It's no problem if you accidentally do this though, simply type mmsys.cpl into the run menu, head over to the recording tab, find your virtual microphone, then levels, and then move the slider up. You should unmute it first, otherwise your system will shut down with the levels of your virtual mic left at 0 and it gets left that way. The software is not perfect, and users have reported that it is critical you do not quit the app or shutdown the computer when the mic is muted. The first two steps involving virtual cable and voicemeeter still apply to you.

Simply ignore the part where she moves onto 'OVR Advanced Settings' which only applies to her setup. For this, i would advise you check out this video which contains instructions on how to setup the VB-Audio softwares. You might find the setting up and routing of the virtual device complicated when launching the app for the first time. You can use 'transmitter mode' for push-to-talk functionality. This is the software that will mute/unmute your virtual device using keyboard shortcut. This is the software that will route your physical microphone signal into the virtual microphone device you created through Virtual Cable This is the software that will create your virtual in/out devices

Yes, you can achieve this with the following 3 software's combined: It works like a classic patchbay, where you can combine any cable to any output. I was in a similar situation myself some time ago. T he 8 channels of a VOICEMEETER BUS can be composed by any input (pre-fader or post fader) and the default BUS channels. Gamers problems are the best because they always require the craziest workarounds really.

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