If you are concerned about OBS' CPU usage on your computer, please seek advice either by starting your own thread in this sub-forum, or by seeking assistance in the macos-support channel of our Discord server. The OBS log files would show whether or not the application was running under Rosetta.
Discord is an Electron-based app and should run more smoothly through its Canary version.
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User settings are stored in Application Support and shared between OBS installations, so it is expected that uninstalling and reinstalling OBS would keep your user settings intact. The popular gamer-focused messaging platform Discord is finally working on an update for its macOS app that brings full support to Macs with M1 chip and later. The chip lineup includes M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and the all-new M1 Ultra. If you're using a hardware encoder to do your recording, then CPU usage would similarly not be greatly affected between Rosetta and native builds.
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I'm actually not sure if the Virtual Camera shows up as CPU usage attributed to OBS. (On Windows 11, go to Apps & Features, select Discord and click the three dot menu and select Uninstall.) Download and install Discord.
The biggest potential reason here is because macOS tends to put applications on the efficiency cores (which Activity Monitor doesn't show you) which will present an inflated CPU usage reading due to the lower clock.Īs for CPU usage improvements, if all you're doing is using the Virtual Camera and forwarding OBS' audio output to other applications, then OBS isn't really doing anything intensive. Activity Monitor isn't a great indicator of actual CPU usage for multiple reasons. MacOS users will be able to use the Discord voice changer for Mac, the Zoom voice changer for Mac, the Facetime voice.