Game on the headphones, voice chat on the speakers, one microphone for both - the virtual mixer does what the Windows mixer cannot, with a fader for every source.
Install **Voicemeeter Banana** and its virtual cable, set the game to the **Voicemeeter Input** device and the chat app to **Voicemeeter Aux**, then assign each strip to a different hardware output.
Install Voicemeeter Banana, then the virtual cable from the same vendor. The cable is the device apps see; the mixer decides where that signal actually goes.
In **Settings > System > Sound** set the output to **Voicemeeter Input** and the input to **Voicemeeter Output**. From now on every app plays into the mixer.
Output: Voicemeeter Input
Input: Voicemeeter OutputIn Voicemeeter choose **A1** as your headphones and **A2** as the speakers. Right-click the A1 label to pick the device, then confirm with the menu.
A1: headphones
A2: speakersSet the game to **Voicemeeter Input** and the chat app to **Voicemeeter Aux Input**. On the mixer, route the game strip to A1 only and the chat strip to A2 only.
Pick the real microphone on the hardware input strip, enable **B1** to send it to the virtual cable and set the gain. Apps that record from **Voicemeeter Output** now get your voice.
Store the configuration as an XML preset from the menu and load it at startup. A mixer that is not saved is rebuilt from memory every boot.
Menu > Save SettingsThe A1 device is not selected or the strip is muted. Check the A1 button on the strip and the master section.
The buffer is too small. Raise it in the Voicemeeter menu and prefer WASAPI over MME.
The app still uses the old device. Select **Voicemeeter Output** in the app itself, not only in Windows.
A strip is panned or the sample rate differs between input and output. Set 48000 Hz everywhere.
Banana when you need three inputs and two outputs. The standard version handles one source and one output.
Yes, route the strips to B1 as well and record from **Voicemeeter Output** in Audacity.
Set Windows back to your real output and input device, then uninstall Voicemeeter and the virtual cable. The audio devices return to the previous state.
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