Microphone Echo

[KBRadio_THP]

Ok, I have no idea what I have done.  Short version I was making some changes to my broadcast system, which didnt work as planned, so I returned everything back to the way I had it.  However, I now have a delay in my microphone with what i hear about 1 second behind what I say.  I had read that to check the Output to encoders box, but when I do that, I lose the echo, but my voice no longer goes out on the broadcast.  That is what I am curious about.  Any help is appreciated.  I am sure it is something simple that I did.
Thanks in advance

 

[djsoft]

If you activate the "Output to encoders only", it will remove local mic playback, but you should still hear it in the stream. If you don't have mic there, please make sure that you have the "Audio mix" source selected for encoders (top right corner in Settings, Broadcasting tab).

As for delay itself, try switching MIC to use ASIO, and if that is not available, use WASAPI. For playback (main sound card) too.

What RadioBOSS version do you use?

 

[KBRadio_THP]

thank you as always for the quick response.  I am running version 5.6.0.6  OK.. It is set on audio mix and when I have tried to use the ASIO which I had read in another forum, under the Device drop down there is nothing listed.  I have tried switching back and forth between DirectSound and WASAPI and have had the same results, with delay on the microphone.  The delay is only on the playback to what I hear, it goes out on the stream cleanly. 
I am not sure if this makes a difference I was attempting to connect a mixing board using out and back in to the same system so as part of that had switched to Input 1.  There were issues with sound levels etc, not sure but decided to abandon that setup for the time being.  It was after restoring from that, where i began having this issue.  I doubt if thats related, but its what led up to this.

 

[djsoft]

when I have tried to use the ASIO which I had read in another forum, under the Device drop down there is nothing listed

It means that your device does not have native support for ASIO. You can try using Asio4All to emulate it: http://www.asio4all.de/ (this will also get rid of latency)

I am not sure if this makes a difference I was attempting to connect a mixing board using out and back in to the same system so as part of that had switched to Input 1.  There were issues with sound levels etc, not sure but decided to abandon that setup for the time being.

I'd suggest using it this way. Correcting level issues should not be difficult - just check levels in Sound settings in Windows, on the mixer itself, in the sound card's control panel (if it has one).

 

[KBRadio_THP]

Great stuff.  Thank you as always.

 

[iaiakoala]

radioboss 71.4.0., nvda screen reader, windows11, plantronics headphones with microphone used both for playback during streaming and as a microphone, mic amplification set to +12, wasapi audio driver because I use the internal sound card of the laptop,
hearing an annoying echo of my voice in the microphone, at your suggestion, I set output only via encoder....
the echo has disappeared, the listeners hear me but it is not possible to play the mic bed: you can see the track that starts and scrolls but I do not hear the audio.
is there something I can do to play the audio of the mic bed?

 

[djsoft]

the echo has disappeared, the listeners hear me but it is not possible to play the mic bed: you can see the track that starts and scrolls but I do not hear the audio.

Do you mean that the bed that is set for Mic doesn't play when you have Output to encoders only option enabled? Did it work before enabling this option? Please also specify what RadioBOSS version do you use.

 

[iaiakoala]

Do you mean that the bed that is set for Mic doesn't play when you have Output to encoders only option enabled? Did it work before enabling this option?

exactly!

Please also specify what RadioBOSS version do you use.

version 71.4.0.

 

[iaiakoala]

version 7.1.4.0

 

[djsoft]

Thank you for the information, we'll check it.

 

[iaiakoala]

I wanted to point out that by activating encoder-only output from the mic settings, I am the one who does not hear the mic bed but my listeners do.

 

[iaiakoala]

I would like to be able to hear the mic bed too because I don't like talking with silence in the background.

 

[djsoft]

I wanted to point out that by activating encoder-only output from the mic settings, I am the one who does not hear the mic bed but my listeners do.

When you set it to "Output to encoders only" it affects both mic and its bed.

 

[iaiakoala]

the problem is that if i don't activate that option, i hear the echo of my voice in the microphone; i followed all your advice to avoid it including all the changeable windows settings but i didn't solve it.

 

[djsoft]

the problem is that if i don't activate that option, i hear the echo of my voice in the microphone; i followed all your advice to avoid it including all the changeable windows settings but i didn't solve it.

Currently there are only two options: when you hear the mic and its bed, and when you don't hear neither (when "Output to encoders only" is enabled). Listeners will hear both always.

 

[iaiakoala]

so i just have to find a way to fix the echo of my voice in the microphone; could you please give me a summary of the options to check to eliminate it?

 

[djsoft]

so i just have to find a way to fix the echo of my voice in the microphone; could you please give me a summary of the options to check to eliminate it?

You can use ASIO device to eliminate the latency, this should help. Or use "Output to encoders only" and not hear yourself (and mic bed also).