How to livestream guitar with your DAW and Streamlabs

Showing how I stream my guitar audio with Ableton and Streamlabs OBS. I'm not an audio engineer by any means so sorry for any wrong use of terms or if I missed a step. Using Streamlabs OBS, Neural DSP plugins, and Reastream plugin.
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[@mikalo05]

Sometimes this method can cause a lil bit of sync issues which you mention at the end. Had to find a way to route Spotify thru my daw. I used a program called synchronous audio router and it basically lets me use my desktop audio as a track in my Daw. So it literally has zero sync issues.

[@imalexbojorquez]

Thank you, Mibel! You really are the GOAT!

[@JesseMichel]

🤘 Thanks dude!!

[@lasaha5856]

Actual ultra instinct god of destruction, chad deity, you are HIM. worked thanks!

[@JesseMichel]

That’s great!! I’m glad it worked

[@discodraugr5233]

Super dope stuff as always. 🔥

[@JesseMichel]

Thanks!

[@allenclynnjr]

That intro sweep sounds like a fancy version of Duncan hills coffee jingle.

[@JesseMichel]

lol I have had so many people tell me that. Thats rad haha

[@cry2love]

Forget about music, dude your logo, the phuck! it's a best thing I've ever seen! Whoever did it, give a raise or call and say to him or her you're a motherducking God of art! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@CaspianRho]

good video... my main issue here is the latency between input through my scarlet 2i2 and the track. You refered to it at the end with the metronome, would love to see THAT video

[@JesseMichel]

That is going to be in your mixer settings of OBS or streamlabs. You just need to set up the offset for your desktop audio

[@TrappersArmy]

this was golden stuff. Thx

[@JesseMichel]

Thanks! Glad I could help

[@heylookitsn0ah]

Thanks Jesse, you’re the goat! ❤

[@JesseMichel]

Thanks a lot!! 🤘🤘

[@TheTheoryWizard]

My man! Thank you dude

[@JesseMichel]

No thank YOU dude

[@EggRollinInMy64]

Thanks for the insight homie!

[@JesseMichel]

You’re welcome! Thanks for the comment

[@wsguitar007]

Im gonna try it, thank you

[@JesseMichel]

You’re welcome!

[@EnduroRiderChannel]

Fuck THANK YOU! at 3:54 when your talking about picking an unused channel just saved me. I had it on my interface device and it was fucking up the sound. seriously thank you so much. subbed and liked

[@JesseMichel]

I went through that same headache haha. Glad I could help people out with this 🤘🤘 thanks for subbing and liking my friend

[@woocifer]

How did you adjust the latency delay you mention here 5:52

[@levig8236]

Just found your channel, love it. Could you do an in depth video on the free daw/tone stations available? Something to clip all that learning curve right out, get right into the tone and start playing. What we need, like how to connect to PC etc. Thank you and keep posting bro id watch every day

[@JesseMichel]

@@levig8236 thanks! I don’t have much experience with free daw or tone stations. I’ve always used Ableton myself and podfarm back in the day then neural stuff once it came out. Had a Kemper before that

[@levig8236]

@@JesseMichel thanks for replying. So since finding your channel I take it you stream on twitch? I'm looking to post some cover vids myself and I was curious if you've gone through the process of getting copyright permission from labels to do covers on here / twitch? Or if there's a simple way to go about it, like paying for a blanket thing from one of those sites that "rent" permission from the label, could you do a vid explaining that process, or if it's something you can just do and since it's your version (cover) does it not count as a strike?

[@JesseMichel]

@@levig8236 I streamed on twitch for like 5 years but I haven’t in about 8 months or so. I used to regularly but it just wasn’t worth it anymore because my channel wasn’t growing at all. I did covers all the time and never got in trouble on twitch. It’s just random who gets strikes

[@Raijinx13]

+1 for the poggers on God no cap !

[@JesseMichel]

😇

[@CodyBarnette-GNARK]

Dude honestly I can’t believe I finally found a video on how to do this. I can’t even begin to tell you how fucking awesome you are for sharing it. The past 2 days I’ve spent a total of 9 hours figuring out latency, audio etc thank you so much. I do have a question though. Once you are in streamlabs , how did you find the vst? Did you have to search for it in a folder or did it just show up there automatically?

[@JesseMichel]

@@CodyBarnette-GNARK I just found which folder streamlabs was pointing to for plugins and dropped the vst in there. You’re welcome! I tried for years before I figured it out so glad I could help

[@CodyBarnette-GNARK]

@@JesseMichel it’s been an on and off battle for a little over a year trying to figure it out. I’ve actually got the reastream on the master track now about to go into streamlabs. I really hope it all work out.

[@CodyBarnette-GNARK]

@@JesseMicheldo you also use your mic in your DAW?

[@JesseMichel]

@@CodyBarnette-GNARK yep! Mic and guitar in daw and backing tracks with Spotify

[@CodyBarnette-GNARK]

@@JesseMichel I just have one more questions. Is there any reason I now have a DI track playing while I’m streaming?

[@jparkerriffs]

LFG!! ❤‍🔥

[@JesseMichel]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jordanmatchett8341]

Hey dude! Thanks for making the vid :) Just wondering if this would work on Studio One? Thanks in advance.

[@JesseMichel]

Hmm, I've never used it.. But it should work with any daw that has midi capabilities

[@string_walker]

Is it not illegal to stream on twitch with spotify and play along? If yes, where do you stream playing guitar while jamming with spotify tracks?

[@feartattack614]

Thanks for the info. It works but the latency is pretty bad, i can’t for the life of me figure out how to get better latency results.

[@JesseMichel]

@@feartattack614 you mean like latency when switching presets? If so, I haven’t found a way around it but it’s never really been an issue for me personally

[@jeanpoincelet]

Where is that CABLE output coming from? I don't have that option

[@misterkenova6695]

Yeahhh dude

[@JesseMichel]

🤘🤘

[@cmdrefstathiusplacidus9003]

if this actually works, you will have help me fix a desync issue between what I'm playing and what I'm hearing and what the viewers are hearing.... which is slightly off

[@JesseMichel]

I streamed for years on Twitch with this setup and it worked great. Only thing you might have to do is setup the audio sync offset within OBS or Streamlabs. I did it live with a metronome and had my viewers help haha

[@PostWhatever1111]

W

[@TheCasualChamp-fp7bh]

oh god yes

[@JesseMichel]

@@TheCasualChamp-fp7bh 🤘🤘

[@x-destinygunblade3683]

reastream isnt showing in stream labs

[@redlightclinicdrummer]

can’t use in logic i don’t think on mac

[@manomatarco]

Hi, nice video, but what driver do you use to play without latency? I ask because, if I give priority to my DAW to use for example focusrite asio driver, the audio will only come out from the sound card, and if I use Reastream the sound is not recorded even though I see the reception signal on the stream program.

[@JesseMichel]

ASIO

[@HadenPlays]

I have been fighting like crazy forever to get this done, I am super close but unable to find rea when I go into stream labs its no where. I feel like ive gotten so close and I have been trying step by step but im missing somewhere

[@JesseMichel]

@@HadenPlays you gotta figure out which folder streamlabs is getting plugins from and make sure you put rea in that folder

[@sda186]

Probably a dumb question but what are the benefits of using this vs. just desktop audio with monitoring on in your DAW? More control? Better sound?

[@JesseMichel]

Streamlabs and any streaming software cannot detect DAW audio. This is the best way without using a mixer or two Pc setup

[@sda186]

@@JesseMichel had no clue, was just looking into it when I found your video. Thanks!

[@JesseMichel]

Yeah you're very welcome I hope it was interesting! @@sda186

[@TheDistortionPrinciple]

I am able to use reastream with my daw but the problem i have is to get my mic and hx stomp to similar volume levels i have to turn the guitar down so low that i can barely hear it in my headphones. Any tips to get better levels?

[@JesseMichel]

@@TheDistortionPrinciple hmm I’m not sure. I always just used my daw for my mic and guitar and got levels within the daw

[@TheDistortionPrinciple]

@@JesseMichel ok thanks. When i do that the mic is so low and when i turn the guitar down low enough i can hardly hear the guitar in my headphones. Weird

[@JesseMichel]

@@TheDistortionPrinciple turn the mic up then?

[@inspiredbynature5044]

hhhaah thats my favorite song black dahlia murder miasma song lol i have a magix music maker program with my mbox 2 mini interface connected i need wanted to see if i can do what you do and have my guitar sound going through my daw and just make record videos and upload to youtube that would be nice

[@JesseMichel]

Black dahlia rules man!

[@florisschwertmann9393]

I guess I'm doing something wrong. Even tho I never came this far. The only issue I'm having, is that the userinterface from Reastream doesn't show up in OBS, where it's impossible to select the 'Receive audio' option on Reastream in OBS. Is there anybody who knows what to do now?

[@Rickjinxx]

I don't had those 127 or the one you use, and i using the local broadcast and got latency so i can't use youtube or Spotify for backing track cause some delay

[@JesseMichel]

Hmm, I never dealt with real time delay but there was delay during streaming between the two and I just set the offset latency in the OBS settings to compensate

[@isaaccurrier]

I can't get any plugins to show up in Ableton

[@JesseMichel]

Go into settings and see where the plugin path folder is. You have to make sure all your plugins are in that folder. At least the vts files

[@mikehollow9069]

i did but it wont show up @@JesseMichel

[@AverageJoes797]

How did you adjust on stream with the metronome ? Through OBS or the DAW? Then how you do that?

[@JesseMichel]

I just had a metronome playing on youtube while I was streaming and had my chat tell me when It was on time with my playing

[@JKB_YT]

I tried it... It works, but I'm getting the DI sound over the amp sim plugin. How do I remove the DI sound? Help!

[@JesseMichel]

Hmm not sure why that would be happening

[@stringslinger91]

how do you hear your guitar and pedal through your headset?

[@JesseMichel]

@@stringslinger91 just through the live monitoring on the scarlet through ableton

[@cass_metal]

How do you make that virtual cable that doesn’t exist because it’s forcing me to use my focusrite as that’s all that’s plugged in

[@JesseMichel]

Google virtual cable it’s really easy to setup.

[@mikehollow9069]

this is literally impossible it wont show up in ableton just reaper, and nothing shows up in obs idk why i cant change obs vst path

[@DanFrancisco76]

Go to your vst folders under program files and copy to common files folder and after you've pasted the vst files to common files it should pop up. I had the same problem too and finally got the vsts to pop up in stream labs but I followed all of these steps and still can't get audio from my interface. No distortion just a clean guitar tone. On my stream labs I don't have the option for audio cable either under device. It will only let me pick the audio interface, my speakers, tv ext everything expect the audio cable

[@emiliomanuel_98]

how do you setup your windows settings? when I set the vb cable input in the playback tab I can't hear either yt or spotify, can you help me please?

[@JesseMichel]

So my playback is my scarlet 2i2 for windows audio

[@emiliomanuel_98]

Thanks for the reply man, I really appreciate it. I'm struggling so hard setting it up, whenever I open cubase I can either hear the daw or music via KZbin or Spotify, not both at the same time

[@soiledmytrousers]

I cant hear my guitar through my headphones, is that normal?

[@JesseMichel]

With headphones plugged into the scarlet you or any other interface you should be fine

[@soiledmytrousers]

@@JesseMichel thanks for the reply. I think my problem was I was using my yeti mics headphone jack. I assumed I can run the audio from restream into stream labs and monitor it there. But now that I think of it that would probably cause latency anyway. Again, much appreciate the response

[@sethhallstead1939]

You mean I don't have to record shit guitar tone with my phone I got most of what I need I think my computer sucks though

[@JesseMichel]

You really don't need a great computer to run a DAW and Streamlabs

[@sethhallstead1939]

I'll have to try and hook it give it a go

[@alexandredesmonts35]

if a guy would find easier solution plug and play he would be millionnaire. unbelievable... I dont have virtual cable in devices..

[@JesseMichel]

@@alexandredesmonts35 when daw audio can be detected by streaming programs let me know 😅🤘

[@alexandredesmonts35]

@@JesseMichel I was not complaining against you dude ahah. It's just that all these crazy things. I mean I dl virtual cable.. but when I try to start recording I still have not my guitar sound. I will find the way lol . Thanks for your tutorial. great start for me .

[@JesseMichel]

@@alexandredesmonts35 I didn’t think you were. I was being serious. Wish it was easier for streamlabs to detect daw audio

[@dbullcutter]

It works... almost. OBS gets the signal twice from ableton: one signal with virtual amp and effects, one signal of the "pure" guitar. Is it possible to fix it?

[@JesseMichel]

You want to mute your scarlet audio in OBS and just have it picking up the reastream audio and desktop audio. If you dont mute the scarlet audio you will hear the guitar DI

[@dbullcutter]

@@JesseMichel Thank you. The source of audio in OBS is my Focusrite. Does it mean that I shall replace it with the desktop audio?