Discord Voices Missing from an OBS Recording? Check the Audio Route
Find out whether Discord audio reaches OBS at all, then test the track that receives it.
Ask a friend to speak while watching the OBS mixer. If no meter moves, capture Discord as its own application audio source or check its output device. If a meter moves, verify that source is assigned to an enabled recording track, including track 1 when you want normal playback.
Find the exact point where the voice disappears
Put Discord and OBS side by side during a short voice test. Identify which OBS mixer source moves when the other person speaks. A moving meter and a silent finished video is a track or playback question; no movement means OBS is not receiving that call audio.
- Confirm the voice is audible in your headphones first.
- Watch each OBS source while the other person speaks.
- Record ten seconds and inspect track 1 and any separate tracks in an editor.
When OBS does not receive Discord
On Windows, add an Application Audio Capture source and select the Discord window. OBS says this can isolate an application from the rest of the desktop. If Discord uses a changing window title, test the window matching option based on the executable name. Make another short recording before changing anything else.
If you already capture all desktop audio, check whether Discord plays through that same Windows output device. A different headset or communication output can explain why game sound appears but voices do not.
When OBS receives it but the finished file does not
Open Edit → Advanced Audio Properties and find the Discord source. Check its track assignment. Then check Settings → Output → Recording for the tracks actually being saved. For an immediately playable recording, include Discord on track 1 even if you also keep it separate on another track.
A separate Discord track may be present even when a simple video player plays only the first audio track. Inspect the file in an editor before deleting a recording.
Avoid accidentally recording voices twice
If you capture Discord directly and also record the global Desktop Audio source that hears the same call, the voices can be doubled. OBS advises disabling global Desktop Audio when individual Application Audio Capture sources are used for that sound. Test your full game-and-call scene again after changing the source.