Adjust OBS Volume with Mouse Scroll Wheel

Yes, you can use your mouse scroll wheel to adjust audio volume levels inside the OBS Studio mixer. This quick guide explains how to use this feature and how to enable or disable it in your settings to prevent accidental volume adjustments during a broadcast.

How to Use the Scroll Wheel in the Audio Mixer

To change your volume using your mouse, hover your cursor over the volume slider of any audio source in the “Audio Mixer” dock. Scroll your mouse wheel up to increase the volume or down to decrease it. By default, you do not need to click on the slider to make adjustments; simply hovering and scrolling is enough.

How to Enable or Disable Scroll Wheel Volume Control

If you find yourself accidentally changing your audio levels while scrolling through the OBS interface, you can turn this feature off.

  1. Open OBS Studio.
  2. Click on File in the top-left menu and select Settings (or click the Settings button in the Controls dock).
  3. Make sure you are on the General tab.
  4. Scroll down to the User Interface section.
  5. Find the setting labeled Enable sensitive slider scrolling.
    • Check the box to allow the scroll wheel to adjust volume when hovering.
    • Uncheck the box to disable scroll wheel adjustments, preventing accidental audio changes.
  6. Click Apply and then OK to save your preferences.