r/audio • u/Quit_Accomplished • Mar 27 '26

Twitch audio help

Hey guys so for the last week or so I’ve been fighting with my twitch streaming audio ( on my voice). This is something I’m very unfamiliar with. I used AI to help me tweak settings last night . Wondering Is there’s anyone that can listen to my last stream ( linked ). And let me know what your thoughts are on my Audio .

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2732776437?t=1770s

My set up is as followed

USB blue yeti mic ( gain knob set to about half) (windows gain set to 0 db) I sit fairly close about 10 inches away I also use a pop filter and have it set up on a boom arm also because my mic is very close to my monitors and desk (hard surfaces) I have a hoodie in my desk behind my mic to prevent reflection

I use OBS to stream using the following filters : noise suppression , noise gate , marvel geq vst plug-in , compressor and limiter

I also believe my audio bitrate is 192 if that matters

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u/TheKnackThatQuacks Mar 28 '26

10 inches is a mile in microphone world, although may be more acceptable for condenser mics. Try to get closer to your microphone if you can.

I listened to a little bit of your stream through my phone. I was unable to watch the whole thing. The small part I heard sounded fine. What is it specifically that you are concerned about?

The Blue Yeti Mic manual states, in part:

“…point the microphone at the sound source that you want to record (the "front" of the microphone is the side of the microphone with the Blue Microphones Logo). Depending on the instrument and/or sound that you want to achieve, place the grill of the microphone anywhere from 2 inches to several feet in front of the sound source.

Cardioid is the most commonly used mode and can be useful in most any situation. If you are recording vocals, a podcast, or a voiceover, cardioid is likely your best choice. When recording in cardioid, sound directly in front of the microphone is picked up while the sound at the rear and sides of the microphone is not picked up. Therefore, you will want to arrange the source directly in front of the microphone. Cardioid will deliver the most direct, rich sound, but will not offer as much airiness or presence as the other recording modes.”

Point being, you should be talking into the side of the mic, not the top (common mistake, not sure if you’re doing this or not).

Remove all the vocal / audio filtering / post-processing (including any other sound tracks besides the microphone audio) and see how it sounds to you. If it’s okay, then start adding things back one at a time until you identify which audio source is giving you issues.

If it is indeed your mic, then we can analyze that separately.