Getting Your Church Sound Board into OBS, vMix, or an ATEM: USB, Dante, and Analog

Three ways to get the stream mix out of the board

Connection	How it works	Best for
USB	The board’s built-in audio interface sends channels to the computer	Most digital boards, one streaming computer
Dante	Audio over the network	Booths already using Dante; longer distances
Analog	Cables from an output to an interface or the ATEM	Analog boards; ATEM Mini setups

(Building the mix first? See setting up a stream mix.)

USB from a digital board

1. Route the stream mix (your STREAM aux or matrix) to the board’s first two USB outputs.
2. Connect the board to the streaming computer with a good USB cable, directly, not through a hub.
3. Install the board maker’s driver if it needs one.

In OBS: add an Audio Input Capture, choose the board, and use only the stream mix channels. Mute the computer’s other audio sources so nothing doubles up.

In vMix: add the board as an Audio Input and select the stream mix channels.

Board-specific guides: X32 into OBS and vMix · XR18 over USB · SQ-5 over USB · TF1 over USB

USB trouble? See X32 USB audio not working and mixer USB not recognized.

Dante over the network

If your board speaks Dante, the stream mix can travel over the network to the streaming computer through Dante Virtual Soundcard or a Dante audio interface. Route it in Dante Controller, then add it in OBS or vMix like any other audio device. (See how WorshipMetrics knows you run Dante.)

Analog cables

• Into a USB audio interface on the streaming computer: simple and reliable for analog boards.
• Into an ATEM Mini’s microphone inputs: set the level with care, because those inputs expect a lower level than a board’s line output. Adjust in ATEM Software Control’s audio mixer, and turn off camera audio you don’t want. (See ATEM Mini audio routing with a Behringer board.)

Common problems

• Doubled or echoey audio: two sources are on at once, such as the board and a camera’s microphone. Keep only the stream mix live.
• Audio ahead of the video: cameras and processing delay the picture. Add audio delay in OBS, vMix, or the ATEM. (See the three classic livestream audio problems.)
• Silence after a restart: the computer picked a different audio device. Set the board as the default, and check before every service.

Where WorshipMetrics helps

Monitoring flags silence and clipping on the stream, which is exactly what you’d see if the USB device dropped or a mute stuck. Tech Manager can set the computer’s default audio input and output remotely, shows live vMix meters, and detects Dante on the network. Record the connection in the Signal Map.