&autochannels
Auto-assign guests to unique audio output channels for multitrack recording
Director Option! (&director)
Aliases
&autochannelmode
Options
Example: &autochannels or &autochannels=1,2,3,5,6,7,8
(no value)
Enable auto-assign using channels 1,2,3,5,6,7,8 (skips C4/LFE)
(comma-separated numbers)
Specify which channels to use, e.g. 1,2,3,5,6,7,8
Optional mode parameter:
Example: &autochannelmode=roundrobin
leastused
(default) Assign to channel with fewest guests; enables stacking
roundrobin or rr
Cycle through channels in order
Details
When enabled, the director will automatically assign each new guest to a unique audio output channel (C1-C8) as they join the room. This is useful for multitrack recording in OBS where you want each guest on a separate audio track.
How it works
When a guest joins, the director automatically selects the next available channel from the allowed list
The channel assignment is sent to all scene viewers (which need
&channels=8for multitrack output)Co-directors are synced with the channel assignments
Manual C1-C8 button clicks still work and will override auto-assignments
Default behavior
By default, &autochannels skips channel 4 (C4) because it's the LFE (low-frequency effects) channel in OBS's 7.1 surround layout, which can distort audio if recorded to directly.
Stacking behavior
When all allowed channels have at least one guest assigned:
leastused mode (default): New guests are assigned to the channel with the fewest guests, distributing the load evenly
roundrobin mode: Continues cycling through channels in order regardless of current assignments
Guest preferred channel
Guests can request a specific channel using &preferchannel in their invite link. If the preferred channel is in the director's allowed list, it will be used. Otherwise, auto-assignment falls back to the normal logic.
This is useful when you want the same guest to always end up on the same channel across sessions.
Example usage
Director link with auto-assign enabled (skip C4):
Director link with specific channels:
Director link with round-robin mode:
Guest link with preferred channel:
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