Sound sources in preview

[DogOfTheBox]

Is there a way I can preview the sound levels on audio sources before switching to a specific scene? One of my audio sources shows up as a preview, but the ones I actually want to monitor don't.

Pinning works, but it always shows the sound source, even on scenes where the source doesn't exist, and any scenes where it does exist aren't already in preview. I am already using studio mode, I just want to set up the source to appear ONLY when it is live or selected in preview.

 

[DogOfTheBox]

Is there a way I can preview the sound levels on audio sources before switching to a specific scene? One of my audio sources shows up as a preview, but the ones I actually want to monitor don't.
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Pinning works, but it always shows the sound source, even on scenes where the source doesn't exist, and any scenes where it does exist aren't already in preview. I am already using studio mode, I just want to set up the source to appear ONLY when it is live or selected in preview.

I know that the phrasing is kinda weird so if you want me to clarify lmk

 

[Suslik V]

Is there a way I can preview the sound levels on audio sources before switching to a specific scene?

Despite the mentioned "pinning" feature or by using Audio Meter plugin* - the answer is "no" (for current build of OBS).

I just want to set up the source to appear ONLY when it is live or selected in preview

Not easy task for the meters in OBS because many audio only sources has no visual representation in the Preview window (dummy/helper object like in a 3d editors), so nothing to select. But if by "selected in preview" you mean "when the Source is in the current Scene" then...

As far as I remember OBS always listed the "Program" sources in the Audio Mixer pane (the ones that are technically going to the output right now), and thus they were marked "Active" in the Advanced Audio Properties window (while "Inactive" is not in the output). So, probably, the source marked as "Preview" on your screenshot - is not in the current output but still in the current Scene (if the output is only one...) or maybe not in any output because there is no mark "Active" on this source in the meter. These multi resolution, multi-canvases changes in OBS are weird. How may outputs are listed in your OBS Stats? Do you have Sources and Scenes duplication enabled in the Studio Mode? Is your audio source legible for the duplication (not a Video Capture Device or Media)? If this is the Media source - is this only audio source (no video), so you trying to seek to the point of interest before the transition? These questions just for me to understand the use case.

...and if back to the logic, the condition: Show_the_source_meter = [Active] OR [is_in_the_current_Scene], as far I understand, is not yet implemented neither in plugins nor in OBS.

*Many moons ago the Audio Monitor plugin had similar functionality. When the corresponding filter added to the source then you able to monitor the source. And the meter was shown in the special dock pane but unconditional (read it as "Always") or for the "Active" only sources.