Gear
Headphones for Streaming
Headphones keep the sound your PC plays out of your microphone, so viewers hear it once.
The short answer
Use headphones so the microphone does not pick up the game or the alerts. Closed-back headphones keep sound in the room smallest.
How to do it in Streamdzy
- Start with the camera and microphone you already own, and test them in Streamdzy with a short recording.
- Add one piece of gear at a time, and check the change in the picture or the sound before buying the next.
- Use the webcam test and the microphone test to measure what you have, before you spend money.
- Use the Health check to see whether your PC can handle the extra camera.
What to know first
Gear advice is general. Prices and models change. Streamdzy works with any camera or microphone your PC or phone can use.
Questions
Do I need headphones?
Yes, if the game or the alerts play through speakers and your microphone is on.
Want all of this in one app?
Streamdzy is a free streaming and recording app for Windows: several cameras, your phone as a camera, going live to many places at once, and recording first so a bad connection never costs you the show.