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As an audio engineer trying to wire my finely collected plugins for music production and sound design this is truly a treat to be able to do this for my voice and any calls. Thank you truly.

You're pioneering many new content creators and streamers towards having a more professional setup, and for free. You deserve all success that comes your way 👍

I had previously completed this setup, and it worked for so many years.. that I forgot how to re-do it. Messed around with all the possible settings for HOURS and finally gave up.. until I watched your video. No clue exactly what I was getting wrong, but thank you.

The Voicemeeter insert ASIO is super powerfull. I currently have it set up inside of Waves Superrack as a "proxy mixer" as I do not have a mixing console at hand, but I do have an old screen with touch functionality. Anyways, inside of Superrack, I am processing all my audio channels (mic, music, desktop and discord) and yes, you can even process the output channels before they get sent to a physical output. The only problem with this setup is that I am limited to waves plugins this way, but you can switch out Superrack for any DAW (Image-Line minihost and Cantabile is free) and use any plugins this way. It is even possible to combine the channels into a single stereo bus and feed that back into Voicemeeter as a makeshift "Master Bus", a feature that has been missing from OBS since basically forever, and add a limiter to the entire audio stream to avoid any potential clipping, but also to boost the final audio output into OBS. Just keep in mind, some plugins introduce latency, either due to lookahead or general processing delay. Limiters and noise removal plugins are among the worst in this regard, and OBS does not correct this, even if you load them in there directly. Some DAW's like Reaper, Cantabile should have this feature too but I don't remember where, can show exactly how much latency is added in their built-in performance monitor (though it's shown in samples, and not milliseconds), and you'll have to calculate and set the offset manually in OBS. This entire comment is a massive oversimplification of my own personal setup, and even trying to explain how it works in a visual context would probably make most people turn away really fast, but the point is: Voicemeeter is stupidly powerfull, and we have barely scratched the surface of it's capabilities.

ah nice, that patch insert was definitely what I needed in combination with the "How To Use VST Plugins With Voicemeeter Banana" vid

It's nice to see LightHost being used. I used to run Reaper, then Cantabile (which is nice for chains and docking, etc), but it's hard to beat LightHost for a quick setup, low resource VST host. Thanks

First of all: Great Video! I think I'm starting to understand the Patch Insert system. However, what I can't seem to figure out is: How can I use VST Plugins on my output instead? More accurately: After mixing various input sources I want to apply a chain of VST plugins on my output after mixing all input channels, just before they are sent to the actual output device.

Thank you so much brother for both the Voicemeeter Potato setup video and this one. Super useful! I'm running everything on a Scarlett 2i2 and the Rode NT-1. For all those ones who gets robotic voice signal: I fixed with "Reset Device" on Light Host's advanced settings, as Frans said in the video! Thank you again bro! 👍👍

Haha just asked for this in the discord and you delivered bigger than expected, thanks!

Thank you for doing this. My problem is that my noise suppression plugin (Clear) only works on one, so if I have two mic inputs, it doesn't work on the second mic input... So I'm wondering how to make lighthost apply to B1 output instead of one of the inputs? I want to put the lighthost effects on everything coming out of Voicemeeter, not just one mic coming in...

I just saw this and I've been requesting it on your channel! Can't wait to get to work, thanks!

you deserve all the success! your detailed and informative videos are a life saver

Thank you, didn't know why LightHost wasn't working, turns out I missed the Direct ASIO step previously.

what if you need to set up VSTs for 2 instruments? i have light host with guitar rig and and EQ for my guitar but i also want to use it to put a noise gate on my vocals (because voicemeeter gate sucks). i can't find any way of routing that effect to only my voice. how do you do it?

When i switch device to voicemeeter insert virtual asio is cuts mic audio, the mic works on the other two device options but i dont hear and changes to audio, not quite sure what im doing wrong.

hello. when i select ASIO, i constantly hear myself with large echo. it stops when i close light house, how to fix that?

How can we use the VST plugins on the sound output? Which patch inserts are the correct one for that?

I wanted to use VSTs with my PC Audio, specifically to EQ and apply effects to Spotify. There's gotta be a way to do this with your method, but I can't figure out what changes to make. Any ideas? Thanks!

Hey man thanks for the education brother an thank you for taking the time for making these videos I would like to get another of equalizer APO tutorial

Amazing tutorial, but i can't seem to get it to work on any ASIO channels beside 1 and 2, and the source i am trying to mix is on channels 3 and 4

I'm getting a bunch of robotic and static sounds on my hardware input after setting 'Audio Device Type' on Light Host to Voicemeeter Insert Virtual ASIO. I need help My hardware input is: Analogue 1 + 2 (focusrite USB Audio) My Hardware Out is: A1: Focusrite USB ASIO I've even tried clicking 'reset device'. Doesn't work for me

"HELP: I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP ME" may I ask ? is there any way to get like acoustic echo cancellation when using voicemeeter ? I don't prefer using krisp or other apps because it cuts my voice and quality, also I don't prefer using headphones, I always use a speaker and using voicemeeter my microphone keeps picking up my PC sound, unlike when using the default windows audio that has acoustic echo cancellation, I really love using voicemeeter and I wish there is a way to get something like that echo cancellation or a way to get rid of audio feedback, I keep trying to do research but I can't get any fix for this. :(

Thank you so much. This is exactly what I was looking for.

Hey man, this all worked for when I hear my voice back on VMP, but none of my windows applications are reflecting the VST sound changes , like Discord/audacity/Ventrilo/ In game ETC.. The only thing that I am able to hear the VST take affect on is when I listen to my own voice on VM...HELP?? What is the use if it does not add this affect to any of my other applications?

hi, thank you for helping, it works very well, now i can use autotune.

7:52 is where you say you "don't have to" use the VST plugins for the mic alone. That's awesome... but I cannot figure out for the life of me how to get those plugins to apply to ALL of my sound being output. You go on to see that I'm interested in that then I should check the video you linked, which is the one about setting up Voicemeeter. I watched that whole video but you don't get into how to apply the VSTs to the overall output there. SO, I'm using Lighthost for my plugins and they are currently working only for mic... HOW to get it to work for ALL sound coming through my system? For instance, let's say that I am doing a voiceover, stopping to play clips from a debate stream... I want the effects from the VSTs to apply to BOTH my microphone audio AND the browser audio. Right now I can only apply the VSTs to the mic input OR one of the virtual cable inputs... how do I apply it to all sound coming through my virtual output that is being recorded by OBS or Audacity?

The ASIO patching was so simple but it took me forever to find a video that explained how to set it up. Lol.

my light host always suspended and now you save my life. thx bro!

Thanks man .. thank you very much ..

Thank you very much. I needed this

Waves plugins not working with Light Host any help?

everything is good but with my dt990 pros studio headphones you seem to be a bit heavy on the highs

awesome video, bro!

I can't assign the effects to the channels, the fx don't sound

my system settings has nothing with the patch composite is this only for an older version?

this is an insanely helpful video, thank you!! i've had issues with background noise on discord voice for a while and this seems to just completely eliminate it!

Excellent Stuff!

Hey does anyone know if this program starts on startup? Like will it load all the plug-ins automatically?

How do you use a vst on audio output? i can only get this for inputs.

Hi, thanks for this tutorial ! I tried to apply it, but the Patch Insert function in Voicemeeter doesn't send anything to Light Host (and I have selected Voicemeeter Insert Virtual ASIO in the Light Host device settings)... Do you have any idea why I'm having this issue ?

Hello ! Did you find a way to control plugins activation with keyboard shortcut or streamdeck ?

I found lighthost very unstable. Just used reaper instead Works Great.

Hey man, I tried to set up lighthost with voicemeeter but it's not working good for me. :( The plugins work but not in voicemeeter but in the test from lighthost. And i still hear myself from lighthost. Can't find how to turn it of. Could you or someone else help me?

HI! I've been using Light host for a couple days, but lately, it's been stuttering a lot. I've tried setting the task priority in task manager ti realtime and setting the buffering to the maximum sample and it's still stuttering. Can anyone help me? or is there any alternative to light host to run vst effects (not midi) ?

Whats the order for plugins again? was it bottom to top or top to bottom?

Hi, last time I upgraded my system to Windows 11 and my light host stoped working. When I try to start a light host, it turns on and turns off after 2 seconds. What can I do?

why do i hear my own voice in light host how do i turn it off?

i dont see patch insert option

its not letting me use the rep plugin

thanks dude

i have a problem where i downloaded lighthost and it only showed 3 options. quit. delete plugins. and some other button.

Hello Franswah Studio, first of all. Thanks for that Video! In the end of the Video you told us we dont have to use this just for our Mic and thats exactly what I want to do. The Programm allows us to use VST Plugins in Voicemeter but where can i tell the programm for which channel it should use which VST Plugin? I want to put a delay in Channel 2 where my Virtual Audio cable delivers the Sound which isnt synchron with my voice when i send it out through voicemeter. My way to fix this is to put a delay Plugin on the Audio which comes on Channel 2. I cant find a way to set the Plugin explicit to Channel 2. It uses always all Inserts. If someone else has an idea i would be happy to hear it. Thanks in Advance

Is there a way to backup the VST settings configured by lighthost to move them over to a new PC?

Could you help me? I tried to set up TDR Nova and TDR Kotelnikov. They just make your microphone sound better. Sadly, I can't get them to work properly. When I scan for the VST3 files, nothing shows up. Please help.

2:56 Can anyone tell me how to find my correct configuration? (sorry, I'm using google translator)

No "Edit Plugins" option when I click on Light Host down in the dock...

Hello, was trying to follow the video however, whenever I swap the "Audio Device Type to ASIO" in the 4:23 my program closes itself. Anyone have a fix if possible plz?

Do you have any suggestions for noise removal vst? Reaper just sucks, output is terrible, looking dor something like what obs uses, but in VST format

And how is it possible to use a VST-Plugin for one of the outputs?

Hello, I'm trying to set up two mics to use in a podcast using Voicemeeter Potato and the Light Host VST with the Reaper Plugins. The Plugins that I am using are the reafir and the reagate. The problem is they are only working on one mic(my main mic) not the other mic which I have on a second input in voicemeeter. Can anyone help me resolve this issue? Thx!!!

If i'm using lighthost, how can i connect that audio to discord?

Why doesnt Light Host opens on startup

They are failing to load :(

instant crash after select ASIO in lighthost...what to do

Hello, mi sound is sizzling when i use light host , not all time but sometimes , can anyone help me ?

Which do you prefer tho? lighthost or pedalboard2

Every time I try to switch the audio device type to ASIO, my Light Host crashes

Does the Never Say Die plugin work with this method?

is light house better then reaper?

3:50 xD, for me there's literaly only 3 options.(edit. x) my bad, yeah it's left and not right click)

Didn't know that pewdiepie had a twin

l cant quit the robotic saund:C

Vi el video desordenado me salte el voicemeeter patch insert y perdi horas de mi tiempo JAJAAJAJ

I can't hear anything out of my headphones now

snx for help

Honestly getting tired of VM. I don't get too many issues but when I do they're annoying to fix