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Restart the audio engine.
The option “Restart the audio engine” can fix sound or audio device problems with a single command. Use it, when the audio has stopped (no sound, no meter) or is distorted (crackles).
This can happen:
- When the audio system configuration is changed (in Windows Control Panel / Sound).
- When an USB device is unplugged and plugged in again.
- When another active program is using the same audio device and blocks the use by VOICEMEETER.
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Option 1:
Chose “Restart Audio Device” from the main VOICEMEETER Menu.
The command on top of the menu restarts re-connects devices and restarts the audio stream.
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Option 2:
“Restart Audio Device” from a desktop icon.
It can be useful to restart the audio engine from a shortcut, for example to re-activate a known USB headset, which is already connected to a VOICEMEETER hardware input and re-plugged to the computer. In this case the Audio Engine has to be restarted.
Steps:
- right click the desktop and chose New / Shortcut. Give the Shortcut a name (e.g. Restart Audio engine”)
- Choose the Voicemeeter.exe path and add “-r”
- Click “Advanced” and check: “Run as Administrator”.
You can run this command directly from the Windows command line, by entering:
Voicemeeter.exe –r
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Option 3:
“Restart Audio Device” from a macro button.
Simply choose the command “Command.Restart = 1” for a Macro Button.
