# Allen & Heath Xone:PX5 USB dropouts/audio distortion in OBS – Need help!

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**Category:** Xone DJ
**Tags:** xone:px5
**Created:** [23 September 2026 00:21 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/allen-heath-xone-px5-usb-dropouts-audio-distortion-in-obs-need-help/32974 "2026-09-23T00:21:12Z")
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#### Post date: [23 September 2026 00:21 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/allen-heath-xone-px5-usb-dropouts-audio-distortion-in-obs-need-help/32974/1 "2026-09-23T00:21:12Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m facing a frustrating issue while trying to stream/record my live sets using my **Allen & Heath Xone:PX5** connected via USB directly to **OBS Studio**.

Randomly during my sets, I experience **temporary audio dropouts** on specific USB channels. Whenever a channel drops out, the audio on that specific channel immediately becomes **heavily distorted**.

To troubleshoot this, I have already tried:

- **Changing the USB cable** (tested with high-quality, shielded cables).
- **Switching to a completely different computer** (the issue still persists).

Has anyone here faced this same issue with the Xone:PX5 and OBS? If so, how did you fix it? Could it be a driver issue, buffer size settings, or something related to how OBS handles the multichannel USB interface?

Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated!