@@JohnPaulMusicUK I went to your channel and heard one of your songs. You have amazing voice! Such a surprise .... I think it was called " You and me". I thought you are a great techno person but in fact you are a great artist too ... Much Love brother! :)
Thank you so much. 👍🏻 You & Me was from the series we did last year of recording from scratch only using an iPad. If you wanna see how that was done, have a look here: czcams.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaYJnOLhdawgdLnshTa8-ETV.html
Why would you ever dislike this video... ?Maybe some people who don’t like more “competition” online? This it really some good crucial information! Thanks @johnpaul !!
Chasjazzez thanks to th einternet we are discover that the world is also populatedby numb skulls; it’s actually useful to know this once you get over the surprise - revulsion element...
It’s simply information. Take it, use it, don’t use it. If it’s useful then great.. if not or you wanna go another way.. that’s fair enough. Totally open and did this video to help others but i appreciate this isn’t the ONLY way to do this.. it’s just the way I do it and i have had excellent results from it streaming to Facebook all last year and restreaming to multiple platforms. Like i said.. cant please them all. 👍🏻
Left a long comment on JohnPaul Music's other video that I found so incredibly helpful -- "OBS Tutorial - How I setup & use OBS" but wanted to say "Thank you!" here as well. Bought you several coffees. I was a desperate singer-songwriter with bad sound but now, thanks to you, I am all ready to go for my first Facebook Live concert on Wednesday night with great audio!! :) You have done the world of quarantined musicians a great service.
Wow! What such kind words. I’m so happy you have found it useful. Please pass it on to musicians and performing friends. We are all in this together. 👍🏻
Hey Victor! I’m so happy it’s helped you. Also, I’ve just done a video about restreaming for musicians - streaming to multiple platforms at once - such a time saver!! check this out Restream.io for Musicians - Live Stream to Multiple Platforms AT ONCE! czcams.com/video/-sfI9c-KLSA/video.html
These are good ideas for people who have not done this before. One issue that some people should be made aware of and then you might notice in this video is if you are using the Apple camera connected in the way that you described and is the default way, you will notice that channel one goes to the left and channel 2 goes to the right so if you watch this video you’ll hear that his vocal is pound hard left and the guitars. Heart rate. Ideally you would want those as duel mono and mixed in the center. A good way to fix this problem is to insert a small audio mixer and mix channel 1 and channel 2 in dual mono and send the master output into the airport audio interface. Or if you have an older phone or tablet like an iPhone 6 like I still use, you can use the JK Audio iRig type of device to be able to adjust your audio input into your phone and it will also capture into your phone in a summed mono audio signal that will fix the isolated left and right channel to blend it into a dual mono centered audio experience. Just some extra thoughts.
Hey ZadTrax 👋 This is a brilliant comment and yes it can go hard left and hard right. I have make another video about how I use my setup and indeed it is dual mono mixed czcams.com/video/tErt9uASsPs/video.html You have really good advice and some nice tips there. 👍🏻
I cannot begin to thank you enough for this vid! I have watched so many confusing versions and wasted so much time and money on useless tech tools and you showed me the answer to every question I’ve had in one simple video. THANK YOU!!
thank you sooooo much. i had been searching for videos on how to setup a mic for live covers, but could,nt find any. you video just cleared all the doubts I had. thank you sir! All info is up to the point and tells everything you need to know to do a live gig or live stream
I copied this setup but instead of running it into a focusrite ( i dont have one and they are selling fast on ebay and amazon) I run it into my Mackie 12 channel mixer which is what I had already at home and i just needed to get adaptor cables. The USB mixer plugs in straight away into my desktop and the OBS software. So it is exactly as in a live gig.
Thats the idea I had - to not change your tech too much and have it set up as you would for a live gig and the interface (or mixer) goes out to your audience. Glad its worked. Ace. 👍🏻
Can you please give step by step instructions on how to get the output from the mixer for a live music gig . Also, what adaptor you are talking about please ..
This is THE best OBS tutorial -- I keep coming back to it. Question: I've set up my iPhone as a secondary camera, per your instructions, and it works fine except for one thing: The iPhone camera image that shows up on my laptop includes the button at the bottom of the phone and all the words-- "lapse" "Slo-Mo," etc.--that are below the camera image on the phone itself. How can I get rid of all that and get an image that's exclusively what the phone camera is viewing? Thanks for humoring me.
Hey Bill 👋 Thank you so much for the comment! Wow! Regarding the camera - have a look at this video. Broadcast quality video, wirelessly from the iphone to OBS - Unfortunately as of June its no longer free.. but its great! czcams.com/video/1OyfzQ-sHRs/video.html Another option is have a look at an app simply called “Shoot - Clean Camera” - about £4 and will give you a clear image when plugged in. Hope these help. 👍🏻
Thank you so much for this idea. As it turns out, I have a Peavey PV6 that is a USB mixer, but unfortunately it has no onboard effects. I needed just a barely audible tinge of it to keep the vocals from sounding too dry. Your video made me remember that I have a Fishman Performer, which I've used live extensively. Just plugged into my interface, and the sound is 1000 times better than with the USB mixer, and it still allows me to dial easily as if I were live. Thank you! Sometimes it's better to use what one already has. The mixer was sponsored by a local music shop, but now I realize I never even needed it in the first place!
Great vid, John! Thanks! One thing you didn't mention that is an obvious huge advantage of using OBS as a musician is the option of applying filters to your audio sources. It's like having a whole DAW with basic plugins at your disposal. It's just nice to be able to do it inside the program if you need. I use filters to get compression, EQ, reverb and limiter, and it's all there inside OBS. I can't believe this software is free, it's so good.
This was marvellous. I especially appreciated that you basically got on with it and didn't waste time waffling about irrelevant stuff before the main attraction even started! I have a question, if I may; my upload speed is terrible - max 0.5 Mbps. sometimes 0.4. As I understand it this is too slow for livestreaming. But would it help if I was able to have the video only in black and white? And if so, how can I get that? I have an iphone 6+ (and an interface and mics etc). I've got as far as installing OBS, actually the StreamLabs version. If this were to work out, I've been asked by one of my places of work to livestream to Facebook a charity gig, various tuition colleagues have been doing these and some useful ££ raised. Unfortunately, the tradition now is they happen at 7pm...
Hey 👋 so first off, the black and white idea doesn’t matter when it comes to digital streaming cause it’s still sending a certain resolution, not matter the colour. But if you want a black and white look, go to your camera on OBS and right click and add a filter. However I can let you into a little secret.. I am the same. My broadband currently Max’s out at 0.7 upload.. so I actually use my phone as a personal hotspot for my Mac!?! I know.. mental. I luckily have unlimited 4g on my iPhone so I’m using that to stream. Streamlabs is an awesome package, especially on mobile and well worth investing the time to understand it. I have JUST made a new OBS video today. Check it out. czcams.com/video/mB_-yh7LGk0/video.html Hope it helps 👍🏻
Thank You so much JP.... I've spent the last few weeks looking at CZcams Tutorials from gardening to baking and of course music. This was the most enjoyable and informative video I have seen. What led me to you was that I was looking for a solution to FB Live not seeing my MacBook Pro camera. The error message I am getting is "The browser you're using doesn't support the camera feature in Live Producer. Update your browser and download the latest beta version of Chrome here or use Firefox to go live. As a reminder, Live Producer is not fully supported in Safari, Internet Explorer, or older versions of Edge." I have downloaded the update but I still cant get FB Live to access my Camera. I had downloaded OBS but I did nt really understand it but I will have another go at it now. I have subscribed to your channel and I look forward to many more broadcasts. maybe you might even share your music with us. Many Thanks Shay.
Hello Shay. 👋 Thank you for your lovely comment. Yeah OBS is a bit of a learning curve but its amazing what you can do with it because it is so open. Have a look at this playlist I created. Anything to do with streaming is in there. Hope it helps. 👍🏻 czcams.com/play/PLO36LpORUSab4bTcQpGfzvvkzMc3Kas-m.html
Hi John! Firstly thank you for such an awesome video, much needed during these wild times, like you said, especially as musicians a better quality gig is much better! I have a question, as i'm not that tech-savvy, but i was wondering, I normally do streams on my Instagram, and I have seen a couple people use irig or irig stream, however, this apple camera connector kit looks interesting too! Just trying to paint a picture of the set up in my mind. I would love to run it by you! I want to be able to plug in my dynamic, or condenser mic ( either my SHURE SM58 OR ZOOM H4N handy recorder) whilst also playing my backing tracks during the stream ( with an occasional guitar or piano playing) but my main concern, for now, is a good mix on the mic and clear BT's playing. Is there a way i can use my audio interphase ( m audio m-track 2x2 c series) to do all this, and run it through my LOGIC PRO X so that I can basically run backing tracks and also have a vocal channel allowing me to add some FX to the vocals during the stream? I hope i am making sense right now, but is there a way to run it through the laptop directly into the phone to get a good sound with the mic and backing tracks? For this would you recommend the irig set up, or the camera connecting cable kit that you have used? Thanks again! Warmest Selin
Hi Selin 👋 So.. theres a few options here but I will tell you my ideas and see what you think. Basically you have a few options but the first that springs to mind is investing in a small mixer to plug everything you want in and more importantly have control of the volumes quickly. Then plug the output of that mixer into your m-track. You can then use the mrrack with the apple usb camera adapter and into the phone. HOWEVER - since you are using an apple mac for backing tracks, then have a look at getting into OBS - you can send the backing tracks to OBS with a little plugin called Blackhole Audio for mac. Then you can use the phone wired or wirelessly as a camera into obs with the sound going through there too. Again, you would have volume control but it would be all digital. Hope this makes sense. Let me know what your thoughts are and lets talk more. 👍🏻
Thank you for this. First video I’ve found that is plain and simple instruction. Understanding this part of musician set up is where I lack. I just plug into my amp and go. I want so badly to understand how to sound better during my lives. I am looking into a IRig stream but still have no idea what I would need to set it up or how to set it up. I need a set up 101 class! But this did help thanks
Hey Lennyrapid 👋 Oh cool! Love Sweden! Me and my fiance were in Stockholm last year and the year before! Have a look at my brand-new video - czcams.com/video/Xv_mnnGGnUk/video.html Hope it helps 👍🏻
Thanks so much JP. Your video is really clear and helpful. Irish Doctors Choir are just setting up our first streamed event and the learning curve is steep, but your video is superb to get things started. You also show how it can be done with limited kit
You could yes with hot keys or have a look at an automatic scene switcher like this very handy one - obsproject.com/forum/resources/advanced-scene-switcher.395/
The filmic pro tip was worth the video. I use all this stuff and needed to put my phone camera in and did not know how to get rid of the rest of the stuff on screen. Thanks.
JohnPaul Music UK Hi thanks for the really well explained video 🙂👍 I have two questions if that’s ok: 1. Can this multi streaming platform link from OBS 2. Can you process the live audio in using OBS or something else (compression, eq, reverb) live? Hope that’s ok 🙂 Thanks again Paul
Hey Paul 👋 The short answer is yes and yes! Hehe With ReStream there is an option for it in obs settings under stream. And for effects, click on the audio options (gear icon) or right click on the source and pick Filters. There tou can add a ‘filter’ which includes eq and compression but also VST plugins. 👍🏻
Great video JP. I will say that you mention an advantage of Filmic Pro is that you can change the exposure and lock focus. You can do that with the native iPhone app as well. You have to touch and hold and it will lock focus wherever you are touching. To adjust the exposure, you touch and hold and then slide your finger up or down and a slider will appear beside the box and exposure will go up or down as long as your are still press-holding.
Hey 👋 Yeah that is very true and yeah i know about the exposure and also locking the AE/AF 👍🏻 But the downside is that I am mirroring the whole screen on to OBS so you’ll still see the user interface and all the on screen buttons. I use Filmic Pro to film all my footage for the CZcams channel and it’s just an added advantage. A cheaper option is an app called ‘shoot’ which can also get rid of the on screen interface.. it’s around £2.99 - apps.apple.com/gb/app/shoot-clean-camera-feed/id964565026
JohnPaul Music UK Yep the interface staying on the screen doesn’t help if you are looking for a clean feed for OBS, but it’s a tip if you are just wanting to record a video. After watching your video I did some searching and found the LiveAir Solo app. It’s free and gives a clean feed for OBS. I tested it last night and it works great. I have my phone tethered to my iMac with the lightning cable and OBS recognizes the phone as a source in Video Capture Devices. Thanks again for your hard work.
Hi JP just wanted to say thx for taking the time to explain how to use this streaming tech way of life. At 72 and a retired sound tech I get many questions in Eastbourne East Sussex from local acts but none as much as now as we all stay in lockdown about their live stream being unbalanced on their live stream using just the internal mic on their ipad/iphone so it seems to be the mics used by apple are not as good as the android ones. or maybe apple have a built in gain clipping device as it appears to allow louder mic vocals and lower the backing tracks for those setting up as if live to stream a show. where by others using android devices are more balanced I have heard. Of course obtaining any cables or hardware now is not easy but as least after your brilliant video I can share it and help them all have answers so thx again
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I actually went to Brighton University back in the day for my degree and know Eastbourne. yeah it’s not easy getting cables and connectors but online stores are a good place to go or try GAK in Brighton as they have an online store. 👍🏻
Really helpful video JP, I’ve been live streaming for the last 7 weeks, each one has improvements over the last one... you have helped me take another step up! Your instructions are extremely clear and vey easy to follow - thank you !
Hey Wayne 👋 That’s awesome to hear.. that’s what I wanted to achieve to help people get up and running. I’m totally stocked how far and wide his video has reached musicians all over the globe. Thank you 🙏🏻
I really enjoy your videos. How come you don’t have more subscribers? You should have at least 5 times more than that. Keep your videos coming. I’m in Canada.
Thank you so very much! That’s very kind and maybe one day I will! My goal is to have more so I can do this full time. Share it out with people who you think it will help. 👍🏻 😊 🙏
Thank you for this video, it was really helpful! Would you do a detailed video on how to use Blackhole to run the sound in your DAW into OBS? I can't seem to figure it out.
Dude, thank you for posting this! I've been using a lapel mic pointed close to one of my studio monitors, so that mic is catching everything coming out right there (my vocals, guitar, and backing tracks).
Hey Nolan 👋 Thank you very much! Yeah I try to reply to as many as I can.. easier whilst in lockdown but might get harder once I return to my normal job! Hehe. Thanks again. 🙏
You just made me hit that bell button, thank you for this tutorial because I am still struggling with my sounds for my live streams this will surely help me to have my sound better.
Thank you Mami 🙏 I have since then made quite a few videos at peoples requests and this is the link if you want to get into things a bit deeper - czcams.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa4iNS-jLOIhnRiquwkZeVO.html
Man thanks for info, this is so helpful for me. I’m out in South Africa 🇿🇦 East London. I’m surely going to do this and come back to you to let you know how it went...
Hey Marvin 👋 So happy this is helpful. Please pass it onto any musicians who need the same help. We all need to support each other in this weird time. Yeah, message me and let me know how it goes or send me the link if it’s CZcams or Facebook live. 👍🏻
Thank you for this very informative video - I've only just started thinking about getting into this and this explains what's needed and how to use it in a straightforward way. Cheers!
Brilliant. Yeah last thing you want to do is go out and buy a load more stuff when a lot of people already have it. Excellent. 👍🏻 let me know how you get on.
Great video John. I'm using a slightly more basic setup but I took from this what I could use and made it work for me. Have seen my tip jar rattling a lot more frequently over the last few weeks thanks to your advice on audio setup, so just wanted to give you a quick thanks!
Hey Gary 👋 You are more than welcome 🙏 Glad the olde ‘tip jar’ is rattling more. If you want a few more ‘tip’ ideas.. have a look at this - czcams.com/video/CWMWpYwAc-Q/video.html
Yo JP, thank you so much! I spent all day yesterday researching this set up and i happened to stumble on your video today. You explained it so easy for musicians like myself! Big up to you and i will use your distrokid link.
@JohnPaul Music UK 🇬🇧 Thank you so much I've got signal now from Logic X coming into Obs thank god 😂👍 but what is odd I've noticed there's delay soon as I turn playback pot up on interface (coming through headphones) This point im hearing music from Spotify coming through Obs but all guitar signal its like there's delay which is frustrating 🙈. thank you so much for doing this video I'm already one step further streaming 🙏
Hey James 👋 That’s great that’s it’s working from Logic. Yeah you’ve redirected the sound from the speakers to OBS to anything will come through like that. You can separate it with software. There will be a delay if your playing through Logic. Try adjusting the audio preferences on Logic or on OBS you can delay/offset the other audio to match.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK thank you so much replying I’ll have look doing that I've gotta feeling its on (Obs side). I'm sorry to be such pain. Much appreciated ☺️
This is interesting. I note with the audio set-up it doesn’t seem possible to split the levels between various inputs, ie voice must be sane level as instrument. I wonder is this why Irig stream pro is sold, it seems to be more expensive that a Scarlett .. all a bit confusing, thank you for the video.
Hey Suzanne 👋 No worries. Take things step by step - write it down or replay the videos - I have a playlist of “how to” for all different talks of live streaming for you to get your teeth into. czcams.com/play/PLO36LpORUSab4bTcQpGfzvvkzMc3Kas-m.html
great video, I'm setting up a 2 iPhone/iPad rig to record and stream my music videos, how can I set the 2 iPhones to auto-switch between cams while I record my performance using the free version
Have you ever done a comparison for Latency with 1, a USB MIXER into a computer, vs. 2. an ANALOG MIXER output into the analog line in of the same computer? WHAT is the actual DIFFERENCE with the computer doing the analog-to-data translation, compared with the USB mixer doing it? What does your result recommend?
Hey Mario. 👋 So in my experience, I have had more latency with a USB mixer into the computer and then coming back out to speakers than going into the speaker first and then sending that to the computer. For my setup, I’m not interested in using the computer for anything more other than to stream so I don’t want to hear the audio from the computer. The computer is my audience in that respect. This is why I plug into a speaker first, so I can hear it (cause I do live looping and need to hear what I have created and be in time) and then send that line out from the speaker to the Scarlett 2i2, like I would send it to a main PA speaker or sound engineer when doing a gig. I can control everything at my feet cause the TC Helicon and the HeadRush Looperboard is my looper, sound FX and mixer rolled into one. I hope that makes sense?
I have not tried it with an analog mixer directly to the line in of my Macbook Pro 2012, as i use the Zoom H4 with its two channels, one for guotar and one for a mic with phantom 48v. I should think there would be more work for the computer CPU withoug the analog computer, but i would like to know how to test it for any latency in each case. Thx!
No worries Garth. Just glad that helps. I have another video that I think you will like which is about streaming to multiple platforms at once like Facebook CZcams and twitch. Such a timesaver! Check it out czcams.com/video/-sfI9c-KLSA/video.html
I do live streaming gigs and want good sound. Trouble comes using a laptop with shitty inbuilt sound card and crappy webcams. So now considering getting MacBook because I know apple’s camera and audio interfaces are superior. I currently use pre-recorded tracks for backing and play live guitar and vocals. Tracks come from my iPad into a small xenon mixer along with guitar and vocals into same. I then stereo output to an external Maya usb sound card connected (usb) to laptop, thus avoiding the mini jack socket altogether. I listen via in-ear plugs from the mixer’s Phones output. Sounds is good and all is fine, just lots of cables! Camera is laptop inbuilt which is limited of course. So your suggestion of a MacBook sounds interesting. The OBS app looks useful too but in order to switch scenes and the like you’d have to stop performing wouldn’t you? Pity someone can’t operate that separately.
Hey. So the Mac cameras are okay but I wouldn’t say superior. A webcam or using a phone with Epoccam is a great option. Regarding changing cameras, no there is a little plugin you can get for OBS which is automatic Scene switcher. 👍🏻 Have a look at EpocCam app - really simple to integrate into OBS and works on iOS and Android. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thanks John for quick response. I've been frustrated at the quality of some live streams and looking to improve. Before I invest in a mac I will invest in a Focusrite which sounds like a much better replacement for the Maya sound card (which is about 10 years old now anyway). Will then switch to using my iphone (2020SE) as you're right the video quality in phones is much better than webcams in general. take care
Hey Kenneth. 👋 Yes. The way you would do that is to use a plugin for OBS to hear Reaper. So.. If you are on Windows, checkout Voicemeeter Banana www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/banana.htm If you are on Mac, checkout BlackHole Audio existential.audio/blackhole/ Then add an audio input device and pick either blackhole or banana. (Weird sentence🤣) Then use the restream stream key and copy that into OBS streaming settings, choosing restream as the option. Hope that helps 👍🏻
Thanks for the excellent video! I wonder if you can recommend a distributor for what I do: I am a folk "edu-tainer," catering to all ages, but especially to kids - normally in school, library, camp, church, festival and private settings. I combine storytelling of folktales with folk music accompanied on banjo, guitar, autoharp and mountain dulcimer, sometimes twisting a balloon figure as part of a story. I have a lot of video footage of me performing with these audiences. How can I get it in front of kids and adults who work wioth them in these kind of settings? It doesn't seem like Distribukid would be the right place for me.
Hey Jon 👋 Great that you are doing this kind of storytelling! It is screaming for a dedicated CZcams channel but with the new rules from COPPA, you are going to have to be so careful when it comes to content. Maybe use CZcams as a vehicle to steer clients / customers to your own website. If you are looking to release the music, Distrokid can help but if its video content then CZcams, facebook our Vimeo are the big three to link social media wise.
You are welcome Dhaval. 👍🏻 Check out the other streaming videos I have made here to learn more: czcams.com/play/PLO36LpORUSab4bTcQpGfzvvkzMc3Kas-m.html
Hi JohnPaul! I help run a live venue for that group of artists that falls into the singer-songwriter, folk, and Americana categories. Many are solo or duo acts, but there are those with quite a bit more. I'm wanting to do a weekly live streaming concert for some of these artists. Using what I already have in my humble home studio, I'm wondering if you can help me determine the best use of that equipment for this purpose. Here's what I have: I have a MacBook Pro with 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports, a Scarlet 8i6, I'm running Logic Pro X, I have an iPhone X, a Rode K2 Tube microphone, Sennheiser 935, and access to our venue's Behringer X32 Producer and other equip like SM58's, etc. I'm assuming with this specific setup there is a "best way" to apply this particular set of equip. But I'm at a loss as to what is best. Any input would be so appreciated. And thanks for the great videos! Darrin
Hey Darrin 👋 Ahhh thats right up my category. 👍🏻 So I am gonna make this super simple for you. You have access to what 90% of people don’t. Thats LOADS of gear. Its really simple in the terms of streaming. What I would do is set up like a live gig. Use the equipment you need to set up a live show and get that into a mixer.. then take the sub mix out of the mixer and throw that into the computer via the scarlett 8i6. Then use OBS Studio to grab that audio and either use the phone or a camera for the video capture. Have a look here at the video I did about how I set myself up on OBS - czcams.com/video/mB_-yh7LGk0/video.html Also you could use a phone wirelessly with the NDI, which OBS understands once tou have the plug in which is broadcast quality video - but you need a good wifi connection or wired Heres that video here - czcams.com/video/1OyfzQ-sHRs/video.html Right thats enough homework for now 😂 If you want a full consultation, I do offer that through www.buymeacoffee.com/johnpaulmusicuk where we can chat and go through the tech and I can do a follow up with you and test. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Hey Bro! Thanks so much for the follow-up! I will check out the videos you have suggested and see what I can get rolling. Will I have the ability to control the live mix real-time if I come out of a sub mix on the Behringer 32X Producer into the Scarlett? I guess I would have the main mix for the room, the monitor mix for the artist, and could still mix via the faders for the real-time streaming show with the sub mix selected. Is that right? My upload speed where I am at my home in a more countryside rural area is between 13Mbps and 19Mbps as far as I can determine. I do have access to other places to do the shows that would have better speeds if necessary, but the preference is to do the shows from here.
Regarding the 32X, if you are worried about mix control, give the manual a once over.. im not 100% sure on that one but I would have thought that the mix should be controllable. Regarding broadband speeds, it really is trial and error. Spend an hour or two just testing different settings on OBS. Do a few mins private stream on one setting, watch it back, then alter it and try again. That way people are not watching you test stuff out and then you can just delete the private streams.. or get someone you know to watch it live and get them to give you honest feedback. 👍🏻
Hi John.. Thanks a lot for this Vid and tips. Lot to learn. My music group is aslo trying to use OBS and facing 3 challenges 1 how to use ipad camra as vid capture device-- . Vid Streaming is not smooth, little latency is there using LAPTOP integrated camera. However, I want to use IPhone/ipad camera for better vid quality but not getting in OBS ..ipad connected to dell Laptop using USB cable, not working. Do I need additional plug-in or apps? 2. Vid & Audio mixing and Streaming issues- I am using x2442 behringer mixer, I m able to get the audio in OBS and getting the same quality in Streaming. This also connected via USB. fPS is 30 or 29.5 Vid out is 1280*720 BUT AUDIO AND VID are not sync as vid has latency. 3. FX effect in Headphones - Unable to get thE FX (REVERD and echo) in Headphones. Which is connected to usb mixer phone out. However same effect are coming from MAIN out..my main speaker.. but not audio is coming in Headphones which singer will use to for karaoke. How do I get these echo effect in my headphones Please advice
Hi Kalyan 👋 1) for iPad / iphone capture I would now recommend using NDI camera app and the NDI plugin for OBS. Much easier and sends broadcast quality either plugged in or even over wifi (but plugged in is better). I made a video about this here: czcams.com/video/1OyfzQ-sHRs/video.html 2) latency - click the gear icon ⚙️ on the audio mixer settings on OBS and play with the offset settings - mine are 200ms - just under a quarter of a second to delay to match the video 3) if your mixer has effects, you’ll have to check if its sending them. Some mixers when in a USB mode just send a clear signal in and out of the computer. If its not working, you can right click on the audio input and goto ‘fiters’ and add in echo and reverb and effect plugins on OBS - but then you would have to disable to FX on the mixer. But check the manual on the mixer about the fx going through the USB. Hope all that helps. 👍🏻
This is great! I’ve only started with figuring out OBS. This has inspired me to work with it more. I have to put the sound through a channel mixer set up, because I use Ableton for looping. Hopefully I can figure that out!👍
Hey Lucas 👋 thanks very much 🙏🏻 Also, I’ve just done a video about restreaming for musicians - streaming to multiple platforms at once - such a time saver!! Restream.io for Musicians - Live Stream to Multiple Platforms AT ONCE! czcams.com/video/-sfI9c-KLSA/video.html
Honestly the best video on the subject right here! Question though, can you send audio from a DAW into OBS? or is there a way mix audio and use plugins in OBS?
Hi Steven 👋 Thank you for the kind comment. To answer your question, yes you can. You just need a piece of software to tell your DAW to reroute to OBS. If you are on PC have a look at VoiceMeeter Banana (yes that is it’s real name 😆) If on Mac, have a look at BlackHole Audio. 👍🏻 You would send your audio to the DAW and then from DAW to OBS and then out to your audience. 👍🏻 Just remember there would be live processing going on there. Other option is that OBS will do plugins. Click on the gear icon on the audio you want to affect and OBS calls it ‘filters’ Hope that helps. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thank you. Your presentation was straight forward and honestly lifted the roadblock for me. I have 2 iPhones now connected to OBS and it's a rocking...just have to find time to Go Live! :) Thanks again!
Wish i had you here we could have a lot of fun ive been trying to do live videos just cant get the visual very good or the sound, Looks a bit much for all this but i might have to knuckle down and learn, i wont be doing much else for the next 6 months
Hello JohnPaul.. this is an answered prayer for me.. thanks so much... by the way, can u again explain how I could connect a samsung phone as my 2nd camera and my macbook as the main? Thanks so much.
Phone and Macbook on OBS is just a video input device each. Would need something like an app on the android phone to ‘turn it’ into a webcam. I dont use android but people on the OBS forum have said IP Webcam app on google play. Also, Have a look at my latest video. All about streaming to multiple platforms at once. czcams.com/video/-sfI9c-KLSA/video.html
Your welcome. Set up another video about streaming to multiple platforms at once. Such a time saver and works on a phone!! czcams.com/video/-sfI9c-KLSA/video.html
Brilliant live stream tutorial, thank you. Can obs capture jamulous output for a live stream. I jam with jamulous via focusrite. Can obs capture sound I hear?
Hi 👋 So you just need a small package which is a virtual audio driver to send the audio out from jamulus and into OBS, like internal rewiring. On a mac, get BlackHole Audio and have a look at their setup page to swnd from one application to another . Here you go: existential.audio/blackhole/
Have you had any lag problems with your iphone video on obs? I tried with some other tools (NDI or something) and it was absolutely useless for live music performing. Gotta try Filmic instead. thanks for an excellent tutorial.
Its always better to have the phone plugged in if your worried about lag. Best option really. Have a look at an app called ‘shoot camera’ - only around £4 and will do the same thing with the camera screen. 👍🏻
Yeah the phone is detected by plugging it in with the lightning to USB cable, trusted my the mac. 👍🏻 Then use the ‘Video capture device’ and it becomes available to select. 👍🏻
JohnPaul
A sincere THANK YOU! Amazing video with clear instructions, which makes everything looks very easy!
Much love to you brother!
I’m so happy. Glad you liked it. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK I went to your channel and heard one of your songs. You have amazing voice! Such a surprise .... I think it was called " You and me". I thought you are a great techno person but in fact you are a great artist too ... Much Love brother! :)
Thank you so much. 👍🏻
You & Me was from the series we did last year of recording from scratch only using an iPad.
If you wanna see how that was done, have a look here: czcams.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaYJnOLhdawgdLnshTa8-ETV.html
Why would you ever dislike this video... ?Maybe some people who don’t like more “competition” online? This it really some good crucial information! Thanks @johnpaul !!
Thank you for the kind comment.
You cant please everyone. 👍🏻
WTF I refuse to look. Someone actually DISLIKED THIS?!?
Chasjazzez thanks to th einternet we are discover that the world is also populatedby numb skulls; it’s actually useful to know this once you get over the surprise - revulsion element...
It’s simply information. Take it, use it, don’t use it.
If it’s useful then great.. if not or you wanna go another way.. that’s fair enough.
Totally open and did this video to help others but i appreciate this isn’t the ONLY way to do this.. it’s just the way I do it and i have had excellent results from it streaming to Facebook all last year and restreaming to multiple platforms.
Like i said.. cant please them all. 👍🏻
That has to be what it is.
Left a long comment on JohnPaul Music's other video that I found so incredibly helpful -- "OBS Tutorial - How I setup & use OBS" but wanted to say "Thank you!" here as well. Bought you several coffees. I was a desperate singer-songwriter with bad sound but now, thanks to you, I am all ready to go for my first Facebook Live concert on Wednesday night with great audio!! :) You have done the world of quarantined musicians a great service.
That is so lovely to say. Thank you so much and I’m just genuinely happy that these two videos are helping people. 👍🏻
This is exactly the type of tutorial I've been searching for. Love that you brought in OBS into the mix too!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Check out my OBS tutorial I just made last week. 👍🏻
I think this was probably the most helpful video I've ever seen on CZcams. Great video man and thanks for the efforts, we appreciate it.
You are more than welcome 🙏
Have more streaming advice videos on the channel. Any questions, just ask. 👍🏻
Thank you for this...you didn't once say 'Hi guys!'`..........I was hooked from the start! Very informative.
Glad you liked it!
What an incredible video. Super clear, no wasted words, completely helpful. Glad I discovered your channel JP!
Wow! What such kind words. I’m so happy you have found it useful.
Please pass it on to musicians and performing friends. We are all in this together. 👍🏻
This ia simply the best vídeo, that I've seen about this subject.
Hey Victor! I’m so happy it’s helped you.
Also, I’ve just done a video about restreaming for musicians - streaming to multiple platforms at once - such a time saver!!
check this out
Restream.io for Musicians - Live Stream to Multiple Platforms AT ONCE!
czcams.com/video/-sfI9c-KLSA/video.html
Indeed Victor. Simple, to the point, great delivery and in a timely manner. Perfect.
Hey 👋 Thanks. I’m glad you liked it.
If you would like to help support the can buy me a coffee here: www.buymeacoffee.com/Johnpaulmusicuk
These are good ideas for people who have not done this before. One issue that some people should be made aware of and then you might notice in this video is if you are using the Apple camera connected in the way that you described and is the default way, you will notice that channel one goes to the left and channel 2 goes to the right so if you watch this video you’ll hear that his vocal is pound hard left and the guitars. Heart rate. Ideally you would want those as duel mono and mixed in the center. A good way to fix this problem is to insert a small audio mixer and mix channel 1 and channel 2 in dual mono and send the master output into the airport audio interface. Or if you have an older phone or tablet like an iPhone 6 like I still use, you can use the JK Audio iRig type of device to be able to adjust your audio input into your phone and it will also capture into your phone in a summed mono audio signal that will fix the isolated left and right channel to blend it into a dual mono centered audio experience. Just some extra thoughts.
Hey ZadTrax 👋
This is a brilliant comment and yes it can go hard left and hard right.
I have make another video about how I use my setup and indeed it is dual mono mixed czcams.com/video/tErt9uASsPs/video.html
You have really good advice and some nice tips there. 👍🏻
John,
I've spent almost a week trying to sort this out, thank you ever so much!
Steve,
Your more than welcome 👍🏻
I cannot begin to thank you enough for this vid! I have watched so many confusing versions and wasted so much time and money on useless tech tools and you showed me the answer to every question I’ve had in one simple video. THANK YOU!!
So glad you like it and happy to help.
If you want to support the channel you can do so here : www.buymeacoffee.com/Johnpaulmusicuk
thank you sooooo much. i had been searching for videos on how to setup a mic for live covers, but could,nt find any. you video just cleared all the doubts I had. thank you sir! All info is up to the point and tells everything you need to know to do a live gig or live stream
I’m really happy you found the video and that it has helped you. Thats great news.
www.buymeacoffee.com/johnpaulmusicuk
I copied this setup but instead of running it into a focusrite ( i dont have one and they are selling fast on ebay and amazon) I run it into my Mackie 12 channel mixer which is what I had already at home and i just needed to get adaptor cables. The USB mixer plugs in straight away into my desktop and the OBS software. So it is exactly as in a live gig.
Thats the idea I had - to not change your tech too much and have it set up as you would for a live gig and the interface (or mixer) goes out to your audience.
Glad its worked. Ace. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Cheers mate !
@@JohnPaulMusicUK your video is one of maybe two or three on here that actually break it all down step by step
Glad its all helping Troy 👍🏻
Can you please give step by step instructions on how to get the output from the mixer for a live music gig . Also, what adaptor you are talking about please ..
Thank you--one of the best walk throughs of OBS and ways of going LIVE I've seen!
Thank you.
Have a look at this if it helps - czcams.com/video/Zgc6Jpfb1Hs/video.html
This is THE best OBS tutorial -- I keep coming back to it. Question: I've set up my iPhone as a secondary camera, per your instructions, and it works fine except for one thing: The iPhone camera image that shows up on my laptop includes the button at the bottom of the phone and all the words-- "lapse" "Slo-Mo," etc.--that are below the camera image on the phone itself. How can I get rid of all that and get an image that's exclusively what the phone camera is viewing? Thanks for humoring me.
Hey Bill 👋
Thank you so much for the comment! Wow!
Regarding the camera - have a look at this video. Broadcast quality video, wirelessly from the iphone to OBS - Unfortunately as of June its no longer free.. but its great!
czcams.com/video/1OyfzQ-sHRs/video.html
Another option is have a look at an app simply called “Shoot - Clean Camera” - about £4 and will give you a clear image when plugged in.
Hope these help. 👍🏻
Thank you so much for this idea. As it turns out, I have a Peavey PV6 that is a USB mixer, but unfortunately it has no onboard effects. I needed just a barely audible tinge of it to keep the vocals from sounding too dry. Your video made me remember that I have a Fishman Performer, which I've used live extensively. Just plugged into my interface, and the sound is 1000 times better than with the USB mixer, and it still allows me to dial easily as if I were live. Thank you! Sometimes it's better to use what one already has. The mixer was sponsored by a local music shop, but now I realize I never even needed it in the first place!
That’s amazing! Yeah this whole video is to use what you have and I’m glad you have more control for the stream. 👍🏻
Great vid, John! Thanks! One thing you didn't mention that is an obvious huge advantage of using OBS as a musician is the option of applying filters to your audio sources. It's like having a whole DAW with basic plugins at your disposal. It's just nice to be able to do it inside the program if you need. I use filters to get compression, EQ, reverb and limiter, and it's all there inside OBS. I can't believe this software is free, it's so good.
Hey 👋
Yeah that’s very true and I have let people know in comments when asked. It’s a brilliant piece of kit.
Long life OBS. hehe.
where do you find all the filters?
I'm SO glad I came across this video. OBS has been sitting in my dock for some time and I had NO idea it could do all this! THANK YOU!!!
You are more than welcome. 👍🏻
This was marvellous. I especially appreciated that you basically got on with it and didn't waste time waffling about irrelevant stuff before the main attraction even started! I have a question, if I may; my upload speed is terrible - max 0.5 Mbps. sometimes 0.4. As I understand it this is too slow for livestreaming. But would it help if I was able to have the video only in black and white? And if so, how can I get that? I have an iphone 6+ (and an interface and mics etc). I've got as far as installing OBS, actually the StreamLabs version. If this were to work out, I've been asked by one of my places of work to livestream to Facebook a charity gig, various tuition colleagues have been doing these and some useful ££ raised. Unfortunately, the tradition now is they happen at 7pm...
Hey 👋
so first off, the black and white idea doesn’t matter when it comes to digital streaming cause it’s still sending a certain resolution, not matter the colour. But if you want a black and white look, go to your camera on OBS and right click and add a filter.
However I can let you into a little secret.. I am the same. My broadband currently Max’s out at 0.7 upload.. so I actually use my phone as a personal hotspot for my Mac!?! I know.. mental. I luckily have unlimited 4g on my iPhone so I’m using that to stream.
Streamlabs is an awesome package, especially on mobile and well worth investing the time to understand it.
I have JUST made a new OBS video today. Check it out.
czcams.com/video/mB_-yh7LGk0/video.html
Hope it helps 👍🏻
Thank You so much JP.... I've spent the last few weeks looking at CZcams Tutorials from gardening to baking and of course music. This was the most enjoyable and informative video I have seen. What led me to you was that I was looking for a solution to FB Live not seeing my MacBook Pro camera. The error message I am getting is "The browser you're using doesn't support the camera feature in Live Producer. Update your browser and download the latest beta version of Chrome here or use Firefox to go live. As a reminder, Live Producer is not fully supported in Safari, Internet Explorer, or older versions of Edge."
I have downloaded the update but I still cant get FB Live to access my Camera. I had downloaded OBS but I did nt really understand it but I will have another go at it now. I have subscribed to your channel and I look forward to many more broadcasts. maybe you might even share your music with us. Many Thanks Shay.
Hello Shay. 👋
Thank you for your lovely comment.
Yeah OBS is a bit of a learning curve but its amazing what you can do with it because it is so open.
Have a look at this playlist I created. Anything to do with streaming is in there.
Hope it helps. 👍🏻
czcams.com/play/PLO36LpORUSab4bTcQpGfzvvkzMc3Kas-m.html
Hi John!
Firstly thank you for such an awesome video, much needed during these wild times, like you said, especially as musicians a better quality gig is much better!
I have a question, as i'm not that tech-savvy, but i was wondering, I normally do streams on my Instagram, and I have seen a couple people use irig or irig stream, however, this apple camera connector kit looks interesting too!
Just trying to paint a picture of the set up in my mind. I would love to run it by you!
I want to be able to plug in my dynamic, or condenser mic ( either my SHURE SM58 OR ZOOM H4N handy recorder) whilst also playing my backing tracks during the stream ( with an occasional guitar or piano playing) but my main concern, for now, is a good mix on the mic and clear BT's playing.
Is there a way i can use my audio interphase ( m audio m-track 2x2 c series) to do all this, and run it through my LOGIC PRO X so that I can basically run backing tracks and also have a vocal channel allowing me to add some FX to the vocals during the stream?
I hope i am making sense right now, but is there a way to run it through the laptop directly into the phone to get a good sound with the mic and backing tracks? For this would you recommend the irig set up, or the camera connecting cable kit that you have used?
Thanks again!
Warmest
Selin
Hi Selin 👋
So.. theres a few options here but I will tell you my ideas and see what you think.
Basically you have a few options but the first that springs to mind is investing in a small mixer to plug everything you want in and more importantly have control of the volumes quickly.
Then plug the output of that mixer into your m-track.
You can then use the mrrack with the apple usb camera adapter and into the phone.
HOWEVER - since you are using an apple mac for backing tracks, then have a look at getting into OBS - you can send the backing tracks to OBS with a little plugin called Blackhole Audio for mac.
Then you can use the phone wired or wirelessly as a camera into obs with the sound going through there too.
Again, you would have volume control but it would be all digital.
Hope this makes sense. Let me know what your thoughts are and lets talk more. 👍🏻
Thank you for this. First video I’ve found that is plain and simple instruction. Understanding this part of musician set up is where I lack. I just plug into my amp and go. I want so badly to understand how to sound better during my lives. I am looking into a IRig stream but still have no idea what I would need to set it up or how to set it up. I need a set up 101 class! But this did help thanks
Glad it was helpful - head on over to here for a 101 class - www.buymeacoffee.com/Johnpaulmusicuk/e/133
Hos is the iPhone connected to the computer(so obs can see and use it)? USB cable or via WiFi? Great tutorial! Cheers from Sweden
Hey Lennyrapid 👋
Oh cool! Love Sweden! Me and my fiance were in Stockholm last year and the year before!
Have a look at my brand-new video - czcams.com/video/Xv_mnnGGnUk/video.html
Hope it helps 👍🏻
Hi @Lennyrapid, I have been using Camera for OBS studio by Will Townsend, in the App Store
Thanks so much JP. Your video is really clear and helpful. Irish Doctors Choir are just setting up our first streamed event and the learning curve is steep, but your video is superb to get things started. You also show how it can be done with limited kit
You are more than welcome 🙏
Re: your two camera setup - is there a way to use a bluetooth pedal to switch cameras in OBS if you're playing live alone?
You could yes with hot keys or have a look at an automatic scene switcher like this very handy one - obsproject.com/forum/resources/advanced-scene-switcher.395/
Thanks John. Very helpful and informative videos.
Your welcome 🙏
Thanks JP. Really informative and engaging. Keep up the good work! ♥️
Thanks 🙏
The filmic pro tip was worth the video. I use all this stuff and needed to put my phone camera in and did not know how to get rid of the rest of the stuff on screen. Thanks.
Awesome 👍🏻
Wanna stream to multiple platforms like CZcams & Facebook at once? Check this out ---> czcams.com/video/-sfI9c-KLSA/video.html
JohnPaul Music UK
Hi thanks for the really well explained video 🙂👍
I have two questions if that’s ok:
1. Can this multi streaming platform link from OBS
2. Can you process the live audio in using OBS or something else (compression, eq, reverb) live?
Hope that’s ok 🙂
Thanks again
Paul
Hey Paul 👋
The short answer is yes and yes! Hehe
With ReStream there is an option for it in obs settings under stream.
And for effects, click on the audio options (gear icon) or right click on the source and pick Filters. There tou can add a ‘filter’ which includes eq and compression but also VST plugins. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Perfect thank you 😊
You’re welcome 👍🏻
Great video JP. I will say that you mention an advantage of Filmic Pro is that you can change the exposure and lock focus. You can do that with the native iPhone app as well. You have to touch and hold and it will lock focus wherever you are touching. To adjust the exposure, you touch and hold and then slide your finger up or down and a slider will appear beside the box and exposure will go up or down as long as your are still press-holding.
Hey 👋
Yeah that is very true and yeah i know about the exposure and also locking the AE/AF 👍🏻
But the downside is that I am mirroring the whole screen on to OBS so you’ll still see the user interface and all the on screen buttons.
I use Filmic Pro to film all my footage for the CZcams channel and it’s just an added advantage.
A cheaper option is an app called ‘shoot’ which can also get rid of the on screen interface.. it’s around £2.99 - apps.apple.com/gb/app/shoot-clean-camera-feed/id964565026
JohnPaul Music UK Yep the interface staying on the screen doesn’t help if you are looking for a clean feed for OBS, but it’s a tip if you are just wanting to record a video. After watching your video I did some searching and found the LiveAir Solo app. It’s free and gives a clean feed for OBS. I tested it last night and it works great. I have my phone tethered to my iMac with the lightning cable and OBS recognizes the phone as a source in Video Capture Devices. Thanks again for your hard work.
Thats a great shout about Live Air Solo app. Didn’t know that one.
Thats the great thing about a community,we all learn from each other. 👍🏻
I use obs since 3 days now, and i love it. I use it to record my daw and upload it to my youtube.
Excellent.
Hope this helps - czcams.com/video/mB_-yh7LGk0/video.html
Thank you for the great video! I’m saving this one for reference. I have some homework to do! Thanks again.
Best wishes - Tim
Thanks Tim
Here’s some more homework for you. Hehe - czcams.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa4iNS-jLOIhnRiquwkZeVO.html
Love your Clarity, JP. You made it understandable for a novice tech guy here in North Central Washington State, USA. LOVE the accent by the way.
Glad it was understandable. Thats always good. And the accent.. well, I was born with it. Haha.
Apparently we are doing similar things with our quarantine time. Great video.
Cool, thanks
Very nice video tutorial of setting up live stream I wanna watched this again a lots of information to get it. God bless you always.
More than welcome 🙏
Save it and share it to other musicians who need the same help. 👍🏻
Hi JP just wanted to say thx for taking the time to explain how to use this streaming tech way of life. At 72 and a retired sound tech I get many questions in Eastbourne East Sussex from local acts but none as much as now as we all stay in lockdown about their live stream being unbalanced on their live stream using just the internal mic on their ipad/iphone so it seems to be the mics used by apple are not as good as the android ones. or maybe apple have a built in gain clipping device as it appears to allow louder mic vocals and lower the backing tracks for those setting up as if live to stream a show. where by others using android devices are more balanced I have heard. Of course obtaining any cables or hardware now is not easy but as least after your brilliant video I can share it and help them all have answers so thx again
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I actually went to Brighton University back in the day for my degree and know Eastbourne.
yeah it’s not easy getting cables and connectors but online stores are a good place to go or try GAK in Brighton as they have an online store. 👍🏻
Really helpful video JP, I’ve been live streaming for the last 7 weeks, each one has improvements over the last one... you have helped me take another step up! Your instructions are extremely clear and vey easy to follow - thank you !
So glad I was able to help. 👍🏻
One of the most helpful videos I have watched. Thank you, Greg
You are more than welcome. 👍🏻
Fantastic video! You've prob explained what 90% of musicians out there have been wanting to know for the lockdown, very helpful, well done
Hey Wayne 👋
That’s awesome to hear.. that’s what I wanted to achieve to help people get up and running.
I’m totally stocked how far and wide his video has reached musicians all over the globe.
Thank you 🙏🏻
I really enjoy your videos. How come you don’t have more subscribers? You should have at least 5 times more than that. Keep your videos coming. I’m in Canada.
Thank you so very much! That’s very kind and maybe one day I will! My goal is to have more so I can do this full time. Share it out with people who you think it will help. 👍🏻 😊 🙏
Thank you for this video, it was really helpful! Would you do a detailed video on how to use Blackhole to run the sound in your DAW into OBS? I can't seem to figure it out.
Thats a great shout. Watch this space. 👍🏻
thank you very much for your time and energy in making dis informative video bout live streaming for musicians ...once again thankz a lot...JP
You are more than welcome 🙏
Dude, thank you for posting this! I've been using a lapel mic pointed close to one of my studio monitors, so that mic is catching everything coming out right there (my vocals, guitar, and backing tracks).
Glad I could help!
check out my latest video.. think it’s right up your street.
czcams.com/video/J0p42CEpz40/video.html
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thank you, I'll check this out
Such a great video! Concise, informative, well spoken and I also noticed you reply to almost all the comments. Very cool!
Hey Nolan 👋
Thank you very much! Yeah I try to reply to as many as I can.. easier whilst in lockdown but might get harder once I return to my normal job! Hehe.
Thanks again. 🙏
You just made me hit that bell button, thank you for this tutorial because I am still struggling with my sounds for my live streams this will surely help me to have my sound better.
Thank you Mami 🙏
I have since then made quite a few videos at peoples requests and this is the link if you want to get into things a bit deeper - czcams.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa4iNS-jLOIhnRiquwkZeVO.html
You have no idea how helpful this was to an old guy like me...I subscribed!
You are more than welcome.
Glad its helped. 👍🏻
Finally a video about live streaming gear that's to the point! Very informative and helpful. Thank you!
You are welcome. 🙏
Man thanks for info, this is so helpful for me. I’m out in South Africa 🇿🇦 East London. I’m surely going to do this and come back to you to let you know how it went...
Hey Marvin 👋
So happy this is helpful. Please pass it onto any musicians who need the same help. We all need to support each other in this weird time.
Yeah, message me and let me know how it goes or send me the link if it’s CZcams or Facebook live. 👍🏻
Great video. Thanks for the tip about Distrokid especially.
Happy to help! 👍
Superb tutorial.....packed with practical usable information.....
Glad I was able to help. 👍🏻
Great tutorial. Thank you so much for the concise/clear explanation!
Thanks I’m glad you liked it.
If you would like to help support the can buy me a coffee here: www.buymeacoffee.com/Johnpaulmusicuk
Very thorough and helpful, Thank you JP!
Thanks John. Glad it’s helped. 👍🏻
Thank you for this very informative video - I've only just started thinking about getting into this and this explains what's needed and how to use it in a straightforward way. Cheers!
Hey Andy 👋
Thanks. I’m glad you liked it.
If you would like to help support the can buy me a coffee here: www.buymeacoffee.com/Johnpaulmusicuk
Thank you for this! I've had OBS installed forever but never used it. Gonna dive in today!
Glad I was able to help 👍🏻
super video, super sympathetic presence and very rich in advices. thanks!
You are very welcome 🙏
Thank you so very much for this, the great thing is I already have all the odds and ends of tech lying around anyway!!
Brilliant. Yeah last thing you want to do is go out and buy a load more stuff when a lot of people already have it.
Excellent. 👍🏻 let me know how you get on.
Wonderfully helpful, JP. Thanks very much.
You are very welcome 👍🏻
Great video John. I'm using a slightly more basic setup but I took from this what I could use and made it work for me. Have seen my tip jar rattling a lot more frequently over the last few weeks thanks to your advice on audio setup, so just wanted to give you a quick thanks!
Hey Gary 👋
You are more than welcome 🙏 Glad the olde ‘tip jar’ is rattling more.
If you want a few more ‘tip’ ideas.. have a look at this - czcams.com/video/CWMWpYwAc-Q/video.html
Yo JP, thank you so much! I spent all day yesterday researching this set up and i happened to stumble on your video today. You explained it so easy for musicians like myself! Big up to you and i will use your distrokid link.
Hey Cess! 👋
Aww glad its helped. Yeah this is exactly why I did it.. for musicians.
Any questions then ask me. 👍🏻
Hi, thank you very much for your video, You opened a new world for me.
Hi.
That’s awesome 👏
You will really like this video next - czcams.com/video/Zgc6Jpfb1Hs/video.html
@JohnPaul Music UK 🇬🇧
Thank you so much I've got signal now from Logic X coming into Obs thank god 😂👍 but what is odd I've noticed there's delay soon as I turn playback pot up on interface (coming through headphones)
This point im hearing music from Spotify coming through Obs but all guitar signal its like there's delay which is frustrating 🙈.
thank you so much for doing this video I'm already one step further streaming 🙏
Hey James 👋
That’s great that’s it’s working from Logic. Yeah you’ve redirected the sound from the speakers to OBS to anything will come through like that.
You can separate it with software.
There will be a delay if your playing through Logic. Try adjusting the audio preferences on Logic or on OBS you can delay/offset the other audio to match.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK thank you so much replying I’ll have look doing that I've gotta feeling its on (Obs side). I'm sorry to be such pain.
Much appreciated ☺️
Not being a pain James.
Happy to help. 👍🏻
This is interesting. I note with the audio set-up it doesn’t seem possible to split the levels between various inputs, ie voice must be sane level as instrument. I wonder is this why Irig stream pro is sold, it seems to be more expensive that a Scarlett .. all a bit confusing, thank you for the video.
Thank you John....I have a lot of work a head of me. Suzanne
Hey Suzanne 👋
No worries. Take things step by step - write it down or replay the videos - I have a playlist of “how to” for all different talks of live streaming for you to get your teeth into.
czcams.com/play/PLO36LpORUSab4bTcQpGfzvvkzMc3Kas-m.html
great video, I'm setting up a 2 iPhone/iPad rig to record and stream my music videos, how can I set the 2 iPhones to auto-switch between cams while I record my performance using the free version
Nice work very helpful and will be put to good use. Thanks for the share.
Your more than welcome.
Share with musician friends who may be struggling. We all need to help each other. 👍🏻
Very well done. Thanks for a simple to the point video.
You are welcome Mitch 👍🏻
Thanks so much for the info! You are a good instructor!!! This was very helpful and to the point.
Thank you very much Mark. 👍🏻
Have you ever done a comparison for Latency with 1, a USB MIXER into a computer, vs. 2. an ANALOG MIXER output into the analog line in of the same computer? WHAT is the actual DIFFERENCE with the computer doing the analog-to-data translation, compared with the USB mixer doing it? What does your result recommend?
Hey Mario. 👋
So in my experience, I have had more latency with a USB mixer into the computer and then coming back out to speakers than going into the speaker first and then sending that to the computer. For my setup, I’m not interested in using the computer for anything more other than to stream so I don’t want to hear the audio from the computer. The computer is my audience in that respect. This is why I plug into a speaker first, so I can hear it (cause I do live looping and need to hear what I have created and be in time) and then send that line out from the speaker to the Scarlett 2i2, like I would send it to a main PA speaker or sound engineer when doing a gig. I can control everything at my feet cause the TC Helicon and the HeadRush Looperboard is my looper, sound FX and mixer rolled into one.
I hope that makes sense?
I have not tried it with an analog mixer directly to the line in of my Macbook Pro 2012, as i use the Zoom H4 with its two channels, one for guotar and one for a mic with phantom 48v. I should think there would be more work for the computer CPU withoug the analog computer, but i would like to know how to test it for any latency in each case. Thx!
If you use audacity, this is the best description of an audio latency test. 👍🏻
manual.audacityteam.org/man/latency_test.html
Hope this helps.
Super helpful! Thank you for taking the time to create such a clear and detailed tutorial!
You are more than welcome. Glad you enjoyed it and glad it was clear. 👍🏻
Thanks very much JP. Really informative and engaging. ♥️
You are very welcome 🙏🏻
Thanku so much for this JP .... really appreciate the time and effort put into this!
No worries Garth. Just glad that helps.
I have another video that I think you will like which is about streaming to multiple platforms at once like Facebook CZcams and twitch. Such a timesaver!
Check it out czcams.com/video/-sfI9c-KLSA/video.html
Wow! What a fantastic tutorial! This covers a lot of info in a straight forward manner!
Glad you liked it. 👍🏻
I do live streaming gigs and want good sound. Trouble comes using a laptop with shitty inbuilt sound card and crappy webcams. So now considering getting MacBook because I know apple’s camera and audio interfaces are superior. I currently use pre-recorded tracks for backing and play live guitar and vocals. Tracks come from my iPad into a small xenon mixer along with guitar and vocals into same. I then stereo output to an external Maya usb sound card connected (usb) to laptop, thus avoiding the mini jack socket altogether. I listen via in-ear plugs from the mixer’s Phones output. Sounds is good and all is fine, just lots of cables! Camera is laptop inbuilt which is limited of course. So your suggestion of a MacBook sounds interesting. The OBS app looks useful too but in order to switch scenes and the like you’d have to stop performing wouldn’t you? Pity someone can’t operate that separately.
Hey.
So the Mac cameras are okay but I wouldn’t say superior.
A webcam or using a phone with Epoccam is a great option.
Regarding changing cameras, no there is a little plugin you can get for OBS which is automatic Scene switcher. 👍🏻
Have a look at EpocCam app - really simple to integrate into OBS and works on iOS and Android. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thanks John for quick response. I've been frustrated at the quality of some live streams and looking to improve. Before I invest in a mac I will invest in a Focusrite which sounds like a much better replacement for the Maya sound card (which is about 10 years old now anyway). Will then switch to using my iphone (2020SE) as you're right the video quality in phones is much better than webcams in general. take care
This video is highly informative and very easy to follow. Thanks so much for sharing the knowledge. I’m going to put it to good use✌️
Glad it was helpful! 👍
You can use Reaper DAW and REASTRAM plug in, into OBS.
Hey Kenneth. 👋
Yes. The way you would do that is to use a plugin for OBS to hear Reaper.
So..
If you are on Windows, checkout Voicemeeter Banana www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/banana.htm
If you are on Mac, checkout BlackHole Audio existential.audio/blackhole/
Then add an audio input device and pick either blackhole or banana. (Weird sentence🤣)
Then use the restream stream key and copy that into OBS streaming settings, choosing restream as the option.
Hope that helps 👍🏻
Thanks for the excellent video! I wonder if you can recommend a distributor for what I do: I am a folk "edu-tainer," catering to all ages, but especially to kids - normally in school, library, camp, church, festival and private settings. I combine storytelling of folktales with folk music accompanied on banjo, guitar, autoharp and mountain dulcimer, sometimes twisting a balloon figure as part of a story. I have a lot of video footage of me performing with these audiences. How can I get it in front of kids and adults who work wioth them in these kind of settings? It doesn't seem like Distribukid would be the right place for me.
Hey Jon 👋
Great that you are doing this kind of storytelling!
It is screaming for a dedicated CZcams channel but with the new rules from COPPA, you are going to have to be so careful when it comes to content.
Maybe use CZcams as a vehicle to steer clients / customers to your own website.
If you are looking to release the music, Distrokid can help but if its video content then CZcams, facebook our Vimeo are the big three to link social media wise.
This is so helpful. Thank you so much John!
You are welcome Dhaval. 👍🏻
Check out the other streaming videos I have made here to learn more: czcams.com/play/PLO36LpORUSab4bTcQpGfzvvkzMc3Kas-m.html
Excellent video! I had the software already and it was good to learn couple of new things about it. Tnx!
Glad I could help. 👍🏻
Hi JohnPaul! I help run a live venue for that group of artists that falls into the singer-songwriter, folk, and Americana categories. Many are solo or duo acts, but there are those with quite a bit more. I'm wanting to do a weekly live streaming concert for some of these artists. Using what I already have in my humble home studio, I'm wondering if you can help me determine the best use of that equipment for this purpose. Here's what I have:
I have a MacBook Pro with 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports, a Scarlet 8i6, I'm running Logic Pro X, I have an iPhone X, a Rode K2 Tube microphone, Sennheiser 935, and access to our venue's Behringer X32 Producer and other equip like SM58's, etc. I'm assuming with this specific setup there is a "best way" to apply this particular set of equip. But I'm at a loss as to what is best. Any input would be so appreciated. And thanks for the great videos! Darrin
Hey Darrin 👋
Ahhh thats right up my category. 👍🏻
So I am gonna make this super simple for you. You have access to what 90% of people don’t. Thats LOADS of gear.
Its really simple in the terms of streaming. What I would do is set up like a live gig. Use the equipment you need to set up a live show and get that into a mixer.. then take the sub mix out of the mixer and throw that into the computer via the scarlett 8i6.
Then use OBS Studio to grab that audio and either use the phone or a camera for the video capture.
Have a look here at the video I did about how I set myself up on OBS - czcams.com/video/mB_-yh7LGk0/video.html
Also you could use a phone wirelessly with the NDI, which OBS understands once tou have the plug in which is broadcast quality video - but you need a good wifi connection or wired
Heres that video here - czcams.com/video/1OyfzQ-sHRs/video.html
Right thats enough homework for now 😂
If you want a full consultation, I do offer that through www.buymeacoffee.com/johnpaulmusicuk where we can chat and go through the tech and I can do a follow up with you and test. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Hey Bro! Thanks so much for the follow-up! I will check out the videos you have suggested and see what I can get rolling. Will I have the ability to control the live mix real-time if I come out of a sub mix on the Behringer 32X Producer into the Scarlett? I guess I would have the main mix for the room, the monitor mix for the artist, and could still mix via the faders for the real-time streaming show with the sub mix selected. Is that right?
My upload speed where I am at my home in a more countryside rural area is between 13Mbps and 19Mbps as far as I can determine. I do have access to other places to do the shows that would have better speeds if necessary, but the preference is to do the shows from here.
Regarding the 32X, if you are worried about mix control, give the manual a once over.. im not 100% sure on that one but I would have thought that the mix should be controllable.
Regarding broadband speeds, it really is trial and error. Spend an hour or two just testing different settings on OBS. Do a few mins private stream on one setting, watch it back, then alter it and try again. That way people are not watching you test stuff out and then you can just delete the private streams.. or get someone you know to watch it live and get them to give you honest feedback.
👍🏻
Hi John. thank you very much for great video.
You are welcome 🙏🏻
Brilliant video! Very clear, to the point, just super helpful! Thank you!
Glad its helpful. 👍🏻 heres a way to stream to multiple platforms at once.. and can even work on your phone!
czcams.com/video/-sfI9c-KLSA/video.html
Hi John..
Thanks a lot for this Vid and tips. Lot to learn.
My music group is aslo trying to use OBS and facing 3 challenges
1 how to use ipad camra as vid capture device--
. Vid Streaming is not smooth, little latency is there using LAPTOP integrated camera.
However, I want to use IPhone/ipad camera for better vid quality but not getting in OBS ..ipad connected to dell Laptop using USB cable, not working.
Do I need additional plug-in or apps?
2. Vid & Audio mixing and Streaming issues-
I am using x2442 behringer mixer, I m able to get the audio in OBS and getting the same quality in Streaming. This also connected via USB. fPS is 30 or 29.5
Vid out is 1280*720
BUT AUDIO AND VID are not sync as vid has latency.
3. FX effect in Headphones -
Unable to get thE FX (REVERD and echo) in Headphones. Which is connected to usb mixer phone out. However same effect are coming from MAIN out..my main speaker.. but not audio is coming in Headphones which singer will use to for karaoke. How do I get these echo effect in my headphones
Please advice
Hi Kalyan 👋
1) for iPad / iphone capture I would now recommend using NDI camera app and the NDI plugin for OBS. Much easier and sends broadcast quality either plugged in or even over wifi (but plugged in is better). I made a video about this here:
czcams.com/video/1OyfzQ-sHRs/video.html
2) latency - click the gear icon ⚙️ on the audio mixer settings on OBS and play with the offset settings - mine are 200ms - just under a quarter of a second to delay to match the video
3) if your mixer has effects, you’ll have to check if its sending them. Some mixers when in a USB mode just send a clear signal in and out of the computer.
If its not working, you can right click on the audio input and goto ‘fiters’ and add in echo and reverb and effect plugins on OBS - but then you would have to disable to FX on the mixer. But check the manual on the mixer about the fx going through the USB.
Hope all that helps. 👍🏻
Very informative video ! I quite enjoyed your tips with OBS
Glad it was helpful!
This is a great Video.. Thanks for sharing.. Could you expand more on how to actually set up the Stream Key with Facebook, or CZcams?
Certainly.. video on its way..
Very useful tutorial tho! Best one I’ve found yet. Thank you for sharing-
You are very welcome. Please share it with anyone you know who is having the same problem. 👍🏻
Awesome John thanks for the video and sharing!
Thanks.
Did another video all about re-streaming.
czcams.com/video/-sfI9c-KLSA/video.html
This is great! I’ve only started with figuring out OBS. This has inspired me to work with it more. I have to put the sound through a channel mixer set up, because I use Ableton for looping. Hopefully I can figure that out!👍
Hi Greg.
Hope it all works out for you.
Check out black hole for Mac or voicemeeter banana for windows to route your signal from Ableton to OBS. 👍🏻
Great job my friend! Cheers from New Jersey. Very helpful and easy to follow.
Hey Lucas 👋 thanks very much 🙏🏻
Also, I’ve just done a video about restreaming for musicians - streaming to multiple platforms at once - such a time saver!!
Restream.io for Musicians - Live Stream to Multiple Platforms AT ONCE!
czcams.com/video/-sfI9c-KLSA/video.html
Honestly the best video on the subject right here! Question though, can you send audio from a DAW into OBS? or is there a way mix audio and use plugins in OBS?
Hi Steven 👋
Thank you for the kind comment.
To answer your question, yes you can.
You just need a piece of software to tell your DAW to reroute to OBS.
If you are on PC have a look at VoiceMeeter Banana (yes that is it’s real name 😆)
If on Mac, have a look at BlackHole Audio. 👍🏻
You would send your audio to the DAW and then from DAW to OBS and then out to your audience. 👍🏻
Just remember there would be live processing going on there.
Other option is that OBS will do plugins.
Click on the gear icon on the audio you want to affect and OBS calls it ‘filters’
Hope that helps. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK thanks for the reply! Have you ever had issues with audio/video sync using this format?
Initially yes but you offset the audio and video and play with the latency and you should be fine. Do a few private practice ones. 👍🏻
Awesome video. Thanks for the OBS app info...this was the missing link for me. Cheers!
Thats awesome to hear that I’ve helped!
Thank you. It means a lot 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thank you. Your presentation was straight forward and honestly lifted the roadblock for me. I have 2 iPhones now connected to OBS and it's a rocking...just have to find time to Go Live! :) Thanks again!
Wish i had you here we could have a lot of fun
ive been trying to do live videos just cant get the visual very good or the sound, Looks a bit much for all this but i might have to knuckle down and learn,
i wont be doing much else for the next 6 months
Awww.. thanks.
That would be fun!
Hello JohnPaul.. this is an answered prayer for me.. thanks so much... by the way, can u again explain how I could connect a samsung phone as my 2nd camera and my macbook as the main? Thanks so much.
Phone and Macbook on OBS is just a video input device each.
Would need something like an app on the android phone to ‘turn it’ into a webcam. I dont use android but people on the OBS forum have said IP Webcam app on google play.
Also, Have a look at my latest video.
All about streaming to multiple platforms at once. czcams.com/video/-sfI9c-KLSA/video.html
@@JohnPaulMusicUK thanks so much for the quick response!!!
Hello John, great video. Thank you.
Your welcome.
Set up another video about streaming to multiple platforms at once.
Such a time saver and works on a phone!! czcams.com/video/-sfI9c-KLSA/video.html
Brilliant live stream tutorial, thank you. Can obs capture jamulous output for a live stream. I jam with jamulous via focusrite. Can obs capture sound I hear?
Hi 👋
So you just need a small package which is a virtual audio driver to send the audio out from jamulus and into OBS, like internal rewiring.
On a mac, get BlackHole Audio and have a look at their setup page to swnd from one application to another
.
Here you go: existential.audio/blackhole/
Hey JohnPaul Music UK! Thank you for the video
You are welcome 🙏
Thank you so much! This answer lots of my questions. God bless~
You are more than welcome 🙏
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Just wondering how I can connect my iPhone to my PC in order to use it as webcam? Will you know by any chance?
Have a look at an app on the App Store called EpocCam. Haven’t used it but pretty much what you are asking for.
hey, hey you, yea you, you're great and i love you, super much thanks for this!
You are more than welcome and check out my latest Live Streaming Bundle video - czcams.com/video/Zgc6Jpfb1Hs/video.html
Have you had any lag problems with your iphone video on obs? I tried with some other tools (NDI or something) and it was absolutely useless for live music performing. Gotta try Filmic instead. thanks for an excellent tutorial.
Its always better to have the phone plugged in if your worried about lag.
Best option really.
Have a look at an app called ‘shoot camera’ - only around £4 and will do the same thing with the camera screen. 👍🏻
So helpful and SIMPLE! Exactly what I’ve been looking for! Thank you :)
Hey 👋 Glad its helped.
Please share it with anyone you think it will be helpful to. We are all in this together. 👍🏻
Great Info! Do you have a video on multiple musicians/a band streaming a live from different locations?
Hey Nayotay242 👋
No I don’t but I would recommend you checkout jamkazam.com
Thanks JP! Very useful tips! How do you connect your phone to OBS i.e. how does OBS detect your phone whilst using Filmic?
Yeah the phone is detected by plugging it in with the lightning to USB cable, trusted my the mac. 👍🏻
Then use the ‘Video capture device’ and it becomes available to select. 👍🏻
Fantastic. Keep the good work up.
Thanks 🙏🏻