Do you need separate mixes for the stream, your headphones and a guest?
If a guest joins by call, they must not hear their own voice back. A mixer with a mix-minus return, or software routing that builds one, solves that before you go live.
Streaming mixers and production consoles
A mixer sits where several sources meet: two or more voices, a remote guest, game and music, or several cameras. It decides who hears what: the stream gets everything, your headphones get a monitor mix, and a guest gets everything except their own voice (mix-minus).
5 current models · From each maker’s own pages
Audio only, or several HDMI cameras too?
An audio mixer handles voices and computer sound. A video switcher such as the Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro cuts between several HDMI cameras and sends one finished feed to the computer.
Every current model
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HDMI capture and a microphone input in one box
RØDE Streamer X
Set capture output separately from the display passthrough mode. Configure the audio returns before going live so HDMI audio and computer loopback do not reach OBS twice.
Connections & full profile →Two people in the room, plus a remote guest and computer sound
RØDE RØDECaster Duo
Assign the stream, headphones and guest return explicitly. Exclude the guest’s own voice from their return, then record a call to check the mix before going live.
Connections & full profile →Switch live between up to four HDMI cameras or consoles
Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro
Plan an HD stream from its USB webcam output. If you need to record in 4K, choose a capture card that lists 4K output; its HDMI inputs don’t make it a 4K capture device.
Connections & full profile →Four microphone inputs, four headphone outputs and mix-minus for a studio podcast or stream
RØDE RØDECaster Pro II
It runs from its own 30 W USB-C power adaptor, not from the computer. Set the stream, headphone and guest mixes before going live; each USB interface offers a mix-minus return.
Connections & full profile →View at RØDE ↗A Windows streaming mixer with four app faders, one XLR preamp and bleep and cough buttons
TC-Helicon GoXLR MINI
Windows only: TC-Helicon states no macOS support. Its phantom power is +24 V, not 48 V, so check a condenser microphone’s requirement first, and plug it into a USB 2.0 port.
Connections & full profile →View at TC-Helicon ↗Compare them side by side
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