How To Fix Stream Delay - Low Latency - OBS Studio (2023)

[@TheNostalgiaQueen]

I’ve been trying to get mine fixed for like days and I found this video and you helped me in 3 seconds lol. Thanks so much!

[@GenXTech]

Love that! Glad I could help!

[@KP_Nation]

OMGosh, I've just got back into streaming about 2 months ago after 2yr layoff. I've been so frustrated on how to fix that 20sec delay, and YOU helped me. Ty and keep up the great work!

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help!

[@imtheplane]

20 second delay? I have a 10 minute delay 😭

[@ConRon23]

How did you fix it I can get my to work

[@MerwinMahinay]

Can you help me my stream delay on Facebook live stream.​@@GenXTech

[@MatInCat-gd-more]

@@imtheplane same

[@Jesus-p7t9z]

Dude I’ve been watching videos everywhere and nothing fixes it and literally your first solution fixed it right away thank you!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@rondubz4668]

Love to see you growing on KZbin! Keep up the good work!

[@DrGibs347]

Thank you!! This was driving my viewers and i nuts. I didn't think this was a fixable thing. I'm testing this fix out in 45. This is gonna be amazing to have no more chat delay!.

[@GenXTech]

😎😎

[@Hannahbananaram]

Thank you for this video!!! Last night there was almost a 20 second delay on my stream and I am so excited to see if this fixes it! Thank you for an easy to follow guide!

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome!

[@Drkman454]

I haven't tried this remedy yet, but it all makes sense. I plan on streaming live for the first time in June, so this definitely helps with the issue I'm seeing. Thanks so much.

[@GenXTech]

Glad I can help you get started.. Ive got tons of great content for beginners. Also feel free to join my discord if you want any further help!

[@quasarel2719]

Thank you for being clear-cut. So many others love to hear themselves talk. Geeshhhh some of us have ADHD lol Thanks man

[@GenXTech]

lol Youre welcome :)

[@quasarel2719]

Now can you help with why my Fb stream live won;t connect in my OBS yet the Webcam section works. @@GenXTech

[@kaylazquality]

Thank you for making this video. You taught me new things I wasn't even aware of with the bitrate. I've been having minute delays recently on streams and choppy audio and could not figure out why. Your video helped a ton! (:

[@GenXTech]

That's Great! I'm happy to have helped!

[@2SD251Jim]

You fixed my delay problem...tnx so much....any idea sometimes when I go live no one gets a notification...drives me crazy...thanks again

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome. Twitch notifications are delayed and sometimes scuffed. You can always add a notification bot to your discord.

[@2SD251Jim]

I'm using KZbin...I guess same problem

[@GenXTech]

@@2SD251Jim I found this article for you.. It may help you out. support.google.com/youtube/answer/7389684?hl=en

[@NintendoMania98]

Thank you soooo much! I was wondering why my test streams were always 20 seconds behind. My upload is about 3mbps so this was very helpful in finding my bitrate as well

[@GenXTech]

Glad I was able to help :)

[@AlexVR1126]

I’ve been experiencing stream delay for the last year and this really helped, Thanks!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@iamforhisglory8326]

quick and to the point videos are my favorite, thank you!

[@GenXTech]

You're Welcome :)

[@quailstudios]

Thank you. I've been wondering how to get the delay out of my streams. Going to try this today on KZbin. :)

[@GenXTech]

glad I could help!

[@kaalcypher9797]

Lets goo!! Another GNX video!!!

[@GenXTech]

😎😎

[@pamify]

Very clear instructions. It fixed my delay. Thank you so much!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@SveinKt]

Hello what version of obs is this because i can’t find the same settings in mine

[@Moriamoo82]

thanks for learning how to that. easy and fast

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@alexchng5161]

Thank you, your video has provided me with instantaneous knowledge, it all makes sense now, and the natural delay issue took me days to no end on trying to fix it.

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help :)

[@miguelsalami]

Big ups on Stream delay settings Thank You!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome :) Glad I could help!

[@justjoannec8399]

I really want to thank you for this video. I just started streaming gaming. It seems like my delay have gotten huge lately. I hope this will help. Will find out soon!

[@GenXTech]

Glad I was able to help :)

[@Ori-Retro-Gamer]

Superb tips, its the fine details in the settings that make or break the professional feel of a live feed, thanks very much bro

[@GenXTech]

Absolutely! Check out my video on 936p resolution to make your stream look better!

[@dat_man_lu]

Wasn't QUITE aimed at what I was looking for, but that stream delay call out was part of my problem so hell yeah. Take my 👍.

[@GenXTech]

Glad I was able to help :)

[@hydroxgamingop]

Lovely video man it helped me alot now my streams are not at all delayed ❤ thanks a lot

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Just ran a test with this on my last stream and I believe this solved my issues. Thank you for this 👍🏻

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome

[@emeveive]

Thanks for these amazing tips! They were exactly what I was looking for :)

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@Dozeroapsicogeriatria]

Appreciate it, man. Straight to the point.

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@UnwindLetGo]

Hi thank you - so i want to make the latency higher as i get disconnected soooo many times , then buffering, and people then leave...No idea why i have ''no data'' as i run a 250mb fibre line...

[@GenXTech]

Have your ISP send a tech to your house to check for "leakage" .. sounds like you have an underlying issue in the line.

[@UnwindLetGo]

@@GenXTech thank you so much

[@Keeksterskillet]

Hey thank you so much! I just started trying to stream today, I couldn't figure out the delay or anything, You helped me so much, thank you.

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome! Feel free to join my discord if you need any help getting started!

[@eaitreinador]

Thank you! I'll test it later but I'm already setup. Thank you very much

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@trumanraven-wl2lk]

Why was this on the Fantastic 4 playlist on @ the Ace vain channel.

[@GenXTech]

lol no clue

[@Micha-um1nx]

Thanks bro, I will be testing this tomorrow!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@ajmound790]

You solved a HUGE problem for me. Thank you!

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@thetechguy6287]

I’m trying this today for my first sponsorship stream! 😁

[@GenXTech]

good luck!

[@ButteryPopcornVR]

how did you get the subscribe button to do a ring when you said subscribe?

[@GenXTech]

Its a brand new KZbin feature they built. Works on every channel. Pretty cool huh?

[@ButteryPopcornVR]

thats cool! thx btw!@@GenXTech

[@GenXTech]

@@ButteryPopcornVR Youre welcome :)

[@SmikePlaysESO]

Got a sub in like 3:40 !! Great vod

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help :)

[@tru2daheart]

hey thx for the video I tried everything u suggested and I still got a 15-20 second stream delay from when I speak.... any other suggestions thoughts u could suggest ????

[@TRUEGGOD2]

thank you so much bro forgot how to fix it got a new pc and had to reset up my stuff much help thank you

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@killaclutch4208]

Thank you man I need to look through ur videos to fully set up obs studio as I have it set up wonky I think

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome! Feel free to join my discord if you have any questions or need any help. Links in the video description.

[@relaxsleep86]

Awesome, I'm new to this but willing to learn. Cheers

[@GenXTech]

😎😎

[@Christina_Wallis]

thank you , hugely helpful!

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@jaqueshagen5750]

Thank you for the tips, Does the Bitrate apply to going live on KZbin as well?

[@GenXTech]

Yes it does!

[@stxticblue]

Thank you so much it helped me a lot

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@pauldesilets6005]

This was a perfect simple explanation, thank you for the help

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome!

[@LeSacrum]

Thanks for the good vibes!

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@DaedricShadow1]

Wow ! Thank you ! Saved mé a headache!! Thanks for making it nice and clear ! Perfect !! Thank you!

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@QueenandMia]

i have done all of this and still have an 8 sec delay, any further advice would really help me out. I stream on KZbin my upload speed is 75.97. I stream at 1920x1080 at 60fps. If u need more info let me know and thank u in advance for any assistance u can give me.

[@MontesLive]

Same none of these videos work and I also stream on KZbin

[@JustAllinOneResource]

Awesome, and thank You. Me, and my friend have been trying to figure out how to have picture in picture for our streams. What I mean is, while we play, on his stream he has my stream as a pip. But the delay is rather off which means as you people watch his stream, they see that there is a delay in what I do in the pip. Is there a way to have an almost 1:1 as far as pip is concerned? Cheers.

[@2TimeTON3Y]

Verry good information to this day

[@GenXTech]

Thanks

[@acetm3646]

crazy helpful video thanks

[@GenXTech]

youre welcome :)

[@Jackdawwgy]

Thanks for the help!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@zentgle]

Instant subscribe! Thank you mate.

[@GenXTech]

Awesome, thank you!

[@zentgle]

@@GenXTech Got a maybe stupid question for ya lol… i have 50mbps upload but I still set to 6000 bitrate. Should I be putting it higher or doesnt matter as long as its not exceeding? :)

[@GenXTech]

@@zentgle for a better understanding on bitrate watch my "936p resolution" video.

[@sonofamitch]

Great info. Good to have

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help :)

[@WarrenPete]

Excellent! I believe the stream lag was my problem, thank you!

[@WarrenPete]

It was!

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@WaveLord-e7n]

Thanks in advance i definitely had the cutoff point checked

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@Stephanie.Strings]

thank you so much!!! explained so easily and quick!

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@grt317]

This helped so much! I stream and i had a 10 Minute delay, i had to talk in chat.

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help! :)

[@Tenticcality]

1-1-1-10 MINUTE???

[@agmguitars]

Thank you. Helpful with guitar delay.

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help :)

[@BGchannel1108]

Very big help to me, thanks for this video

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome! Glad I could help!

[@-AR1-]

TYSM HELPED SO MUCH

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@Ionut_Tudose]

I hope this will help me. I am a noob in streaming and my delay has killed me today. :)) I answered after 20 seconds :))

[@GenXTech]

😎😎

[@justixgaming]

hi, i have a question. you said at 2:22 that if you use more then 6000 Kbps, is more then what twitch alows. but after you show the graphic at 2:35 so if i set a bitrate based on my upload speed, am i not exceeding the twich limit and still have delay? thank you.

[@tentrip808]

Glad I found you dude, straight forward info 👊🏻

[@GenXTech]

😎😎

[@Mask2000and1]

THIS HELPED SO MUCH THANK YOU❤❤❤❤❤

[@GenXTech]

youre welcome :)

[@MarcoHdz9410]

I still have 3-4 secs of delay but i was at 720p 30 fpps, thanks to you i have the sam delay but at 1080p 60fps, its a win? Yeah i think it is. THANKS!!

[@GenXTech]

youre welcome :)

[@medicineman8816]

I’m new to streaming my brother. Thank you for taking the time and helping us out! Much love ❤😊

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome! If you have any questions feel free to join my discord. Also my channel has quite a few videos for beginner streamers.

[@Kamikiro]

Thank you bro.

[@GenXTech]

youre welcome.

[@UltraEditsYT]

Bro saved my life 🙏

[@GenXTech]

😎😎

[@Outlawlloydygaming]

Thanks mate big help 👍

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@2SD251Jim]

Being new to streaming. Can I test audio before going live? Want to make sure before my notifications goes out...thanks so much

[@GenXTech]

You can always do a few short recordings as tests before you live stream

[@GhostyMarie]

Hooefully, this works, if so, you are literally a savior thank you so much

[@paulunplugged7]

great work, the video really helped a lot, thanks

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@kawtulu3052]

i have these setting but i still have a 10 sec delay and yes it does get in the way of interaction with my viewers. the only thing i changed was the "preserve cutoff point when reconnecting" option which was ticked on but aside from that nothing else... this can be frustrating. thanx for the video though.

[@GenXTech]

if you have alot of people in the house using the internet at the same time it can create an unstable bitrate, which will create increased delay over time. Lowering your bitrate to 3500 and/or resolution quality to 720p 60 fps might help.

[@kawtulu3052]

@@GenXTech really??? i didnt know that man ty. idk what else it could be, speed test reads 892.3 Mbps download 343.9 Mbps upload. after anticking the box it dropped to 4-5 secs. before it was 10-20 secs which was garbage cus i like to talk to ppl a lot.

[@TyeDaShoota]

bruh im struggling over here i tried your settings now i dont hear no audio and its still laggy and delayed :(

[@outloud_overthinking]

Thanks a lot. It was really helpful

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@RohanJainVideoEditor]

Hello, can we use same bitrate settings for KZbin streams? Thanks for the video 😊

[@GenXTech]

It depends on your internet speeds, but yes.

[@RohanJainVideoEditor]

@@GenXTech ok thank you

[@GenXTech]

@@RohanJainVideoEditor youre welcome :)

[@tripexgamin]

Thanks a lot for this video ❤

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@SandyYTGaming]

I still have same issue 5 sec delay i try all setting and i have elgato 60x audio and video both same 5 sec delay

[@MIGHTYBEARGAMING]

Thank you brother amazing video

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome:)

[@MIGHTYBEARGAMING]

@@GenXTech did u quit yt?

[@GenXTech]

@@MIGHTYBEARGAMING No. I took like 4 months off of everything. and lately Ive been concentrating on growing my gaming channel. youtube.com/@gophxr

[@thetorvic23]

especially with obs v28, this was still helpful! followed to see what else I can find to maybe help. shootz!

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help!

[@thetorvic23]

Honestly idk why I didn't think about that setting in obs....figured the low latency option on twitch and leaving this untouched would work. Thanks again!

[@aziz0x00]

very useful video ! thanks!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@carlosperedo2275]

Awesome advice, thx

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@video_gamer687]

Omfg finally not 20 second delay TYSM

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@ThanksForTheInconvenience]

appreciate u got a new follower

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@MindYourOwn777]

Hi, can an actual real-time live stream have closed captioning on it? Or would this be a pre-recorded live stream that is premiered that can have closed captioning? Thanks.

[@DevLazl]

Great vid - u the top g

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help :)

[@Tenticcality]

but the thing is even after i watched 2 tutorials one being yours and one being another even though it says its only1 seconds delay it still delays by 20 seconds! and I did everything you said,

[@GenXTech]

Internet speed plays a HUGE factor!

[@FWL_Hayes]

Same bro

[@FWL_Hayes]

@@GenXTech it doesn’t really make much sense to me. I know you probably don’t know how to fix it but it allows me to do the 1 sec delay perfectly fine on when I stream on KZbin but when I switch it over to twitch it still has the 20 second delay.

[@RedP4nda4ever]

pretty much helped some! though my internet could be a huge part, thank you so much!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome! To help things on your end, make sure you're hard wired (not wifi) and that you stream when no one else in the house is using the internet.

[@RedP4nda4ever]

@@GenXTech alright thank you so much!

[@GenXTech]

@@RedP4nda4ever Youre welcome!

[@RunningWaterOhana]

Awesome! thanks so much!

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome!

[@ryzen_playz3760]

heh thanks alot man ill come to this channel alot now thanks!

[@GenXTech]

youre welcome :)

[@nexxisnexxis6542]

i did have delay trouble for like a year and now poff gone thx man!

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome!

[@malookysaleh]

thanks bro , much love !

[@GenXTech]

glad I could help! thanks for watching!

[@SandyYTGaming]

Thank you so much

[@GenXTech]

youre welcome :)

[@BeatrizR887]

Your amazing. Keep it up.❤️

[@GenXTech]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@BeatrizR887]

@@GenXTech Always ❤️.

[@Lucky_Rooky]

Thanks❤

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@ReaperAlice]

idk if it's helped yet. I just spent the last 5 hours messing with overlays, discord, and scene transitions. like or reply to my comment so I can come back and let you know. thanks for the video, and special thanks for keeping it short and to the point. lastly, always keep spreading the positivity!!!! that's what got me the most. also, is your bitrate chart upload / [divided by] 2? I wasn't 100% on that.

[@violettracey]

Thank you!

[@GenXTech]

You're very welcome!

[@rlb303]

Is that delay setting valid for instagram live aswell? I notice i get 15 seconds of delay there usually. My upload speed is about 32mbps but Insta recommends 720p and 6000mbps bitrate maximum (that bit confuses me, why not a higher bitrate if i can?) i do dj sets live often but the stream freezes after 30 or 40mins and i have to restart it.

[@zadventure5743]

actually what is the thing for youtube streams? the bitrate stuff

[@toxicfurious56]

1:00 is where he talks about the settings Edit: just if u wanna skip the talk but leave a comment still