Since it needs a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) to be used, it's cost is whatever the supporting software/hardware is.So, you’re streaming and have some audio needs that aren’t met with Windows’s limited mixing capabilities and are thinking of buying an expensive mixer to configure your audio setup? Pros: Nothing is impossible, audio setup is more flexible/powerful than what most streamers have, open-source, mostly freeĬons: Incredibly complicated, not bug-free, lots of heavy software, easier to break than voicemeeter. A similar software for OSX is soundflower or some implementations of Jack for linux/unix (and sometimes windows). I don't recommend going for this option unless you've run into limitations in voicemeeter. This is way more complicated than voicemeeter, though you can do so much more with it. Pros: Incredibly flexible, Share arbitrary audio, audio effects, can be used for more than just sharing your audio, discord users can't hear themselves, very scalable free.Ĭons: Your audio setup is now reliant on voicemeeter (at least it's free), moderately complicated, it's easy to mess up the configuration.

Here's one that I found at the top of my google video search for 'voicemeeter guide': There are many setup videos for voicemeeter, setting it up to do exactly what you want without discord users being able to hear themselves. (same developer of the virtual audio cable I included above). Pros: Minimal software, relatively simple setup, You can talk at the same time, less fiddling need to turn it 'on' or 'off'Ĭons: Other discord users will be able to hear themselves, still requires you go into windows sound control panel to turn it 'on/off' There are a few different options out there, but they mostly all work the same, and this one is free: To use this, set the Line 1 (VB-Audio Cable) as your microphone in discord, and then go to the Stereo Mix device properties and check the box listen to this device and set it to the virtual cable: Have to change to and from the stereo mix device everytime you want to start/stop sharing your audio. Pros: no additional software, quick setup, free.Ĭons: Can't talk at the same time, and other people in discord will be able to hear themselves. Once it's enabled, set the microphone in discord/skype/telegram to 'stereo mix.'

First option if you're running windows, is to use the stereo mix virtual device.

And there are tons of ways to do this on Windows, Linux, and OSX but I'll be covering Windows, as that's what I have experience with:

Voicemeeter virtual audio cable discord