Tools and working references

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macOS Screen Recording permission for OBS

OBS captures stay black on macOS until Screen Recording permission is granted and OBS relaunched.

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Microphone or desktop clipping / distortion

Harsh distortion from levels hitting 0 dB / red in the OBS meters.

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Monitoring delay in headset

You hear yourself or game monitoring late in headphones while the stream mix is fine.

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Monitoring echo heard by viewers or locally

Echo or hollow repeat caused by Monitor and Output routing mistakes.

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Multi audio track routing mistakes

VODs or recordings have missing or mixed tracks because track checkboxes are wrong.

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Network dropped frames while streaming

Stats show dropped frames (network) from insufficient or unstable upload bandwidth.

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No desktop audio in OBS

Desktop/game audio meters do not move and recordings lack system sound.

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No microphone audio in OBS

Mic meter stays flat while Windows/macOS/Linux show the mic working elsewhere.

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NVENC session limit or encoder init failure

NVENC will not start or fails mid-stream because sessions are exhausted or the driver faults.

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OS permission blocks screen capture

All capture types fail until the operating system grants screen recording permission.

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Outdated encoder plugin conflicts

Third-party encoder plugins conflict with built-in NVENC/AMF/QSV paths.

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Platform authentication expired

Connected account / OAuth session expired so streaming auth fails.

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Plugin incompatible or outdated

OBS crashes or misbehaves because a plugin was built for another OBS version.

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Preview black while stream looks fine

Local Preview/Program is black or stuck, but the live stream or recording file is correct.

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Recording corruption — prefer MKV then remux

MP4 recordings are corrupt or unplayable after a crash or improper stop; MKV recovers.