This guide explains how to use OBS Studio to monitor and route microphone audio on Windows. It requires the Audio Monitor, OBS Accessibility, and win-capture-audio plugins. The guide covers setting up the plugins, creating microphone and routing sources, and configuring audio monitoring and routing.

This guide provides instructions for configuring OBS Studio to route audio from applications, excluding specific ones like communication apps and OBS Studio itself, to prevent loopback issues. It also covers creating an audio monitor to hear the routed audio and configuring global hotkeys for easy source management. Additionally, it suggests minimizing OBS to the system tray for convenience.