{"id":2991,"date":"2020-06-04T12:34:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T11:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/?p=2991"},"modified":"2020-06-04T17:48:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T16:48:39","slug":"musician-livestreaming-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musician-livestreaming-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Livestreaming for Musicians: The Ultimate Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>At our last Encore Drinks Online event we invited virtuoso Encore guitarist <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Joncan-Kavlakoglu\">Joncan Kavlakoglu<\/a> to explain the setup he uses for livestreaming musical performances (you can watch his brilliant funk-flamenco playing below). Joncan&#8217;s workshop was so useful he&#8217;s kindly agreed to share it with all our members! If you&#8217;re interested in earning money from streaming live music in lockdown or want to improve your existing setup then this guide is definitely for you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/drLL_f-kTUs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=3940&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Joncan Kavlakoglu (www.joncan-kavlakoglu.co.uk, @joncan_kavlakoglu)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some tips and information that worked for me when streaming live performances. They might not work for you, and if you\u2019re a Windows user some of this won\u2019t apply. Please also see the screenshots in the folder\/zip file which detail settings I used.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_57_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69d756ae40fc3\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69d756ae40fc3\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69d756ae40fc3\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musician-livestreaming-guide\/#Is-livestreaming-worth-it\" title=\"Is livestreaming worth it?\">Is livestreaming worth it?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musician-livestreaming-guide\/#Hardware\" title=\"Hardware\">Hardware<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musician-livestreaming-guide\/#Software\" title=\"Software\">Software<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musician-livestreaming-guide\/#Other-tips\" title=\"Other tips\">Other tips<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musician-livestreaming-guide\/#How-to-massively-increase-Zoom-quality\" title=\"How to massively increase Zoom quality\">How to massively increase Zoom quality<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is-livestreaming-worth-it\"><\/span><strong>Is livestreaming worth it?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before lockdown I had never streamed and hated the idea of it; streams I had seen on Facebook and Instagram Live etc looked pathetic in audio and video quality and with frequent dips in both, it looked extremely amateur, and I was biased against this performing medium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I\u2019ve streamed more now and importantly become confident in the technical side, just like any performing medium (busking, traditional live shows, intimate Sofar acoustic gig, TV broadcast) it has its own USP and benefits \u2013 specifically to me, breaking down a barrier between audience and performer and encouraging much more transparent audience interaction via the screen (a lot of the time just via chat) than a normal physical gig allows, as well as obviously being able to perform to hundreds regardless of location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: the music I play is instrumental percussive acoustic guitar, I don\u2019t sing, and everything is setup for me with the guitar as the primary focus and my vocal audio for talking to the audience as secondary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>In a nutshell &#8211;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My streaming setup is never through a phone (even for Instagram) and always run through computers to process audio + video. If you have decent mics + sound lying around why not use them?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hardware\"><\/span><b>Hardware<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Computers:<\/strong> I stream through computers, never just on my phone. It lets me control much more in terms of audio and video. I generally use a 2 laptop setup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For output audio and video processing, I am running on macOS 10.12 Sierra on a no-frills MacBook Pro from 2012, and to my understanding a lot of the setup I use is probably even easier on Windows and possibly Linux based computers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While that laptop is being used for all the broadcasting stuff, I use another one setup to a big screen off-camera and Bluetooth headphones to be my comms and \u2018listening\u2019, because I don\u2019t want to overload the main laptop and I found problems in using Bluetooth headphones on the broadcasting laptop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Displays:<\/strong> 1 large TV screen, to view chat from the audience. I log in as a separate user whether it\u2019s YouTube live streaming or Zoom etc and just pull up the chat box to cover the TV screen for me to easily see.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sound Interface:<\/strong> I\u2019m using an Apogee Duet from 2008. None of the audio you hear on my livestreams is from just a phone or a webcam mic, it\u2019s all guitar pickups and condenser mic routed through the sound interface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mic:<\/strong> Cheap \u00a340 Samson c01 from 2008. I just use this for talking to the audience. Don\u2019t recommend it, quite noisy, much better options for a little more money but does the job. I also bought a microphone isolator \u2018pod\u2019 to get more of a broadcast-quality sound and block unwanted noise. Looks much more pro than it is. I have an EQ set on this and compression etc in Logic, trying to get the most out of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Monitoring:<\/strong> I don\u2019t have any monitor speakers where I am but I do have a great pair of reference quality headphones, AKG k701, so have been using them to mix pre-show audio. And a pair of cheapie Bluetooth headphones for foldback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Camera:<\/strong> OnePlus 5 phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When lockdown started I wasn\u2019t around a lot of my gear, and I also found that the webcam\/dedicated streaming camera prices skyrocketed and became unavailable as everyone jumped on it. My inbuilt webcam is rubbish. Didn\u2019t want to spend. I had a spare Android phone around and found that tethering it to the laptop and using it\u2019s back camera made a very good result, and it was as high quality as some streaming cameras that I saw, and cost me nothing. The app that lets me use the phone as a camera source is Iriun, and it\u2019s free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Other:<\/strong> Buy a tripod to hold your camera\/phone. Don\u2019t need a pricey one \u2013 I found one for \u00a34 and one for \u00a314. Both were fine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Software\"><\/span><strong>Software<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Video Processing and Broadcast:<\/strong> OBS. It\u2019s free and multiplatform and lets you tweak your camera&#8217;s video, have multiple video sources, add logos, and configure audio sources \u2013 it\u2019s fantastic, takes a while to learn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Audio Processing:<\/strong> Logic X 10.5. I EQ everything and set levels in here \u2013 literally as if recording &#8211; and set the monitoring to active, and set it\u2019s output to be Soundflower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Routing Video from Android phone to OBS (or Zoom):<\/strong> Iriun, it\u2019s free. Can be via USB tether or Wifi. Both work great, I use USB to save bandwidth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Routing Audio from Logic into OBS (or Zoom):<\/strong> Soundflower (Blackhole as an alternative)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Broadcasting to Instagram Live:<\/strong> I use free software called YellowDuck that allows OBS to broadcast to your Instagram Live feed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other-tips\"><\/span>Other tips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Creating a scene: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve seen lots of terrible livestreamers streaming from messy bedrooms, paying no attention to background scenery. If your audience likes the candid \u2018this is my living place\u2019 look then, that\u2019s fair. However, I try to be as professional as possible just like in any other performances, especially as I get well paying <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/corporate\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"Hire Musicians for Corporate Events\">corporate<\/a> clients wanting streams. I took a lot of time to try and make a scene that was quite neutral, had strong light, focused on me, and looked professional. I moved everything around in the living room and I constantly check the scene looks broadcast-quality as much as possible. It\u2019s now set up that way as default. I want to look professional so that my clients pay me professionally. See photos below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/encoremusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/musician-livestreaming-guide\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2991 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-gridlove-single'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gridlove-popup\" href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Behind-Scenes-8-scaled.jpg?ssl=1'><img width=\"740\" height=\"862\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Behind-Scenes-8-scaled.jpg?fit=740%2C862&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-gridlove-single size-gridlove-single\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Behind-Scenes-8-scaled.jpg?w=2198&amp;ssl=1 2198w, 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Behind Scenes1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Behind-Scenes1-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Behind-Scenes1-scaled.jpg?fit=770%2C578&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Testing \u2013<\/strong> I spent a lot of time livestreaming to YouTube as an \u2018Unlisted\u2019 or \u2018Private\u2019 video to test the streaming settings, quality, audio levels etc. These streams are saved on your YouTube channel for you to watch back and are totally private, no public will see them, but they are an exact representation of what the audience would see if you made them live.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Internet Connection Speed \u2013<\/strong> It\u2019s all about your Upload Speed. My one was previously 5mb a sec which is low \u2013 I asked my ISP to let me trial 1 week on 150mb upload speed and that MASSIVELY changed the game for my streaming. I stuck with that. I\u2019m with Hyperoptic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Streaming Platforms \u2013<\/strong> For YouTube, Twitch, FB, Instagram Live I use OBS to broadcast. You just get your Stream Key and put in the details in the Stream section \u2013 it\u2019s pretty easy. For Zoom, see below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Streaming Technical Details:<\/strong> I found it much more important to have a smooth video stream with brilliant audio rather than a great quality image that is jittery. My video is set to 4k but I stream downsampled to 720p, 30fps when using OBS. Screenshots in folder.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/encoremusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/musician-livestreaming-guide\\\/\"}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2991 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-gridlove-single'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gridlove-popup\" href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example4-e1591271554335.png?ssl=1'><img width=\"740\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example4-e1591271554335.png?fit=740%2C437&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-gridlove-single size-gridlove-single\" alt=\"OBS Example images\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2994\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example4-e1591271554335.png?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example4-e1591271554335.png?resize=339%2C200&amp;ssl=1 339w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example4-e1591271554335.png?w=1540&amp;ssl=1 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" data-attachment-id=\"2994\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musician-livestreaming-guide\/obs-example4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example4-e1591271554335.png?fit=1800%2C1062&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1062\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OBS Example4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Example of OBS settings&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example4-e1591271554335.png?fit=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example4-e1591271554335.png?fit=770%2C454&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2994'>\n\t\t\t\tExample of OBS settings\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gridlove-popup\" href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample3-e1591271539386.png?ssl=1'><img width=\"740\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample3-e1591271539386.png?fit=740%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-gridlove-single size-gridlove-single\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2996\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample3-e1591271539386.png?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample3-e1591271539386.png?resize=338%2C200&amp;ssl=1 338w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample3-e1591271539386.png?w=1540&amp;ssl=1 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" data-attachment-id=\"2996\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musician-livestreaming-guide\/obsexample3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample3-e1591271539386.png?fit=1800%2C1065&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1065\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OBSExample3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;OBS setup 1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample3-e1591271539386.png?fit=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample3-e1591271539386.png?fit=770%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2996'>\n\t\t\t\tOBS setup 1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gridlove-popup\" href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample2-e1591271512826.png?ssl=1'><img width=\"740\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample2-e1591271512826.png?fit=740%2C436&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-gridlove-single size-gridlove-single\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2997\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample2-e1591271512826.png?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample2-e1591271512826.png?resize=340%2C200&amp;ssl=1 340w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample2-e1591271512826.png?w=1540&amp;ssl=1 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" data-attachment-id=\"2997\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musician-livestreaming-guide\/obsexample2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample2-e1591271512826.png?fit=1800%2C1060&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1060\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OBSExample2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;OBS setup 2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample2-e1591271512826.png?fit=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBSExample2-e1591271512826.png?fit=770%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2997'>\n\t\t\t\tOBS setup 2\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gridlove-popup\" href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example1-e1591271489394.png?ssl=1'><img width=\"740\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example1-e1591271489394.png?fit=740%2C437&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-gridlove-single size-gridlove-single\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2998\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example1-e1591271489394.png?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example1-e1591271489394.png?resize=339%2C200&amp;ssl=1 339w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example1-e1591271489394.png?w=1540&amp;ssl=1 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" data-attachment-id=\"2998\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musician-livestreaming-guide\/obs-example1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example1-e1591271489394.png?fit=1800%2C1063&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1063\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OBS Example1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;OBS setup 3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example1-e1591271489394.png?fit=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/OBS-Example1-e1591271489394.png?fit=770%2C455&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2998'>\n\t\t\t\tOBS setup 3\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Zoom Meeting Performances<\/strong> \u2013 Zoom is the worst for performing through because it has the worst quality for everything to me. But, it\u2019s very popular especially with the corporates. As mentioned, I use Soundflower as my Microphone and either Iriun Camera or OBS Virtual Cam as my video \u2013 this isn\u2019t an option by default but is possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"3002\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musician-livestreaming-guide\/zoom-audio-input-settings\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Input-Settings-e1591272469134.png?fit=1500%2C990&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,990\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Zoom Audio Input Settings\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Input-Settings-e1591272469134.png?fit=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Input-Settings-e1591272469134.png?fit=770%2C508&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3002 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Input-Settings.png?resize=770%2C508&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"showing where to select Soundflower as the microphone\" width=\"770\" height=\"508\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-massively-increase-Zoom-quality\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to massively increase Zoom quality<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Go into Zoom&gt;Preferences&gt;Audio and uncheck \u2018Automatically adjust microphone input volume. <img data-attachment-id=\"3006\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musician-livestreaming-guide\/zoom-audio-settings\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?fit=1570%2C1282&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1570,1282\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Zoom Audio Settings\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?fit=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?fit=770%2C629&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3006 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?resize=770%2C629&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Switch off Zoom auto volume adjustment\" width=\"770\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?resize=1024%2C836&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?resize=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?resize=768%2C627&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?resize=1536%2C1254&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?resize=370%2C302&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?resize=270%2C220&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?resize=570%2C465&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?resize=740%2C604&amp;ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?resize=245%2C200&amp;ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zoom-Audio-Settings.png?w=1570&amp;ssl=1 1570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Go into Zoom&gt;Preferences&gt;Audio&gt;Advanced and disable \u2018Suppress Persistent Background Noise\u2019 and \u2018Suppress Intermittent Background Noise\u2019. 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On screen you will see the option to either \u2018Turn On Original Sound\u2019 or \u2018Turn Off Original Sound\u2019. 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