OBS go-live checklist
A practical ordered checklist: scenes, audio routing, bitrate test, alerts, and capture - tick items before every stream.
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Open: 8/8
- "Live" scene selected; no stray test sources on-screen
- Mic: correct device, unmuted in OBS and OS
- Game/capture: expected window; fullscreen/borderless agreed
- Browser alerts: volume checked, one test fire, no double audio
- Bitrate / frames: 60–120s test recording or stats panel clean
- Title, category, and language updated on the platform
- VOD/music: separate tracks or music off the VOD-bound bus
- Backup: BRB scene + hotkey for black frame / pause