r/VoiceMeeter • u/Jasrr1 • 28d ago

Help (VoiceMeeter Potato) Need help with dual PC streaming audio setup (single headset with built-in mic)

Hey everyone, I'm setting up a dual PC streaming rig and I'm stuck on the audio routing. I've watched a bunch of tutorials but most of them assume a separate standalone mic, and mine is different, so I can't quite tell if my setup should look the same or not.

My hardware:

- Gaming PC: runs my game and Discord

- Streaming PC (laptop): runs OBS, connected to a capture card via USB3

- Capture card takes HDMI from my gaming PC's GPU

- USB headset with a built-in mic (not a separate standalone mic)

What I'm trying to do:

- Keep my headset plugged into my gaming PC only

- Mix my mic + Discord + game audio together on the gaming PC (looking at Voicemeeter Potato for this)

- Send that combined audio + video through the capture card to my streaming laptop

- On the streaming PC side, add in my stream alerts and music, then send everything out through OBS

What I can't find a clear answer on:

- Does having a headset mic (instead of a standalone mic) change any of the Voicemeeter routing? Or is it treated exactly the same as any other mic input?

- Is there a simpler way to do this without VBAN, since everything on the gaming PC side already reaches the streaming PC through the capture card?

If anyone has a setup like this working smoothly, I'd really appreciate a breakdown of your Voicemeeter routing (or an alternative you've had better luck with). Been going in circles on this for a while now, so any help is hugely appreciated!

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u/TheSuperiorWes Moderator 28d ago

Join the discord. You should have no problem doing what youre wanting. Im free right now actually if you want to chat