Set up audio routing for streaming, podcasting, or calls
A clear routing plan and setup steps so your mic, music, game, and call audio go exactly where you want, with no echo.
The prompt
Help me set up audio routing on my computer for streaming, recording, or calls.
Operating system: [Windows / macOS / Linux - version]
Hardware: [microphone, audio interface or mixer, headphones, speakers]
Apps involved: [e.g. OBS, Discord, Zoom, a game, Spotify, a DAW]
What I want: [e.g. "stream hears my mic, game, and music; Discord hears only my mic; I hear everything; music isn't in recordings"]
Current problem: [e.g. echo, viewers can't hear game audio, Discord picks up music, latency, audio drifts out of sync]
Comfort level: [beginner / comfortable with settings / happy with scripts]
Give me:
1. A routing diagram in text: every source, every virtual or physical output, and every destination (Source -> Bus -> Destination), and who hears what.
2. Tools for my OS: the built-in options first, then well-known free tools for virtual audio devices or mixing, with why each is needed. If something costs money, say so.
3. Step-by-step setup: device settings, sample rate matching across devices, and each app's input/output settings.
4. Tests to confirm each path works, including a short test recording.
5. Troubleshooting table: Symptom | Likely cause | Fix, covering echo and feedback loops, doubled audio, crackling, latency, and devices resetting after a restart or update.
6. Optional automation: how to save and restore the setup, or switch between profiles (streaming vs. calls), with a simple script if my OS supports it.
Keep it as simple as possible for my goal; don't add virtual devices I don't need.
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What to fill in
- Windows / macOS / Linux - version
- microphone, audio interface or mixer, headphones, speakers
- e.g. OBS, Discord, Zoom, a game, Spotify, a DAW
- beginner / comfortable with settings / happy with scripts
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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