media/multimedia/ OBSNotes

OBS: Open Broadcaster Software is a great Free Software solution for recording and streaming.

When recording a live session in a DAW (like Reaper), it is best to record audio as PCM (Pulse Code Modulation), such as you find in a .wav or .aiff file. This lets you compress later on and, if the compressed audio isn't of sufficient quality, you can try again with different settings, whereas if you record compressed audio first off, you can do nothing to rescue a poor quality recording.

Recording PCM Audio

• Settings set to Advanced mode.
• Settings→Output
  • Type set to Custom Output (FFmpeg) (at the top)
  • Container Format to matroska
  • Set Video encoder if necessary
  • Audio Encoder to pcm_f32le

Capturing DAW Output

I use Windows for music software. For normal playing and producing, I use the ASIO drivers that come with my audio interface. But to capture the output, I use the FL Studio ASIO driver which allows OBS to capture the audio going to the device from the DAW.

To capture plugin windows in Reaper, which appear as floating tool windows which OBS can't see as normal windows, I dock the FX Chain window into the main Reaper window.

Capturing Keyboard Input

See Key-n-Stroke