[0:00] Hey everyone, welcome to my channel. In
[0:02] today's video, we are going to walk
[0:04] through setting up a streaming ready
[0:05] audio setup using Voicem Banana, a
[0:08] powerful and free virtual audio mixer
[0:10] that gives you full control over your
[0:12] sound. Whether you stream games, record
[0:14] podcast, create content on YouTube, or
[0:16] just want to separate your audio
[0:18] sources. Voice meter will completely
[0:20] change how you manage audio on your PC.
[0:22] We'll cover connecting your microphone,
[0:24] routing system and game audio, isolating
[0:26] apps like Spotify and Discord, sending a
[0:29] clean audio mix into OBS Studio. I've
[0:32] added chapters to this video so you can
[0:33] skip ahead or revisit any section
[0:35] anytime. Check the video timeline or
[0:37] description below. So, let's jump in.
[0:40] First things first, let's download and
[0:43] install the software we need. Head over
[0:45] to the vbaudio.com link in the
[0:47] description. Navigate to banana and
[0:49] click on the download link. After
[0:51] downloading, run the Voice Meter Banana
[0:53] installer. Then restart your computer.
[0:56] This is very important to activate the
[0:57] drivers correctly.
[0:59] Let's launch Voice Met Banana. Yes, it
[1:03] looks like the cockpit of a spaceship.
[1:05] But once you understand the layout, it's
[1:07] very logical. On the left side, there
[1:10] are hardware inputs. These are physical
[1:13] input devices like your microphone,
[1:15] audio interface or instrument line. In
[1:18] you see three channels. hardware input
[1:21] one, two, and three. Now moving on in
[1:24] the middle section, you'll see virtual
[1:26] inputs. These represent audio coming
[1:28] from software on your PC. Now on the
[1:31] right side, there are outputs. This is
[1:34] where the audio gets sent. There are
[1:36] three sliders A1 to A3 physical output
[1:39] device like headphones or speaker which
[1:41] can be controlled here. And there is
[1:44] also B1 and B2. These are virtual
[1:46] outputs used to send mixed audio into
[1:49] OBS Studio or other recording software.
[1:51] Think of voice meter as your virtual
[1:53] mixing board. It lets you control what
[1:56] you hear, what your stream hears, and
[1:58] what gets recorded separately. Don't
[2:01] worry if this still feels a bit
[2:03] confusing. In the next few chapters, we
[2:06] are going to walk through a step-by-step
[2:08] example setup that will make everything
[2:11] much clearer from mic setup to isolating
[2:13] Spotify and sending clean audio to OBS.
[2:16] Once you see it in action, the layout
[2:18] will start making perfect sense. Before
[2:21] we dive into the actual setup, let's
[2:24] make sure window route all audio through
[2:26] voice meter. This means setting voice
[2:29] meter as the default system playback and
[2:31] recording device. Now first of all open
[2:34] sound settings. To do that right click
[2:37] the speaker icon in your taskbar select
[2:40] sound settings or you can go to the
[2:42] settings system and then sound. Now set
[2:46] default output device. To do that under
[2:49] output section you have to choose voice
[2:51] meter input. This sends all system audio
[2:54] game YouTube apps into voice meter for
[2:57] full control.
[2:59] Now choosing input device. Under input,
[3:02] choose voice meter output B1 or B2. You
[3:07] can choose either. They do the same
[3:09] thing. Before setting up your
[3:11] microphone, make sure you have selected
[3:13] your headphones or speaker in one of the
[3:15] hardware output slots that is A1, A2 or
[3:18] A3. To do this, go to the top right
[3:21] corner of voice meter. Click the A1
[3:23] button. Choose your preferred output
[3:24] device like headphone, earbuds or
[3:27] desktop speaker. Optionally, you can use
[3:29] A2 or A3. If you want a secondary output
[3:31] device like routing audio to a speaker
[3:34] and headset at the same time. This
[3:36] allows you to hear everything voice
[3:38] meter is processing. Especially
[3:40] important once we connect your mic.
[3:43] Next,
[3:45] let's begin our actual setup by
[3:47] connecting your microphone into voice
[3:49] meter. Under hardware input one, click
[3:52] the label. Choose your microphone from
[3:54] the list. This could be a USB mic, XLR
[3:57] mic via audio interface, or even a
[3:59] headset mic. Talk into it, you should
[4:02] see the input meter bounce when you
[4:04] speak. To hear yourself, enable the
[4:07] event button below the input. This sends
[4:09] your mic audio to your headphones. Now,
[4:12] let's make sure you're capturing desktop
[4:14] audio and system audio like games,
[4:16] YouTube, and app sounds. Since we
[4:18] already set voice meter input as your
[4:20] Windows default playback device earlier,
[4:23] any sound your system produces is now
[4:25] routed into voice meter first virtual
[4:27] input strip. You can control its volume,
[4:30] mute it or direct it to different
[4:32] outputs like headphones, stream etc. by
[4:35] using the A1, B1 and B2 buttons. This is
[4:39] the foundation of routing. You now have
[4:42] control over your desktop sound. Now
[4:45] let's take it one step further. What if
[4:47] you want to play Spotify for yourself
[4:50] during a stream but not let your viewers
[4:52] hear it? First of all, open Spotify in
[4:56] the background. Now, open sound settings
[4:59] like I showed you before. Find Spotify
[5:01] in the app list. Set its output to voice
[5:04] meter ox input. Be careful. Do not set
[5:08] it to voice meter input only. Set it to
[5:11] voice meter ox input which is mapping to
[5:15] the second slider in that output
[5:17] section. Back in voice meter, find the
[5:20] ox input strip. Turn a1 on so you can
[5:24] hear it. Go to OBS. Add a new audio
[5:28] output capture device. Name it Spotify
[5:32] or whatever you want. Then select voice
[5:35] meter aux input. Now you can vibe to
[5:38] music and your viewers won't hear a
[5:40] thing. This method works for any app
[5:43] including Chrome, Discord, or a second
[5:45] browser for alerts.
[5:48] That's it for the Voice Meter Banana
[5:50] full setup tutorial for streamers. If
[5:52] this helped you, give it a like and
[5:55] subscribe for more tutorials. Thanks for
[5:57] watching and happy streaming.