OBS Lua: Sound notification on keybind [Windows]

README.md

A simple Lua script which plays a .wav sound whenever specified keybind was activated.

Originally script was specified only for Replay Buffer save event and it works not on Save button press, but when replay was saved in file. So there was delay between press and sound effect.

Now you can launch sound not on event, but on keybind, which solves delay problem.

Installation

1. Download script and change PROP_AUDIO_FILEPATH to a path to the sound of your choosing. By default it's Windows Hardware Remove sfx

2. Launch OBS -> Tools -> Scripts -> +

This Lua script was downloaded from https://gist.github.com/DareFox/fd91bab3b8b5f26601f5e47ae2cf9f07

Credits:

• snakecase (https://gist.github.com/snakecase/e816384a071cec31efbb4b9e429c108d)
• upgradeQ (https://gist.github.com/upgradeQ/b2412242d76790d7618d6b0996c4562f),
• gima (https://gitlab.com/gima/obsnotification)

Thank you guys!

onKeybindSound.lua

local obs = obslua
local ffi = require("ffi")
local winmm = ffi.load("Winmm")
hotkey_id   = obs.OBS_INVALID_HOTKEY_ID

-- Put a path to the sound of your choosing
PROP_AUDIO_FILEPATH = "C:\\Windows\\Media\\Windows Hardware Remove.wav"

ffi.cdef[[
    bool PlaySound(const char *pszSound, void *hmod, uint32_t fdwSound);
]]

function playsound(filepath)
    winmm.PlaySound(filepath, nil, 0x00020003)
end

function onPress(pressed) 
	if pressed then
		playsound(PROP_AUDIO_FILEPATH)
	end
end

function script_load(settings)
	-- Register keybind
	hotkey_id = obs.obs_hotkey_register_frontend("audioPlayOnKeybind", "Play audio on this keybind", onPress)
	
	-- Load saved keybind
	local hotkey_save_array = obs.obs_data_get_array(settings, "audioBind.trigger")
	obs.obs_hotkey_load(hotkey_id, hotkey_save_array)
	obs.obs_data_array_release(hotkey_save_array)
end

function script_save(settings)
	-- Save keybind
	local hotkey_save_array = obs.obs_hotkey_save(hotkey_id)
	obs.obs_data_set_array(settings, "audioBind.trigger", hotkey_save_array)
	obs.obs_data_array_release(hotkey_save_array)
end
-- This Lua script was downloaded from https://gist.github.com/DareFox/fd91bab3b8b5f26601f5e47ae2cf9f07

-- Credits: 
-- snakecase (https://gist.github.com/snakecase/e816384a071cec31efbb4b9e429c108d)
-- upgradeQ (https://gist.github.com/upgradeQ/b2412242d76790d7618d6b0996c4562f), 
-- gima (https://gitlab.com/gima/obsnotification)

-- Thank you guys!

Thanks for putting this together. Unfortunately it's not working for me either on Win11 64-bit 22H2. Tried the original sound path shown above and another custom one, but no luck. Any ideas? I'm on OBS 28.1.2

Thanks for putting this together. Unfortunately it's not working for me either on Win11 64-bit 22H2. Tried the original sound path shown above and another custom one, but no luck. Any ideas? I'm on OBS 28.1.2

Do you have any logs related to the script? Perhaps there are error messages, which will help solve the problem

Thanks for putting this together. Unfortunately it's not working for me either on Win11 64-bit 22H2. Tried the original sound path shown above and another custom one, but no luck. Any ideas? I'm on OBS 28.1.2

Do you have any logs related to the script? Perhaps there are error messages, which will help solve the problem

hey there. thanks for getting back to me. I see the script is loading and unloading in the log. If I mistype the path to the sound file it gives me:
[Lua: onKeybindSound.lua] Error loading file: R:/Videos/OBS/onKeybindSound.lua:7: invalid escape sequence near '"R:\Videos\OBS'

And when it's typed correctly, I see it load fine in the log, but when I hit the keybind, nothing shows up in the log other than the saving of the buffer:
[ffmpeg muxer: 'Replay Buffer'] Wrote replay buffer to 'R:/Replay 2022-11-30 23-10-12.mkv'

There's no mention of onKeybindSound.lua anywhere else in the log other than load an unload. I double checked to make sure the file was good, and tried a couple other wavs too, no luck.