I won’t be getting into the nitty-gritty details at this point. If you’re not yet on a PLDT HOME Fibr connection, I highly recommend that you get on board. Ookla is the company who runs the famous website. ![]() It’s an awesome connection that’s to be expected from Ookla’s 2019 Speedtest Awards winner for fasted fixed network in the Philippines. I have a PLDT HOME Fibr internet connection at 100Mbps download and averaging around 80 to 90Mbps of upload speed. You’re sending it to the internet which is basically an upload. Why upload? Because you’re not downloading your live stream. If you plan to stream in 720p HD or 1080p HD, I’d recommend that your internet connection is at a minimum of 20Mbps UPLOAD. You need to make sure that your internet connection has the necessary bandwidth for you to be able to stream decent quality video. Especially if you’re on newer models where everything is baked-on for the sake of aesthetics. If you can, on a Windows-based PC, upgrade your RAM and video card.Īnd if you’re on an Apple computer, that’s pretty much it. If you only have one computer with you, then that’s pretty much what you’ll need to work with. There are time though, for more of convenience, I just use my trust 2013 Macbook Pro laptop as my streaming computer. Yes, it’s a decade old but it still does the job. I use an old 2010 iMac that I got from my friend, Travis Monsod, as my streaming computer. Your audio setup may be different, so double check. My Pioneer DDJ-RR DJ controller has a pair of 1/4-inch TRS output jacks so I just use a pair of regular 1/4-inch TRS cables since my audio interface can accept the other end of that cable as inputs. You’ll need to double check the kind of audio out connections you have from your audio source. Commonly, you’ll need a 3.5mm audio cable. If you don’t have an audio interface, you can just connect your audio source directly to your computer’s audio in port. I also have a USB-B to regular USB to connect my audio interface to my computer. I use a mini-USB to regular USB cable for the Canon 7D. If you have the money to burn, there’s Wirecast and Ecamm Live. The more popular ones, because it’s free, are Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) and it’s cousin, Streamlabs OBS. Because I use an older camera, I resorted to using Camera Live and CamTwist. A steady shot is so much better for the viewers than a camera that’s jiggling around like a… well, you know, a shaky camera.Īlso, you may need to have accompanying software for your camera so your streaming computer will be able to use the camera as a video source for the stream. ![]() Also, if you’re using an external camera or even your phone as your camera, do make sure that you have a tripod where you can set it up. ![]() I can always revert back to my laptop’s built-in webcam. As for my setup, I use my old Canon 7D as my main camera. You can use your dSLR, your mobile phone or your laptop’s built-in webcam or an external webcam. To get you started on this streaming shenanigan, you’ll need several things. If there are alternatives that I know of which, I think, may be more useable for you, I’ll mention those below. Hopefully, you’ll be able to take ideas from this and apply it onto your own setup. The things you have may be different from what I have. Instead, let me lay out for you how I set things up on my end when I go online to stream.īefore I dive into it, please remember that this is my setup based on what I have here at home. And I have a feeling that that’s going to be a lengthy one too. I won’t be getting into the pros and cons of each platform and which one you should be getting on. I am also on Mixcloud and that’s something I’d like to focus more on in the coming days and months ![]() I have a Twitch channel but I haven’t been able to fully maximize that. As for me, I normally go live on Facebook. There’s Facebook (of course), Instagram, Twitch, Mixcloud, Mixer, YouTube. This will most likely be the new normal for a lot, if not all, of us working in the nightlife entertainment industry.Īs far as streaming platforms, there are definitely a lot out there. And together with the DJs, some of the bars I know are also getting DJs to play online on their respective social media presences. Ever since a lot of us were put under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) because of the pandemic that’s happening, a lot of the DJs I know who used to have gigs in clubs and bars have now turned to streaming their DJ sets online.
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