If you’re looking for the guide on how to join my own karaoke party, click HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n There’s a couple of ways to get similar results here. Depending on that question, you might need different audio devices and use different audio\/video sources in your favorite streaming software. For the sake of this guide, I shall assume you already know how to set up OBS to start your streaming adventure. In this guide I will use my very own hard- and software setup as guideline; feel free to use any hardware and software that you see fit. You’ll only need a somewhat good microphone and an internet connection. Webcam is already optional, but adds more to the immersion, of course. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Your audio input will be the more important one here. As a lower rank<\/em> audiophile, I’ve got a variety of microphones lying around, because singing might require a different mic than just talking to your streamers.<\/p>\n For my streams and other audio shizzle, I use either\u00a0 :<\/p>\n As mentioned above, video hardware is less important here. I won’t bother you with the details on my webcams. Just know that I have one set up in the top corner of my game room for VR purposes and that it’s a 4K resolution model made in China, therefore cheap as hell \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other video advice I can give you is to have at least one extra screen that you’ll use exclusively for your karaoke needs, in this case. <\/p>\n Now, in order to keep your setup as low-cost as possible, you could play your karaoke sessions through a simple Youtube search. Next to Youtube, you can either download specific local Karaoke videos or use a dedicated piece of karaoke software, such as…<\/p>\n …of which the Karafun Windows software is my personal favorite. It also has an Android and iPhone app for your on-the-road singing needs, as well as support for multiple screens, web-requests and much more. No I’m not sponsored by Karafun \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Of both host and guest setup, the Discord host setup is the tricky part, as you’re going to have to keep a lot of audio flows in mind. Especially when you’re also streaming your karaoke session to your favorite streaming platform in the process.<\/p>\n For this example we’ll try to keep it simple<\/span>, as Discord has a specific channel type for this called a “stage<\/em>” channel, but it requires you – as an admin – to continously swap out people in the spotlight and allow speaking rights. For our “easy mode”, however, you’ll be creating a separate voice channel where you apply specific rights to it<\/a><\/strong> (unless you want anyone that can join your server to be able to sing, that is…)<\/p>\n In this channel, if nobody’s performing, you can allow everybody present to be able to speak, but ask them to mute their microphones somebody starts performing. This page (https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/?p=539)<\/a><\/strong> explains in a bit more detail how this works on the performer’s side<\/p>\n Don’t forget to unmute everybody when your performer is done \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n First off, you have to consider what you want your viewers to hear and see when they check out your live stream.<\/p>\n In case of a karaoke moment on Discord, you will want them to see\/hear :<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Keep in mind when you’re streaming and you want to interact with your Twitch\/Youtube\/… audience onstream, that you mute yourself as well, during somebody’s performance. You don’t want to be the ass-like host that talks during people’s performances, when you deny others !<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As I don’t like reinventing the wheel, here’s an already relatively big starter guide on adding specific audio sources from windows or apps to your stream :Different setups require different approaches<\/h2>\n
\nYou have to ask yourself the question whether you want to host a karaoke party physically<\/strong> at your own location, host it solely online<\/strong> or make it into a sort of “hybrid<\/strong>” situation.<\/p>\n
\nI’ll use “OBS Studio<\/a><\/strong>” (not to be confused with the somewhat similar but more memory-hogging “Streamlabs OBS”) in this example.<\/p>\n
\nIf you haven’t done this before, https:\/\/www.lifewire.com\/twitch-streaming-with-obs-studio-4151808<\/a> will be a quite helpful guide into this.<\/p>\n
\nThe most important thing to keep in mind with karaoke is to have fun with your friends<\/strong>.<\/p>\nStep by step<\/h2>\n
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1. Hardware<\/h4>\n
Audio<\/h5>\n
\nA good microphone will make all the difference in improving the quality of your performance.<\/p>\n\n
\nThis very budget-friendly streamer mic is perfect for voice recording or talking to your peers in an excellent quality.<\/li>\n
\n![\"Amazon.com:](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61bj1lYjCYL.jpg\")
\nYou can’t buy these things new anymore, but believe me when I say that when you find these puppies in a working state on a second-hand market, you buy them.
\nThe have one of the better sound quality for non-professional gear and I see them going from \u20ac10 to \u20ac40 for a set with USB amp.One thing you should know about the Singstar mics is that they’re (almost) plug and play in Windows. More on that during the setup phase…<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nVideo<\/h5>\n
\nHowever, it increases the entertainment value of your stream when you actually see who is performing.
\nWhen going to a real life karaoke gig, you like to look at the “artist”, right ?<\/p>\n
\nMake sure you can read the the lyrics on your favorite karaoke platform and you’re good to go.<\/p>\n2. Prefered karaoke software<\/h4>\n
\nThere’s more than a handful of YT channels that provide songs that have lyrics over them. Popular ones include :<\/p>\n\n
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\nFor the professional apps such as these, there’s a small price attached to them.
\nKarafun used to have a “weekend price”, but now you’re paying \u20ac7,99\/month<\/strong> (cancelable anytime), which still is peanuts for an evening of fun.
\nFor that price, you get access to 61000+ songs in their library.<\/p>\n3. Setting things up on the host side : Discord<\/h4>\n
\nIf you’re into controlling everything yourself, Discord has a nifty guide on this type of channel –>
\nhttps:\/\/support.discord.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/1500005513722-Stage-Channels-FAQ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSince you, the admin, will most probably be the one who is streaming, you can also mute these users on your side, so that the viewers on-stream only hear what you want them to hear : the singer and their music.<\/p>\n![\"Shamelessly](\"http:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/01.2-Windows-11-Discord-Voice-Channnel-Mute-User.jpg\")
<\/p>\n\n4. Setting up OBS<\/h4>\n
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\nhttps:\/\/obsproject.com\/kb\/application-audio-capture-guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n