Setup MUSIC PERFORMANCE for Voicechat/Livestream | German/English Subtitle |

Hi Youtube or whoever and welcome to another video on this channel for a long time. If you play a musical instrument and want to share this talent with others you will probably encounter the following problem. First, how can I connect my musical instrument to a computer and how do I get the sound as input for the different platforms like twitch, youtube, skype, discord, chatroulette or wherever I like to use VR chat. Therefore I show you in this video how to connect your musical instrument what you need for this and how you both your sound from your digital audio workstation called Daw to any platform you can think of as input. What I show here only works on Windows for now.

00:53 - But if you know how to do this on linux or mac, please write it in the comments and I’ll pin this comment to you. But everything else after the intro. See you at in a moment. [Intro] Before we start with this tutorial I wanted to tell you that if you like this video please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to this channel to not miss anything. We are only about 100 subscribers away from the 1000 milestone. So subscribe to this channel and share this video so many people can be helped. But now to the tutorial. Es gibt There are generally two ways to connect such a musical instrument or audio device to the computer.

One possibility is to 01:41 - transmit the audio signal directly, which means something like a guitar or a microphone directly as a waveform with the pc to connect. This is often done via something like jack cable, XLR connectors or even USB. The other possibility is to connect a Midi device to the PC. Such devices are e.g. something like Launchpad or Piano Keyboards which are do not generate any sound from. So they don’t make music, but only send the signals to the PC like which button I press or which slider I move. Also pedals send signals.

02:21 - So all this information is sent as Midi signals as impulses to the pc and there, with the help of VSTs, sounds are generated. I will come back to this later. Let’s start with the Midi devices first, because this is the easiest way. Just connect the Midi device via usb to the computer. e.g. a launchpad can be connected directly via USB. It also needs no drivers. It just work. But there are also Midi devices that do not have a USB port but an In and Output. These look similar to an xlr connection.

The one in and output connector makes 03:04 - it easy to send the signal to the computer or to send the signal as an in the signal from the computer to the keyboard to display something on a display. It is important that you get an adapter for it. I just put one in the video description. This is not an affiliate link or anything like that. This is what I use myself and what I have been using for over a year. I never had any problems with it before. Is everything in the video description what you need for is required.

;) 03:34 - So, now we have connected our Midi devices to the computer and now the audio devices like a guitar or microphone are missing. Here you have to differentiate accordingly, because there are musical instruments like for example a guitar which can be connected directly via jack. However, most computers do not have the appropriate connectors for a jack plug or an XLR connector for membrane microphones. Here you need an audio interface. An audio Interface is a device that you connect to your computer and to which you can connect all your audio devices. When selecting the audio interface, it is important that it can process the sound itself. It also requires an ASIO function.

04:27 - In addition, a mirroring mode can be very handy so you can hear your own sound even when the audio interface is not connected to the PC. You should also make sure that you can connect all your musical instruments such as a microphone or guitar directly to an audio interface. Do not use multiple audio interfaces as this can cause problems and also leads to higher latency. Better take an audio interface where you can connect everything. I use the Focusrite Scarlett Solo. But if you want to connect more instruments in the future, you will need to get an interface with more inputs. (mixers work too).

Last but not least the audio interface should have an 05:10 - output to which you can connect your headphones. Then you can listen to the sound directly over it. Now that you have connected your musical instruments to your audio interface and connected the audio interface to your computer we can start the configuration. Now it gets a bit complicated. First start your DAW (music software) I will show you everything in the FL Studio and Soundbridge software. These are two really good DAWs. But you can use any other software. The only important thing is that these VST plugins are supported. First of all go to the audio settings. There you should select the Asio Audio Interface.

05:52 - It is also important that all your Out and Inputs are active. Please also check if the latency is set correctly. Set the buffer rate in a way that your PC or audio interface can handle it well. In most cases the default settings are ok. The great thing about Asio is that it allows you to hear the sound with almost no delay. Now you have to select as output in your mixer channels, in the master channel, your output from the audio interface where you want to hear the sound.

06:31 - In each of the other mixer channels, you add your inputs. you add your inputs. This could be your guitar or microphone. You can add effects like reverb to these later on. Depending on what your DAW supports. Now come the Midi devices. The Midi devices are recognized by most DAWs directly under the Midi settings and usually only need to be activated. As soon as they are activated you can use them directly. Now you only have to assign a VST to the Midi devices.

07:07 - VSTs are virtual musical instruments that are generated by the PC with the help of VST plugins. So you can play a piano on your PC. If the Midi device is assigned you can start right away. (I was hungry) To use the sound of the software in your live stream or voice chat we need two things. First, we need a free VST plugin called Voxengo Recorder which we will install in our software. Then we go to our Master Channel and add Voxengo Recorder under Effects. Then this small window of Voxengo Recorder should open. There you have to select Aux as MME Device Voice Meeter and set the output to MME. You have to set the buffer rate according to your PC performance and then press Start. Now we need as second software Voicemeeter Banana. Please use Banana Verison and not the normal one, because it gives us an additional output channel.

08:13 - If you have installed Voicemeeter Banana, set the B2 output under AUX to on. This will set the output of your Master Channel by Voxengo as Aux Input. Please deactivate A1 to not hear everything twice. Under VAIO we activate A1 to hear our chat or game sound. But make sure B2 is not activated here, so that the others in the chat do not hear themselves. As A1 output you select your audio interface as MME. Not as Asio. If you have a USB microphone you can’t connect it to your music software. Therefore you should make sure that you can connect all audio devices to your audio interface. But you can assign the USB microphone to an input channel in Voicemeeter and activate B2 there. When you are done, you have to select Voicemeeter Input as Windows output and use Aux as input in the voice chat of e.g. Discord, Voicemeeter.

09:32 - Now you can transfer your sound from your DAW and your USB mic simultaneously. In order to sync the image signal of your camera to the sound in a live stream for a live performance, you have to go to OBS under Audio Settings and Advanced Audio Settings and sync your sound to the image under Sync. Then it doesn’t look so strange if you press a key on your piano and the sound arrives later. Congratulations. You did it. Now you can show your talent to others. If you have any comments or problems, write them to me in the comments. I will try to help you then. I answer almost every comment. If the video has helped you, give the video a thumbs up and share it with others so that this video helps many.

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