I have FL studio, using the FL Studio ASIO driver, and my microphone. I want the FL studio to output to my headphones and a VB-Virtual Cable audio input.
I want my mic also to output to VB-Virtual Cable then I want to connect my discord and game audio to the mic called VB-Virtual Cable Output I don't really want to use a different ASIO driver, but if required I will use a different ASIO
(A solution to your problem) V Here's a list of the things you will need:
(Download links for your convenience)
Procedure:
Begin by installing all the neccissary components and setting them up appropriately.
Open Fl-studio and connect your instrument via its MIDI connection.
Find the tab on the top left labeled "Options", in the drop down select "Audio Settings". In the window that appears click the "MIDI" tab and make sure that the output selected is the instruments MIDI connection. Make sure the input is also featuring your instruments MIDI connection. BE SURE TO ENABLE IT. (To enable or disable the MIDI input, theres a small round dot that says "enable" on the left bottom corner of the input box.) (don't close this window we'll come back to it.)
In the top left of the main Fl stuido screen click "Add", and add the instrument preset you need. For most instruments i reccommend "FL Keys" if your using the trial edition of FL studio. You can edit how the keys sound to match your instrument using FL studio's effects later.
Next, going back to that window we opened earlier, go to the "Audio" tab, here I would test if your instrument is working by using the FL Studio ASIO driver in the device box under input/output. Setting the sample rate to 192000, then opening the "Show ASIO Panel", setting the buffer length to 2048, leaving the input blank and setting my output as my headphones or speaker. At this point you may play your instrument and you should hear something. If this is not the case I'd un-enable the MIDI connection and re-enable it and/or unplug the MIDI port and replug it.
Next "Open Voicemeeter" and do the following; In Stereo Input 1, click the drop down arrow on the header and "select the microphone you will be speaking through" with your voice. Keep Stereo Input 2 blank. Virtual Input is just your internal default sound, you don't need to do anything there. In the A1 dropdown of the Hardware Out header, "select CABLE Input - VB-Audio Virtual Cable". In the nearby A2 dropdown of the Hardware Out header, "select your headphones or speaker".
Go back to Fl Studio and look at the window you should still have open. (it's under options>audio settings and then select the audio tab) in this window "switch the input/output device to Voicemeeter Virtual ASIO".
At this point (if your using windows) go to the bottom right of your screen and right click the sound wigit on your desktop bar. Click "Open Volume Mixer". Now Set your "output device to your headphones or speaker", and then set your "input device to Voicemeeter Out B1 (VB-Audio Voicemeeter VAIO)".
Conclusion: At this point you may put on your headphones and play your instrument with your voice at the same time.
Things To Notes: Each step of input/output transfer causes lag and slight distortion. For me this was about as big as 0.4 seconds. There are better softwares that have almost no lag to them, but they arn't cheap. Costing nearly $70-200.
(Admittedly i assumed the OP was inquiring about using FL studio to broadcast a mix of instrument and voice, but it seems i may have misinterpreted the question. I'm a little unsure why you would use FL studio for audio transfer if your not activly using it for anything else than audio transfer.
For the original intent of this post I would reccommend just sticking with Voicemeeter and the virtual cables to reduce adding more lag to your voice. This edit isn't to say my answer is unuseful however as the steps for voicemeeter still apply. You just need to configure you windows mixer to listen to your internal audio.)
