This is super helpful. Great, great job. As simple as this may sound, I was overwhelmed when I opened OBS and didn't know what a scene was. So this was perfect.
After hours and hours I finally have my setup like yours. Yeah! My last final problem is I can't get StreamDeck to work. I'm using Windows II with my iphone. Any suggestions? The forums have been no help! Many thanks.
an added layer of complexity, could be to have your midi keyboard inputting to a daw interface, using a vsti grand piano and a nice condenser mic and use the Reastream plugin in obs to have all your audio running through ur daw..studio quality audio. I've just spent the evening watching vids about this..now I'm an expert haha..so going to try this myself. thanks the info
Thank you very much, Jason, this is so helpfull! Can you tell mus how to connect sound of the keyboard? I should work with a midi app called "Minigrand" from Maudio( i 'have a Maudio Hammer 88 pro connected to Minigrand. Thanks so much for your answer!
I've never used OBS to handle the audio routing. I think it's possible; I've just always used Voicemeter instead and routed things through a virtual audio cable. In Voicemeter, you'd assign Minigrand and your Microphone to two of the inputs, route both to a virtual audio cable that you send to the Zoom feed. (You'd also need to route the Zoom call to your interface on a different channel I think, but I'm not exactly sure what the best way would be to avoid echo/feedback. It would take a bit of experimentation.) Sorry I can't be more helpful. You might also do a search for OBS audio routing. I think there are some decent tutorials out there. (Most of the tutorials are for gamers, but you'd basically just follow their instructions, substituting the Minigrand app for the game audio.)
I only use OBS for video and select my audio interface directly in Zoom. However, you add audio sources the same way you add video sources. Add the audio source(s) you want to the scenes you're using and they should appear in the audio mixer for recording.
If I can teach enharmonic concepts to five years olds I can learn how to use tech. ;) You’re video was direct and to the point. The information has not changed drastically since this came out_ with the rate of tech changing the interface. Most was still available. I do look forward to using this method to help step up my video game! Mahalo Ps_ would you suggest a program that show what chords and notation is being played on screen with a simple interface? Mahalo
I've used both Midiculous and Classroom Maestro to display notation on the screen. (Or if I need to write something, I made a staff PDF that I can write on using whiteboard or forScore.)
Hi Jason! awesome video! I only have one doubt, when u connect the iPad and display the forscore screen, how do you manage the score? Because forscore shows you the entire page, and if you put the entire page on obs you would have an small size of the score. Thanks!
If you go to 7:45 in the video, you'll see where the whole iPad screen is visible but I crop the window so only the score is showing. (You can crop by alt-dragging the window handles.)
Hi Jason, I'm back... Um! I need your opinion please. My OBS screen is me (C910) top left with Logo. Top Right is a Chordie Dbl stave and Chord description.The C922 overhead looks down at my kyb which one sees at the bottom of the screen and just above is the Chordie or Midiculous Kyb. I have the Ivory Yamaha C7 in the background which provides the sound. Now...when I play a note on the Kyb... the image of the kyb on screen is late and the Chordie is over a second later and sometimes more and when it arrives in Zoom it is worse. This delay is unacceptable as the student hears me play but like me sees the picture of my hands playing way after the audio. Any suggestions pls?
I remember seeing a tutorial video somewhere and they talked about adding delay to certain sources so that they all sync up, but I can't remember which video it was. Maybe search for sync or adding delay to sources in OBS? I also had some delay in something I tried but just ended up not using that scene.
Really awesome!!! I’ll try to do that... I was thinking about using ecamm, but I don’t think it’s possible to crop the video and see only the keyboard on ecamm.. so obs is gonna suit much better... thank you so much
I don't use OBS for audio. I just run the sound through my audio interface and select that in Zoom. That said, if you're streaming or needing to run virtual audio routing, you can add audio sources in OBS scenes the same way you add a video source. (I haven't done this, but there are several audio tutorials for OBS on RU-vid.) It also depends on how you're getting the sound from your piano into your computer. Some people just let their vocal mic pick it up, others have a dedicated piano mic, others use an electronic keyboard and run it through an interface, etc...
Are you using the computer camera for the front view scene?? And also are u using a different camera for the overhead view?? Are all the cameras, if the are more than one, connected to the computer?? If yes please which cable do you use??? I'd really appreciate your reply
The cameras are all webcams connected to the computer through USB. (This video was made with a Logitech C920. I've since upgraded to an Elgato Facecam.)
This what I am looking for thanks… how is reflector for win similar apps in mac ? Do you have other video show your setting (cable, gadget, camera etc) step before making this video, thanks
I haven't used a mac in several years, so I'm not sure what the process would be. As for equipment, this video was made with an MXL 603 condenser mic run into a Scarlett interface. I think the cameras were both cheap webcams I had lying around. I've since upgraded to a Canon M50 for the front but still use the same Logitech 920 for the keyboard view.
Great tutorial.. i am facing audio latency problem here with the setup.. is there any way to resolve this? there is a gap between audio and video on student side. Please help.. Thank you 😇
It depends on so many things - mostly the student's equipment and software. I don't see how your equipment and software could cause a delay between the students audio and video.
Hi, nice tutorial. Thanks!. I was wondering can’t you just share screen on zoom instead of using the plugin you mentioned? Is there a benefit to the plug-in?
The biggest benefit is being able to have two cameras on the screen at the same time - showing both my face and the keyboard or iPad screen at the same time. I also like the easy, fast switching of views with the ScreenDeck app.
From my research, It seems like you have to add some latency to whatever is behind to match up. Otherwise you it seems you can't get rid of the latency. Unless you learned another way around it...
Hello. Thank you very much for the video!!!! When I tried to use OBS on Zoom, I noticed some audio/video latency, that I don't see when I just use a single webcam directly selected on Zoom. How did you solve this issue? Thank you in advance.
I am new to teaching online music lessons. Do we need to set this up every single time, or will they all be saved for the following lesson? Plus, I need to show the page of the lesson book we are working on for that days lesson. How do I show that in this? Thanks!
I don't run the audio through OBS, I just select the audio interface directly in Zoom. There are a lot of different ways to do it; it just depends on your equipment. (If by "midi piano" you mean a digital instrument with audio outs, then you'd just run it through your interface. If you're using a midi controller, then you'll probably need some additional software to route and mix the audio from your virtual instrument.)
The Reflector app just allows you to stream the iPad screen to the PC. There's nothing to install on the iPad. There might be other ways of doing it, but this is the one I found that worked best for me at the time.
Yes but it's a little tricky. You have to start ROL first, choose the OBS Camera in the settings, and then launch OBS. If you try to launch OBS first, ROL gives a "camera failed to start message" and there's no way to access the virtual camera in the settings menu.
Great video I really appreciate it! I'm new to OBS and want it for Zoom too. I've just installed it today for the first time and there's already a "Start Virtual Camera" button in there by default. So I guess I don't need to install a seperate add in??
Hi I’m going nuts trying to figure out things for my online piano lessons 😳... I bought classroom maestro but when I choose obs window capture it doesn’t see it to let me select it ...any advice would be appreciated . I feel I am paying so much for my lesson and the teacher can’t really see what I’m doing with just zoom on my Mac ..
I remember having to try a few different settings to get Classroom Maestro to show up. Also make sure Classroom Maestro is running and the window is on screen when you set it up. I think OBS has trouble seeing apps when they're minimized sometimes.
There's always a little blur since Zoom reduces the resolution a bit for streaming. It just depends on your bandwidth. Better internet connections won't be reduced as much, but it always loses a little bit.
Hello. Thank you for sharing this!! I tried what you did and mine worked out great and video looks good to me but so bad to my student. for them it's very blurry. I am wondering have you ran into the same issue before and how did you fix it. Thanks!!
If the video is okay for you but blurry for your student, then it's probably because your student's internet connection is weak. Zoom automatically reduces the video quality when a person's connection isn't very good.
A basic keyboard diagram is possible with the free version of Midiculous. I haven't really tried much else with it, though, so I'm not sure if it handles staff/chord notation.
@@jsifford I ended up installing the free Virtual MIDI Keyboard app. But your video helped me put all the pieces together. Great job. I used it in an online class today and everyone wanted to know how to do it. :)
