The success of your live stream depends on the quality of the audio production. Live stream audio is the unsung hero of every successful live-streamed event. Great sound keeps audiences engaged, while poor audio makes them drop off in seconds.
Here’s what it really takes to deliver broadcast-quality audio for your live-streamed events, whether you’re streaming a meeting, concert, conference, graduation, or wedding.
Flawlessness in Real Time
Your live stream audio must be flawless in real time. In a live event, there’s no second take, and there’s no editing. Every sound is transmitted as it happens. There’s no room to fix mistakes. That’s a lot of pressure for a DIYer!
Professional sound production teams like MystiQue Sound Solutions use redundant systems, real-time monitoring, and the experience of our expert engineers to keep your audio flowing smoothly from mic to stream. Our top-of-the-line equipment empowers us to make quick adjustments so we can optimize your live stream audio in real time.
Reach Two Audiences
When you live stream events, you are presenting to two audiences: your live audience and your online one. Your live audience’s needs are different from the needs of your online viewers. For example, a PA system may sound great onsite, but muddy and imbalanced on a live stream.
MystiQue dedicates separate engineers for your live audience sound and your live stream audio. Each engineer will optimize the sound for their audience. For the live stream engineer, this means balancing mics, music, ambient noise, and audience noise to create an immersive, natural experience for viewers.
Smooth Audio Sync and Low Latency
Even minor delays between video and audio can throw off your live stream. It’s distracting to watch a video when the audio is out of sync and the speaker’s mouth doesn’t match their words. Worse yet, it’s a bad experience to watch a concert where the audio is a beat off of the video feed.
We use low-latency signal chains and digital synchronization tools to keep your live stream in perfect sync. Our high-quality audio interfaces ensure timing is tight from start to finish.
Manage Multiple Live Stream Audio Sources
Lavaliers, handheld mics, video playback, instruments, audience mics . . . all of these are sources for live stream audio. If not mixed properly, combining these sources into a stream can produce uneven levels, distortion, and dropouts.
The MystiQue team relies on multichannel mixing and digital routing to manage multiple audio sources. Our best-in-class equipment, from our Shure Axient® mics to our DiGiCo consoles, handle transitions cleanly and quickly.
Account for Platform Limitations
Not all streaming platforms are the same. YouTube, Zoom, Facebook Live, and Vimeo all compress and limit audio differently. Are you an expert on these differences? We are.
We format the audio of your live stream for the platform. We use stream-friendly codecs to adjust the bitrate and dynamic range to ensure maximum clarity across devices. And we employ a dedicated streaming encoder and signal routing to make sure your audio integrity is maintained from source to stream.
Integrate Sound with Video
The integration of your live stream audio with video is the final step to nailing your next stream. Staging, lighting, and video quality all work with your audio to deliver an exceptional experience for viewers.
At MystiQue, we can handle your video production and staging so it syncs seamlessly with your audio, including visual cues, transitions, and visuals.
From keynotes and concerts to hybrid conferences, we ensure every layer of your live-streamed event work flawlessly together. Nailing live stream audio is equal parts technical precision and creative judgment. Our crew brings the tools, talent, and attention to detail you need to put on a spectacular event. Get in touch with us today to learn more about how we can support you.
