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+# Monitor An Audio Input Device In OBS
+
+I hooked up a Mirabox HDMI capture card with loop out between my Xbox 360 and
+display. It passes the feed through to my MacBook Pro. Both the video and audio
+pass through cleanly to OBS and I've been streaming successfully to Twitch with
+that setup.
+
+I then wanted to add my headphones and Blue Yeti microphone into the setup so
+that I could hear the game audio and talk during the stream.
+
+Despite OBS picking up the audio through the Audio Input Device, I couldn't
+hear it in my headphones. That's because by default _Audio Monitoring_ is
+turned off for audio devices.
+
+If I want to be able to hear the sound and pass it through as output to OBS, I
+have to change the _Audio Monitoring_ setting for that device. In the _Audio
+Mixer_ section, there is a gear icon next to the audio device. I click that and
+choose _Advanced Audio Properties_. From there, I change that device's Audio
+Monitoring setting from _Monitor Off_ to _Monitor and Output_.
+
+Now I am able to hear the audio that is coming through Mirabox from my Xbox.
+And anyone watching my stream can hear it too.