Hello there,

I purchased my Samsung Galaxy Buds+ about a month ago and I'm wondering if it's possible to use them with vMix? I have them connected to my laptop, and Bluetooth is on, but it's not recognizing the Buds as a microphone. However, with every other app that has headphone and mic capabilities (Zoom, Google Meet etc.) it's working fine. Even with the default voice recorder app, I'm able to use the mic alongside the headphones through the buds.

Does anyone have experience using a bluetooth device as the audio input with vMix?

I've had the same issue with a pair of Powerbeats Pro. They worked fine with skype/zoom but not really with VMix.

I don't know if that's the same for the samsung earbuds, but I figured out that the Powerbeats Pro actually have 2 different modes : Either "HD quality" with great audio but no microphone, or "Call/Hands-Free" mode with a microphone but reduced audio quality.

Both seem to be mutually exclusive in VMIX at least.

Maybe the Bluetooth headset in Simsyuk post (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FY14PXL/) only has one mode instead of two, and that's why VMIX doesn't get confused.

Also, I tested 2 different bluetooth 5.0 dongles :

- First a €10 multi-purpose bluetooth 5 dongle (works with mouses, keyboards, headphones...) : I could connect the powerbeats for skype, zoom and listen to music, but getting the right configuration of inputs/outputs in VMIX was tricky. I couldn't get the mic AND the headphone to work together.

- Then a €28 audio-only bluetooth 5.0 interface (works only with a headphone/mic not other devices) : It then appears as an extra audio card, not a bluetooth device once installed, it was easier to connect with VMIX, no problem of selecting the right combination of input/output, as the switch from APTX HD (quality) and CALL modes is done with a physical switch on the dongle and is transparent to vmix (input doesn't change).

The second solution feels more robust in VMix, range is decent (10m or so with walls), but all in all Mic quality in "telephone" mode wasn't all that great, so I'm only planning to use bluetooth devices as wireless in-ear monitoring.