Normally, your computer combines audio from applications such as music players, web browsers, games and communication software into a single stereo audio output.
Virtual Devices allow the RØDECaster Pro II or RØDECaster Duo to separate these applications into individual audio sources. This means you can control different applications independently using the faders on your RØDECaster.
What Can Virtual Devices Do?
Virtual Devices treat audio from individual computer applications as if they were separate physical inputs connected to your RØDECaster.
This allows you to:
- Control different applications using separate faders.
- Apply processing and effects to each application independently.
- Create customised audio routing for different applications.
- Record audio from individual applications separately.
To use Virtual Devices, the dedicated RØDE Virtual Device driver must be installed on your computer.
What Virtual Devices Will I See?
When Virtual Devices are configured, additional audio devices become available on your computer, including:
- Game
- Music
- A
- B
These can be assigned to faders on your RØDECaster and selected as audio outputs for compatible applications on your computer.
Example setup:
- Spotify → Music
- Game audio → Game
- Web browser → A
- Another application → B
What Should I See on Windows?
After installing the Virtual Device driver and configuring Virtual Devices, Windows will display the additional Virtual Devices as available audio outputs.
Windows allows you to select a different audio output for individual applications. This means you can send applications such as Spotify, a web browser or a game to different Virtual Devices.
When audio is playing from an application, you should see its audio level on the corresponding fader on your RØDECaster.
What Should I See on macOS?
After installing the Virtual Device driver, the additional Virtual Devices will also appear as available audio devices on your Mac.
Applications that allow you to select their own audio output can be assigned directly to a Virtual Device.
macOS does not provide the same built in application audio routing controls as Windows, so the way an application is assigned to a Virtual Device may depend on the application being used.
What Should I See on the RØDECaster?
Once a Virtual Device has been assigned to a fader, audio sent to that device from your computer will appear on the corresponding RØDECaster channel.
You can then use the RØDECaster to adjust its volume, apply processing, change its routing or record it independently from your other computer audio.
Do I Need to Use Virtual Devices?
Virtual Devices are useful when you want to control multiple applications separately from your RØDECaster.
If you only need all of your computer audio to appear as a single stereo source, you may not need to use Virtual Devices.
For more information about RØDECaster Pro II & RØDECaster Duo, please see our RØDECaster Pro II User Guide and RØDECaster Duo User Guide