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# Host an ASMR Collab room

> Create a Direct room, connect a guest, add their stereo audio, and test channel orientation.

Use this guide on the computer that will receive the remote ASMR microphone into its OBS scene.

## Before you start

* Install **vAudioLink ASMR** on both computers.
* Connect headphones on both computers.
* Ask the guest to prepare the stereo or binaural microphone source they will send.
* Sign in with a vAudioLink account that can create hosted rooms.

<Steps titleSize="h2">
  <Step title="Open the ASMR dock">
    In OBS, select **Docks → vAudioLink OBS ASMR Panel**.

    The first screen should ask **What are you doing today?**

    <Frame caption="The ASMR Collab dock starts by asking whether this computer will host or join.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/v-audiolink/S72bY1qPEoK5CCTL/images/screenshots/asmr/choose-role.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=S72bY1qPEoK5CCTL&q=85&s=8173e917cbe886b46a399fe5cf11e83d" alt="ASMR Collab dock with Host a session and Join as a guest choices" width="1107" height="560" data-path="images/screenshots/asmr/choose-role.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Host a session">
    Select **Host a session**. The dock opens your browser and displays **Finish in your browser** with a device code.

    Complete sign-in and approve the OBS plugin. If the browser is hidden or closed, select **Reopen browser**.

    **Expected result:** the dock leaves the authorization screen and shows the room-mode step.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Direct room">
    Under **Choose room mode**, select **Direct OBS Room**, then select **Next**.

    Follow Discord is a separate workflow. Use [Follow Discord](/guides/follow-discord) only when it is enabled for your account and community.

    <Frame caption="Direct OBS Room creates a key-based room; Follow Discord uses a configured Discord voice channel.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/v-audiolink/S72bY1qPEoK5CCTL/images/screenshots/asmr/room-mode.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=S72bY1qPEoK5CCTL&q=85&s=8b6b33f47ea8e9642ba4c1ef0ad3c910" alt="ASMR Collab room-mode screen with Direct OBS Room selected" width="1107" height="600" data-path="images/screenshots/asmr/room-mode.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the room">
    On **Configure Direct OBS Room**:

    1. Select the relay region with the best measured latency.
    2. Select the audio quality appropriate to the session.
    3. Confirm any displayed local source or track choice.
    4. Select **Create Room**.

    **Expected result:** the dock enters its live room view and displays a guest key.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Share the guest key privately">
    Select **Copy** beside **Send this guest key to your collab partner**. Send it through a private message, not through your public stream chat or Program output.

    Ask the guest to follow [Join an ASMR Collab room](/guides/asmr-guest).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Wait for the guest">
    Watch the participant card. It changes from waiting to connected when the guest key has been accepted and the audio transport is ready.

    If the key is rejected, rotate or recreate it and use [sign-in and room troubleshooting](/troubleshooting/sign-in-rooms).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add the guest audio">
    Select **Add Guest Audio to Scene** while the intended OBS scene is active.

    **Expected result:** the plugin-managed incoming audio source appears in that scene and its meter responds when the guest speaks.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Prevent a return loop">
    Open **Edit → Advanced Audio Properties** in OBS. Keep the incoming guest source on **Monitor Off** unless you have deliberately built an isolated monitor bus.

    Make sure the guest audio is not also entering through Discord or another captured call application.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Test left and right">
    Ask the guest to make a sound clearly on the microphone's left, then right. Use **Send L/R test** where appropriate and verify the received orientation.

    Record 20 seconds locally and listen back through headphones.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Ready-to-stream result

* The participant card shows the guest connected.
* The incoming source meter moves on the expected channels.
* Left and right orientation is correct.
* The guest hears no delayed copy of their own voice.
* Your OBS service, stream key, recording settings, and global audio settings are unchanged.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Audio routing guide" icon="sliders" href="/guides/audio-routing">
    Check monitor modes and duplicate capture paths.
  </Card>

  <Card title="ASMR troubleshooting" icon="stethoscope" href="/troubleshooting/audio">
    Diagnose silence, mono audio, reversed channels, echo, and dropouts.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## End the room

Select **End session** in the dock. Create a new room if you need a new guest key or if the previous key was exposed.