What I Learned From My 1st Livestream on Twitch
Webcam issues, audio drops & a bumpy debut ride
If you follow me on Twitter, you will know the struggles I have encountered with Twitch, StreamLabs, OBS, Ableton and virtual drivers…and I hadn’t done a single livestream yet!
The challenges inspired me to write 2 articles to help producers like me get in front of their fans around the world:
- How To Connect Your DAW To Streamlabs OBS For Livestreaming
- How To Sync A Facetime Camera On A Mac With A PC To Livestream on OBS
So I thought with these roadmaps to hand, I was going to be in for an easy ride. How wrong I was.
First of all, I couldn’t get the virtual webcam to sync up on my Mac using OBS and OBS Ninja. There is a weird thing called an NDI Source that needs to be in place on StreamLabs so you can use the virtual camera.
I was getting the video to show on OBS but not on OBS Ninja. I had entered the URL into the NDI Source on StreamLabs under “Properties” but still nothing.
I played around with the “Browser Source” and “NDI Source” on StreamLabs & finally managed to get the video stream through with brute force. It felt a little like when Han Solo sees the Millennium Falcon is not going to make it into…
