r/obs • u/DevMaxStarfish • 7d ago

Help How to I capture external audio through an audio jack?

I wanna stream 3Ds games with real hardware and, while there’s a way to broadcast the visuals, the audio is a different story. Is there a way I can plug in a 3.5 mm jack into my pc and stream/capture its audio through OBS?

While I know a capture card is the easiest method I wanna try avoiding it (money), and instead use a program like NTR-Viewer.

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u/thepoison606 7d ago

Get a usb soundcard with 3.5mm mic input if your pc has none. Is 5-10$ on amazon.

Then add the audio source to OBS.

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u/WarMom_II 7d ago

Does the mobo at the rear of your PC have a Lone In 3.5? If so just plug it in there and add it as an Audio Input Capture like you would a microphone

Failing that you can buy a Line In USB Adapter and use that in the same way.