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Any chance you could list some links for the Twitch streams you're referring to? I've been asked to participate in some live streaming sessions for electronic music and I'm not quite sure how not to make it boring, at least from a visual standpoint.

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With pleasure! Although my main recommendations are "analog" musicians, which is of course is a misnomer since most of the tone generation chain is digital, except for some vibrating strings and vocal cords!

There's ortopilot who is perhaps the best musician I have found on twitch. His studio setup is absolutely stunning, both for its audio quality and the visual appeal.

Another one I've discovered recently is EmmaMcGann whose studio is also visually stunning. Definitely worth a look and listen, too!

I also like SydHeresy although that stream is more focused on repairing digital music gear, with the occasional modular synth live show.

Then there is TheTangerineClub. Absolutely amazing music skills with a decent studio setup.

German-speaking folk might hop over to SvenDorau who has a nice studio, too.

Happy watching! and don't blame me for the hours spent listening to those guys play ;)

I've toyed with live electronic music streaming setups using OBS Studio (as a kind of video compositor and audio router) paired with VCV rack for visual effects. I'd recommend both as solid tools with many useful surface level features and a ton of useful but optional power user configurability for when you want to go deep on something.

Fantastic Plastics are a husband/wife duo that play Devo-inspired synth pop. It’s not normally my cup of tea, but they’re fun and the production value is great. They’ve got costumes, make extensive use of green-screening, OBS overlays, and interstitial video between songs. It’s silly and fun and they’ve clearly put a ton of work into it.

I’d be curious about that as well! One thing I noticed is that the blog posts I’ve seen on streaming setups with dedicated cameras tend to focus on using bits of kit to make something similar to a standard webcam setup—except with better sound, lighting etc. But you can of course experiment way more with how you place yourself in the frame (if you even want to be in the frame!) Instead of frontal, the perspective can be from the sides, the top… Which ties in to what sense of space you want to project… we’re now so accustomed to see a webcam-sized corner of a room, but you could show an entire room, or only a small detail, like a part of an instrument or something… The advantage of playing with framing is that you can do it in advance of the performance, because while live I imagine you will have to focus on the music itself!

Check out sarahcoponat for a cinema-quality stream. She improvises flowing cinematic piano, sometimes two hours of two pianos at the same time. She's streaming today, but it's an experimental day with guests so you'll want to check out her VODs, recent YouTubes, or Wednesdays stream.

I was excited to check her out, but it seems like VODs and highlights are limited to subscribers sadly. Clips gave me a good feel for what she's doing and it's a solid setup for sure!

Emma McGann Livestreaming home studio walkthrough

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClKZR9x-eyARpIDz1mEEzcg

He hasn't streamed in a few months but RAC has a great setup: https://www.twitch.tv/rac

Had no idea they streamed - came across them on Spotify last year. Definitely will be checking this out.

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