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Browser Sources: Unexpected behavior when 'Control audio via OBS' is checked
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Description
Operating System Info
Windows 11
Other OS
No response
OBS Studio Version
30.1.2
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/f8qs1OL4QQxzEMmw
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
No response
Expected Behavior
I used alerts from Streamlabs and Blerp.
They should show a gif or video and play a sound if a correspondent events fires.
Current Behavior
The alerts work as expected for a seemingly unpredictable time.
I think it takes about 10 to 20 minutes until the alerts stop working.
The sounds won't work anymore. Animations sometimes still work.
Steps to Reproduce
- Add a browser source with Streamlabs or Blerp alerts (It probably works with anything that uses sound and/or video)
- Make sure "Control audio by OBS" is checked in the browser source's properties
- Activate "Monitor and Output" for the browser source's audio
- Start a stream (not sure if necessary)
- Wait 10 to 20 minutes
- Fire an event that should trigger an alert
Anything else we should know?
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked OBS log and the Browser Source properties, then follow the six reproduction steps using Streamlabs or Blerp alerts. Done means audio and animations continue working after the reported 10–20 minute period with “Control audio via OBS” and “Monitor and Output” enabled.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100