GUIDES
Guides for streamers
Short, practical answers about music on stream: where it comes from, how to credit it, how to set it up in OBS and in chat.
- GuideFree music for Twitch streamsYou can stream music on Twitch without paying for a library, as long as the licence allows it and you give credit. Here is how to pick it and how to set it up in a couple of minutes.
- GuideTwitch VOD muted for music: what to doWhen a VOD is muted, the stream itself already happened. What you can control is what you do next and what you play in the future.
- OBS guideHow to play music in OBSThe fastest way to get music and a credit line into OBS is one browser source. Here is that route, and two alternatives.
- Chat commands!song chat command for streamersA !song command saves you from answering “what is this music?” every five minutes, and puts the credit in chat where viewers see it.
- Credit guideHow to credit music on streamCC BY 4.0 asks for one thing: tell people whose music it is. Here is where the credit goes and what it should say.
- YouTube LiveMusic for YouTube live streamsLive streams on YouTube are fine for this music. It is free under CC BY 4.0, and it is not registered in Content ID.
- Lofi streamingLofi music for streamingGood stream music is the music you stop noticing. Lofi is popular for streaming because it is quiet, steady and has no lyrics.
- Starting soonStarting soon screen music and timerA good starting soon scene needs three things: music that lifts the room, a visible timer, and a clean hand-off to your live scene.
