FAQ · OBS

OBS is great. Too much for a meeting.

macOS 14+

OBS can do an enormous amount: multiple sources, scenes, streaming to Twitch or YouTube, production-quality recording. That's exactly what it's built for - and exactly why it's the wrong amount of effort for a single meeting. Nobody builds a scene collection just to sound better on a video call.

Where OBS is the right tool

Streaming, serious productions, mixing several sources at once - that's still OBS's job, and Patchcord doesn't change that.

Where Patchcord is the right tool

Everything else: home-office meetings, calls at the office, even a WhatsApp video call with your parents. Set it up once - pick a microphone and a plugin - and it works everywhere, no scenes, no streaming software, no per-app setup. A clean, easy upgrade for everyday calls. And the difference isn't just for you to notice: better sound quality is something the person on the other end picks up on.

Using both at once

If you also stream with OBS, you can still use the processed Patchcord signal there: “Patchcord Mic” is a regular virtual microphone at the operating-system level and shows up in OBS as an audio source. Add a new source (Audio Input Capture), select Patchcord Mic as the device, done. TODO: add an actual OBS screenshot, currently untested in the project's checklist.