Benefit of MixKey

MixKey
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Excuse my question but what exactly is the main benefit MixKey that cant be done with OBS?

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I am of the impression that adding Cubase and a microphone to OBS is quite fiddly (?). I am very new to this. I tried it the other day with MixKey, and I had a lot of issues.

Do you find it easy to stream/record the screen with Cubase via OBS? I watched a video by Chris Salem on how to do this, and it was so much work in order to do one (seemingly) simple thing…

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OBS cannot directly read multi-channel ASIO drivers (used by most DAWs for low latency) on its own.

So you usually use another software to get the Audio from the DAW using the best ASIO drivers alongside OBS.

I have used MIXKEY its very good.

At the same time you can stream live, while capturing your mic inputs on your interface and the DAW and the Internet at the same time.

Example:

While streaming on Twitch/Youtube live you can

  1. Talk into a microphone.
  2. Play a guitar through the interface.
  3. Play something from the internet ie… a Youtube video/Spotify
  4. Play what is in your DAW.

It is a versatile piece of software, suitable for people who want to make DAW tutorials, stream live DAW sessions, Stream live radio stations using spotify or virtual DJ software etc.

You will use it with OBS.

  1. OBS → screen capture and recording audio from Mixkey.
  2. MIXKEY → Records audio from multiple sources using ASIO drivers, to be fed into OBS.
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How would you compare this to something like…Voicemeeter Pro?

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In my experience.

I used Voicemeeter, and it seems more complex and when I switched from OBS to Nuendo it glitched and stuttered.

Mixkey just seems simple and it works, I can record the DAW audio in to OBS with no issues.

The only issue I have is that the GUI is not designed well, you need UX/Ui designers to tackle it, sometimes I feel like companies are letting programmers design the interfaces instead of professional Design specialists.

If your aim is to have the average joe who does game streaming and podcasters use your software, you need to take into account they may not be technical, so the software has to be made as simple and efficient as possible.

Any type of complexity or confusion can lead to the average joe not wanting to use the software.

An example of an issue i see in the design:

A lot of stuff/options happen on the right side of the application.

But stuff regarding entering the app needs to be on the left side of the app, audio leaving the app should be on the rights side of the app, it just makes it very clearcut.

Left > Audio in | Right > Audio out

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Hi @7am3s_UK

Thanks for your valuable and exhaustive feedback!

Do I get this right that, regardless the layout question, you would like to see not only the sources but also the outputs on the main screen? At the moment, these are mostly visible and configurable in the Settings page.

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The 1st screen could show a user

  1. Sources on the left.
  2. Outputs on the right.

So you have a clear understanding of the apps set-up the moment it launches.

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Thank you. We noted your feedback and informed our UX designer.