Best OBS Studio Settings for RECORDING in 2026 (Beginner Guide)

Unlock the best OBS Studio settings for recording in 2026! Whether you're a beginner needing a guide or just updating your setup, this guide walks you through the exact settings you should use for smooth, high-quality gameplay recordings, tutorials, or any type of content creation. In this video, I break down: 🎥 The best output settings 🎮 Optimal bitrate for gameplay recording ⚙️ Encoder settings (NVENC / AMF / x264) 💾 Recording formats (MKV vs MP4) 🔧 Advanced optimisation tips for low, mid, and high-end PCs 🏆 My recommended presets for beginner creators By the end of this video, you’ll have the perfect OBS recording setup for 2026, no guesswork needed. If you found this helpful, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and drop your questions in the comments! 10% OFF AT NEXUSCLIPS - USE CODE: CAL: https://nexusclips.com/?via=cal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOCIALS (INCLUDING THE FREE ARTWORK) 🔥 https://linktr.ee/CalsUniverse ROGUE ENERGY PARTNER: GET 20% OFF - USE CODE: CAL https://rogueenergy.com/discount/Cal?... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 BEST OBS Recording Settings (Overview) 00:16 Turn Your Streams Into VIRAL Clips (NexusClips) 01:28 BEST Video Settings for OBS Recording 06:40 BEST Audio Settings in OBS (Crisp, Clean & Simple) 08:06 FREE Twitch Artwork Packs for Your Stream! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONTACT 📧 For business enquiries please contact: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MUSIC 🎶 All music and sound effects in my video is courtesy of Epidemic Sound: www.epidemicsound.com Specific song used in this video: Piece of Streets USE MY LINK FOR A 30 DAY FREE TRIAL https://share.epidemicsound.com/1gxl0l ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #obsstudio #obssettings2026 #obsrecording #contentcreator #youtubetips #gamerecording #streamingsetup #nexusclips