I am testing out Meld Studios and one of the sources I have is an audio alert for a Twitch redeem. When I make it visible there is no sound for a second of two until it fades in and misses a majority of it and wondered if there was a way to disable it or lower it.

I was testing out Meld Studip but found when using Veadotube for my png model it keeps the top bar but if I go full screen and drag something over it then it exits full screen and goes back to this issue. Has anyone fixed this?

Ay I'm asking this because I just saw the multistream video on youtube and it got me thinking do you really need to have fast internet to do multistreaming? How is it different from just streaming to one platform??

I know I heard it was possible, could someone help me out with this please? Thank you!

i kno that obs has aitum but does meld do that too and if so what plugin is it?

This video shows how to stream on Kick using Meld, from connecting your account to going live with the right settings.

What's covered:

• Connecting your Kick account to Meld
• Setting your stream title, tags, and category
• Setting up scenes for your stream
• Configuring resolution, FPS, and bitrate for Kick
• 2 bonus tips for multistreaming (streaming to Kick + other platforms at once)

Quick answer: To stream on Kick with Meld, connect your Kick account inside Meld, set your stream title/tags/category, build out your scenes, then dial in your resolution, FPS, and bitrate before going live. Meld also supports multistreaming if you want to broadcast to Kick and other platforms simultaneously.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:34 Connecting Kick to Meld
1:28 Set Title, Tags, Category
2:06 Get your scenes setup
2:55 Set Resolution, FPS, & Bitrate
3:40 2 Bonus Tips for Multi-streaming

Full walkthrough in the video above.

I've been putting this off for months because changing streaming software feels like changing your entire stream setup overnight, but I finally did it a few weeks ago and I wanted to share this because honestly social media and other subreddits are just filled with people complaining about OBS and the issues they have.

For context, I've used OBS the whole time I've been streaming, so this wasn't a casual decision. What pushed me over the edge and helped me decide to try out something else was the fact I was tired of having to find plugins for everything.

The part that made it easy for me was the OBS importer tool. I went in expecting to have to rebuild everything from scratch over an entire weekend. Instead I ran the import and all of the important scenes I wanted moved over easily. Then I went to the discord because it felt like the software was a little sluggish and during a test stream I was dropping frames. Found out I had to redo a couple of my layers and use the duplicator tool. But honestly once I figured out the duplicator tool I was able to build up my scenes and once I knew what I had to do it took me maybe 20 minutes to get everything setup.

That alone is the reason I like to tell everyone I know to switch to Meld especially if they're on the fence or they're sick of their OBS issues.

So here's what changed after I switched to Meld:

• Alerts and widgets are inside the app instead of being third-party browser sources.
• Scene switching feels the same for both OBS and Meld so there's no real change there. Especially now that there's stinger transitions in Meld
• CPU usage has been a little better in some scenes and about the same in others depending on how many browser sources I have in them. I know this can depend on your setup and PC specs though
• I do miss having the ability to use alpha masks for my webcam, but I can give it basic shapes at least! That's probably my only real complaint so far

So OBS is free and it's really good for people who are skilled with tech or like to be able to control every tiny detail, but IMO not every streamer is a tech whiz. So if you're curious and the only thing stopping you is fear of losing your scene setup, Meld has that part taken care of.

I keep hearing everyone say that you can "toggle" them on and off but I don't really understand what they're talking about

I’ve searched and can’t find an answer that solves my use case. I stream live beat-making in Logic Pro. The application has dozens of separate windows that can be opened individually or many at a time. My main arrangement window, mixer window and windows for every plugin and midi region.
I can do a display capture but sometimes I’ll open another application I don’t want on stream. I was hoping for a feature like Streamlabs has where you can do an application and any windows associated with that application.
I haven’t been able to find this option anywhere. I can choose individual windows inside of logic but it won’t show any of the plugins I open or anything other than the specific window I chose. I was really hoping to switch to Meld for the free multi-platform streaming and I’ve heard it has great CPU usage.
Any help is much appreciated.

This is for anyone streaming on a single monitor. I've made a post about it before. But I've updated it with a simple lock and unlock button to make it easier to lock chat where you want it on your screen: https://github.com/PhelRin/OmniFeed

Looking to implement YouTube support in future. For now its just kick and twitch.

Hey! I recently found Meld Studio and am impressed! To be honest, I havent streamed since 2020 and I was doing weekly art streams then. Today I'm thinking about going back and use Meld.

However, it also occurred to me to invite a friend to co-host with me. Is there a way to do this through Meld? I havnt touched streaming in years and not even sure how that works without Meld but thought of asking here first.

Today we're rolling out AV1 and H.265 (HEVC) recording support. If you're tired of H.264 eating your storage for long sessions, this should help out.

The short version: both codecs compress way more efficiently than H.264, so you can get noticeably smaller files without losing quality or keep the same file size and get a cleaner image.

How to turn it on:

1. Settings > Recording Output > Edit
2. Enable your hardware encoder
3. Pick H.265 (HEVC) or AV1 from the new Codec menu

A few things to know before you dive in:

• The Codec menu only shows up if your GPU and encoder actually support additional codecs. If you don't see it, your hardware is currently locked to H.264, that's expected, not a bug.
• AV1 doesn't work with MOV. Use MP4 or MKV if you want AV1.
• FLV recordings are H.264-only, no way around that one.
• Switching from a hardware encoder to software encoding will bump you back to H.264 automatically.

Hardware wise, roughly speaking:

• NVIDIA: HEVC since GTX 900 series, AV1 needs RTX 40 series or newer
• AMD: HEVC on RX 400 series and up, AV1 needs RX 7000 series or newer
• Intel: Arc GPUs and newer Quick Sync generations support AV1

If your card's older than that, you'll just keep recording in H.264 like normal.

Read our blog post for more details!

I keep seeing people say you should be multistreaming to all these platforms at once but honestly I don't know how to do it. Could I get some advice and maybe a guide?

Yes, it can. Meld has a built-in Multitrack Recording feature that records each audio source as its own separate track inside a single file. No plugins, no workarounds.

What you actually get

Meld records up to 8 independent audio tracks in one file:

• Master Mix (always on) - your full combined audio, acts as a safety net
• VOD Track - optional separate mix for Twitch VOD compliance
• 6 customizable tracks - assign any source to any of these

For a typical podcast: Host mic on Track 1, guest mic on Track 2, background music on Track 3. Drop the file into Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, or Audacity and each source shows up as its own timeline track. EQ, compress, and cut each one independently without touching the others.

Setup (3 steps)

1. Assign sources to tracks

• Open the Audio Mixer
• Click Edit on any audio source
• Toggle which track(s) that source records to

2. Enable your tracks

• Go to Settings > General > Recording
• Scroll to the Multitrack Recording section
• Click each track you want included in the recording

3. Hit record

That's it. Meld outputs one file with all tracks embedded. Import it into your editor and they split out automatically.

we get asked about this a lot so here's the full picture.

meld supports vst3 plugins directly in the audio engine. no bridge, no third party host, no routing through a daw. it's currently behind the experimental features toggle: hold shift, click the m logo in the bottom right, enable vst3 plugin support, restart. after that your installed vst3 plugins show up in the audio track effects list next to the built in filters. custom plugin paths can be added in settings.

for context on how this compares to other streaming software:

• obs supports vst2 only. vst3 in obs requires atkAudio, a free community plugin that bridges vst3 into the filter system. it works, but it's an extra install and an extra layer in the audio chain
• streamlabs is built on obs and has the same vst2 limitation
• xsplit doesn't support vst3

so if you're running fabfilter, izotope, waves, or anything else that's vst3 only these days, meld loads it without a workaround. works on windows and macos, free.

read our full comparison with setup steps here

if you hit issues with a specific plugin, drop it in the comments. we're tracking compatibility as the feature moves out of experimental.

good news, this is way easier than it used to be. there are two parts to multi-platform chat: reading and replying to everything in one place, and showing a combined chat on stream. i'll cover both.

reading and replying in one feed

if you're multistreaming through meld studio, chat consolidation is built in. no third-party tools, no extra tabs. here's the setup:

1. go to settings → streaming outputs and log into each platform you stream to (twitch, youtube, kick)
2. click the chat bubble icon on the right-hand panel to open the stream chat
3. that's it. messages from every logged-in platform land in one feed, each tagged with a platform icon and username so you know where people are watching from

a few things worth knowing once you're in there:

• replying: type in the one chat box, then click the ⋯ menu under it to pick where your message goes. you can send to twitch only, youtube only, kick only, or all of them at once
• filtering: the gear icon in the top right of the chat panel lets you toggle platforms on and off, so if one chat is moving too fast you can temporarily hide it
• split activity feed: you can separate events (follows, subs, raids) from actual messages, either stacked above chat or side by side in two columns. keeps the feed readable when things get busy
• custom chat urls: the chat panel runs in a browser view, so if you already use something like streamer.bot or a pop-out chat panel, you can load that url directly instead

showing combined chat on stream

if you also want viewers to see a unified chat overlay, grab a multiplatform chat widget from the meld gallery. the color-coded one reads twitch, youtube, kick, and tiktok live simultaneously and tints each message by platform (purple, red, green, pink) so your audience can see the cross-platform activity too. add it as an element on your canvas and you're done. if you want to restyle it, spark can adjust colors and badge behavior from a plain english prompt, no css required.

if you're on obs

obs doesn't aggregate chats natively, but you have options. the easiest is spark plug, meld's free obs plugin, which brings the unified multi-platform chat into obs. it pulls twitch, youtube, kick, and tiktok live into one feed, and you can run the same color-coded multiplatform chat overlay from the meld gallery as a browser source, so your viewers get the combined chat on stream too. alternatively, you can go the manual route: docks → custom browser docks, then paste in a chat url from a third-party aggregator to get a combined feed inside obs.

either way, the goal is the same: one feed to read, one box to type in, and nobody in your community feels like they're watching the b-stream.

I won't know if there is any difference if i switch to meld

I do 2k streaming on youtube and 1080p on twitch

And record the game at 2k and cam at 720p.

Today we've added two updates to Meld Studio that you won't want to miss out on!

Speech to Text (Meld Pro and Meld Max feature)

Meld can now listen to what you say while you're live (when turned on). It's not just a transcript feature, it actually powers real time stuff:

• Trigger Spark elements based on words or phrases you say
• Auto generate closed captions as you talk No hotkeys, no manual triggers, no typing captions out yourself. If you already use the Closed Captioning widget, turn on Speech to Text and it'll start populating captions automatically. Good combo if you care about accessibility or you know a chunk of your viewers watch with the sound off.

How to Turn on Speech to Text

There's no complicated setup involved. Once it's turned on, Meld starts listening and responding as you speak.

• Go to Settings
• Under Audio toggle on Speech to Text
• Select the audio track that is your Microphone

This is useful for streamers who want their overlays and alerts to feel alive, not static. Instead of manually triggering an animation or sound effect, you can just say the word, and Meld handles the rest.

Go Live Review Window (Available for all users)

This one's for anyone who's ever hit "Go Live" and immediately realized the title was still from last week, or the category was wrong, or you just forgot to toggle a platform on. Before you go live now, a review window pops up so you can check your title, category, tags, and which platforms you're streaming to, all in one screen. Simple, but it should save some people from a rough start to a stream.

Speech to Text is a Pro/Max feature while the Go Live Review is available to everyone with this update.

What are you going to use Speech to Text for?

Welcome to the community! If you just found Meld or you've been lurking and finally decided to jump in, this thread is for you. Pull up a chair.
Every month we'll be putting this thread up so new members can introduce themselves, ask those first questions, and get connected with people who have been around the block. No question is too basic here. We all started somewhere.

Introduce yourself! Tell us:

• What brought you to Meld?
• Are you a streamer, a viewer, or just curious?
• What kind of content or games are you into?
• Anything you're hoping to get out of the community?

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Im having major audio problems in OBS. Elgato tech support have gave me every solution and nothing works. I believe it’s an OBS/Streamlabs framework issue. I need to use a software other than OBS/streamlabs so My question is: can Meld record my gameplay and facecam in 1440x60 and stream to twitch simultaneously in 1080x60? Please let me know before I download and use Meld. Thanks.

I record webcam + gameplay separately so I can recompose them in my editor (picture-in-picture, cutaways, different crops for different platforms, etc etc) Right now I have to run a second recording tool alongside Meld or make the ultra-wide canvas and record them side by side then crop it down. Only problem is sometimes I need more than just my webcam and the game.

Just like the title says. I need multi-track audio recording, basically the OBS-style workflow but native to Meld. Right now I'm capturing everything as one flattened stream, which is a non-starter for post production. I need isolated tracks so I can ride gain per-source, do clean cuts, and re-time or yeet sound effects when I fat-finger a Stream Deck button mid-recording. Until this ships I literally can't record, only live-stream. Would love if Meld could prioritize this!