Technical
Audio monitoring
Hearing your own sources (music, videos, your mic) in your headphones via OBS, so you know exactly what viewers hear.
Related terms
- Desktop audio
Everything your PC plays — game, music, Discord. Streamed as one channel by default; apps like VoiceMeeter split it so you can mix.
- Sample rate
How many times per second audio is measured (44.1kHz or 48kHz). Just make sure every device uses the same one — mismatches cause crackle.
- OBS (Open Broadcaster Software)
The free, open-source app most streamers use to broadcast — it captures your game, webcam and mic, mixes them into scenes, and sends the stream to your platform.