Somewhere in your set-up, this has to happen in some way or another. You’re using a livestreaming app already… It also lets you do all those cool things you see on some livestreams, such as our lockdown sessions ( here’s a link to a recent lockdown livestream DJ set from me, on YouTube) – like adding titles and backgrounds, putting your viewers’ comments on the screen, switching cameras, mixing between microphone and music, and so on. It handles the encoding of the visuals and sound, so that everything “arrives” at your chosen platform in the correct format. So why do you need software? Well, the software sits between your camera and audio and the platform or platforms you want to broadcast to.
In this article we’ll explain why you need such software, and talk you through our top choices from the many options out there. Read on to discover the best software to use for DJ livestreaming, whether you want to livestream from your Mac or Windows computer, iOS/iPadOS device, or Android phone/tablet.
