Viewers forgive a soft camera move. They leave when the audio is bad. Stream audio is its own job, separate from the sound in the room, and it is where an experienced engineer earns their place on the crew.
A dedicated stream mix
- A feed from the venue console, or our own microphones — wireless handhelds and lavaliers for panelists, a lectern microphone, and a send back to the room PA where it is needed.
- A separate output for the stream — the presenter's voice forward, a tighter dynamic range than the room mix, and a consistent program level.
- An engineer riding the mix — so a quiet speaker and a loud one both land at the same loudness online.
Mix-minus for remote guests
Every remote presenter needs to hear the whole program except their own voice. Without mix-minus they hear themselves a beat late and cannot speak over it. We build a clean mix-minus feed for each remote guest as part of the audio setup — see remote presenters.
Practical work on the day
Line checks on every microphone, a plan for hand-offs between wireless units, backup microphones on anything critical, and a listen on real headphones and a phone speaker before doors — not just studio monitors.
Planning a streamed event? Request a quote or call 516-792-2800.
Frequently asked questions
- Why not just use the room's sound feed?
The mix that sounds right in a big room — heavy low end, pushed loud — sounds wrong in headphones and on a phone speaker. We take a feed from the venue console (or run our own microphones) and build a separate mix for the stream, with the presenter's voice forward and levelled.
- What is mix-minus and why does a remote guest need it?
Mix-minus is a feed of the whole program except that guest's own voice. Without it a remote presenter hears themselves echo back a fraction of a second late and it becomes almost impossible to speak. Every remote guest gets a clean mix-minus feed.
- Do you provide microphones?
We can take a feed from the venue's sound system, run our own wireless and lectern microphones, or a combination. We confirm the approach on the site survey.
- Can you keep levels consistent between speakers?
Yes. An engineer rides the mix so a quiet panelist and a loud one land at the same loudness on the stream, and the overall program sits at a consistent target level.