Crowdcast has the ability to stream high-fidelity audio from your computer's microphone or external microphone through a feature we call Music Mode. This feature is only available when using the in-browser method to go live (as opposed to RTMP Mode).
⚠️ Heads up : We're currently aware of an issue affecting the performance of Music Mode. This may cause audio to play from only one side or drop entirely when toggling Music Mode on or off. While we work on a fix, we recommend enabling Music Mode during the greenroom and leaving it on throughout your event to help avoid any unexpected issues. Thanks for your patience as we continue to improve this feature!
Music Mode is great for live music events where an instrument or vocalist is mic'd up, and they need crisp audio coming through. We do this by increasing the audio quality and disabling audio processing like noise suppression and echo cancelation. Hence, if you do plan to use Music Mode with multiple users on stage, it’s important that everyone wear headphones to minimize audio feedbacks from mics.
Note that Music Mode is off by default and this preference is not saved across sessions or events, so you will need to enable Music Mode each time you want to use it.
To enable Music Mode, simply open the AV settings and click the toggle switch on for Music Mode.
Music Mode Specifications
Music Mode: OFF
Audio bitrate: 32,000
Audio processing: enabled
Stereo: disabled
Music Mode: ON
Bitrate: 128,000
Audio processing: disabled
Stereo: Currently music mode is in mono, but stereo is on our roadmap!
Important Notes:
If there are multiple guests on stage, make sure to wear headphones.
Be sure to use Music Mode from a quiet location. Our default background processing is disabled in Music Mode mode, so background noise may be more pronounced when Music Mode is enabled.
Music Mode does not apply to live streams using RTMP Studio. The settings within the broadcasting software will determine the audio quality in RTMP Studio.
Music Mode does not affect your screenshare's audio.
Anyone wishing to benefit from Music Mode must toggle Music Mode in the AV module. That goes for attendees taking music lessons and playing guitar while on stage with the host, or a guest speaker that wants to play background music while on stage.
Music Mode is only available from a browser and not the app.
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