Contents

  • Hardware Setup
  • Setup with OBS

    IMPORTANT: In this guide we detail connecting to Windows and macOS machines. You can use either 2 Windows machines, or 2 macOS machines, or a combination of a Windows and a macOS machine. Use only steps that apply to your particular setup. For example, if you are using a macOS machine as your streaming PC, and a Windows machine as your gaming PC you would follow the steps listed in the “macOS Stream Setup“ and the “Windows Game PC Setup “ sections .

 

Hardware Setup

  1.  Download and install the latest M-Game software (with embedded audio driver) from m-game.com on all computers that will be connected to the M-Game RGB Dual.
     
  2. Connect the power cable to the M-Game RGB Dual. Connect to the computer that you will be running your stream from into Stream USB and your Game PC to Game USB. Now you can press the power button.
     
  3. Connect your separate headphones and microphone, or combined headset, to the rear panel of the M-Game RGB Dual.
     
  1. Open the M-Game software and select either the SET MIC from the HOME tab and follow the on-screen instructions or go to the SETUP tab and activate the HW METER button. 

    1. Under Microphone, turn Phantom Power on or off depending on whether you’re using a condenser microphone (Phantom Power on) or a dynamic microphone (Phantom Power off).
      Note: Headset microphones do not require phantom power. 
    1. Speak into your mic at the loudest level you expect to speak in your stream and begin turning up the Gain knob on the rear panel of M-Game RGB Dual. You'll notice that the Mic Fader LEDs on M-Game RGB Dual will light up when you speak, showing the incoming signal. Continue speaking into the mic and turning up the Gain knob until you see the Mic Fader LEDs flash red 3 times. If you see the Mic Fader LEDs flash red 3 times, this means M-Game RGB Dual's Mic Gain knob is set too high. Turn down the Mic Gain knob until you no longer see the LEDs flash red 3 times. You’ll want to get the Mic Fader LEDs as close to the top LED without the LEDs all flashing.

      Gain knob set to high = flashing 3x
       Gain knob set correctly = Close to the top LED at your highest speaking voice

 

 


Note: If you are using a low gain mic (like a SHURE SM7B or ElectroVoice RE20), or you’re just not getting the gain level you would expect from your mic, you can use the M-Game software's BOOST knob. You can find BOOST knob in the Setup Tab in the MICROPHONE section. 

  1. Speak into your mic at the loudest volume you expect to speak in your stream and turn up the BOOST knob until the Microphone’s fader meter in the M-Game Software shows the top LED lit red
  2. Once the Microphone’s fader meter in the M-Game Software shows the top LED lit red, slowly turn the BOOST knob back down until the Mic fader’s meter in the software no longer lights the top LED red.
     
    You can change the BOOST level from Off to +24 dB.

    Boost set to high = Top red LED lit in the software
    Boost set correctly = Yellow LEDs lit at your loudest speaking voice
    Note: Now that you’ve setup your mic you can turn off the HW Meter button in the M-Game Software to return the Mic fader to its default LED behavior
     
    HW Meter On

    HW Meter Off
     
    1. Adjust the EQ, Compressor, Noise Gate, High Pass Filter (HPF), and De-esser settings to get the best sound from your mic.
      Note: You can also use one of the Mic presets in the M-Game software to automatically configure your mic’s settings. These mic presets are found in File > Setup > Load Microphone Settings.
       

  1. In the SETUP tab's HARDWARE section select what source your Game audio is coming from. Because the game audio will be coming from your Game PC, you will need to select Game PC as your Game Audio Source. You can then select Stream PC or Game PC as your Chat Audio Source.

    Note: We have included steps for setting your Game PC or your Stream PC as your Chat Audio source.


     

  1. Open your game, chat, M-Game software, streaming software, and any other programs you will be running in your stream and ensure that their audio is playing.


IMPORTANT: In this next section we detail connecting to Windows and macOS machines. You can use either 2 Windows machines, or 2 macOS machines, or a combination of a Windows and a macOS machine. Use only steps that apply to your particular setup. For example, if you are using a macOS machine as your streaming PC, and a Windows machine as your gaming PC you would follow the steps listed in the “macOS Stream Setup“ and the “Windows Game PC Setup “ sections .


Windows Stream PC Setup: 


  1. Press the Windows key and then type Sound Settings into the search bar. Alternatively, right click the speaker icon in the taskbar and select Open Sound Settings.
    Windows 10:                           
     
    Windows 11:
     
     
  2. On Windows 10, in Sound Settings, under Sound Output select System, this will ensure any audio that you're not routing specifically to the M-Game RGB Dual’s Game, Chat or Sampler fader will default to be controlled by the System fader. Under Input select Stream, this will set your broadcast/stream mix as your default input source.


  3. In Sound Settings  under Advanced Sound Options, select App Volume and Device Preferences. In this window you will see every audio source running and where that audio is being sent to and from (its Routing).

     This allows you to send audio from different programs to the M-Game.


  4. On Windows 11, in Sound Settings under Sound Output select System, this will ensure any audio that you're not routing specifically to the M-Game RGB Dual’s Game, Chat or Sampler fader will default to be controlled by the System fader. Under Input select Stream, this will set your broadcast/stream mix as your default input source.


  5. In Sound Settings select Volume mixer. In this window you will see every audio source running. You will also be able to select where that audio is being sent to and from (its Routing) by pressing the down arrow next to the app's volume slider. 

    This allows you to send audio from different programs to the M-Game.
     
     
  6. App Volume and Device Preferences (Windows 10), and Sound and Volume mixer (Windows 11), next to the music application, or any other application that you want controlled by the System/AUX fader, select the Output dropdown and select System (M-Audio M-Game RGB Dual). Once this has been selected, your music’s audio level will be controlled by the System/AUX fader on your M-Game.

    Note: You can set your Game PC to host (send and receive) your chat audio please see Step #4 in the Windows Game PC Setup below. When using the Game PC as your chat host, you will not need to set the Input and Output for Chat on the Stream PC.
     
  7. Select these additional Input and Output routing options from the Output dropdown in the App Volume and Device Preferences:
    1. Chat app (Discord, etc.): Select Output: CHAT (M-Audio M-Game RGB Dual) to route Chat’s audio to the Chat fader. 
    2. Chat app (Discord, etc.): Select Input: CHAT (M-Audio M-Game RGB Dual) to route your mic (but is dependent on what you have to send to the Chat output in the Routing tab in the M-Game software) to your chat app.


Important: If you're using a Chat application like Discord, set the Audio Input to CHAT L/R and Output to CHAT L/R.This will ensure that your Chat audio is sent to the M-Game RGB Dual's Chat fader, and only your Mic audio sent to the Chat. This can be done in Discord by going to the bottom left cog icon (User Settings) next to your User Name and under APP SETTINGS selecting Voice and Video. In the Voice and Video window you will see Input Device and Output Device settings at the top under Voice Settings 


Windows 10:

 

Windows 11:

 

 

Discord:

 

 



 Windows Game PC Setup:

  1. Press the Windows key and then type Sound Settings into the search bar. Alternatively, right click the speaker icon in the taskbar and select Open Sound Settings.

    Windows 10:  
    Windows 11: 
     

  2. On Windows 10, in Sound Settings, under Sound Output select Game, this will ensure any audio that you're not routing specifically to the M-Game RGB Dual’s Game fader will default to be controlled by the Game fader. Under Input select Chat, this will set your Chat mix (usually your mic, but is dependent on what you have to send to the Chat output in the Routing tab in the M-Game software) as your default input source.

    Note: You can set your Stream PC to host (send and receive) your chat audio please see Step #5 in the Windows Stream PC Setup above. When using the Stream PC as your chat host, you will not need to set your Input as Chat on your Game PC.
     
    Note: If don’t want any of your Game PC’s audio, aside from your actual game’s audio, sent to the M-Game RGB Dual’s Game fader, then set the PC’s Sound Output to your PC’s default output source.
     
    Note: If don’t want any of your M-Game RGB Dual’s chat audio (usually your mic, but is dependent on what you have to send to the Chat output in the Routing tab in the M-Game software) sent to other programs you’re running on your PC, then set the PC’s Sound Input to your PC’s default input source.
     
     
     
  3. In Sound Settings under Advanced Sound Options, select App Volume and Device Preferences. In this window you will see every audio source running and where that audio is being sent to and from (its Routing).

     This allows you to send audio from different programs to the M-Game.


     
  4. On Windows 11, in Sound Settings under Sound Output select Game, this will ensure any audio that you're not routing specifically to the M-Game RGB Dual’s Game fader will default to be controlled by the Game fader. this will set your Chat mix (usually your mic, but is dependent on what you have to send to the Chat output in the Routing tab in the M-Game software) as your default output source.

    Note: You can set your Stream PC to host (send and receive) your chat audio please see Step #5 in the Windows Stream PC Setup above. When using the Stream PC as your chat host, you will not need to set your Input as Chat.
     
    Note: If don’t want any of your Game PC’s audio sent to the M-Game RGB Dual’s Game fader, then set the PC’s Sound Output to your PC’s default output source.
     
    Note: If don’t want any of your M-Game RGB Dual’s chat audio (usually your mic, but is dependent on what you have to send to the Chat output in the Routing tab in the M-Game software) sent to other programs you’re running on your PC, then set the PC’s Sound Input to your PC’s default input source.
     
     
     
  5. In Sound Settings select Volume mixer. In this window you will see every audio source running. You will also be able to select where that audio is being sent to and from (its Routing) by pressing the down arrow next to the app's volume slider. 
    This allows you to send audio from different programs to the M-Game.
     
     
     
  6. App Volume and Device Preferences (Windows 10), and Sound and Volume mixer (Windows 11), next to the game application that you are running, select the Output dropdown and select Game (M-Audio M-Game RGB Dual). Once this has been selected, your game's audio level will be controlled by the Game fader on your M-Game. 
  7. Select these additional routing options from the Output and Input dropdown in the App Volume and Device Preferences:
    1. Chat app (Discord, etc.): Select Output: CHAT (M-Audio M-Game RGB Dual) to route Chat’s audio to the Chat fader. 
    2. Chat app (Discord, etc.): Select Input: CHAT (M-Audio M-Game RGB Dual) to route your mic (but is dependent on what you have to send to the Chat output in the Routing tab in the M-Game software) to your chat app.


Windows 10:

 Windows 11:

 

Important: If you're using a Chat application like Discord, set the Audio Input to CHAT L/R and Output to CHAT L/R. This will ensure that your Chat audio is sent to the M-Game RGB Dual's Chat fader, and only your Mic audio sent to the Chat. This can be done in Discord by going to the bottom left cog icon (User Settings) next to your User Name and under APP SETTINGS selecting Voice and Video. In the Voice and Video window you will see Input Device and Output Device settings at the top under Voice Settings 



macOS Stream Setup:

 

  1. In the M-Game RGB Dual software go to Options > Redirect Output 

  2. In the M-Game RGB Dual software's Output Redirection you will see every audio source running in the Application column and where that audio can be sent to (its Routing) in the Output Pair column. This enables you to send audio from different programs/applications to the M-Game.

  3. In the M-Game RGB Dual’s Output Redirection's Application column you will see your music software that you are currently running. In the Output Pair column select System Out. Once this has been selected, your music audio level will be controlled by the System/AUX fader on your M-Game.

    Note: You can route additional computer audio sources to the SYSTEM/AUX channel if you would like to control additional streams of software audio. 
     

     
  4. Select this additional routing option from the M-Game RGB Dual’s Output Redirection:
    1. Chat: Select CHAT OUT to route music program audio to the CHAT fader.

      Important: If you're using a Chat application like Discord, set the Audio Input to CHAT IN L/R and Output to M-Game RGB Dual Stream. This will ensure that, with your OUTPUT REDIRECTION set correctly in the M-Game software, your Chat audio is sent to the M-Game RGB Dual's Chat fader, and only your Mic audio sent to the Chat. This can be done in Discord by going to the bottom left cog icon (User Settings) next to your User Name and under APP SETTINGS selecting Voice and Video. In the Voice and Video window you will see Input Device and Output Device settings at the top under Voice Settings 

      Note: You can set your Game PC to host (send and receive) your chat audio please see Step #5 in the macOS Game Setup below. When using the Game PC as your chat host, you will not need to set the Input and Output for Chat on the Stream PC.

 

M-Game Software’s OUTPUT REDIRECTION

 

 

 DISCORD

 


macOS Game Setup:

 

  1. Open your game app, and if you’re running your chat on your Game PC, open your chat app
  2. In Spotlight Search enter “M-Game RGB Dual Game Port Output Redirector” and open the app (“M-Game RGB Dual Game Port Output Redirector”)
  3. In the M-Game RGB Dual Game Port Output Redirector software you will see every audio source running in the Application column and where that audio can be sent to (its Routing) in the Output Pair column. This enables you to send audio from different programs/applications to the M-Game.
  4. In the M-Game RGB Dual Game Port Output Redirector’s Application column you will see your game software that you are currently running. In the Output Pair column next to the game you’re running select Game Out. Once this has been selected, your game audio level will be controlled by the Game fader on your M-Game.

  5. Select this additional routing options from the M-Game RGB Dual Game Port Output Redirector:
    1. Chat: Select CHAT OUT to route chat audio to the CHAT fader.

      Important: If you're using a Chat application like Discord, set the Audio Input to CHAT IN L/R and Output to M-Game RGB Dual Game. This will ensure that, with your OUTPUT REDIRECTION set correctly in the M-Game software, your Chat audio is sent to the M-Game RGB Dual's Chat fader, and only your Mic audio is sent to the Chat. This can be done in Discord by going to the bottom left cog icon (User Settings) next to your User Name and under APP SETTINGS selecting Voice and Video. In the Voice and Video window you will see Input Device and Output Device settings at the top under Voice Settings 

      Note: You can set your Stream PC to host (send and receive) your chat audio please see Step #4 in the macOS Stream Setup above. When using the Stream PC as your chat host, you will not need to set the Input and Output for Chat on the Game PC.


M-Game Software’s OUTPUT REDIRECTION

 

 

 DISCORD

 


Setup with OBS 

Open your streaming/broadcast software, such as OBS used in the example below.

  1. In the File > Settings menu, select the Audio tab. 
    1. Under Global Audio Devices set Desktop Audio to Disabled, set Desktop Audio 2 to Disabled. 
    2. Set Mic/Auxiliary Audio to STREAM L/R (M-Audio M-Game RGB Dual Stream). Make sure that Mic/Auxiliary 2, 3, and 4 are all set to Disabled. 
    3. In Advanced, set Monitoring Device to Default. Click Apply and OK.
  2. Check OBS or other software you're using to record to make sure that your individual signals (Mic, Game, Chat, Sampler, and System) signals aren't clipping (going into the red) and are balanced. An easy way to check this is by lowering all of the faders on the M-Game hardware and turning up the fader levels one at a time, first checking the mic level, as that's what you want your viewers to hear loudest, then proceed with the other M-Game faders.
     
    Note: The optimal level in OBS is in the yellow area (between -15 dB and -10 dB).
  3. Start your stream and have fun!