inputs to various outputs. Would you please, please make a video (or post a text reply - or just send me an email?) that shows/tells the beginning to end sequence of A) how/where to assign Windows' audio as the default input/output of VMB (H1?), B) how/where to connect these 3 output devices to PC ports and C) how/where to assign Windows' audio to combinations of the 3 output devices above. My guess of the PC ports to use for the listed 3 output devices above is: 1) USB port?, 2) 'green' 3.5 jack?, (OR same thing but through SimHub) and, 3) HDMI from PC --> HDMI input of HDMI-equipped AV receiver - followed by receiver's HDMI output --> to monitors' eARC input (sends audio back to receiver - to send to speakers). I use HDMI here because low bitrate TOSlink optical connections will not pass 5.1 or 7.1). Restated in simple words, all the above would show Sim Racers how to properly split game audio, send it to more than one output device (headsets, Buttkickers and AV receivers) simultaneously while independently controlling each device's audio - using VMB instead of Y-splitters and external sound cards. In closing a message that may be too lengthy, I may not have optimally described this due to temporary ignorance in my understanding of using VMB in a simple sim racing situation. I think there are many more like me out here by the multitudes of posts I read about using Y-splitters and external sound cards to route Windows' single audio signal to two output devices (one of which comes through SimHub). While this method may work, I believe VMB is the optimum method. I believe this and don't know how to do it - while you DO know this and DO know how. If you would so kindly reply, I promise to explain your method in other discussion boards - giving your KZbin Channel proper credit. Thank You. Happy and Safe Flying! (This message will be edited as appropriate - once on Feb 5, 2022).

[@1dullgeek]

First off, thanks for the kind words. I'm really glad that this video helped. Second, nah. Not too much. Let me make sure I understand what you're asking. You basically want to send windows audio to 3 different outputs. And you want to see how that's done from absolute zero - e.g. default windows audio setup. I'm pretty sure I can show 1 & 2. I'm not sure I understand what the 3rd output is. But I'm not sure I need to. As long as that thing shows up in Windows as an audio device the process should be the same. What you do with it after that is entirely up to you. Did I get what you're asking?

[@bedorafat8950]

man your guide is so simple omg ...i was looking to know how voicemeeter works and watched alot of video and didn't understand anything till i found u

[@1dullgeek]

Glad it was helpful.

[@bedorafat8950]

@@1dullgeek i just want to ask for zip folder for cable a and b bcs the site ask me for donation and i can't

[@DamakosVrago]

This is the most concise informative video on Voicemeeter I’ve found yet. I’d never heard of Audio Router and that was exactly the kind of additional software I was looking for. Thanks!

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks for the kind words, but windows 10 since about 2018 has had a builtin audio router. So you shouldn't need that piece of software anymore.

[@DamakosVrago]

@@1dullgeek I actually went with EarTrumpet because I had one stubborn piece of software that refused to pay attention to the routing in Windows (I figured out after I wrote this comment that the software you mentioned wasn’t supported anymore for the reason you mentioned) but obeys EarTrumpet for some reason. Software is mysterious sometimes... Thanks again!

[@Gr0nal]

This helped a tonne to understand what voicemeeter actually does. You taught actual applicable knowledge so I could adapt this to my own needs rather than just copy a guide.

[@1dullgeek]

Nice! Glad it was helpful.

[@rothleonard]

Ive been watching vids on this voicemeeter app for 3 days trying to figure it out. Yours is the only one to help me. Thank you so much.

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad I could help.

[@IlluminatingThoughtTv]

Great Video...even 6 years later. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you! Glad you found it helpful.

[@neriko8665]

This is the best explanation I have seen! I could get my configuration to work watching other videos, but I didn't feel in control because I really didn't understand how or why it all worked. With your video, I know exactly how to map the inputs to the outputs to monitor and control volume easily. Thank you!

[@1dullgeek]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RPGFrequencies]

First of all, I wanted to say this is a tremendous how-to video. I've used voicemeeter banana for two years and felt there was a need for a really good, basic video on it. I created one myself recently and I'm not ashamed to say that your video did exactly what I intended mine to do! Well done. I know you couldn't cover everything, but given you mentioned audio router (which I use as well) I just wanted to mention that in my experience when you launch audio router and modify an audio selection, you usually have to go to the menu button in voicemeeter banana and "restart audio engine" for the change to take effect. Again, awesome job!

[@1dullgeek]

Lord Gwydion Thank you for he kind words and yes I've experienced the same thing as you with audio router.

[@masterdrop]

wow this video explained why voicemeeter is the software i needed Came here from the voicemeeter official website, i was looking for what it can do and im absolutely shocked i fell in love with this video omg thanks for the educational content

[@1dullgeek]

Wow! Thanks. Glad it was helpful

[@ExtinctionGaming]

Best explanation ever, thank you!

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks & you're welcome!

[@hadii_15]

honestly you might be the best explainer guy I have ever seen thank you so much

[@1dullgeek]

Whoa! Thanks for the kind words!

[@adityachopra7328]

This is probably the best video about this topic on youtube. Your clear step by step explanation and use of flow charts/diagrams makes an audio mixer understandable to someone with no audio engineering background and those of us that have always let the OS handle everything because we never knew anything different. My one question for you is this (and I apologize if you addressed this, I've watched and read too many OTHER tutorials and guides on this subject in the past week and their lack of logical structure turned my brain to mush as I was trying to piece it all together mentally) : How would I use VMB and VAC to allow people in my stream and on my discord/zoom/skype hear chrome/music/game sounds at will while allowing me to turn that input off for them at will so I can choose when they can hear those external apps without also the people on discord/zoom/skype hearing themselves or myself doubled. My initial solution is A1 - headphones, A2 - speakers, A3 - VAB?, H1 - Mic, H2 - VAB from apps, H3 - Music?, B1 - Windows, B2 - Stream sounds? I believe the hiccup comes when trying to decide how to route 1 - applications and 2 - communication software with VAB. When it comes to which software to route through VAB or VAIO or Aux, I get a little lost. I'm going to rewatch this video several times and I'll edit this comment at the end if I find a solution so other's can see it as well. It seem's like the most common streaming setup would include discord, music, browser, alerts, and obs. Thank you again for making this exceptionally logically clear video!

[@1dullgeek]

First thank you so much for the kind words. I'm glad that it was helpful. Second, I'm not at home so I'm not able to fully understand the solution that you've got. When I get home later I'll take a look. But again thanks for the encouragement!

[@1dullgeek]

So i think you've got the basic idea correct. Assign all of the apps that you want to control to one input channel. Then assign those to be sent to B1. Then use Voicemeeter Output in both discord and OBS. But by far the thing to do is experiment. Once you've got a basic idea of how the software works, it takes practice and experimentation to really get good at it.

[@adityachopra7328]

@@1dullgeek Thank you so much for your reply, I have since downloaded voicemeeter potato and bought virtual audio cable and b. My hardware outputs are headphones and speakers for a1-3, however i have noticed some people use a virtual audio cable in the hardware out section which must be for some good reason I can't yet fathom. My Inputs are 1 Mic, 2 Other voices on coms to cable a, game audio to cable b, music/browser to cable output. Voicemeeter vaio has desktop sounds, aux has communication sounds, and vaio3 has music. My mic, other people's mic, the browser/music, and game audio is being fed into OBS Studio. I'm currently testing this right now by routing game audio to cable b through windows advanced sound options. If this works, There will be individual sliders for my voice, other people's voice from discord, game audio, and music/browser audio BOTH for me and separately for the stream. This seems like the ideal setup where any beginning streamer can have full control without a whole lot of knowhow. This is where I am stumbling a bit: B1 = Vaio from cable B (game audio.) and Cable (Music/Browser) B2 = Aux from from My Mic B3 = Vaio3 from cable A (other people's voices on discord) and Music Maybe?. Still not quite there but I'm piecing it together from all these guides, thanks again!

[@arm0r3d_16]

I have failed at installing this sooooooooo many times... I would just get frustrated with the poor instructions given in other videos. Literally I installed and deleted at least 5 times with the hope that some how magically it would just work.... NOPE. However I came to the point that for my needs I need to have this and I need to make it work. I go to the page and see this video with the graphic.... whats this? I click the link, watch the video and now I have hope and understanding! Thank you!! Like I cannot express enough how helpful the video is! Simple and made for a Audio n00b like me to actually understand what is going on... You Sir have done a great service to content creators the world over! Salute! o7

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you for the very kind words! I'm glad I could help.

[@cmdrcorvuscoraxnevermore3354]

Best video I've seen on how to set up The Banana. Thanks for making and posting it.

[@1dullgeek]

Cmdr CorvusCoraxNevermore thanks for the kind words!

[@BakGorkem]

only video that actually worked! your explanation was literally perfect!

[@1dullgeek]

Glad it was helpful

[@yo25999]

Best tutorial out there. Helped a friend fix his ps5 obs setup.

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you!

[@yo25999]

@@1dullgeek

[@tomwillis1264]

FINALLY!!! A video explaining Banana that I get. Thank you so much. The diagram was very helpful (that's when it clicked) for me.

[@1dullgeek]

Nice! Glad it was helpful

[@flertar]

This video was incredible, You explained it well, and your voice didn't bother, instead: made me focus even more on the video, great job!

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks! Glad it was helpful.

[@pianobellosomusic]

Great explanation! When it comes down to it, this is mix routing 101. Windows sources are just really difficult to visualize, and you make that happen. So thanks!

[@1dullgeek]

You're welcome. Glad it was helpful

[@tusharjamwal]

6:46 the windows sound mixer should be able to select the device for applications which do not do this as well. Like windows media player perhaps, it cannot choose its output device but the windows sound mixer can specifically assign it to the Voicemeeter virtual input. I do not know if windows had this capability when this video was published. But it certainly does now.

[@1dullgeek]

Yes that's true now but was not at the time this video was made.

[@drkim2]

Thanks. This is the most useful and effective instructions to use voicemeeter banana with OBS

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you. Glad it was helpful.

[@drkim2]

@@1dullgeek i am still not clear on the windows 10 builtin audio routing. Any plan to do a quick video on that?

[@spotlightvermont6929]

Fabulous. Helpful way beyond OBS in concept. I'm using Banana to manage complex audio routing for ZOOM meetings and this was an excellent overview.

[@1dullgeek]

Nice! Glad it was helpful.

[@rabbibob]

Thank you for the video. I found it by way of @VB_Audio on Twitter pointing it out and around the 11 minute mark it explained something that I hadn't quite figured out yet while playing with it. Nice work with the diagramming, I had done the same on paper while working through my first setup. Best, Bob

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks, Bob

[@drmckee]

Amazing video. Clearly spoken and clearly laid out with the chart you made. You have my thumps up. Very Impressive. Downloading Voicemeeter Banana now.

[@1dullgeek]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ochiniwa]

I have rarely seen such a good well explained tutorial. This one is 10/10! Thanks a lot. It is quite old but just perfect. In the meantime Windows 11 allows you to define the output of sound per software so that makes it easier

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you! Yeah they added that in Win 10. Glad that this was helpful.

[@kennethan64]

Thanks for the graphic illustration of how things go where and the explanation about it all. Really helped to my stream to sound so much better. Thanks!

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad this helped

[@philipmeese6501]

great walk through - thank you - I can tell you really spent time to figure out how to work through this description without over-complicating things (Ninja instructor skill!) I thought I was going to need a hardware mixer just to control volume on my background music but you just showed how to do this very easily with software... awesome!

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad it was helpful.

[@philipmeese6501]

@@1dullgeek looking at VM Potato which you mention in your comments, is the primary additional benefit just more channels or am I missing something?

[@1dullgeek]

@@philipmeese6501 yes that's the main advantage. There are a few minor additional features but mostly it's more channels.

[@CessSim]

Been searching for something like this. Fantastic tutorial my friend. Well done and helped me heaps trying to interface Teamspeak with Voicemeeter. Virtual cable !!

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad this was helpful.

[@ScottFichter]

This is the best explanation that I've seen for Voicemeeter. I've seen many. Well done. For the first time I completely understand what virtual cables do thanks to you. Also, the Audio Router software is a must have. I'm downloading that now.

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks for the kind words

[@1dullgeek]

FYI if you have windows 10 updated to most recent update then there's an audio router built-in.

[@ScottFichter]

@@1dullgeek WHAT? No kidding! How do I find it?

[@1dullgeek]

@@ScottFichter www.howtogeek.com/352787/how-to-set-per-app-sound-outputs-in-windows-10/

[@benoit.gerin-lajoie]

VERRY GOOD visual explanation ! I would have done it a bit differently but... you got the gist of it. For the section you don't know about in the output section, it's quite simple : "Mute" does what it says; same for "Mono". "EQ" enable the equalizer that you set by right clicking over it. The way to configure the EQ ? Still working on it. The last button on top ? have no clue yet.

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@trippinnick]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME MAKING THIS VIDEO WITH ALL THIS TECH THESE DAYS AND TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE JUMPING PREAMPS TO ROUTE TO PROTOOLS FROM OBS DIDNT SEEM RIGHT.. I DONT PLAY POKER . i AM A ENERTAINER VIDEOS AND MUSIC . YOU HELP ME OUT SO MUCH WITH THIS 16MIN VIDEO IS WORTH A THANK YOU AND A SUB.

[@1dullgeek]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ExplodingHamster]

Really nice video! Thanks for this great explanation! Finally understood VoiceMeeter to use it to its full capacity.

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad the video was helpful.

[@TheSangson]

Thank you so much for actually EXPLAINING this! I've been looking for DAYS

[@1dullgeek]

You're welcome. Glad it was helpful.

[@stms.africa4690]

the BEST explanation😇😇 on the web. Thank you

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful.

[@Frogger900]

Dude, you and this software are a god send! TYSM for making this tutorial!!! Great explanation!

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful.

[@TexasLean_]

Amazing explanation of how to use the basics of this software! I was just thinking about how to do this kind of thing a couple weeks ago and then a youtuber I watch recommended this software, which led me to this video. Didn't realize when I started watching it that it was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you. 😃

[@1dullgeek]

You’re welcome. I’m glad it was helpful. One thing: windows 10 added a built in audio router after I made this video, so the audio router software I mentioned is no longer needed.

[@annarichards6056]

Thank you! I have zero clue about using an audio meter and this just made my brain start to get it! #GratefulToYou

[@1dullgeek]

You're welcome. Glad this was helpful.

[@doktorsaab]

Great job Mark! You are a fantastic demonstrator!

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks so much!

[@seldommn]

this is such a great video. shame it doesn't have more attention. that diagram was by far the most helpful thing ive seen.

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks. Glad it helped.

[@Cain532.]

Very well said tutorial with easy to follow explanations :) Thank you for the video!!! I'd love to see a more in depth tutorial follow up from anything/everything you've learned since 2017!

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you. I have learned a few things since this video. Maybe an update is in order....🤔

[@juliomadruga]

Hey man, pretty daaaaamn beautiful explanation you gave over here! Base Voicemeeter explanation I've found since I started dealing with it daily 3 months ago.

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you! I really need to update this video for things that have changed in the last 4 years since I made this. In particular how windows now includes built in audio routing so we don't need any external program to do that anymore.

[@syedmokarromhossain4867]

you are best.i saw so many video but not understand.but you explain each and every details.very good job :)

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you

[@Lurkas]

I didn't quite grasp how the Virtual Inputs and Outputs worked before, but this makes it pretty clear! Thank!

[@1dullgeek]

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful.

[@hot_potato]

The explanation is sooo excellent 👍. Really appreciate it ☺ !!

[@1dullgeek]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lunarobverse]

Thank you! This really helped me understand VoiceMeeter.

[@1dullgeek]

You're welcome. Glad I could help.

[@WAN2TREE4]

Excellent! Just what I needed. Thanks a lot for your effort.

[@1dullgeek]

Glad it helped.

[@SimonEarly]

can you please show how to use VST instruments with a DAW and output it to Jamulus for example?

[@1dullgeek]

I know what VST plugins are and I've used them in Voicemeeter - fortunately there are many videos on youtube that explain how to do this. But I do not use a DAW and I don't know what Jamulus is. So sorry I don't think I can help here.

[@_Balian_]

In meantime its possible to set Input and Output Hardware for each software you use in windows. So you dont need soundcable or other routing software.

[@1dullgeek]

Yes I know. That feature came available after I made this video.

[@_Balian_]

@@1dullgeek This sounds like a call for "Remake?!" :) Your video was very successfull. I guess you will archieve the same amount of viewers - or more. :)

[@n00bruler67]

You did it better than them all.

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks!

[@DrummerJacob]

@9:08 when youre talking about "putting Cable A input" youre actually choosing cable A Output which is confusing. You also do it for cable B. You say input while choosing output. So which is it? Input or output? Youre contradicting yourself here.

[@1dullgeek]

I know it's confusing. The output of the cable goes to the input of voicemeeter. It's not a contradiction. It's just confusing. But it's correct.

[@rudyverswyvel4651]

By far the best tutorial for beginners on Voicemeeter Banana. I was wondering, does the EQ for VC-output (B1), if you would set an EQ on your mic, go in realtime to your audience?

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you! And yes the eq seems to be realtime.

[@sofratula]

Amazing tutorial! Simple and clear!

[@1dullgeek]

@@sofratula glad it helped

[@ChantellevdVyver]

Thank you so much! Just like everyone else says, you're the better presenter on this software! The visual aid helped immensely! I do have a question though, how did you manage to get two cables? When I downloaded it, only one seems available. Thank you again! You're amazing!

[@1dullgeek]

When you make a donation you can get 4 extra cables. And thank you for the kind words.

[@seankenny1]

Muito bem explicado. Costumava a fazer isso no windows 95. Com o windows 10 eu estava com uma dificuldade enorme.

[@1dullgeek]

Glad it was helpful.

[@pkgamingyt2]

watching this video in 2020 really helps me a lot biiiiiiiiiiiiiiig thumbs up to u thanks mate.

[@1dullgeek]

So glad this was helpful

[@s1lverhawk]

Would be awesome if you made some more beginner tutorials for OBS!🤩 You have a great way of explaining

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks. 🤔

[@vortexmodettv9666]

I wish I could "LOVE" this video. Thanks boss✌️

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@pathamilton4339]

Love the video. Like everyone else best explanation I've heard so far. Been watching these for weeks now. I finally get it....One question though. Why do you have 2 outputs going to OBS? What is the purpose of 2 and what does each do?

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks. I have two outputs to OBS because, as I tried to explain in the video, I want different volume levels for different things. Having two outputs to OBS lets me set the volume level of the music lower than the volume level of everything else that i want OBS to pick up.

[@KingDebonair82]

Thank you so much for helping me out with this very great video very well don and professional keep up the amazing work!!

[@1dullgeek]

You're welcome. Glad it was helpful.

[@korkenknopfus]

Excellent explanation, thank you very much!

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks! Glad it was helpful.

[@alexbreugelmans8448]

Superb tutorial

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you!

[@ias2cine]

I am having trouble setting up, discord, windows sounds in general (browser, spotify, youtube etc) and some games don't have sound. What are your windows settings as audio input and output before adjusting voicemeter?

[@1dullgeek]

I should really redo this video since I now use the builtin audiorouter that comes with Windows 10. But in windows I have my playback set to VoiceMeeter Input and I have my recording set to VoiceMeeter Output

[@zeyrox729]

how do u get more inputs and outputs?

[@1dullgeek]

The only way I know is to upgrade from voicemeeter banana to voicemeeter potato. Potato has 8 inputs and 8 outputs. I've been using potato for a bit now. It works exactly the same as banana with a few additional features, the biggest being the additional inputs and outputs. Here's a link: www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/potato.htm

[@TackerTacker]

I don't understand how you get the separate audio from the web browser with a virtual audio cable. Where/How do I tell the cable which software it should grab the audio from?

[@1dullgeek]

So once you install the virtual cable, you use windows 10's builtin audio routing to force applications to use that cable. Here's a video that does a pretty good job of showing you how to do that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqSqiK2FrqtraK8

[@xucaen]

Did you happen to make a tutorial for using Voicemeter Banana as a simple microphone mixer with EQ and compressor?

[@1dullgeek]

I have not. But there is a builtin EQ in Voicemeeter on both the input and output channels. There's also a compressor on the input channel. So you don't need to add any plugins to make it work. Of course if you want higher quality EQ and compression, you should lookup "voicemeeter vst plugins". There are free and paid options.

[@biafrachristiannewsbcradio8633]

PLEASE CAN YOU TELL WHETHER YOU USE THESE STTING IN OBS VIDEO STREAMING, BECAUSE I HAVE TRIED THIS SETTINGS BUT I CANNOT HEAR MY VOICE IN THE VIDEO RECORDING, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE TO WHAT I CAN DO THANKS

[@1dullgeek]

Yes I use it in obs. You can see how I set that up in the video.

[@Rulesquivel]

Very good explanation, thanks a lot!!!

[@1dullgeek]

@@Rulesquivel Thanks, but beware that this is pretty old. I still use the software but Windows has a built in audio router now.

[@vidhyadhar64]

Very good video.. to the point... Thanks for your efforts..

[@1dullgeek]

Thanks!

[@hassanabdulali7867]

Great explanation and simple ; well done

[@1dullgeek]

Thank you

[@gerryrodriguez2848]

I learned more from this video thanks!

[@1dullgeek]

You're welcome. Glad it helped.

[@jackevans2386]

It can be a good idea for some, to start with the regular Voicemeeter mixer with its fewer input and output channels. Nice job though !

[@1dullgeek]

You could be right.

[@wualdo]

hey i try to use the audio routing software but it didnt work, something about the license, is there another option? thank you for the video it was very helpful btw

[@1dullgeek]

Yes. Sometimes after I made this video Microsoft added audio routing directly in windows. Here's a pretty good video on where to find it kzbin.info/www/bejne/gISmqH6XrL2IqLcsi=oSBQqC8t64gm5PYm

[@rustylittle7356]

What's the name of the song near the end?

[@rustylittle7356]

Nevermind, found it in another comment. Great video btw. Keep up the good work. By Tirzah called "Make It Up"

[@1dullgeek]

@@rustylittle7356 yep. That's it. Sadly I thought it was a copyright free song which is why I chose it. But it turns out it's not. Live and learn.