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Playing Audio in Windows using waveOut Interface

This tutorial is designed to help you use the windows waveOut interface for playing digital audio. I know from experience that the interface can be pretty difficult to get to grips with.
Question / Help

I discovered that I could accomplish all of this simply by ticking the "Output audio to desktop" radio button in OBS (and i ticked the "Use WaveOut audio renderer" box for good measure,
Wave and DirectSound Components

This device typically captures an analog signal from a microphone or other audio source and converts it to a wave PCM stream. The device might also input a digital audio stream through an
What''s the difference between Directsound and waveout?

It''s really a different way to produce the sound. Direct sound is part of the microsoft API Direct X and is essentially a universal way for all devices to work more properly with the windows
OBS Studio

If routed to desktop (directsound or waveout) the VU meter for the Video Capture Device stops working and goes dead, because the sound is re-routed through the desktop / waveout control
What''s the difference between desktop audio and audio output

Desktop audio is your computer''s audio output (alerts, audio playing in your browser), audio capture is to capture a specific audio devices (microphones, cameras, other inputs).
John Willis: OBS Studio

Open the "video capture device" Source, properties. 1. Change [Audio Output Mode] from these: Output desktop audio (DirectSound) Output desktop audio (WaveOut) 2. Change [Audio
Audio Renderer (WaveOut) Filter

This filter does not check the audio stream''s subtype. The WAVEFORMAT or WAVEFORMATEX structure passed in the format contains the information needed for the
Wave and DirectSound Components

If routed to desktop (directsound or waveout) the VU meter for the Video Capture Device stops working and goes dead, because the sound is re-routed through the desktop /
Question / Help

Using OBS, I configured the Elgato HD60 Pro to "Output audio to Capture Audio Only" and it was perfect. Audio/Video were great. The only problem is, I want the game audio to play
"Wave Out" vs. "Direct Sound"

On my slower system, it seems like Direct Sound gets fewer glitches (short pauses), but I''d like to know what others have to say on this, and if there are any specific differences in sound quality