Virtual — Audio Cable
⚠️ Windows may show a driver signature warning — you’ll need to allow unsigned drivers or disable signature enforcement temporarily.
Route microphone audio through a VST host (e.g., Cantabile, Element) to apply noise suppression and EQ, then output to a virtual cable. Set that virtual cable as the input for Dragon NaturallySpeaking or Windows Dictation.
Right-click VBCABLE_Setup_x64.exe and select . virtual audio cable
Even experts run into issues. Here is the troubleshooting checklist.
| Feature | Description | |--------|-------------| | | Up to 256 independent virtual cables (e.g., Line1, Line2, etc.) | | Bit Depth | 8, 16, 24, 32-bit integer, 32-bit float | | Sample Rate | Any rate from 100 Hz to 384 kHz (common: 44.1k, 48k, 96k, 192k) | | Channels | 1 to 32 (mono, stereo, surround, multichannel) | | Latency | Adjustable: 2.66 ms to 1 second (in packet size increments) | | Stream Copying | One playback → many recordings (fan-out) | | Stream Mixing | Many playbacks → one recording (fan-in) | | Intra-cable copying | Route cable's output back to its input (feedback loop) | ⚠️ Windows may show a driver signature warning
If you want to fine-tune your computer's audio setup, let me know: What are you running (Windows or Mac)?
With Virtual Audio Cable, you can route the remote guest’s audio to one virtual cable and your microphone to another. Using software like OBS Studio, you record them as separate audio tracks. This allows for professional post-production—leveling audio, removing echo, or cutting coughs without damaging the main track. Right-click VBCABLE_Setup_x64
A Virtual Audio Cable is a software-based audio driver. In your computer’s sound settings, it appears as both a (an output) and a Recording Device (an input).
⚠️ Windows may show a driver signature warning — you’ll need to allow unsigned drivers or disable signature enforcement temporarily.
Route microphone audio through a VST host (e.g., Cantabile, Element) to apply noise suppression and EQ, then output to a virtual cable. Set that virtual cable as the input for Dragon NaturallySpeaking or Windows Dictation.
Right-click VBCABLE_Setup_x64.exe and select .
Even experts run into issues. Here is the troubleshooting checklist.
| Feature | Description | |--------|-------------| | | Up to 256 independent virtual cables (e.g., Line1, Line2, etc.) | | Bit Depth | 8, 16, 24, 32-bit integer, 32-bit float | | Sample Rate | Any rate from 100 Hz to 384 kHz (common: 44.1k, 48k, 96k, 192k) | | Channels | 1 to 32 (mono, stereo, surround, multichannel) | | Latency | Adjustable: 2.66 ms to 1 second (in packet size increments) | | Stream Copying | One playback → many recordings (fan-out) | | Stream Mixing | Many playbacks → one recording (fan-in) | | Intra-cable copying | Route cable's output back to its input (feedback loop) |
If you want to fine-tune your computer's audio setup, let me know: What are you running (Windows or Mac)?
With Virtual Audio Cable, you can route the remote guest’s audio to one virtual cable and your microphone to another. Using software like OBS Studio, you record them as separate audio tracks. This allows for professional post-production—leveling audio, removing echo, or cutting coughs without damaging the main track.
A Virtual Audio Cable is a software-based audio driver. In your computer’s sound settings, it appears as both a (an output) and a Recording Device (an input).