Teaching Piano with OBS Studio and Zoom

[@PampaEstudioGuitarra]

Dude... You almost made me cry. It's amazing what you've done here.

[@joannaborromeo3796]

I've watched several people try to explain how. to teach piano with OBS and Zoom. This video was by far the best. Thanks!!

[@musicwithajey]

Excellent video. Thank you so much. To switch between scenes, you can have Hotkeys- in the settings. Easier than getting an app on the iPhone.

[@AlainStoffenTV]

Waw !! Thanks a lot Jason. I've been struggling since almost 2 years to find a solution for my online courses ! And there you are.... !! Great !!!

[@amackclassic6737]

You can right click on the image, go down to Transform and click Fit To Screen to save time resizing!

[@JadeBufete]

You really explain well Teacher! It is easily understood! You’re really a great Teacher! 😊

[@jeffreyrequadt5881]

This is super helpful. Great, great job. As simple as this may sound, I was overwhelmed when I opened OBS and didn't know what a scene was. So this was perfect.

[@martinpreiser835]

Wonderful! Exactly what I needed. Thanks a lot. Next topic could be the audio?

[@rachelbearinger1719]

From a fellow Iowan, thanks for showing me how to take my online lessons to the next level!

[@Ezra_David]

Thank you so much Jason. Love you

[@paja1piano]

Very nice explaned ... , Thank you 👍✔✔👏

[@EliaGaitau]

This was fantastic. Thanks for helping me up my online lessons. You have a new subscriber. Many thanks from Japan.

[@wagohowardmusic]

Just starting to understand OBS. How is it going for you! Been almost a year? Mahalo

[@premramaneeyam]

I am watching from India. You are amazing. Thanks.

[@PianoWithStacey]

Thank you! Your video will help me improve my teaching setup. God bless!

[@raindogred]

an added layer of complexity, could be to have your midi keyboard inputting to a daw interface, using a vsti grand piano and a nice condenser mic and use the Reastream plugin in obs to have all your audio running through ur daw..studio quality audio. I've just spent the evening watching vids about this..now I'm an expert haha..so going to try this myself. thanks the info

[@nikizhang4924]

This video is very helpful. Thank you for sharing.

[@georgemarkey973]

So smart!!! Wow! Amazing!

[@dnpiano7580]

Great and detailed video. Thank you

[@kevinlynchcomposer]

Your video has been very helpful to me, thank you very much.

[@drfarro]

Thanks for sharing, you have got a new subscriber

[@BoMiles]

You have a 🔥 setup!!

[@franklinajmoo]

Thank you so much for the video, JASON

[@vincecu4403]

Hahaha you are the maestro now! Thank you! 🟢☑️

[@jayswearingen]

Thank you . Well done.

[@huguesduchesne7057]

It helped a lot and you are very clear! Thanks a lot :)

[@wroomwroom007]

YOU ARE AN AMAZING TEACHER !!!!!!!

[@andrestreaming]

Thanks a lot, you made it very easy for us to learn how to make it happen! All the best!

[@KeithNolanMusic]

So Helpful thanks , cool to know how to use Zoom with OBS !

[@svaryantram]

❤ thanks a lot sir. Only thing is can you tell me how to setup midi and my voice together to the obs

[@andreacosta8733]

Thank you very much, it was very helpful.

[@49Macman]

NiceJob Jason! Thanks!

[@pablors6718]

Brilliant! so much thanks!!

[@Fitzlol1]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@Lellyklavier1]

Thank you so much! It helped me a lot!!

[@Kudaos8]

Thank you for your help👍😘

[@sbroomell]

Wow. I am so impressed. This is really exciting. I'll feel so cool if I really get all this organized!

[@AmorWithoutBorders]

Nice!!! Thanks so much for this awesome walk-through 😍 Will definitely implement as well 🙌 I wish you much success!

[@oscaroviedo462]

Thanks Jason, now I can start setting up my studio.

[@vijayragavan874]

THANK YOU SO MUCH ! YOUR EXPLANATION STYLE IS VERY EASY AND INTERESTING TOO!

[@itsdjQuasar]

Great job!

[@BJdexterous]

Thank you so much… This is quite helpful ☺ 💛

[@trinimusician]

This right here is soooooo Amazing!!!

[@pastormcwaynesam8872]

Thank you for your kind heart and sharing this info with us all. Has really helped me. I appreciate you.

[@mewarikapakyntein1335]

WOW! THANKYOU! This was very helpful.

[@RashonMurphMusic]

Awesome Video Man! Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks.

[@fzpinto]

Great presentation!

[@audreyimhoff5654]

EXCELLENT INFORMATION AND WELL PRESENTED. THANK YOU!!

[@gispi]

Just amazing! Just thank you for sharing your hard work!

[@vocalchords3609]

Superb! Thank you very much Jason. I will now try and replicate in a Windows 10 environment!

[@tooomasz]

Great, great, great video!!! I didn't even know such an app exists, I can't wait to get more into it! Thank you so much!

[@atwinemugume]

This was very helpful thank you so much....I have learnt so much.

[@nupharfey3504]

fantastic video, you explain so well! thank you!

[@chrisdickersonfilms]

Thanks, Jason! Very helpful!

[@pianojoy6199]

Great tips! Thanks for sharing!

[@JoashRobinKale]

How to setup audio source for midi piano to zoom.

[@jsifford]

I don't run the audio through OBS, I just select the audio interface directly in Zoom. There are a lot of different ways to do it; it just depends on your equipment. (If by "midi piano" you mean a digital instrument with audio outs, then you'd just run it through your interface. If you're using a midi controller, then you'll probably need some additional software to route and mix the audio from your virtual instrument.)

[@mixingmasteringservice1955]

Awesome !!! Thank you :)

[@EderGiaretta]

Really awesome!!! I’ll try to do that... I was thinking about using ecamm, but I don’t think it’s possible to crop the video and see only the keyboard on ecamm.. so obs is gonna suit much better... thank you so much

[@TheAnapiano]

Thank you so much!! It helps me a lot!! I finaly can use OBS with my students!!

[@shengweitang7712]

Thanks! This helped me so much! Appreciate it!

[@ChristianRobinson]

Nice

[@gisseblanco]

Omg GOD BLESS YOU thank you so much for these video

[@yoga4seniors448]

After hours and hours I finally have my setup like yours. Yeah! My last final problem is I can't get StreamDeck to work. I'm using Windows II with my iphone. Any suggestions? The forums have been no help! Many thanks.

[@brandiebwritessongs]

So helpful!

[@samsendermusic]

Great video, thanks!

[@prodstorexx]

Very Nice!

[@huguesduchesne7057]

Thank you very much, Jason, this is so helpfull! Can you tell mus how to connect sound of the keyboard? I should work with a midi app called "Minigrand" from Maudio( i 'have a Maudio Hammer 88 pro connected to Minigrand. Thanks so much for your answer!

[@jsifford]

I've never used OBS to handle the audio routing. I think it's possible; I've just always used Voicemeter instead and routed things through a virtual audio cable. In Voicemeter, you'd assign Minigrand and your Microphone to two of the inputs, route both to a virtual audio cable that you send to the Zoom feed. (You'd also need to route the Zoom call to your interface on a different channel I think, but I'm not exactly sure what the best way would be to avoid echo/feedback. It would take a bit of experimentation.) Sorry I can't be more helpful. You might also do a search for OBS audio routing. I think there are some decent tutorials out there. (Most of the tutorials are for gamers, but you'd basically just follow their instructions, substituting the Minigrand app for the game audio.)

[@nimeshkansara4793]

thanks a lot sir..........😊

[@mythinktube]

Great video I really appreciate it! I'm new to OBS and want it for Zoom too. I've just installed it today for the first time and there's already a "Start Virtual Camera" button in there by default. So I guess I don't need to install a seperate add in??

[@jsifford]

Correct! A few months after I made this video, they updated OBS with the virtual camera feature installed by default.

[@oscarmacchioni]

Thank you Jason. This is amazing!

[@ql6123]

Lifesaver!

[@timewarptechnologies]

Exceptionally well done! (Of course I'd expect nothing less from Jason Sifford.)

[@mutafakos]

Thank you very much, exactly what I was looking for!

[@sherigarlockpianostudio4682]

Thank you!!!! This is exactly what I was looking to do!

[@WahjoeGunawan]

This what I am looking for thanks… how is reflector for win similar apps in mac ? Do you have other video show your setting (cable, gadget, camera etc) step before making this video, thanks

[@jsifford]

I haven't used a mac in several years, so I'm not sure what the process would be. As for equipment, this video was made with an MXL 603 condenser mic run into a Scarlett interface. I think the cameras were both cheap webcams I had lying around. I've since upgraded to a Canon M50 for the front but still use the same Logitech 920 for the keyboard view.

[@musicylist]

Thank you! This is amazing.

[@RaviRaj-zv4bh]

Great tutorial.. i am facing audio latency problem here with the setup.. is there any way to resolve this? there is a gap between audio and video on student side. Please help.. Thank you 😇

[@jsifford]

It depends on so many things - mostly the student's equipment and software. I don't see how your equipment and software could cause a delay between the students audio and video.

[@ViolinViolaMasterclass]

THAAAAAANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

[@yuetyee0415]

Thanks a lot. I am just trying to record my own playing using OBS. Can you let me know how you did the OBS audio settings?

[@jsifford]

I only use OBS for video and select my audio interface directly in Zoom. However, you add audio sources the same way you add video sources. Add the audio source(s) you want to the scenes you're using and they should appear in the audio mixer for recording.

[@premashanhtaperera8453]

brilliant. is there a way to enhance the sound quality

[@jsifford]

Not in OBS. It's audio capabilities are a bit limited, so I just use it for the video feed. I run the audio through a condenser mic and external interface.

[@wagohowardmusic]

If I can teach enharmonic concepts to five years olds I can learn how to use tech. ;) You’re video was direct and to the point. The information has not changed drastically since this came out_ with the rate of tech changing the interface. Most was still available. I do look forward to using this method to help step up my video game! Mahalo Ps_ would you suggest a program that show what chords and notation is being played on screen with a simple interface? Mahalo

[@jsifford]

I've used both Midiculous and Classroom Maestro to display notation on the screen. (Or if I need to write something, I made a staff PDF that I can write on using whiteboard or forScore.)

[@facundoyhanarte]

Hi Jason! awesome video! I only have one doubt, when u connect the iPad and display the forscore screen, how do you manage the score? Because forscore shows you the entire page, and if you put the entire page on obs you would have an small size of the score. Thanks!

[@jsifford]

If you go to 7:45 in the video, you'll see where the whole iPad screen is visible but I crop the window so only the score is showing. (You can crop by alt-dragging the window handles.)

[@delightd6175]

Thank u!!

[@apretzel]

Thanks!! helped me a lot!

[@katherineramseyer]

Hi Jason, Thank you for your tutorial. I am not sure what virtual plug-in to use with my mac for OBS 29.1.3 (64 bit). Can you please direct me?

[@jsifford]

Webcam plugins are no longer necessary for OBS. They built it in a few versions ago, so you should see a button that says "Start Virtual Camera"

[@katherineramseyer]

@@jsifford Thank you Jason!

[@WahjoeGunawan]

How to combine @“” 4 screen in one screen ? Thanks

[@athenasaenz9919]

Fantastic, thank you. What kind of microphone are you using?

[@jsifford]

I think it's an MXL 603. I bought a pair years ago and they've worked well. (They're relatively inexpensive cardioid condensers.)

[@athenasaenz9919]

Thank you. I realized who you were after watching the video. I love your music! I have a student who played The Two-Headed Ogre last month. She loved it! ❤

[@ranieddy7232]

Thank you💚

[@forgetfulkent]

Hello. Thank you for sharing this!! I tried what you did and mine worked out great and video looks good to me but so bad to my student. for them it's very blurry. I am wondering have you ran into the same issue before and how did you fix it. Thanks!!

[@jsifford]

If the video is okay for you but blurry for your student, then it's probably because your student's internet connection is weak. Zoom automatically reduces the video quality when a person's connection isn't very good.

[@evelyntjoanda5001]

thankyou so helpfull

[@derbotjojo8259]

No front but the voice cracks are on Point 👌🏻😂. Nice and helpful video

[@boboscurse4130]

Is there any way to change scenes with a footswitch?

[@jsifford]

I think if you search KZbin you'll find several videos about USB footswitches, but it's not something I've tried so I'm not sure how it would work.

[@haisumharoon]

How can we use our phone camera instead of a webcam

[@jsifford]

I've never done it, but OBS has a guide with some different options: obsproject.com/kb/smartphone-camera-guide

[@mothernature7988]

How can I control obs via phone. I see at the end of the video you can do it, but I don't know how

[@jsifford]

It's done with an app called Stream Deck. Download the computer application from elgato.com and get the app on your phone from the app store.

[@mothernature7988]

@@jsifford thank you so much. i can do it.

[@carlmanleybataille5852]

How can you add your iPad please?

[@jsifford]

The instructions for adding the iPad start at 6:30

[@nanditabb]

Thanks for this Jason. would you have any idea if this is possible with Skype. Thanks

[@jsifford]

I haven't tried it but I think it should work. You'd just select OBS as the webcam for Skype.

[@nanditabb]

Thanks, it does work.

[@michaelsherman3985]

Hi, nice tutorial. Thanks!. I was wondering can’t you just share screen on zoom instead of using the plugin you mentioned? Is there a benefit to the plug-in?

[@jsifford]

The biggest benefit is being able to have two cameras on the screen at the same time - showing both my face and the keyboard or iPad screen at the same time. I also like the easy, fast switching of views with the ScreenDeck app.

[@KeithHutchinsonYT]

Hi, great tutorial, clear and easy to understand. Thx. May I ask what Logictech camera you are using? Thx

[@jsifford]

It's an old C920.

[@KeithHutchinsonYT]

@@jsifford Thx, all I have is 4 x C170's , they work but I can't get my 88 note kyb in full view, I've seen a C922 and others on Amazon which would set the pocket on fire. Any suggestions? Thx. Keith

[@KeithHutchinsonYT]

@@jsifford By the way the Virtual Cam is in the controls box these days..... I switched on and went to Zoom and selected OBS Cam and there i was with kyb which was almost unrecognisable .... this is why I am asking info re webcams.....thx a lot. Nice vid.

[@jsifford]

@@KeithHutchinsonYT The C920 is the only one I've tried. I do have to put it near the ceiling to get the keyboard in view, but it works okay. As for the C922, it should work pretty much the same. Not sure how much cheaper a good webcam can get, though. (I see C922s for around $80 online.)

[@KeithHutchinsonYT]

@@jsifford $80 is about right, I'm also looking for wide angle that would suit our purposes so it can maybe cover the range of the kyb without being on the roof which is where mine is, i laffed my head off when I read that yours is up by the ceiling, you should see my contraption... I should send you a pic....its crazy....... thanks for responding, maybe something will come out of this for the benefit of all. Take care. All the best. Keith

[@yoga4seniors448]

I just downloaded OBS and I get a 2 window view. How do I get a single view screen?

[@jsifford]

It sounds like Studio Mode is activated. Try clicking the studio mode button (usually one of the options in the lower right corner.)

[@yoga4seniors448]

Thanks Jason. That worked!

[@jennykingspianostudio2066]

Do I need to buy reflector app? Can I install it on iPad instead of window?

[@jsifford]

The Reflector app just allows you to stream the iPad screen to the PC. There's nothing to install on the iPad. There might be other ways of doing it, but this is the one I found that worked best for me at the time.

[@jennykingspianostudio2066]

@@jsifford Thank you so much. :)

[@MusikschuleClavina]

Thank you!