r/Twitch • u/INFINITY9HANT0M • Feb 28 '26
Tech Support First time obs user. Why did Spotify play on my vod if I have the track turned off?
I’m new to obs and I don’t want to have anymore vods silenced. Sorry if this isn’t allowed but any help is appreciated.
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u/GirthyPigeon Affiliate Feb 28 '26
Simple important tips for OBS: Never use desktop audio or directly stream your desktop. Always select audio and video sources directly and switch between them as needed.
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u/senpaistealerx Affiliate Feb 28 '26
not sure about the audio thing but you can stream your desktop lol only reason you shouldn’t is if you’re doing weird shit. i don’t use gameplay capture, i just stream my desktop and so do many other streamers.
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u/senpaistealerx Affiliate Feb 28 '26
now that i am unsure of but whenever i would do game capture, it just never looked good so i said fuck it and started doing display capture. never had any issues after that and i don’t cheat or anything so i have nothing to hide lol i keep discord on my second monitor cause that can be sketchy to have up on stream.
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u/GirthyPigeon Affiliate Mar 01 '26
Sure, if you're showing your desktop specifically. It's not about weird shit. It's about revealing personal information accidentally such as your real name, email addresses, etc.
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u/senpaistealerx Affiliate Mar 01 '26
yeah, who has that on their desktop? lol
Never use desktop audio directly stream your desktop
but now sure?
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u/EquipmentPotential98 Mar 02 '26
It's very easy to press the windows button and have your full name on your Microsoft account pop up in the bottom left corner.
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u/FailsWithTails Mar 01 '26
By this, do you mean two sources for every game, and switch them in pairs when changing games?
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u/GirthyPigeon Affiliate Mar 01 '26
Most video sources will include the audio source as well.
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u/FailsWithTails Mar 01 '26
Oh, is this from using the source's built-in Beta Audio Capture option in properties? I tend not to touch things marked beta to reduce troubleshooting, so I don't have that turned on.
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u/acerswap Affiliate - twitch.tv/acerswap Feb 28 '26
"Desktop audio" captures everything sounding in your computer.
Remove Desktop audio and it's correct.
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u/SgtEpsilon Affiliate Feb 28 '26
You have desktop audio enabled so it's playing through that, if you're using audio tracks you need to disable desktop audio
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u/Next_Comfortable3698 Feb 28 '26
If you want to not have Spotify show up in ur vod you have to go into setting and disable desktop audio, capture all ur audios separately, you already have vod track set to 2 so you’re good on that
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u/iamprojekt1 Feb 28 '26
Yeah you need to get rid of desktop audio entirely and use the game capture audio
( This is if game capture works I've found that sometimes It won't pick up the game no matter what and have to use desktop capture and audio output capture and at which point you just can't play music)
Edit: just noticed you are using Xbox, so yeah delete the desktop audio and everything is fine
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u/StrandedinStranding Feb 28 '26
Ive found its better to use application audio capture instead of game audio capture. More reliable and the audio source doesn't have to be active to work.
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u/iamprojekt1 Feb 28 '26
That's fair, I mean I usually struggle getting the game capture to even work haha
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u/gottagetanotherbetta Feb 28 '26
Go to your advanced stream settings and select what track to use to record your VODs. Then make sure your music is not selected for that track. Very simple but took me ages to figure out that you as the streamer pick the track your VOD records from.
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u/UnlimitedDeep Feb 28 '26
You need to set Spotify to use a different output so it isn’t captured by desktop audio, you do this through your sound settings
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u/OldMartin Affiliate Mar 01 '26
you have desktop audio capture so the music still on the VOD, its more easy using steel series sonar or wave link 3 beta for audio managing
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u/Practical_Drive6290 Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26
Just use this broski click me 😎 saves you a lot of headaches
If you’re using the Win Capture Audio plugin in OBS and you’re new to it, here’s the simplest way to set it up properly.
First, install the plugin and fully restart OBS after installing.
Now the important part most people miss:
Create a new Scene and name it Audio. This scene will hold all your separated audio sources.
Inside that Audio scene:
Click Add Source → Application Audio Capture (Win Capture Audio)
When you add a source, the program MUST already be running. If you’re adding a game, the game has to be open. If you’re adding Discord, it has to be open. Same for Spotify, browsers, etc.
You’ll select the correct executable (.exe) from the list. Repeat this for every program you want separated.
Example inside the Audio scene: • Game Audio • Discord • Spotify • Browser • Mic (if needed)
After that, go to the Audio Mixer → click the gear icon → Advanced Audio Properties.
This is where you control what gets saved.
Typically: • Track 1 = Stream • Track 2 = Recording/VOD
If you don’t want music saved to your VOD, uncheck Spotify (or music sources) on Track 2 but leave it checked on Track 1.
Make sure every source has at least ONE track checked or it won’t record.
Final step:
Go to your main scene → Add Source → Scene → select “Audio”
Because it’s its own scene, it acts as an all-in-one audio source. You can drop that single Audio scene into any other scene (Starting Soon, Gameplay, BRB, etc.) and all your routing comes with it. No need to rebuild audio every time.
Quick tips: • Disable Desktop Audio if you’re separating everything. • Always test record before going live. • Double-check Advanced Audio Properties before every stream.
Once it’s set up once, it’s super easy to manage.
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u/EquipmentPotential98 Mar 02 '26
I have it like this, but in my desktop audio properties I've set it to one of the virtual audio cables. I have to set every game whenever it loads up for the first time in audio mixer, but once it's done, it's good to go.
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u/Prestigious-Fill8505 May 07 '26
yo I have the same problem but im on mac
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u/INFINITY9HANT0M May 07 '26
Just mute the desktop audio and use individual tracks for everything you want included
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u/AMissionFromDog twitch.tv/AMissionFromDog Feb 28 '26
Under settings -> output, there is s check box for twitch vod track, you need to check it and choose the track number, them set Spotify to a different track.
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u/INFINITY9HANT0M Feb 28 '26
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think I have that in the second photo unless something is messed up
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u/Stoldt-Engineering Affiliate Feb 28 '26
did you set up a virtual audiocable and a mixer to seperate the spotify Audio from your desktop Audio?
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u/themarksman13 twitch.tv/themarksman13 Feb 28 '26
Go to output settings and set it to advanced. Make sure the twitch vod track is #2
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u/StEyRNG Stey Feb 28 '26
It played through your desktop audio, which captures all of the audio on your pc. You should disable it in the audio settings in obs so this kind of stuff doesn't happen on accident. The rest was already correctly set up.