Second audio track silent/missing

[DarthSwashbuckler]

Hi, I'm sorry if this is a repeat question but I've read a couple of threads with similar sounding issues and after trying the suggestions on there that I could I haven't been able to find a solution.

So I have my OBS set to record up to 6 tracks, and I have my desktop audio set to track 1 and my mic to track 2.

I remuxed this recorded to an mp4, and tried to drag it into my video editor (Sony Vegas Pro 13), it only had 1 track and I couldn't hear the mic audio. I tried to play both the mkv and mp4 in various different media players (Pictures & Videos, and VLC) but neither would play the 2nd audio track.
I'm sure these were the settings at the time of recording, as I set them awhile before recording and didn't change anything about them.

One of the fixes I tried was to play my file using a .bat file running this command, "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --sout-all --sout #display %1%", but again track 2 didn't play.

I'm really worried I've lost the mic audio of an hours worth of video, does anyone know how I can atleast check if this other track is there? and ideally if there's anything I can do to be able to hear it, even at the cost of track 1 it's much less important.

Here is a link to the log from the session: https://obsproject.com/logs/KbseavT09sOr5lb4

 

[DarthSwashbuckler]

After looking around further, I think I had output mode set to "Simple" rather than "Advanced" despite setting up advanced output. Very sorry for the unecessary post. Just human error!

 

[AaronD]

That happens! Maybe someone will read this and smack their head too.

 

[volkmardeadguy]

why is that even a thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[AaronD]

why is that even a thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Simple mode keeps you in a set of settings behind the scenes, that have a better chance at "just working", for those that get lost or confused and just end up screwing things up if they're given that much control.

Advanced mode has more settings that allow you to do more and different things...if you know enough to not wreck it in the process.

The line must be drawn somewhere.

 

[volkmardeadguy]

Simple mode keeps you in a set of settings behind the scenes, that have a better chance at "just working", for those that get lost or confused and just end up screwing things up if they're given that much control.

Advanced mode has more settings that allow you to do more and different things...if you know enough to not wreck it in the process.

The line must be drawn somewhere.

i agree with all of that, they should just grey out the audio track selections or something to give you a heads up, or if they did i missed it lol. i do like simple/advanced its just funny its like "yeah go ahead and record on different tracks, but by default we wont actually record different tracks"

 

[AaronD]

its just funny its like "yeah go ahead and record on different tracks, but by default we wont actually record different tracks"

Yeah, I'd call that an oversight. Perhaps written by different people that didn't talk to each other?
For this purpose, even the same person at a sufficiently different time, counts as a different person. I've done that myself!