Learn how to permanently fix OBS audio sync delay, latency, and drifting audio issues using sync offsets, frame conversion, and sample rate matching.
How To Fix OBS Audio Delay And Audio Drift
If you’ve ever recorded a video in OBS and noticed your lips don’t match your audio, you’re not alone. Audio sync issues are one of the most common problems creators run into when recording tutorials, livestreams, podcasts, or gameplay.
The good news is that most OBS audio sync issues are completely fixable.
In this guide, we’ll break down: What audio latency is How OBS sync offset works How to convert frames to milliseconds Why audio drift happens How to permanently fix drifting audio in OBS
If you’re creating YouTube videos, streaming, or recording longform content, this can save you hours of editing.
What Causes Audio Delay In OBS?
Audio delay happens when your microphone audio and video capture are arriving at different speeds.
This usually shows up like this: You speak Your audio plays Your lips move a split second later
That means your audio is ahead of your video.
In OBS, this is called audio latency, and the fix is built directly into the software.
Where To Find Sync Offset In OBS
OBS includes a setting called Sync Offset inside the Advanced Audio Properties panel.