David Reid
New Member
Hello, I would like to introduce myself. I'm a new/novice user to OBS. I'm here to learn how to use this product and in the future hopefully help with others on this forum. A community forum like this helps so much. I'm a computer engineer and Unix sys-admin and have been doing it for a long time. I'm also a drummer in a couple rock bands and my new obsession is trying to learn how to stream our gigs live online.
I've used OBS for two weeks now and have been successful on streaming on youtube live. I've read a small percentage of the user guides here and they have helped a ton. I'm still trying to tweak a few things and expand the capabilities. Baby Steps!
I'm at a point now I'm trying to figure out how to get a stable online connection through my ISP. Also, at a stage where I need to figure out how to get better quality audio as my streams so far have been distorted.
This is all on me as I stumble on new capabilities.
One thing that has me baffled is the ISP connection. I read where Wi-Fi is very wishy-washy. It is, but I also hardwire Ethernet and it is also wishy-washy. Sometimes will connect, sometimes it won't. When it does it works great. but is frustrating to keep on trying to connect. I've read the logs and is says just simply cannot connect. Then I try different connections, wi-fi, to Ethernet, back to wi-fi, no rhyme or reason, then it will mysteriously connect. I didn't change anything in OBS. Thus, it is an ISP problem. I'll figure it out eventually. But, it is frustrating to plan a live gig and then struggle a half hour trying to connect.
For my audio problems, I need to figure out how to lower the gain and maybe isolate the microphone from too much input. That will come with more experience.
Anyway, hello. Thanks for hosting this forum and the free OBS. Hopefully I can participate more in the future and become a knowledge source for other newbies like me. Rock On!
What I'm currently using: MacBook pro, Logitech hd usb cam. going to eventually figure out how to get audio from the band mixer. Then multiple cams for different angles.
I've used OBS for two weeks now and have been successful on streaming on youtube live. I've read a small percentage of the user guides here and they have helped a ton. I'm still trying to tweak a few things and expand the capabilities. Baby Steps!
I'm at a point now I'm trying to figure out how to get a stable online connection through my ISP. Also, at a stage where I need to figure out how to get better quality audio as my streams so far have been distorted.
This is all on me as I stumble on new capabilities.
One thing that has me baffled is the ISP connection. I read where Wi-Fi is very wishy-washy. It is, but I also hardwire Ethernet and it is also wishy-washy. Sometimes will connect, sometimes it won't. When it does it works great. but is frustrating to keep on trying to connect. I've read the logs and is says just simply cannot connect. Then I try different connections, wi-fi, to Ethernet, back to wi-fi, no rhyme or reason, then it will mysteriously connect. I didn't change anything in OBS. Thus, it is an ISP problem. I'll figure it out eventually. But, it is frustrating to plan a live gig and then struggle a half hour trying to connect.
For my audio problems, I need to figure out how to lower the gain and maybe isolate the microphone from too much input. That will come with more experience.
Anyway, hello. Thanks for hosting this forum and the free OBS. Hopefully I can participate more in the future and become a knowledge source for other newbies like me. Rock On!
What I'm currently using: MacBook pro, Logitech hd usb cam. going to eventually figure out how to get audio from the band mixer. Then multiple cams for different angles.