Yes, Desktop Audio Device is generally set to the default audio device of Windows, so every sound Windows will make will go through that device. I just don't understand why I can't select a virtual cable instead. To be clear: Setting the 'Desktop Audio Device' to 'Default' does work (since VM is the default Playback and Recording device). I must do this for games/apps that doesn't allow specific playback devices to be selected - that way they open the 'default' device (VM's VAIO Input), and I can control it in VM.

I've set VM to be the default Playback and Recording devices under Windows. I guess what confuses me the most is why is there a difference in the VB devices listed between the 'Desktop Audio Device' and the Mic input devices? Since (I believe) both are inputs into OBS, why are the VB-cable listings different between them?Īs to VM's A outputs - if they are only hardware outputs, why can I select 'WDM: Cable-A Input' for the device? Seems to me that should allow me to feed Cable-A from, say, VM's A2 output, and then select 'Cable-A Output' in OBS's 'Desktop Audio Device'. OBS's 'Desktop Audio Device' is suppose to be a device from which OBS receives audio, to be mixed and streamed, yes? Okay, perhaps I'm mis-understanding the labeling here.

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