How to Setup your Stream Deck with StreamYard | Step-by-Step Guide

[@smrg7]

Great video!! I looked at a lot of videos trying to get more info and understanding about the stream deck and none of them did as well you you did. Thanks…now all I have to do is make the purchase 😊

[@papafrankguido1515]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, finally an understandable demonstration of Stream Deck with StreamYard.

[@kirkrnugent]

Oh wow man, thanks so much for the feedback! So glad you found this helpful and I hope there is more here you find helpful also.

[@jesstcorinthiansgodchild]

Good Job Kirk videos in 2 days I fell like that is Content Today I had to create a doc and print it out for hotkeys to practice

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks so much man

[@SuperFoodParents]

The goodness has come! Saving this tutorial to my favorites file, thanks Kirk! 📝

[@kirkrnugent]

Perfect I wasn't sure when it would be released. Awesome!

[@PostWokeWorld]

thank you so much. best explanation I've seen.

[@kirkrnugent]

@@PostWokeWorld my pleasure! Hope you find other videos in the channel equally as helpful. Thanks for the comment and support of the channel

[@freelanceking]

ahhhh thanks for this video. Was waiting for this!

[@kirkrnugent]

Awesome! So glad this is helpful!

[@TheLisaTorres]

Great. Video. Very helpful. Thanks. 💯

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks for the feedback and support of the channel! So glad this was helpful!

[@bullcitytshirts]

Great explanation of this product

[@kirkrnugent]

Awesome thanks! Hope you find more here that is helpful.

[@SilaholicsAnonymous]

Omggggg thankkkk you for this because I did not know and OBS has been messing up

[@kirkrnugent]

Absolutely

[@themikecompanyshow7785]

Wow! Your videos are helping me to learn so much faster!! Thank you Kurt!!

[@kirkrnugent]

Awesome! Happy to share what I've learned.

[@edtravels7661]

@@kirkrnugent Great video. Thanks for posting it. I have a Stream Deck MK.2 and I was able to get everything working except sound effects. I tried putting them in a folder and as individual icons but I can't get them to work in the livestream on Streamyard. Any suggestions or tips? TIA

[@DeanReynoldsMusic]

Bro!! Two videos in 24 hrs?? You’re a content junkie! 😁😁 SY virtual backgrounds are lit! Yassss! StreamDeck!! Niceeeeeeee

[@kirkrnugent]

Had to be Done! The Virtual Background video was very very very last minute. The Stream Deck how-to was on the schedule for release. Thanks for the support Boss!

[@DavidHunte]

That's exactly what I said

[@DeanReynoldsMusic]

@@DavidHunte haha

[@roarcjw]

Well done Kirk! I would love to see an individual video setup from the "Brand" section of Streamyard, work with Stream Deck.

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks so much for the feedback, I'll look at my content schedule and see what I can do.

[@b2enetworkTV2]

Thank you. I needed this guide to help me set up my Stream Deck with StreamYard. I would like to know how to go from a wide shot to a medium shot on one iPad while streaming live. Thanks.

[@kirkrnugent]

Awesome! Glad this helped. Do you have an app or something on your iPad that will enable you to go from wide to medium? Guess I'm not familiar with what you're asking since it's not in the feature set of StreamYard. You could possibly do it with ECamm or OBS using their virtual camera feature and then creating two scenes where you had those shots predefined.

[@b2enetworkTV2]

@@kirkrnugent Thanks for replying to my question. The zoom feature on the iPad enables the zooming from wide to close-up shots. However, when you add StreamYard to the mix, you lose the zooming capabilities of the iPad. StreamYard will only give a wide shot to work with. Thanks.

[@TheresaCroft]

You did such a great job explaining this. Thank you so much.

[@kirkrnugent]

Wow thanks so much, truly appreciate the comment and support of the channel. Hope there’s plenty more here that you find helpful.

[@TheWritingCommunityChatShow]

Fantastic tutorial. Thank you. Great quality production. I would like to see if Stream Yard could start adapting graphics as Twitch does. I am not sure how to make that work on a KZbin stream without making it too distracting but there would be benefits to some of the elements.

[@kirkrnugent]

Great Idea... I'm not sure if that would be on SteamYard or on KZbin or maybe both depending on the destination. Twitch has some really awesome features, is that where you're streaming to using StreamYard?

[@TheWritingCommunityChatShow]

@@kirkrnugent No, I use StreamYard to broadcast to YT, Twitch, & Linkedin. I tried to use Twitch alone a while back but found OBS, Twitch, and all the overlays, etc, complicated and time-consuming. StreamYard is just so convenient. It just lacks the cool viewer engagement that Twitch has. Once I hit the partner program I do believe I will have access to the super chats and donation button but it still isn't as fun as dropping bits or paying for things to happen. People donate a lot through those methods.

[@DavidHunte]

This is good stuff. Now I'm going to have to get a physical one. I just use the mobile app right now. I'm going to have to get it now. Stream Deck

[@kirkrnugent]

I use the mobile app when i'm on the go, it's clutch. But in your permanent studio that would be a challenge. Where are you setting up all this stuff? Didn't you just get an RCP?

[@DavidHunte]

@@kirkrnugent yeah I have the RCP right behind me., but I really need to get the Stream Deck. That's the next piece of gear that I need. I'll find a spot for it

[@kirkrnugent]

Love it... I just got the Glide Gear TMP 100 and i'm changing some stuff in my studio setup to take advantage of it.

[@SimonOsamoh]

Brother thank you for this… you made it super easy to follow I just set mine up! Now I wish I had got the bigger one!!! I’ve given you a follow

[@kirkrnugent]

My pleasure! Thanks so much for the follow, hope you find more helpful videos here.

[@jermainenelson9281]

Good stuff my brother!!

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks Doc! Much appreciated.

[@GarryRedman]

Nicely done, Kirk! By the way, I would love to know what cable (make/model) you have connected to your Shure M7 microphone. Thanks!

[@kirkrnugent]

Hi Garry thanks so much for the comment and support of the channel! For the MV7 it's an XLR cable that came with the cloudlifter not sure what brand it is.

[@dataecstasy]

Loved your video. Very helpful.

[@kirkrnugent]

Awesome! So glad this was helpful, I'm a huge fan of the stream deck for multiple reasons. How are you using it?

[@dataecstasy]

@@kirkrnugent i am trying to work it out with stream yard but as i think it can be very useful in variety of work examples. Hopefully i would simplify my workflow in the other works that I do as I get hang of it more. But your video was very clear for me instead jumping from vid to vid. So thanks. Keep up the good work. I saw your other vids as well they seem very good and helpful and high quality.

[@RussJohnsConnects]

Great share Kirk I’ve been playing with it and practicing. Great tip. Enjoy the day

[@kirkrnugent]

Awesome glad you like the tip most people tune out by then. I had fine the this one, hope you Enjoy the Day!l too!

[@RussJohnsConnects]

@@kirkrnugent I noticed that StreamYard released a Streamdeck profile, however, I haven't been able to get it to load. I saw that you loaded it manually. I was curious if you had tried to use it or just created it manually?

[@kirkrnugent]

@@RussJohnsConnects I created then manually because I wanted to be able to place then whew I want. Haven't tried to import their profile.

[@thechaplainscorner]

I love your videos. So helpful

[@kirkrnugent]

So glad to hear that! Thanks for the comment and support

[@thePLAINESTjane]

Can you please create a video that shows us *how to use Stream Deck as a soundboard within StreamYard?* Specifically how to use sound FX outside of the Stream Deck library? I am having trouble using my creating/using my own sounds, maybe it's file compatibility, idk. Thank you in advance if you see this and create it!

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks for your comment and support of the channel. I don’t think there are hot keys for sound fx in StreamYard and hot keys are the only integration we have to link the stream deck to StreamYard. It’s possible I’m not understanding your question. When you say use StreamDeck as a soundboard what’s the desired end result?

[@thePLAINESTjane]

@@kirkrnugent ..thanks for responding! I’ve successfully figured out how to use the sound FX as a soundboard (sounds with no on screen changes i.e. boo’s and applauses, etc) but just not my own sound FX. I’ve only been successful with the Stream Deck library assortment in the “store” section where they all are free. Still exciting, I would just like to customize a few of my own sounds!

[@miniscenesgb]

great explanation. One question - I have made some custom layouts in my streamyard - can I make a button for those too?

[@kirkrnugent]

Yes you can! At the time of me creating this video Custom Layouts was just a dream LoL but it’s a reality now. In fact check out this video - Play Sound FX and Switch Cameras in StreamYard with StreamDeck kzbin.info/www/bejne/i16TpYKMoKicasU

[@miniscenesgb]

@@kirkrnugent Fab thanks, yes I could see this was an older video but very helpful all the same. I'm thinking of investing in the Neo one soon so it was good to get an idea of how it might help with streamyard, as I am very new to live streaming and currently only do it occasionally. I'm off to look at the video you suggest now. Thanks again

[@miniscenesgb]

Thanks again Kirk, watched this again as my Neo just arrived and the same instructions apply to it. Only issue I have is the downloads of icons, I got a load of weird stuff in one folder (dark) and the light just won;t open. Maybe they are now defunct :) Not a problem though I'm gonna have fun making my own

[@kirkrnugent]

Awesome 😎 would love to see what you make

[@SoundBathMeditationOnline]

Thank you so much! This was awesome! I’m up and ready to stream! ☺️

[@kirkrnugent]

Awesome! Thanks so much for the feedback and for coming on my love show tonight to share that, truly appreciated! I got a comment recently on this video where the person said I skipped past the part that they needed to see which confused me but I'm glad it was helpful for you.

[@Traveltech360]

Great video man very easy to understand.

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks so much! Let me know if you have any questions. Hope you find more helpful videos here!

[@apoat1]

Hey Kirk, Thanks so much for the video. I am just getting started with SY hotkeys with the intent on getting a Stream Deck. I would like to see a hotkey to mute all and bring everyone's mic back up. When I start my show with an intro slide, sometimes I get background noise from one of my guests

[@kirkrnugent]

That is a great suggestion, I’ll be sure to pass it along to the SY team.

[@celebrationoftheseafoundation]

Awesome tutorial super helpful! Tried to download the icon packs at your links that you provided and it seems the folders at least when I download them on a Mac are empty. I tried the dark and light ones. Is there something I'm missing perhaps? Thanks in advance and thanks for the great video!

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks for your comment and support of the channel. The links in the description were to a folder that StreamYard provided and it seems they removed them recently, I will need to see if I have them somewhere so I can update that link for people to download the icons.

[@celebrationoftheseafoundation]

@@kirkrnugent Thanks Kirk!

[@sisteradmn]

VERY INTERESTING! Does "Create New Icon" actually let ME "design" my own button or is it just going to give me the opportunity to upload it in the format it expects? And 2 more questions please ... Does this work with any software that has hotkey capability? I write tech docs and it feels like I'm doing Ctrl + SHIFT + P Can you create your own profiles?

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks for your comments/questions, truly appreciated. There is a way to design your own buttons but not within the Stream Deck software (making a note to do a video on this). As long as you know the dimensions and file format you can design in your favorite software and upload them using he method shown. Yes, this works with any Hotkeys BUT you'll need to test to see if you have to be clicked into the application before they work. That is the one limitation of Hotkeys but it's not that big a deal. If you click over to type a note pressing a StreamYard hotkey won't work until you click back on the browser you have it open in. Applications that have direct integration don't have that issue since they aren't using Hotkeys. If by Profiles you mean Stream Deck Profiles then Yes. I have several and I show that in this video. Happy New Year

[@sisteradmn]

@@kirkrnugent - thanks so much for the reply --- by profiles I mean can I use a profile only if Stream Deck provides a profile for a software with hotkeys or can I create a profile from any software... For example, I am thinking of using this with Techsmith Snag-It to save some keystrokes.

[@kirkrnugent]

@@sisteradmn Ok Yes. it would definitely work for that. SnagIt is popular enough they might have something for Stream Deck already so beat to check bit if not Hotkeys will work.

[@arianaivory3766]

New subscriber! I wanted to know what is a good camera to use to stream on stream yard it’s for my church service

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks for your comment and support of the channel! Recommending a Camera for streaming has more to do with the size of the room and the position of the camera and what you want to capture. Webcams are a given and most dslr cameras will work with StreamYard as long as it has clean HDMI and you have either a capture card or a switcher like the ATEM Mini.

[@thefinalcastpnf]

Awesome Job Made set up a breeze

[@kirkrnugent]

Awesome. Thank you so much for your comment and feedback truly appreciated. Glad this was helpful!

[@cmkerfoot]

the logos seem to have disappeared from the link? any ideas where to get them thanks (light ones)

[@joshuafcenters]

Grey video, I have ecamm and wanted to check out streamyard. Just curious if you prefer one or why you use both? Right now I find it difficult to see what my screen looks like using ecamm. How do you get the computer layout? Looks cool. Can ecamm do that?

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks so much for the comment and support of the channel! I use both but my top platform is ECamm. I use them together sometimes because of redundancy, meaning cloud based streaming has built in fail safe if something happens to my machine. What do you mean by you can't see what your screen looks like with ECamm? For this video (and all my videos) I record them with ECamm so yes it's ECamm making this setup possible.

[@joshuafcenters]

@@kirkrnugent for example ecamm I can see a mock-up of the screen share. Streamyard. If I share my screen it goes into that infinite mirror thing until I click on what I’m sharing

[@ivanv2008]

Can we toggle through all the overlays, banners and comments? Do you recommend the streamdeck XL for that?

[@kirkrnugent]

Unfortunately StreamYard has no hot keys for individual overlays so toggling through them isn’t possible with the StreamDeck at the moment.

[@miniscenesgb]

Thanks!

[@kirkrnugent]

So glad this was helpful and truly appreciate the Super Chat!!!

[@miniscenesgb]

@@kirkrnugent You're welcome. Your videos are so helpful

[@DrBisharaWilson]

Excellent!

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks so much! Glad this helped

[@CommunityAdvocateNetwork]

This is Manna from Heaven!🍲 The thing with the layouts is the solo layout with background requires you to turn that feature on in SY. Can you program a hotkey switch on ST so you don't have to use the mouse?

[@kirkrnugent]

They haven't given a hotkey for this yet and I agree it's odd where they've placed it. They are probably thinking it won't be turned off and in often.

[@CommunityAdvocateNetwork]

@@kirkrnugent oh okay. They need to make that feature more automatic like the rest. Thank you so much

[@cityheroesclub9566]

How did you manage to get SPLIT SCREEN? I can not see it in hotkeys file/settings in StreamYard?

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks for your comment and support of the channel. Can you give me a time stamp where the split screen happens? I’m not sure what you’re referring to.

[@dancemajic1313]

Whats the best way to use a stream deck to switch layovers or videos in Streamyard? Is there a work around as I don't see any hotkeys for them?

[@kirkrnugent]

There’s no direct way to switch unfortunately. Cameras and Overlays aren’t included in the items that you can do hotkeys for. However there’s are some hacks I can share here are two videos to check out… Play Sound FX and Switch Cameras in StreamYard with StreamDeck kzbin.info/www/bejne/i16TpYKMoKicasU 5 Custom Layouts every StreamYarder needs Plus a Canva Background Hack kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3SZgKZoeM6tbsU Hope these help

[@SilaholicsAnonymous]

I love my stream deck

[@kirkrnugent]

Oh yes it's one of my favorite tools!

[@Lekema]

Really need hotkeys for video clips and overlays. That was the reason I bought my stream deck. I thought it was already an option..... :(

[@kirkrnugent]

THanks for your comment and feedback, truly helps us grow on the channel. I totally agree there are so many functions we are lacking with hotkeys and direct stream deck integration. That said, I have been using SY for a very long time so the Hotkeys they have given us and the few that have been added since then are Welcomed! Be sure to send your feedback to StreamYard Support as well.

[@HughesManHVAC]

Great video

[@kirkrnugent]

So glad this helps!

[@CauseOfAmerica]

Does the brand button work for playing a video linked to a hot key?

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks for your comment and support of the channel, not sure I understand your question… you can upload graphics videos into the brand but I’m not sure you can link individual videos to hotkeys. You can create a pro scene that plays a video which is what I would do but perhaps I’m just not understanding your question.

[@cesarunp]

Não consigo encontrar a informação sobre se é possível fazer o corte de uma câmera para outra pelo streamdeck no streamyard? Vc sabe me dizer? Obrigado.

[@kirkrnugent]

I can't find the info on whether it's possible to cut from one camera to another by the streamdeck in the streamyard? Can you tell me? Thanks Thanks Cesar for your comment, there is no Hotkey for Switching Cameras in StreamYard so there is no way to setup a button on the Stream Deck. Hopefully this will change soon but at this time it's not possible.

[@cesarunp]

@@kirkrnugent, muito obrigado pela informação! Vou ter que adquirir uma ATEM MINI para fazer os cortes das câmeras, então. Minha esperança era que o stream deck pudesse fazer os cortes tbm, mas, como você disse, isso ainda não é possível. Agradeço pela atenção!

[@lovechildtv]

are the hotkey icons still available? the google drive folders were blank/empty

[@kirkrnugent]

They were provided by StreamYard and I’m assuming they either moved them or took them down. I will post a new link to the ones I have. Sorry about that and thanks for the comment and support of the channel.

[@classicrebel9577]

Can you switch multiple cameras on stream yard via stream deck?

[@kirkrnugent]

There's no hotkey for camera switching, so the basic answer is No. However, if you have multiple cameras connected to your computer using the Elgato Camlink Card (4 Inputs) that directly integrates with the StreamDeck and shows up as 1 camera in StreamYard and you would be able to switch that way. Alternatively you could use an ATEM Mini (4 inputs) which shows up as 1 camera as well and you would be able to switch that way too.

[@classicrebel9577]

@@kirkrnugent thanks

[@mohdsofi3563]

Command button in MAC ?.....in Window what the button we have use ?

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks for the comment and support of the channel! For Windows it should be CTRL (control button) but just check your Hotkeys to see what it says.

[@LeedsBirdRants-d4m]

Hi - there are no graphics buttons in the files? 🤔 THanks

[@kirkrnugent]

Thanks for your comment. Can you share a timestamp of what your referring to in the video so I can attempt to explain further? I'm not sure what part I said that at...

[@LeedsBirdRants-d4m]

@@kirkrnugent Hi Kirk - thanks so much for your reply! It was the Streamyard icon downloads in your description - I tried to download them but the files were empty. But...not to worry - I did my own in the end! Great video - clarified everything for me! Have a great day ☀🙏

[@kirkrnugent]

@@LeedsBirdRants-d4m oh ok got it, thanks for clarifying. StreamYard provided those when they first setup hot keys and I guess they’ve removed them from google drive. I’ll change the link

[@LeedsBirdRants-d4m]

@@kirkrnugent 🙏

[@astorytotell3695]

How do i get my stream deck sound effects to work in stream yard?

[@astorytotell3695]

please help

[@kirkrnugent]

Unfortunately the Stream Deck isn’t an audio source. It can trigger audio sound effects but unless your audio is somehow connected to StreamYard it won’t work. For Mac solutions like Loopback work great to create a virtual mic which can be selected in StreamYard. You can also use a RodeCaster Pro. Hope this helps!

[@astorytotell3695]

@@kirkrnugent thank you

[@ACOB]

Unfortunately this still doesn't work well :(

[@sirbenji9272]

I sure wish you would not of skipped most of it, you lost me when you skipped everything????

[@kirkrnugent]

Sorry to hear this wasn't helpful. Hope you find other videos that meet your needs.

[@Btaylor9601]

Thanks!

[@kirkrnugent]

My Pleasure Doc!