I recently upgraded my audio setup to an AudioTechnica AT2020 with a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 audio interface. The setup works wonderfully until about 4 hours into a stream when I start to get some terrible audio distortion (I'll include a clip for an example) I've browsed the forum a bit and I've seen at least one other user with the same issue that is also using an AT2020 and a Focusrite Scarlett audio interface.
I also do some recording in Audacity with this audio setup for my YouTube channel and don't seem to come across the issue when recording audio through Audacity. I can only assume it's a compatibility issue with the audio interface and OBS Studio and thought I should post about it here for a possible fix to be worked on to increase the compatibility of OBS Studio with different audio solutions.
I should also mention that simply disabling and re enabling the Focusrite Scarlett under Mic/Auxiliary Audio Device in settings seems to fix the issue if it does occur.
Twitch clip which shows the issue: https://clips.twitch.tv/jakeydarocker13/HappyHorseSoonerLater
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