New House Streaming Setup! 

At this point, this should be a named series. Linus’ Extreme New Home Upgrade is easily among my favorite LTT series of videos (tied with Intel Extreme Tech Upgrade).

Imagine going to your friends house to play some games and you end up entering an RGB basement with Linus sitting there playing the same DOOM level over and over again.

LTT: "There's still a chip shortage." Linus: "Because they're all in my basement."

Fun fact: Wave Panels have clips that hold each other together, so when screwed into the wall you could 100% hold one up freestanding without needing to do what Jake did XD

"It could be subject to change" = he'll upgrade everything in an year and make 4 videos from it. We know you Linus, you can't fool us.

Linus: has a room with incompleted walls also Linus: I'm going to build a gaming LAN station

Linus: Gets sponsored by Elgato Also Linus: I'm switching to linux Elgato: No linux support

This man really has his priorities set. The room has no walls, probably has exposed wiring, no inspections, but definitely has a beast pc in there lmao.

No walls, but a sick streaming station. The priority is clear :p

ElGato really has made making a streaming setup seamless at this point. Props to them

Does Linus have his staff do up his house for “Content”? Genius.

Sometimes I think about how crazy it is that Linus built up this brand around high-end consumer tech without coming off as egotistical or snobby. This is probably one of the best channels on youtube, and I think sheer exposure to that LTT giant mousepad has made me want to buy it. Great job Linus & LTT!

“All you have to do is spend a bunch of money” - moral of almost every LTT video

Linus has to put banners in front of his house saying it’s sponsored at this point. Sponsors co-signed the lease 😂

Imagine you told someone back in 2010 the amazing streaming gear we have today. Never before could millions of gamers stream straight out into the void to 0 viewers.

I bet ElGato Will love it when Linus’s house catches on fire from their product being half stuck into a power strip

I love that while actively monitoring his levels he doesn't noice he's peaking super hard

Oh so an actual deployment of the 6 gamers 1 cpu concept I'm sure that'll go perfectly

Linus is such a cool dad. He even prepares a streaming setup for his kids and their friends. Now that is a big flex.

Always good to see Jake - he’s funny but you can tell he knows his stuff

when youre "done" with the home it would be awesome if you did a wrap up on you're installations, recommendations, and what you would/ wouldn't change

At this point I doubt Linus will ever actually game in the way he intends while talking about things that are specific for him(like for ex- the moniter that suits him), he'll just go on changing setups and routers and nearly every other thing😂

11:52 Nitpick: The Stream Deck actually only has one display with a grid of transparent buttons on top of it. Yes, that's an implementation detail, and the end result is largely the same, which is why this is a nitpick.

As a former radio guy, who is still very much into pro audio and home recording (with decades of experience,) I feel that your choice of the SM48 was a failure. I’m not going to say that the SM7B is the be all end all, because everyone wants to look cool-but the SM58 and SM57 are bulletproof and have the classic look and sound you’ve heard on thousands of recordings and on millions of stages. If you literally don’t know anything about microphones, buy an SM58-and you’ll still sound fine using whatever horrible mic technique you’re attempting to copy. If you aren’t into eating the mic, and plan to sit further back, and would like a slightly brighter sound, or plan to record an instrument at some, then get an SM57. If you wanna look just like every other podcaster and streamer, and want to smell and taste the wind screen after it’s been in your face-get an SM7B, and get that shit as close as you can, because if you want that unnaturally deep, booming bass you’ve heard from other people using one, you gotta get close to get the proximity effect. If you want to sound like a radio professional, use a subtle noise gate and a little bit of compression on your mic input, and tweak the EQ until you sound as authoritative and professional as you’ve always imagined. If you want to have the best sounding broadcast mic in existence, get yourself an Electro Voice RE20, which started as a broadcast mic and found even more popularity in recording studios-or you can get the RE27N/D, which is the slightly more expensive version that’s been updated with even more features that make it even better for broadcasting, which is another mic I have in my collection, because it sounds amazing. The SM48 as heard on this very video sounds as bad as every mic I’ve ever heard under $50. The sound is muddy, it has lower volume output, which means to get the same volume as an SM58 you’ll be boosting the audible noise floor considerably higher (which is bad, and means more background noise). Again, while the SM58 is (and has been for decades) about $100-it sounds considerably cleaner, and brighter and has a midrange cuts through instead of being muddy. $100 for a professional quality microphone that will last you the rest of your life, and can be re-sold all day long for upwards of $50-even if it’s beat to shit, because they’re just so reliable, which makes it a much better value. The SM48 is for people who want a classic looking microphone, and don’t really care what they sound like, as long as they can amplify the sound of their voice with a PA system. If I was buying mics for a K-12 school that needed a bunch of mics for their assemblies, and are going to be handled by children and I didn’t want to worry about them stealing or trashing them-then I’d get the SM48, tweak the EQ knobs a ton, and hope for the best. For the more advanced folks who have an interest in music and singing, you can find condenser microphones for about $100, and that will give you even more dynamic range (assuming you actually sit back from the mic) but you need an interface that has 48v phantom power, but unlike all the dynamic mics I see people accessorizing with wind screens and pop filters-condenser mics actually need them. If you’ve ever heard someone pop their p’s or make other plosives, you can do that from 3 feet away with even an cheap condenser mic. I would only recommend someone get a condenser mic for streaming if you don’t type on a loud mechanical keyboard, know how to setup a noise gate, do not have any background noises (ie your PC is whisper quiet) and you’ve got a room that has been acoustically treated to minimize reflections. If you do, condenser mics sound amazing, but it’s much better suited for recording. Above all else, whatever mic you buy should be a cardioid pattern, and you want it to be tilted slightly so you’re not bottoming out the diaphragm. (The angle you want is slightly off axis, which ideally is the same angle you would use when you’re blowing across the opening of a bottle to make that deep whistling sound). Then you want to make sure the opposite end, (usually where the cable is connected) is pointed at whatever the fuck you DO NOT want to get picked up on the mic, because that cardioid pattern has the highest level of noise rejection 180 degrees from the sweet spot. The further you get from the center of the sweet spot, the more potentially undesirable sound you’ll hear being picked up on the mic, which is why you wouldn’t use a directional mic, like a cardioid to record an entire room-for that you want an omnidirectional mic, which doesn’t have the proximity effect like a cardioid mic, and sounds the same at any angle. The final tip for mics I will give, is where you put your acoustic treatment. If you can’t afford to go nuts and treat the entire room, then load up the wall behind your mic, which is the one behind your desk in most streaming setups. The idea is that you want to stop as much sound from bouncing off that hard surface, and scattering around the room. The next most important wall is the one directly behind you, which will reduce any reflections from getting picked up. If you’re doing things right, the mic’s sweet spot should be blocked by your body, but you wanna reduce those reflections just the same. If you still have money to treat the walls on the sides of your setup, you don’t have to cover the entire wall, but you can make an alternating pattern. If you’re shooting for what’s ideal, you want to avoid having two parallel surfaces that are untreated on at least one of them. So, you can treat both, which will give you that anechoic, vocal booth sound like you see/hear in most on-air radio studios. Personally I like some reflections, but I want to avoid the buildup of any unpleasant frequencies, which is called flutter echo. So, you only need to treat half of the surfaces. If you have carpet, you can leave the ceiling alone everywhere that isn’t directly above the hard flat surface of your desk. You want bass traps for the corners, and then you can buy panels that would fully cover two out of four walls in an alternating pattern. So, if you’ve got panels that are 24”, then staring from the corner (at the edge of your bass trap) want to put the first panel to cover the first 24” of that wall. You will leave the parallel wall untreated for the first 24” and then install your second panel starting on that opposite wall, at that 24” mark. Do that until the room is covered. Geometrically it doesn’t matter what shape panels you use, because it’s just about reducing those reflections. If you happen to be in a large room, like a basement, and don’t want to (or aren’t allowed to build walls) then you can get a free standing baffle to block off the areas around the desk, and that will make the room feel smaller and you won’t have to treat such a large area. Offices that are selling off old cubicles are fucking amazing. Their new open floor plan can result in an amazing deal on high quality acoustic treatment on a movable and temporary partition. If your PC is loud, and you can’t afford to upgrade the cooling, make sure there is some thing between it and your mic, and make sure that you treat the walls and hard surfaces directly around it (even the underside of the desk, where some VHB tape can be your friend). That should reduce the most aggressive noise it kicks out, and once the rest of the room is treated it shouldn’t sound awful. Best of luck to folks who wanna capture their voice with a mic and record or stream it for the pleasure of others-there’s a lot that can go into a proper setup, and you can easily spend more than you would on a high end gaming rig. If you want cheap, then a bedroom or dorm room with an open closet door will help treat a large portion of the room, and I’ve even recorded drums in a bedroom by flipping my mattress up against another wall. The only thing you need for acoustic treatment is something soft that sound will be absorbed by, rather than bounce off of, and if you have couches, beds and other plush furniture as well as people in a room, it’s going to sound better than if you didn’t.

Jake looking and acting like he's got a shift at Fry's Electronics coming up and he knows he's going to be late for it.

6:07 Mounting the microphone behind just makes more sense to me in terms of space, especially for people who use their desk more than just for a single use (which is just for computers). You don't have to go over, it come come across the beside monitor and under your mouth (as Linus did)

"You, too, can sound this pro. All you have to do is spend a bunch of money"

Jakes got that finnegan speed and marine shirt he knows what’s good for sureeeee

linus: builds an all-elgato setup also linus: switches to linux

Elgato: "Hey can we sponsor a streaming setup?" LTT: "No. But you can sponsor 5 of them."

I see Jake is rocking the FSM t-shirt, cool to see he's into dragracing aswell😊

11:18 You could just unplug the cable which is plugged in on the very right of the power strip, plug it into the socket you attempted to plug in the huge brick, then plug in the huge brick into the socket next to it and you're fine. You might not be able to turn the whole power strip on / off using the switch though. There are also power strips which have the plugs sideways so you can plug in more bricks which are as huge as the one on the elgato, however I do agree that generally I prefer if the plug isn't as huge.

Linus: After 10+ years I finally have enough money to build my dream house. All Sponsors: New house? Let us sponsor your new home.

Gaming on a picnic table is the only way to game.

6:00 "Some people mount the microphone behind their monitor and come over, idk why you'd ever want to do that" - this is actually exactly what i'm looking for for my desk setup, because I have an L-Shaped desk with an LG Ultrawide monitor, a second monitor to the left, a fan to the right, then a wall. I'd like to put the mic arm behind fan on the right and come over. Perfect!

I love how Linus was the one which was told how to setup the microphone

One day Linus is going to have to explain to the people buying his home is that half the reason his home is the way it is is because it was all sponsored.

When are we going to see the electrician again? He's Linus' only real friend besides Luke.

After months of trying to use cloth back drops and the lighting power to get those settings in, I'm jealous at how fast linus was able to get better results with 2 pieces of equipment. I might make the switch myself now.

I'm so stoked for more videos about setting up the new house.

Didn't Linus just mention that he doesn't even use his Elgato streamdeck last WAN show?

Ahh, another episode of things I'll never have.

"This video is sponsored by Elgato ... but we don't need this, this and this. Also we choose another microphone"

Whenever Linus talk about cable management i chuckle. Cuz he has no clue what audio engineers etc have to deal with. And watching him with the XLR was clear proof of that.

The green screen is just a rebranded, all green pop up sign which is pretty brilliant if I'm honest.

Elgato: we'd like to sponsor a streaming setup Linus: you mean, setupS Elegato: yes

I never knew I needed this setup

Definitely considering something like this in the future as it's a really slick setup.

_"All you have to do is spend a load of money."_ Yeah, I thought so. (Watches moth fly from wallet.)

The B roll had me laughing every time. Nice high tech zoom ins and around in a construction zone.

Its so cool that now you can have pretty much all your streaming gear from one brand. Great job Elgato 👍

I watch a lot of your content and generally enjoy what you do. I like how you all mix things up. This was just a fun video. I don’t know why I enjoyed it as much as I did! And it made me jealous. 😆

I’m seething with jealousy for the childhood Linus’ kids will have. My parents thought the pc was evil and always made me go outside.

Elago: How many streaming setups would you like in your house? Linus: Yes

Loving this guys, definitely deserves everything he’s got and coming to him

This house is gonna have more tech than a Best Buy

If i see a 10 year old randomly go live on ltt one day. I have seen it all

Best quote, "it's easy all you have to do is spend a bunch of money."

thats my exact monitor! i absolutely love it. fav monitor ive ever owned.

Honestly Linus.... I look forward to watching your content for the next 20+ years. Been a fan for years and you are one of only a handful of people I consistently follow. Well... All of LTT's channels. Cheers to the decades to come.

Linus: Im gonna play competetive Jake: Oh really? Also Linus: Playing casual

0:10 Linus realizing all his friends are on his payroll...

Love the wavelink software especially.

That power strip segment is the most #relatable thing. Ever.

Linus says "THIS...." THE EXACT SAME WAY DOUG DEMURO DOES

I am not even jealous, I feel so good for him

I only have a stream deck mini and it’s still one of the coolest parts of my setup

for the sit stand desks just add a couple of feet of bundled slack to the cables

I love how CSGO still puts the mic volume to 100% in 2021 😂

"All you have to do is spend a bunch of money." That applies to so many things in life.

Really slick setup LTT! Thanks!

That sound quality of the microphone is so clear.

I always open RU-vid when he posts. It’s like a present is waiting for me on a rough day!

You guys really did smash the compressor settings on the mic.

When your house has 6 computers in the basement that are much better than the average PC-

Best channel I have yet to come across! Keep it up!

Linus talking about audio levels whilst watching his microphone clipping into red nonstop..........

Just wait for his house to become sentient

upload more videos of the remodeling of your house linus please are great and I'm dying to see the house finished with all the technology as you said in the first video with the ideas you wanted to do, I am a fan of yours from Argentina and very good videos and tutorials are great greetings from Argentina.

Excited for the final result on your new home.

Linus home in one word - Overkill

i swear to god this house has the best ROI if all the content in future in about his house.

Do an in-wall junction box / media can at each end of your conduit, such as a versabox, there’s plenty out there you can paint over, and then you can accommodate motorized sit/stand desks with ease.

I love the FSM gear your sporting in this video...

how am i watching this unlisted wat

Maybe Linus should finish his basement first before installing things on the... 'walls'

the huge lighting def made a difference

jake at the end was like the cherry on top

That $3000 Corsair One just teetering on the edge with half of it leaning towards the floor thanks to being halfway on a mat. Than Linus freaking slaps it a few times and it wobbles 😧

I can't even begin to imagine how expensive a setup like this would be. There's some serious markup going on for this boutique streamer junk.

I've never used one so I cant say for sure, but those plugs look like they might rotate to fit in the power strip better

Insulation/sound control: You might want to put in Rockwool Safe and Sound insulation that would insulate and control sound throughout and then add a cloth panel for ceilings and walls.

Those Corsair headphones are literally the most uncomfortable headphones ive ever worn. I returned them after having them for less than 24 hours. They're heavy, the headband padding is super thin, and the ear cups are super shallow so they just crush your ears on the plasitc over the drivers

He’s gonna turn the house into the Hype House next video

I own the wave 3 and just wanted to add that you can add all the audio streams with the wave link software to obs.

My god I have work in the morning at 6am and it's 1am right now and I find this video. Damn you.

Sine I have a decent amount of Corsair stock (they own Elgato) I click on all of your Elgato videos lmao.

ngl, he pushed that compressor quite a bit past reasonable on his mic at the end there. it sounded painful

that elgato green screen is the main selling point to me for elgato products, i wish I knew that existed!! I'm here with my idea on getting a folding privacy screen kinda like the ones you can get in offices, rare to find a good enough one, then stick on some matte green material, or just dye a blackout curtain green and cut it and stable it on. That seems waaay less scuffed and even more suitable to store away in my bedroom! That's amazing!

I‘ve my mic arm behind the monitor. It works great and isn’t that annoying in the way when I don’t use it because I can just fold it up or behind the monitor. It just looks much better in my opinion with a clean setup where you don’t use the mice the whole time.