Choose your setup
Pick where the audio comes from and where people read the captions, based on your room and your livestream.
Every LiveSunday setup answers two questions. Where does the speaker's voice come from? Where do people read or hear the result? Answer both before the service and the rest is a few clicks.
Where the audio comes from
You pick the source in Stream Controls, under Audio Input. The console runs in Chrome or Edge on the computer that receives the audio.
| Source | When to use it |
|---|---|
| A feed from your mixer | You have a sound desk. This gives the cleanest audio. |
| A microphone near the speaker | Small rooms with no sound desk. |
| Another browser tab | The audio already plays in a web page, such as a YouTube stream or a Zoom call in the browser. |
| A virtual audio cable | The audio plays in a desktop app on the same computer, such as a streaming or meeting app. |
Set up your audio input covers the first three. Send audio from a mixer or virtual cable covers the cables in more detail.
Where people read captions
You can use any mix of these during the same live session.
| Display | Where you set it up | Who it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Listeners' phones | Caption Links, your join link and QR code | People in the room or at home who want their own language |
| A TV or projector in the room | Caption Links, under Full Screen Captions | A seating area, an overflow room, people with hearing loss |
| Your livestream video | Video Captions, as a caption overlay | People watching online on YouTube, Facebook or your own player |
On the Advanced plan, listeners can also hear the translation read aloud on their phones. See For listeners.
Common setups
One room with a sound desk. Send an aux or USB output from the mixer to the console computer. Put the QR code on a slide and in the bulletin. Add a full-screen display if some people can't use a phone.
A room plus a livestream. Use the same mixer feed. Create a caption link under Video Captions for each language you want on the video, and add it to your streaming software. See the guides for OBS Studio, ProPresenter, vMix, MediaShout and EasyWorship.
An online event with no room. If the event already plays in a browser tab, choose Another browser tab as the audio input. If it plays in a desktop app, use a virtual audio cable.
A small group with no sound desk. Place a microphone close to the speaker and plug it into the console computer. Share the join link.
Before your first service
Run a test live session with someone talking into the real audio path. Check the captions on a phone, on the room display and in your streaming software preview. Then you'll know each piece works before people arrive.
Integrate captions
Add LiveSunday captions to your livestream in OBS, ProPresenter, vMix, MediaShout or EasyWorship, and get audio into the console.
OBS Studio
Add LiveSunday captions to OBS using a Browser Source.
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