You can hack the way OBS is used to select a virtual audio cable output from OBS using the monitor channel but it’s not ideal and you lose your ability to monitor OBS properly. One is for monitoring the audio and the other is for the stream or recording. We will get to the NDI section of vMix next which supports audio as well, but vMix offers 7 audio busses which are super ideal for recording podcasts with software like Audacity or passing audio back and forth with an application like Zoom video conferencing.įor audio outputs, OBS basically supports two. Finally, vMix offers a ridiculous amount of audio busses which can be used to route audio into other applications. Also, you can choose which sources you want to see inside of the audio mixer. With vMix you can see levels and quickly mute and un-mute sources. Renaissance Axx is an incredible compressor that makes your voice sound fuller and easier to understand.įrom an audio perspective, vMix wins in every category. NS1 is super easy to use, and it’s the most popular noise reduction solution I have yet to find. One is called Renaissance Axx and the other is called NS1.

Take a look at two of our favorite VST 3 plugins we use in vMix. This is because the industry has moved over to VST 3 and in general, they are much better and easier to use. VST 2 plugins are generally free at this point and many of them are no longer supported by their creators.

Vmix supports VST3 which is a huge level up from an audio standpoint over VST 2. It’s an amazing live streaming software and it’s always getting better with every new release. So learning OBS, is not generally going to be a waste of time. You will likely end up using your skills with OBS setting up remote machines that run can connect OBS to another OBS or vMix system anyway. Because of NDI and the ability to connect vMix and OBS together. Because this learning curve can take anywhere from 20-40 hours, you could be wasting an entire week learning software that eventually won’t have the capabilities you need. When you choose a video production software, it’s important to realize that there is a learning curve. But keep in mind that, vMix can scale all the way up to 4K and Pro editions that include tons of powerful features. But let’s now dig into a side by side comparison of OBS versus vMix.įor the sake of this comparison, we will compare OBS with the HD version of vMix. Note: If you are Mac user, check out OBS, MimoLive, ECamm Live and Wirecast. There are many reasons why, and even the Windows OBS version generally receives the first updates and maintains the longest feature list. As you may learn, Windows is the preferred operating system for video production professionals around the world. Now the first important difference between vMix and OBS is support for Mac and Linux systems.

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