Audiovisual Equipment - Getting Started

Before you start live-streaming, you'll need to get your audiovisual equipment set-up and ready to go, and choosing your equipment can be daunting. We're here to guide you on making your equipment choices and assisting with set-up depending on your needs as a business.

In essence, your equipment needs to meet the following requirements:

• A video-recording device - e.g. compact camera, webcam, digital SLR
• A sound/voice-recording device - e.g. USB microphone, wireless microphone
• A platform to operate from - e.g. computer

We've come up with 3 potential solutions, with equipment suggestions for each, to help you navigate and decide upon your live-streaming setup:

• Go to: Basic Set-up - a simple set-up providing the most basic video and sound performance
• Go to: Balanced Set-up - a set-up that provides a good balance between quality and ease of use
• Go to: Premium Set-up - this set-up is top tier quality and will require tinkering to maximise performance

Each option has its advantages and disadvantages, and is endlessly customisable to meet your needs as long as you are comfortable with researching compatibility. You should have your live-stream equipment purchased, set-up, and tested well before you conduct your first live-stream class.