Re: [2/2] [new port] multimedia/obs-studio

Daniil Ryvkin <[email protected]> Wed, 5 Aug 2026 23:58:28 +0300
Newsgroups gmane.os.openbsd.ports
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Wed, Aug 05, 2026 at 03:15:50PM -0500, izzy Meyer wrote:
> 
> Tested on OpenBSD/amd64 -current on top of X11 (using x11/stumpwm).
> 
> I use a soundblaster play! 3 as my main server.device in sndiod. when i
> would record either system audio or my microphone, the audio quality was
> absolutely destroyed and sounded very tinny. I had to force both to be
> single-channel (as in: mono audio, not stereo). this happens if i
> have just one audio "device" in my obs inputs, or both. unsure if this
> is specific to my hardware or the port. I think this can be ironed out
> after potential import though.
> 
> Otherwise, this port works very nicely for me. Its a shame stereo
> doesn't work properly for my hardware, though.
> 
> Thanks for all the work on this port. I really hope this gets imported!
> 
> Appreciated,
> 
> -- 
> iz (she/her)
> 
> > I say mundane things
> > so the uninteresting
> > just might get noticed.
> 
> izder456 (dot) neocities (dot) org
> 

Thanks for feedback.

One possible cause of the audio issue: if OBS and sndiod are set
to different sample rates, sndio's resampling can degrade quality
(default: 48000 Hz, can be changed in Sndio input clinet).
Could you check if the sample rate in input matches your sndiod setup?