Setting Up A Twitch Studio - Software from hairylarry's blog

Here's the good news for a change. The software needed to set up a twitch stream is free.

I am using Streamlabs OBS as my streaming platform. Before that I used OBS. These are both free software.  I used OBS recording audio only podcasts but for my twitch stream I wanted to view the live chat as part of the stream, and not just see the chat on the twitch interface. Streamlabs OBS supports that so that's how I get my live chat on the left side of the stream.

https://streamlabs.com/

To display my tablet playing iReal Pro on the right side of my stream I use scrcpy, also free software.

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

I had to download and install a windows driver for my Zoom H6. No charge for the driver and the install was painless. I use the Zoom as an interface between my PA and my computer.

I am planning on  implementing the ability to record multitrack to make it easier to collaborate with other musicians. Pro Tools First is a free download and Pro Tools is the industry standard for sharing audio files.

https://www.avid.com/pro-tools

I use Openshot for video post production. I like it. I even use their titling templates. It makes life easy.

https://www.openshot.org/

I am using VLC to monitor my videos. Under tools I can view the codec information to make sure I'm recording everything right. VLC will also compress your video files in case they end up too large.

https://www.videolan.org/

GIMP is my photo editor. Video producers need photo editors the same as anyone else.

https://www.gimp.org/

Some of this software is open source. Some is not. But it is all free to download and install. Which is good news because twitch can be an expensive hobby.

Next week I'll discuss workflow and backups. Can't wait.