{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5568f0f0f40ffbef9d82322b","clusterId":"c_2fc8482e8238494aa017a159","slug":"otoawase-beta-release-adds-one-click-audio-balance-for-obs-streamers","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Otoawase Beta Release Adds One-Click Audio Balance For OBS Streamers","summary":"Mana Kumoito released the beta of Otoawase on October 14, a free Windows app that measures microphone and game audio loudness during a stream and writes the correction straight into OBS Studio. It reports levels such as \"Game audio is too loud, -3dB\" and an Apply button moves OBS's faders, so streamers can match volume without judging it by ear. Targets sit at -16 to -14 LUFS overall, with game audio 8dB under the voice.","whyItMatters":"Otoawase treats stream audio balance as a measurement problem solved inside OBS rather than by ear, and the bundled Mixer Bridge and per-game saved settings point at creators who run the same setup night after night.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe app watches loudness while the streamer talks and prints a plain reading on screen, then writes that correction into OBS through an Apply button instead of asking the streamer to retype numbers into the mixer. Target levels are set at -16 to -14 LUFS overall, with game audio 8dB below the voice; settings can push the voice 2dB or 4dB louder if it needs to sit further forward.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOtoawase also flags whether a peak exceeds -1dBTP, which is where clipping starts. The installer bundles Mixer Bridge 0.1.0, the plugin that carries audio output from OBS to the app, so nothing separate is needed. Windows 10 and 11 x64 with OBS Studio 31 or later are supported, a Chrome extension handles viewer-side volume, and a Mac version is under consideration.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Otoawase's beta reports the gap in numbers, like game audio 8dB above voice, and moves OBS's faders for you. The target range is -16 to -14 LUFS, so mixing becomes a setting to hit rather than a skill to learn.","twitterPost":"Otoawase flags levels like \"Game audio is too loud, -3dB\" and hits Apply for you. Mixing turns into a number to read.","threadsPost":"Otoawase reports the problem as a number (\"Game audio is too loud, -3dB\") and its Apply button moves OBS's faders to fix it. Mana Kumoito's Windows app aims at -16 to -14 LUFS overall with game audio 8dB under voice, so the mix becomes a target to hit instead of a judgment call.","newsletterBlurb":"Mana Kumoito released the beta of Otoawase on October 14, a free Windows app that measures microphone and game audio during a stream and writes the correction into OBS Studio through an Apply button. Target levels are -16 to -14 LUFS with game audio 8dB under the voice, and it checks loudest peaks against -1dBTP. It needs OBS Studio 31 or later on Windows 10 or 11 x64, with a Mac version under consideration.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"MoguLive\",\"url\":\"https://www.moguravr.com/otoawase-beta-release/\",\"title\":\"Beta version of \\\"Otoawase,\\\" a tool that measures the volume balance between game audio and microphone during streaming and applies it to OBS, has been released\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4464,"outputTokens":712,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791961635,"createdAt":"2026-10-14T07:01:59.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-14T07:06:40.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T07:06:40.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2fc8482e8238494aa017a159","canonicalTitle":"配信中のゲーム音とマイクの音量のバランスを計測し、OBSに適用させるツール「Otoawase」β版が公開","representativeArticleId":"a_56a8a382fd97a55998eb6f0e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Otoawase\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Manashi Kumogata\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-14T06:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-14T06:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T07:07:00.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"MoguLive","url":"https://www.moguravr.com/otoawase-beta-release/","title":"配信中のゲーム音とマイクの音量のバランスを計測し、OBSに適用させるツール「Otoawase」β版が公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Otoawase"],"studios":[],"people":["Manashi Kumogata"],"type":"release","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}