You can remove or swap them at your own leisure. These map the stereo outputs from the application audio to the output of the virtual device. Notice the blue lines that go from the Source to the Output Channels. After you select the app you will something like this: You can set the source to listen to either an audio device or any application like Skype, Zoom, Chrome, Spotify, etc… For this exercise, we are going to use Microsoft Teams. To select the application you want to listen to, click the plus (+) button next to the Sources header and choose the application from the list that appears. To rename the audio device you have to click the pencil button next to the audio device name. Next, we are going to rename the Virtual Device for the application we want it to listen to, in this case, I’ll name it “Teams Audio Device” because I want to listen to Microsoft Teams Video Calls for interviews and such. To remove the Pass-Thru device select it and click the “ Delete” button below. The Pass-Thru source enables other applications to send audio directly into this virtual device but that’s not what we want right now so we are going to remove it. Launch it and you will see something like this:
There is a free version that degrades audio quality after 20 minutes of use and there is a paid license for US$99.
Here is a little guide on how Loopback works and how to set it up with OBS:įirst, you want to download and install Loopback. We use it for two online shows called DevBorrachos and the. This feature is very useful if you are going to do streaming. At Megsoft we are using this tool called Loopback that allows you to route the audio output from an application to a virtual audio device. After every reboot, it will work again for an additional 60 minutes.Today I’m going to go on a bit of a tangent here.
The trial version of LoopBeAudio works for 60 minutes after its first use. Free Evaluation Copyĭownload our free evaluation copy here. It keeps LoopBeAudio's playback and record format in sync, displays details like format, monitor and default device and gives you fast access to the Sound Control Panel.
LoopBeAudio's driver comes with a small system tray application. While using LoopBeAudio you can forward the audio data to your "real" audio output, without the need for matching formats A little Status Application in your System Tray. LoopBeAudio lets you configure an audio device with more than 8 channels, but Windows will not provide the speaker positions here, therefore LoopBeAudio will behave like a multichannel Line device Independent Monitoring LoopBeAudio's "Internal Playback" simulates virtual speakers with all possible surround configurations of Windows.Ĭonfigure up to 24 channels with Virtual Line devices Test every Surround Setup with Virtual SpeakersĬonfigure LoopBeAudio with the Windows Sound Control Panel like every other audio device. Programs do not need to link with special libraries, so LoopBeAudio works with every audio-capable Windows application.
LoopBeAudio is a native Windows™ WDM kernel mode driver, so expect the lowest possible latency. Build a virtual 7.1 surround device, even though you don't have the built-in hardware. Configure up to 24 audio channels, a sample rate from 8000 Hz to 384000 Hz with a bit depth from 8 bit to 32 bit. The technical limits are only restricted through the Operating System.
LoopBeAudio is a virtual audio device to transfer audio between computer programs, digitally, without any quality loss. LoopBeAudio A Virtual Audio Cable - An Audio Loopback Driver