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🎶 Advanced Setup with VoiceMeeter Potato in VRChat 🎶

Optimize your audio routing experience in VRChat using VoiceMeeter Potato, alongside MagicChatbox TTS, Spotify, and VoiceMod. This setup facilitates a seamless audio management, enabling you to control different audio sources effortlessly.

💻 Requirements:

  • VoiceMeeter Potato software
  • MagicChatbox application
  • VRChat
  • (Optional) VoiceMod and Spotify applications
  • (Optional) Virtual Desktop

🔧 Installation and Configuration Steps:

  1. 🔊 Setting Default Audio Devices:

    • Set VoiceMeeter VAIO3 as both your default system audio and microphone through your system’s sound settings.

  2. 🎙 Configuring Microphone:

    • Open VoiceMeeter Potato, and under the Hardware Input section, select the microphone you wish to use.

  3. 🔀 Virtual Cables Setup (Optional):

    • If you have the Virtual Cables A and B, go to your system’s volume mixer, select an application (e.g., Spotify), click on the output device and choose either Cable A or Cable B.

  4. 🔄 Alternative to Virtual Cables:

    • Utilize VoiceMeeter VAIO and AUX in a similar fashion to Cable A and B for routing audio.

  5. 🎧 Hardware Outputs Configuration:

    • In VoiceMeeter Potato, go to the Hardware Out section and select your hardware outputs such as speakers, headphones, and VR headset to avoid constantly changing your system audio settings. It's recommended to have VoiceMeeter open all the time for ease of access.

  6. 🎤 Routing Audio to VRChat:

    • Under the Hardware Input section, select B3 for the sounds you wish to transmit through your microphone in VRChat.

  7. 📥 Configuring MagicChatbox TTS Output:

    • Open MagicChatbox, go to settings, find the TTS output dropdown menu, and select "VoiceMeeter Input (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VAIO)" as the TTS output device.

  8. 🔊 Configuring VRChat Audio Settings:

    • Open VRChat, go to Settings > Audio & Voice. Under the Microphone section, click on "Change Device" and select "VoiceMeeter Output (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VAIO)" as your microphone input.

  9. 🎚 Final Audio Routing:

    • In the Hardware Input and Virtual Input sections, select the output you desire to have audio from (A1 to A5); for instance, A1 for speakers, A2 for headphones, and A3 for VR headset.

  10. 🖥 Virtual Desktop Configuration (Optional):

  • If using Virtual Desktop, adjust the audio settings within the Virtual Desktop Streamer app to align with the audio routing set up in VoiceMeeter.
  • In the Virtual Desktop Streamer app, you might want to select (or unselect) 'Use virtual audio driver' based on your specific setup needs.
  • Utilize the 'mic pass-through' feature in the Virtual Desktop app if needed, to ensure microphone functionality.

This advanced setup amalgamates various steps to offer a streamlined audio management experience, ensuring smooth control and switching between different audio sources while interacting within VRChat. For further exploration and customization, consider referring to the VoiceMeeter Potato user manual and engaging with community forums for personalized assistance.

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