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title: 'Complete Voicemeeter Banana Setup in Under 6 Minutes! (2025) 🎙️ (For Streamers & Gamers)'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=EXgHQb4nbq8'
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date: 2026-06-15
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# Complete Voicemeeter Banana Setup in Under 6 Minutes! (2025) 🎙️ (For Streamers & Gamers)

> Source: [Complete Voicemeeter Banana Setup in Under 6 Minutes! (2025) 🎙️ (For Streamers & Gamers)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EXgHQb4nbq8)

## Summary

This tutorial demonstrates how to set up a streaming-ready audio setup using Voicemeeter Banana, a free virtual audio mixer. It covers connecting your microphone, routing system and game audio, isolating apps like Spotify, and sending a clean mix to OBS Studio.

### Key Points

- **Download and Install** [00:40] — Download Voicemeeter Banana from vb-audio.com, run the installer, and restart your computer to activate drivers.
- **Interface Layout** [00:59] — Hardware inputs (left) for physical devices like mic; virtual inputs (middle) for software audio; outputs (right) with A1-A3 for physical outputs and B1/B2 for virtual outputs to OBS.
- **Set Default Playback Device** [02:21] — In Windows Sound Settings, set default output to 'VoiceMeeter Input' to route all system audio into Voicemeeter.
- **Connect Microphone** [03:45] — Under Hardware Input 1, select your microphone. Enable the 'A1' button below the input to hear yourself in headphones.
- **Isolate Spotify from Stream** [04:45] — Set Spotify's output to 'VoiceMeeter Aux Input' in Windows Sound Settings. In Voicemeeter, enable A1 on the Aux strip to hear it. In OBS, add an Audio Output Capture device set to 'VoiceMeeter Aux Input' so viewers don't hear it.

### Conclusion

Voicemeeter Banana gives you full control over your audio routing, allowing you to separate what you hear from what your stream hears. This setup is essential for streamers and content creators who want professional audio management.

## Transcript

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