If you’ve ever wanted to play background music during your live Insight Timer sessions, but weren’t sure how to achieve the best sound quality, you’re in the right place! Today, I’ll guide you through the process of setting up high-quality background music to achieve a clear and crisp sound for your listeners.
This method ensures that your music is captured internally from your computer and sent directly to Insight Timer, rather than relying on speakers and microphones, which can always result in low-quality audio.
Though it takes a little setup time, once you have it configured, you’ll be able to play background music with excellent sound every time you go live!
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What You’ll Need: To get started, you’ll need two free software tools. These are available for both Windows and Mac users:
- OBS Studio (Open Broadcaster Software) – This is a powerful tool for streaming and capturing audio and video.
- VB-Audio Virtual Cable – This is a virtual audio device that allows us to route audio between applications, like from OBS Studio to Insight Timer.
Both of these tools are free and easy to download and install. Simply follow the instructions on their websites, and I’ll walk you through the setup.
Step 1: Install the Necessary Software
- Download and install OBS Studio and VB-Audio Virtual Cable (the installation process is straightforward, so I won’t go over the steps here).
- Once installed, open OBS Studio.
Step 2: Configure OBS Studio for Internal Audio Capture
- In OBS Studio, locate the Audio Mixer at the bottom. If you don’t see it, you can open it from the Docks menu.
- Click on the three dots next to the Desktop Audio source and select Filters.
- Click the plus sign in the Filters window and choose Audio Monitor.
- In the Audio Monitor settings, select Cable Input (this corresponds to the virtual cable you installed). Make sure to check Volume Link to Source and Link to Source Muting to sync the audio between your computer and Insight Timer.
- Click Close when done.
Step 3: Set Up Your External Microphone
- Now, you’ll need to add your microphone input so that both your microphone and background music will be captured.
- Under Sources, click the plus sign and choose Audio Input Capture. Select your microphone from the list of available devices and click OK.
- As you speak, you should see the audio levels moving in OBS, which means it’s capturing your voice.
Step 4: Add the Same Filter to Your Microphone
- Just like we did for the desktop audio, we need to add the Audio Monitor filter to your microphone.
- Click the three dots next to your microphone in the Audio Mixer and select Filters.
- Click the plus sign and choose Audio Monitor again.
- Select Cable Input once more, and check Volume Link to Source and Link to Source Muting.
- Click Close.
Step 5: Test the Setup in OBS
- Now that everything is set up in OBS, you can test the sound. Play a piece of music, and you should see the audio meters in OBS moving, indicating that the music is being captured.
Step 6: Configure Insight Timer to Capture the Audio
- Next, head over to Insight Timer and start a live session.
- In the Audio Settings, select VB-Audio Virtual Cable as your audio input device. Be sure to choose Output rather than Input because we are capturing the output from OBS, not the microphone directly.
- When you speak or play music, you should see the audio levels in Insight Timer move.
Step 7: Adjust Volume Levels for the Best Balance
- Once everything is set up, you may need to adjust the volume levels of both the music and your microphone to find the right balance. Ensure that your audience can clearly hear your voice while enjoying the background music.
5 Hours FREE Meditation Music BUNDLE for Insight Timer Teachers!
This Insight Timer Free Music & Audio Resource is a comprehensive tool created by Music Of Wisdom in collaboration with the Insight Timer app. This resource is designed to help Insight Timer teachers produce more professional-sounding guided meditations. It includes our Brainwave Balance Music Bundle with five music tracks, each dedicated to a specific frequency: Synchronization, Concentration, Relaxation, Visualization, and Restoration. Along with these tracks, the resource offers Audacity templates and easy-to-follow tutorials, enabling teachers to elevate their guided meditation production to the next level.
What can the free meditation music bundle be used for?
You are granted a free, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Music Bundle solely for the purpose of creating guided meditations to be posted on the Insight Timer platform.
You may use the Music Bundle only as background music in the guided meditations you create.
You are permitted to post the guided meditations using the Music Bundle exclusively on the Insight Timer platform.
What does the free meditation music bundle include?
The free meditation music bundle includes five tracks, each dedicated to a specific frequency: Synchronization, Concentration, Relaxation, Visualization, and Restoration. Each track is 60 minutes long and comes with two alternative versions: one without the frequency and one without the sound effects. In total, there are 12 hours of audio files in the bundle. All tracks are provided in high-quality MP3 format.
Conclusion
This setup may seem a bit complicated at first, but once you’ve configured it, you won’t need to repeat the steps for future sessions. This method will provide the best quality audio for your live sessions, ensuring that your background music and microphone input are captured clearly and seamlessly.
If you have any questions or need further assistance with the setup, feel free to leave a comment. I’m happy to help!