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

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