Budget Streamer Gear - What You NEED To Buy First?
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- Опубліковано 27 кві 2024
- I have bought a lot of gear in my job as a filmmaker, content creator, and now as a Streamer… and a lot of it has gathered dust as well, because of this I have learned my lesson… for the most part…
Today I am covering the BEST streamer gear purchases you should be making and in what order to grow your stream… while sticking to a budget!
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Why Should You Upgrade A Microphone First?
We are assuming that you have a PC that can run a decent stream quality, then the most important purchase is a good microphone, if someone drops by and you are streaming 720p or even 480p they are usually okay with it, but if your audio hurts their ears or doesn’t sound right I promise you they will leave.
There are plenty of affordable USB mics that sound amazing, and you can take them to even better heights when you apply the right filters that are free and come with OBS and Slobs, our recommendation in this video is the Samson Q2u.
🕘Timestamps:
0:00 Small Streamers Waste So Much Money On Gear!
0:49 The Best Streamer Overlays and Graphics For Beginners! - Own3d
1:29 What Budget Microphone Is Best For Streamers? - Samson Q2u
4:40 What budget Mic Arm To Buy For Streaming? - Rode PSA1
6:40 What Budget webcam to buy for streaming? - Logitech C922
7:30 What Budget Lighting To Buy For Streaming? - Dazzne D50's
9:18 What Streamer Gear Should You Buy First?
What Are The Best Webcams and Lights For Streamers?
Your lighting is really what is going to make or break your webcam or camera quality, you can get some cheap LED panels from Neewer 90W or the Dazznee D50's Panels are great as well.
I use the Logitech C922 Pro, and then use these little LED light panels to light myself.
This little light is enough to light my face, and then I manually set my webcam settings which you really should be doing as well, slap a custom LUT I made for myself to make the colours look nice, and we’re good to go.
The lights behind me aren’t as bright so I stand out and they make the background look nice, which is important. You should try to make your background look nice or look at grabbing a cheap green screen.
The style of this video is similar to Alpha Gaming and Gaming Careers in parts. A large influence on this series has come from content creators like Wild4games and Nutty.
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Hey #EarlyGang! Hope you're having a great week so far! What gear do you love, what do you regret buying? I am sure lots of you have the mics I referenced today, and love them! Hope you understand why I don't always recommend them for their price and type! Also, I flubbed and saying 5600k and not 4600k for my lighting colour.
🕘Timestamps:
0:00 Small Streamers Waste So Much Money On Gear!
0:49 The Best Streamer Overlays and Graphics For Beginners!
1:29 What Budget Microphone Is Best For Streamers?
4:40 What budget Mic Arm To Buy For Streaming?
6:40 What Budget webcam to buy for streaming?
7:30 What Budget Lighting To Buy For Streaming?
9:18 What Streamer Gear Should You Buy First?
Also, the reason I didn't plug the Samson q2u in to let you hear it is because a proper review would require an entire video, a small snippet wouldn't help you, that's why I linked Podcastage :) You get comprehensive information and sound examples rather than just me plugging it in and going, "Hello there 1 2 3 4 ... see its great!"
A Usb number pad makes a great starter alternative for a stream deck, most major broadcast software had shortcuts you can map to keyboard keys.
Another Good alternative now, is being able to use your phone or an ipad with the Streamdeck app, which is free
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I also use that webcam, it's a fairly solid choice.
For a Stream Deck alternative, I used Touch Portal. It can turn your phone or tablet into the same thing, and is about £12 to upgrade to pro (which allows you to add more buttons on screen). I used it solidly for a year to control my streams. It handled scene transitions, bot commands, shoutouts, an emergency hate/bot raid button, mic muting, and even controlled my vtuber avatar.
I can't recommend it enough.
I was an early subscriber to your channel way back at the start of the pandy.
You’ve grown so much with good quality honest content.
By far the best advice giver for streaming I’ve seen yet.
Good job dude keep it up partner.
Samson Q2U, and the Logi C920/2 are the ULTIMATE budget setup for streaming! The USB use of the Q2U is great, and it leaves room to upgrade to XLR! it is almost necessary to upgrade the Firmware of the Q2U tho! Helps with the bug that makes you have to unplug the usb cable and plug it back in to get it working (may be fixed with recent revisions!). The best tips with the C920, is to manually edit the exposure and other lighting settings, so you can force a high Framerate, so you don't get the "Overly Exposed smearing" with high motion. What a great video!
Just picked up a samson q2u because of your recommendation and I LOVE it. Thank you so much!
Thanks man! You earned another subscriber today, love the honest recs!
Hi mate great videos. Very helpful. A little to say about your audio advice. I am an audio engineer just for clarity. What you are actually referring to is the microphones polar pattern. A polar pattern indicates a microphones rejection zones. Ie. Cardioid, hyper cardioid, or omni directional. Cardioid reject a lot on the underside of the microphone so placement of that microphone is just as important. Knowing where that rejection is happening is the key
Great video. One thing to mention lighting and wearing glasses. A person wearing glasses will have to set up their lighting different from a person that does not. The reason being is that if you set it up like people normally do, you will see the light itself in the lenses of your classes in the video or podcast. You have to set it up more above you than in front of you. I just run a 4ft single bulb led light. Just hanging above me using fishing string and 2 eye hooks. Leave the fishing string long, and you can raise and lower the light buy the string and tie it off when you think it looks good on camera.
You can actually just set them up further to the side and angle them in properly.
I absolutely love my Q2U! I remember you mentioning it before I think on the Streamroom Podcast so when my mic died a couple weeks ago, I bought that and it’s soooooooooo good and very clear! So I will definitely look into these other recommendations when I upgrade more soon
I’m still using a Tonor Q9 condenser mic. £60 but I bought it off a friend for £30! Came with mic arm, pop shield, the works. It’s not ideal but it’s more than good enough with the correct filters and set up! Great video! And definitely one that a lot of new streamers need see!
Bro you’re the most honest UA-camr I’ve watched. Definitely subscribing! Love the fact you suggest things that don’t gain for your benefit but it actually helps others out. ❤
Thank you for mentioning the Q2U! I have been using the one I have for years, and I am CONSTANTLY trying to tell other people they should buy it instead of Yetis. Yetis are so hard to set up right, because, as you mention, they pick up everything. It took next to no time to set up my Q2U to p[ick up my voice and my voice only, and I sit right next to a vent.
Tysm!❤️🔥 This amazing for my stream experience!
Thanks for this content, videos made for others should always add value, and yours is just invaluable!
Finally! A channel that gave me an ACTUAL REASON to choose one mic over the others that I can understand.
All kinds of streamers will be like "just buy whatever you can afford" and I don't know if I'm getting a good deal or getting ripped off
All kinds of tech review tubers will have a state of the art setup including just their room's sound damping and I can't tell what's best for me.
The dynamic vs. condenser microphone distinction is finally what sold me on it. I put in an order on amazon for 1 day shipping since my old mic broke. Can't wait to try it out!
Legit! I use that exact Samson mic for my podcast which is downloaded in 137 countries. It does exactly what you say it does. It has been a blessing in not picking up those pesky background noises - that you can't help if you're not in a purpose built sound studio.
Thanks for this honest review of gear!!!
Also, great mice including the one you recommended can be found at a US store called guitar center as musician grade used stock!
Planning on starting streaming in a month or so, i can already tell you're gonna be a lifesaver cause wow, i thought i would've had to spend mega money.
Condensers are fine too and all you would have to do is run some software in the background to control your gain and eq. Or you can just get around all that hassle and just get a dbx 286s pre-amp. A great condenser usb mic is the at2020. I personally use the tlm-103 and rode nt1 but I also make music so those are on the expensive side. While you are correct about dynamic mics being better at not picking up noise, you won't have as crisp a voice as you would with a condenser. You can also always get a sound enclosure for your mic if you're worried about extra noise. Me personally, I'd never use a dynamic mic unless it was for a live performance where there is tons of people around making noise. I care too much about tone to not use a condenser
Fortunately I didn't have to buy a lot of equipment to get started. So I splurged on that HyperX QuadS and I LOVE it. Appreciate all your recs!
I started with my Arctis 7 headset mic, but pretty quickly decided to upgrade to a shure pga48 + mtrack solo and haven't looked back. That audio interface + mic combo cost me about $110CAD, then I went to Princess Auto and bought a $25 "special" mic boom arm with pop filter and shock mount. Honestly, at this point, I never plan to 'upgrade' the mic, though I have been tempted by audio interfaces and would love a rode PSA1.
Love the honesty. Keep being awesome Eljay.
Dig the babyfaced look today Eljay! I just started streaming with a SUPER cheap setup. My vods are here on my YT channel if anyone wants to see the results. I've been very happy with my Nexigo N980P webcam and Nexigo Glow Light. The webcam is especially nice because it has a very wide field of view and has surprisingly good video quality out of the box. The effectiveness of the light will depend on your setup. I suspect it works well for me because I'm streaming from a laptop that is right in my face, but the built in battery is nice to have. I'm less enthusiastic about my cheap Fifine USB lavalier clip-on mic, but I went with that because I already had it on-hand and using it didn't require extra equipment like a mic arm. I'm planning to play around with EQ settings a bit more when I'm over this cold to see what I can squeeze out of it. That will probably be the first thing I upgrade though.
I have a $20 USB mic on a $30 mic arm, and i literally used that video you mentioned to make an old keyboard into a stream deck. I keep thinking of upgrading my stream set up but I just cant see how it will improve on what I have. Great video and great advice.
Can I ask what Mic you use
still keeping the retention with the jokes of mics xD love it! love ur vids. always helping me out! so thank you :D
Love you Eljay! Thanks for teaching us :D
what kind of capture card should i get
Have just started live streaming and bought a second hand Blue Yeti X but the USB port is bust 😭 am using the mic from the Logitech C920 currently bought also have an arm so would like a pure mic .. Does the Samson Q2u come with an adaptor for arm connection please? Keep up the awesome content 👏
Audio podcaster that is moving in video and im glad that i stumbled ont this video. Thanks dude
If you have an iPhone and a Mac, just use the Continuity Camera feature built into them. I’m very happy with my picture quality and how I didn’t have to buy a new camera. There’s software for connecting an Android phone as an IP camera as well, so I hear.
Whenever he said “dollarydoos” I felt that 😢
I was not expecting the sound of a ballon deflating when you talked about the mic arm lmao
My wife bought me a blue yeti, when it was on sale, 10 years ago and it was about $120ish iirc. Its the same microphone I use today, albeit, it's now on a arm boon with a pop filter over the top. I bought a $20 arm off amazon warehouse but before that I had its stand placed on top of a towel, on a small box, and my keyboard was also on a towel, to help diminish all the thudding and reverb. Now I don't use any towels lol
Hey, thanks for the tips for starter gear! I just have one question though… those lights you mentioned are going for over $500 on amazon now. Is there somewhere else to get them, or another light you might recommend that isn’t that expensive?
We all are really grateful for the pure intentions you come with brother
Some of this I already have, like the mic array, got that like a couple or few years ago, and it was on sale at the time only 20 bucks on Amazon, and it's a maono microphone it works really good it was made for music and streaming which is great
Very helpful. Thank you
What about to the CPU ?
I'm new to your channel, and I tried to look around to see if this question has already been answered, so I apologize if you've already covered this. Do you have any recommendations or resources for people that want to stream making art? I want to teach people how to paint, but my desktop isn't near my painting area 🤣plus, my phone has a pretty nice camera already. I've purchased a Sennheiser MKE 200 to plug into the phone and I've got Elgato's Epoccam installed that I can use with the OBS plug-in, but WOW! I feel like I'm spinning my wheels and there might be a better way of doing all of this. Thank you!
Can confirm about the Quadcast S lol, no filters and right out of the box it picks up EVERYTHING. Some one got uh... "lead poisoning" with a .22 mm piece of lead paint a couple blocks from me a few weeks ago and I was doing a video and it picked that up lol. I have since added filters and stuff to it and it definitely sounds amazing now. I got it on sale but it was still $130 USD
This is funny. I did my research before making purchases, and the mic I settled on was the Samson Q2U. The Mic Arm I picked up was the Neewer Microphone Arm Stand because it was part of a very budget friendly package deal with the Q2U. Is it the best? Far from it. Does it handle all my needs? Yes. I'll likely upgrade it in the future, but that'll have to wait until I finishing sorting out some other life factors.
The webcam I got was the C920, which for the most part is exactly the same camera as the C922. Should I need a replacement in the future, I'd certainly get the C922 as it's usually cheaper now than trying to acquire the C920 again, and technically offers a slightly improvement in a couple ways.
And lastly, lighting. I have no space for good lighting atm, but Dazzne is exactly what I had decided on getting once I have a larger area to stream. It's nice to hear that I've, by and large, made the proper decisions for streaming equipment.
I have an sm7b on an elgato lp and it doesn't sag but you need the fingie strength to TIGHTEN those thumb screws
I used a little wrench, doesn’t matter what I did, both sagged after a week or two of streams, it was depressing after hearing how much everyone spoke for them.
@StreamScheme thats very unfortunate, I bought mine almost a year ago, and it's holding up really well it holds tight and only moves when I loosen it.
I love my LogitechC922 it hasn't let me down and I dont think it ever will!
This video has helped me get my most Important purchase.... new beanies! 😅
Oooh ooh! You touched on spending money on improving a setup, and only if it will improve the setup, but we should also remember that spending chunks of time on setup improvement is also important. And again, only to do so if that chunk of time will actually improve the setup. Time is money, after all!
Fantastic advice and wish I had found your channel sooner, nope not spent huge dollars yet.
Him saying dollareedoos was throwing me off but the pause after dad throwing beer cans at your head cracked me tf up
I like the IXTECH mic boom arm
How did you screw the Q2U holder onto the rode psa1. The one the mic holder is too big for the screw on the arm, or at least for mine.
The PSA1 and the Samson come with threads to convert to either size. They’re in the boxes.
@@StreamScheme Found it, thanks
I'm nervous as hell, but all my family and friends say. I'd be fit for streaming. So this is the year I plan to grow in my journey. So I appreciate someone like you helping someone like me. Going from absolutely zero knowledge in what to get fully. But this helps me save money and space. Because I am a bit of a minimalist. So I like having non obtrusive and less things to deal with.
I have a yeti but thinking about switching to a xlr was looking at getting a at 2040 and a waxe xlr
If you want a budget light, look into the ones that lash techs use. They’re $60-100 and amazing.
Hey Eljay, nice video. I've got a question. I recently got the Focusrite Scarlett 3rd Gen Solo interface for my guitar, it came with Scarlett Studio monitors (HP60 MKIII) and a Scarlett Studio XLR mic. Would you recommend using this mic instead of my previous Elgato Wave 3? I think it sounds better, but I am not sure. Thank you for the video, I definitelly need some lights.
If you already have them all, just try them out and see what you like better :)
The elgato strength is the digital mixer to split audio tracks for recording though.
Thanks for the answer. Yeah, the mixer is a godsend :)
I have a blue snowball ice that a fellow streamer friend gave to me, I pay for a krisp subscription for noise canceling and have a pop filter as well. Mic sounds great 🤷♂
Thank you Mr. Eljay
Awesome list honestly. Although I do recommend behringer xm8500 + a cheap behringer audio interface. The whole setup costs 100$ - 130$ and you have a path to upgrade.
I have the quadcast S that I have eq'd and instead of using a noise gate I use Nvidia broadcast and it works wonderfully
Im having a good time with my fifine AM8 and for the price it worke for me
What’s a good laptop to run OBS etc
fifine low profile arm has been a life saver for me and its held up
Question, for a new streamer, What PC would you recommend?
I'd highly reccomend the Audio Technica 2035! Podcastage has made three excellent videos on the mic. (It works perfectly with the Wave XLR)
I'll check it out!
I'm using a Blue Snowball for a mic. IIRC it only cost around £50-£60. Been using it for nearly a decade now, and IMO it still sounds great. I even got complimented once for having great-sounding audio.
The only thing I'm missing from this video is specialized lighting. I'm still using my room light. But considering how expensive these Dazzne lights are, I want to know streaming is something I can do long-term before I think about purchasing one.
As I said, those mics CAN sound amazing, but for the majority they won’t :)
@@StreamScheme You did? I was just mentioning it as an example of a good sounding microphone you don't need to spend a lot for. But yeah, it probably does have a lot to do with your mic setup tutorial.
I got a GREAT mic arm stand!
“Gator Frameworks” is an AUDIO company and it’s about $110-$130 USD and used this for 4+ years and it’s perfect 👌🏽👌🏽
thanks for sharing such amazing info however i do have 1 thing i found that you might want to fix..
in your description of the video you have wrote this
"Learn how to turn any Stream Deck into a Keyboard:"
and i think you ment to write it like the title of the video you posted for said comment something like
"""have a old keyboard laying around the Learn how to Turn ANY Keyboard Into A Stream Deck! """
something like that.. i honestly didnt mind andunderstood what you ment anyways however im just letting you know cause maybe your not awear of the mistake.
once again love your video(s) they're super helpful for alot of beginner questions ive been having you hit the nail with all your videos THANKS A BUNCH
hey Eljay, I have an unrelated question. What advise do you have for Euro streamers who'se physical timezones line up the worst for avalibility/audience e.g. when the US gets off school/work its near midnight here, and when we wake up you've already gone to bed? I'm having a hard time figuering this one out on my own and online sources so far haven't been really helpful, hence me asking this to you
That it doesn’t matter :) I streamed at the lowest peak time for twitch for 2 years.
There are billions of people on the planet, you’ll always find people, just make good discoverable content.
Very good advice.
I wish I knew about dynamic and condenser mics before buying the HyperX SoloCast. It's a good mic, don't get me twisted, but my echo-y room makes it a mess
mans legit posted my trash lights and called them trash sadage...like i KNOW they're trash but i got a set of 4 for $50 to light my green screen 😭
i already have the quadcast... what do i do?
what about a pc? what do you recommend??
You should do a review or recommend FIFINE Dynamic Microphone…it’s pretty cheap and good
Hey Eljay! Is there any difference between the Audio-Technica AT2005USB and the Samson Q2U? The first mic is around 55$ USD and the second mic is on sale for $70 USD.
I’d watch reviews of both by Podcastage :) I have a video on the Samson in detail as well.
the sound of your dad throwing beer cans at your head aahhahaah
9:10 was little late to video got cheaper version of the ones said stay clear of 2 months ago dang 😢
I use the hyperx quadcast S and I also run a VERY loud high velocity fan to keep me and my gear nice and cool. The fan absolutely does not get picked up because the mic has 4 polar patterns and I put a noise suppressor on it. Simple fix. I get that it's not the best quality mic and that it is a little more expensive......... but.........pretty 🤣🤣
Really surprised you didn’t mention any FineFine mics or off-brand boom arms like the InnoGear. They’re highly rated and very budget friendly.
As I said, I can only recommend what I’ve used and has worked for me.
I have the same problem with the Elgato LP arm! I thought it was only me ...
9:07 i feel attacked because i have those exact lights 😥😆
I use my old iPhone 11pro as a camera. A razer siren mini as a Mic and that’s it. 😅
oh my got i have that cam already
Commenting before I watch this, because I know pretty much every bit of my gear is going to be listed as you don't need to buy 😅
though I respect your perspective, I found everything Razer and hyper X for super cheap on amazon no cap, those items go on sale alot and I paid damn near the same for the quad cast as that samson mic, but you're still very good at these videos thank you
Yes all those tools go on sale a lot because they’re overpriced and can be knocked down
@StreamScheme exactly! They prey on shock value pricing you're doing a very good job as always with these vids
@@StreamSchemefound the rode psa1 pre owned still in the box for $50. I just ordered the M7x and EVO 4. I hated my blue yeti X. Hoping to like the change
As a music engineer, I can tell you with absolute certainty that a Shure sm7b is not a condenser microphone
I never said it was
I can only afford M7X n I’m pairing it with EVO 4. I got a RODE PSA 1 pre owned. Waiting on it all too come in
I have the Q2
its funny you mention the 2 pack of neweers. Everywhere I looked people were recommending them but never a streamer or youtuber. Now here you are saying not to buy them! I did like your budget gear recommendation of the 18' ones though!
The ones he is not recommending are the USB powered ones. No one on youtube recommends the usb powered ones. They are too small and too dull to be even your fill light, let alone key light.
The proper AC powered ones are much brighter and more expensive, and the newer ones are similar to dazzne.
Elgato lp got a severe upgrade. Stronger magnets, and better positioning, try it ❤
I'm using the BM 800 microphone (USB) which is less than 20 usd (already comes with a boom arm). with the correct filters, my voice went from ass to less ass. I'm targeting the samson q2u as my next upgrade as it could make my voice like a very nice ass... for now, I'll focus on improving my content
For the mic I would actually recommend the Fifine k688. It’s a dynamic and or a condescending microphone. Theirs a switch for it. Also, it’s a USB/XLR and it runs around 78$
I’ve used it :) personally I think the Samson has a better sound, build, and overall mic.
@@StreamScheme but if you’re going for budget, the fifine obviously wins in that category
It doesn't really, I checked multiple sites on both after reading this and the Fifine is always 30-40AUD more expensive than the Samson, checking European and American sites it also has an increase.
why not recommend the AVerMedia BA311 it is just slightly more the the elgato LP mic arm but can do low profile or normal height with all of its hinges being almost 360 hinges.
I’ve never used it, I recommend the thronmax now, it’s far better than the elgato
Danny Devito in the backround 😂
the elgato mic arm bit sent me lol
the quadcast where i live costs 125€ and the Wave 3 130€ are they "worth" now as they are 1/2 the price they were on release ? i'm still running on a 35€ budget mic but wanted to upgrade someday sooooo i rather ask someone that i think knows his stuff :)
I prefer the Samson Q2U :) but check multiple creators like Poscastage and you’ll have multiple opinions to choose from.
6:11 is that Danny DeVito in background? 🤣🤣🤣
That’s my dad ?
I have a mic and a arm from fifine. They're cheap but very good
I use the c922 pro webcam
Wheres the like for the set up kits?
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Are you using that Logitech webcam for this video?
No, but I used it for about the entire first year of streaming and due to the lighting and care I put in, viewers thought it was a mirrorless.
@@StreamScheme thank you!