Dept. 07 of 08

Streaming Setup

Capture cards, microphones, webcams, lighting and second PCs for members who stream or record, from a first setup to a tidy one.

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A black USB microphone on a short desk stand beside a small webcam and a capture card, cut out on white.

The hardware for playing on camera. A stream is a microphone, a camera, some light, an upload speed and sometimes a second PC. Capture and audio gear is rarely priced in Canadian dollars elsewhere; here it is. Start with What you need to start streaming: a first setup checklist, which sorts what you already own from what to buy first.

In this section

  • First streaming setup by budget
  • Capture cards
  • Microphones and audio interfaces
  • Webcams and cameras
  • Lighting for a desk
  • Dual-PC streaming
  • Stream decks and controllers
  • Software settings for hardware
  • Internet and upload speed
  • Recording and storage

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