Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this week's session, we run through some of the most common questions I hear regarding sound for livestreams. Then we answer your questions.
Recommended videos on sound for livestreams:
Setting audio levels for livestreams — youtu.be/Ra2t-AS5Dyc
Microphones and positions for livestreams — youtu.be/arCe4UNwwYg
Manage reflections and reverb with sound blankets — youtu.be/uzyEaVYCk3s
Livestream Audio BTS — youtube.com/live/QWhmAehU3Jk?feature=share
Connecting balanced and unbalanced devices — youtube.com/live/_pVuc3Du0rQ?feature=share
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini and just added Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio.
Gear I often use or that we mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Waves, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/8G8UdBB
- AEA KU5A ribbon microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/OBUvsAG
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/O8e0
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon geni.us/InspOl
- Canon C200 Camera - B&H geni.us/9Zi4m4a
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon geni.us/kZyU7e
- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/b8my
- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/sRxFU90
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H geni.us/9ZfE77
- Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/505L55n
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: geni.us/G7by
Copyright 2023, Curtis Judd
00:00 Start
02:43 Beginning of stream
03:00 Agenda
03:34 All about sound for live-streaming
19:44 What about StreamDecks?
20:52 Moving signal from pro to consumer line levels
21:35 Mixers and channel strips
30:45 Frame rate formula and example
39:23 Output pan features…
40:22 Delay in stream versus in recording
40:36 Where to find cheap/affordable sound blankets?
41:20 Upgrades, changes to the stream coming soon?
43:47 Easiest devices on which to compensate for hardware disadvantages
44:43 UAD Apollo Twin versus RODECaster Pro II
46:31 Loudness for streaming!
50:43 $200 budget for hardware or software compressor/limiter for live-streaming
51:16 Figuring out audio levels on destination platform when streaming
52:03 Wireless TX to get audio from mixer to livestream?
53:04 Using a line transformer (DI box) to transmit balanced audio long distances
53:43 iZotope RX 10 versus DaVinci Resolve Voice Isolation
53:57 Best audio plugins for DaVinci Resolve 18.1- what is Fairlight missing for pros?
56:47 Alternative sound dampening techniques
57:09 Is MixAssist just Dugan Automixer?
58:00 What do we think of SoundDevices NoiseAssist?
59:19 What’s new in recent RODECaster Pro II firmware updates
1:00:47 StreamYard or Ecamm?
1:08:04 Wrap-up
1:08:13 End of stream
In this week's session, we run through some of the most common questions I hear regarding sound for livestreams. Then we answer your questions.
Recommended videos on sound for livestreams:
Setting audio levels for livestreams — youtu.be/Ra2t-AS5Dyc
Microphones and positions for livestreams — youtu.be/arCe4UNwwYg
Manage reflections and reverb with sound blankets — youtu.be/uzyEaVYCk3s
Livestream Audio BTS — youtube.com/live/QWhmAehU3Jk?feature=share
Connecting balanced and unbalanced devices — youtube.com/live/_pVuc3Du0rQ?feature=share
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini and just added Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio.
Gear I often use or that we mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Waves, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/8G8UdBB
- AEA KU5A ribbon microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/OBUvsAG
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/O8e0
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon geni.us/InspOl
- Canon C200 Camera - B&H geni.us/9Zi4m4a
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon geni.us/kZyU7e
- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/b8my
- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/sRxFU90
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H geni.us/9ZfE77
- Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/505L55n
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: geni.us/G7by
Copyright 2023, Curtis Judd
00:00 Start
02:43 Beginning of stream
03:00 Agenda
03:34 All about sound for live-streaming
19:44 What about StreamDecks?
20:52 Moving signal from pro to consumer line levels
21:35 Mixers and channel strips
30:45 Frame rate formula and example
39:23 Output pan features…
40:22 Delay in stream versus in recording
40:36 Where to find cheap/affordable sound blankets?
41:20 Upgrades, changes to the stream coming soon?
43:47 Easiest devices on which to compensate for hardware disadvantages
44:43 UAD Apollo Twin versus RODECaster Pro II
46:31 Loudness for streaming!
50:43 $200 budget for hardware or software compressor/limiter for live-streaming
51:16 Figuring out audio levels on destination platform when streaming
52:03 Wireless TX to get audio from mixer to livestream?
53:04 Using a line transformer (DI box) to transmit balanced audio long distances
53:43 iZotope RX 10 versus DaVinci Resolve Voice Isolation
53:57 Best audio plugins for DaVinci Resolve 18.1- what is Fairlight missing for pros?
56:47 Alternative sound dampening techniques
57:09 Is MixAssist just Dugan Automixer?
58:00 What do we think of SoundDevices NoiseAssist?
59:19 What’s new in recent RODECaster Pro II firmware updates
1:00:47 StreamYard or Ecamm?
1:08:04 Wrap-up
1:08:13 End of stream
