Recording Gameplay

Good day everyone,

I host a Let's Play of Dragon Quest X, one of the longest running on YouTube in fact. I recently got a spec'd out M3 iMac to consolidate my office setup. Everything has been working perfectly, except I haven't been able to figure out how to capture the gameplay/audio of the game. I've tried a few things like OBS on Mac, but it only sees the W11 environment, not the individual Dragon Quest window. I wanted to know if I purchase the Toolbox from Parallels does this allow me to do what I'm trying to do? I don't want to spend money if this won't work.

TLDR: What I'm trying to do: Record gameplay audio and video as well as the audio for my voiceover from my microphone all at the same time with different levels of audio volume control (would like to lower the game audio compared to my voice for example).

If anyone can confirm this is possible with the Parallels toolbox that would be wonderful, or if anyone has any other suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance and I did a search and didn't find anyone asking this specific question.

 

using Loopback for routing game audio and a separate mic input on macOS. Combine this with OBS, which can mix and adjust audio levels. This setup should meet your requirements effectively.

 

Hi everyone,

I run a long-running Let's Play series of Dragon Quest X on YouTube. Recently, I upgraded to an M3 iMac to simplify my setup. Everything is working great, except I'm struggling to capture gameplay and audio from SimCity Buildit game. I've tried OBS on Mac, but it only recognizes the W11 environment and not the specific Dragon Quest window.

I'm thinking about buying the Parallels Toolbox but want to know if it will let me record gameplay video and audio along with my voiceover at the same time. I also need the ability to adjust the audio levels--like lowering the game audio compared to my voice.

TL;DR: Will Parallels Toolbox allow me to record gameplay and audio with separate controls for game sound and mic input? If not, any other suggestions?

I've read about using Loopback to route game audio and a mic input on macOS, then combining it with OBS to mix and adjust the audio. Would this work? Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance! I searched but couldn't find this exact question.