Audacity For Live Streaming



  1. How To Use Audacity For Streaming
  2. How To Use Audacity For Live Streaming
Hey guys. I'm getting very close to starting my YouTube channel, and I need some tips and advice. I have both OBS Studio and Audacity installed, but I was wondering, since OBS can already record my microphone's audio, what is the point in Audacity? Should I be recording audio with both, or just the video with OBS? What are the dis/advantages of either? Also, what are the optimal settings of OBS to get the highest possible quality of video and audio? I have a Blue Yeti Pro, if that matters, though I'm not using the XLR input yet (still gotta get the thing it plugs into, which is another topic entirely because I don't know a single thing about those). Also, what format should I save the video as? MP4? Mov? FLV?
I don't know what most of the settings in either program mean so the more details provided the better. Explain like I'm 5 please. ^-^
Hardware:
RAM: 16 GB DDR3
CPU: Intel i7-4770K @4.0GHz
No GPU at the moment
SSD: Samsung 850 Pro
Microphone: Blue Yeti Pro
Capture card: Razer Ripsaw

'Live Streaming and Content Creation' They asked for specifics, and I relayed my intentions for streaming and why I decided to do it in the first place. I followed with what kinds of skills I learned from doing so; letting them know that I was able to communicate and connect with others with ease, finding common ground with frustrated people. Audacity can record live audio through a microphone or mixer, or digitize recordings from other media. With some sound cards, and on any recent version of Windows, Audacity can also capture streaming audio. Device Toolbar manages multiple recording and playback devices. Level meters can monitor volume levels before, during and after recording.

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  • Go to Setup>I/O patch then QUdrive. There is your touting screen. Select which channels to the USB B out. Then arm the channels you want to record in your DAW.

    Not sure. I’ve only used it on Pro Tools and Studio One. Not real familiar with Audacity DAW.

    I think the options are in the preferences menu – which isn’t necessarily obvious.

    There is a section on recording interfaces, which then
    Allows you to select how many channels to
    Record.

    Arrange the ones you want as the first n from the Qu, then just record n channels on audacity…

    BJ, have you downloaded and installed the A&H ASIO driver for the QU on your laptop?

    Hmmmmm…

    Trouble with a freeware program not walking on water?

    Golly.

    In doing a quick search around Audacity, it appears that there is a fork in the terminology road. Multi-track does not mean the same as multi-channel…apparently,
    the difference being overdub capability versus simultaneous recording of multiple channels.

    Sounds like time for Reaper or PT.

    Linux is free and supports core audio… it’s not expensive.

    I have remembered that i did have to compile and ASIO enabled version of audacity when I was doing it on a P400 though…

    Why stream to PC rather than recording multitrack on a USB stick?

    church-cheap

    Use Reaper. It’s $60 for individuals, small businesses and non-profits.

    Chris

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