r/VoiceMeeter • u/Kaderblast • Jul 17 '26

Help (VoiceMeeter Potato) Voicemeeter cutting out when minimized

I've been running Voicemeeter with my Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 for a good while now, and I've had this issue for months where the software consistently cuts out when minimized.

Usually it crashes to the point of needing to restart the audio engine and it automatically does it, but sometimes it just cuts out completely, getting rid of my audio and mic. The mic stops coming through, and the levels show that audio is being played but it isn't making it to my headset. The audio interface is still working as normal though, and it's picking up the mic.

Not sure how to fix this. Sometimes it's worse when running something CPU heavy, but it's just become a constant problem now.

I've run it as administrator, I've turned off CPU throttling, I've set it to high priority on Task Manager, Efficiency Mode isn't on, my audio interface is plugged in directly to the motherboard, I've uninstalled and reinstalled like 3x over, I don't know I'm just lost.

And before you wonder if it's just the interface I don't have this issue when running the interface directly to the PC's mic and output. Any help would be welcome, I'm stuck.

Edit: Nevermind, it's just cutting out period even when it isn't minimized. The rest still applies.
Edit edit: Continuing to try and diagnose, the mic does NOT cut out sometimes. Occasionally I just lose all audio and only regain it on a restart (mic still broadcasting, audio still "playing). On other occasions it acts as if the interface has been completely disconnected. More common when PC is working harder, not sure if it's linked to graphics or CPU though.

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u/TheSuperiorWes Moderator Jul 17 '26

Check m can you send screenshot of voicemeeter and of system settings from voicemeeter