How to Put Music on a YouTube Live Stream without Copyright

It is well known that content creators are often very creative and decide to liven up their live broadcasts. In fact, a YouTube live stream can be much more enjoyable if we add music to it. For this reason, here we will explain how put music on a live stream from YouTube without Copyright.

Where can I find royalty-free music for a YouTube stream?

If you want to stream a video live on YouTube, you can take advantage of YouTube Studio’s audio library. In it you will find special music and sound effects without copyright to use in your live broadcasts.

Before doing your YouTube live, go to ‘YouTube Studio’ and click on ‘Studio Library’. Use the filters so that you can find a particular track from the ‘free music’ tab or type keywords in the search bar. You can too save your favorite music and see the list of your favorite tracks in ‘Featured’.

What apps can I use to put music on my YouTube streams?

Fortunately, there are two tools you can use to put music on your YouTube direct: ‘OBS Live’ and ‘Streamlabs OBS’. Both are part of the open source project called ‘Open Broadcaster Software’ and allow the recording and optimization of live broadcasts.

OBS Live works as a complement to ‘OBS Studio’ to do live streaming by integrating services such as YouTube, Twitch and Facebook Gaming. While StreamLabs OBS has a wide variety of plugins, a theme catalog to customize broadcasts and the option to save the content that is being created.

Using OBS Live

Once you have downloaded the ‘OBS Live’ plugin for OBS Studio, you will have to play the music without copyright from your player or directly from YouTube. Then, go to OBS Studio and verify using the audio mixer window (Mixer) Make sure the microphone volume is higher than the desktop volume so that you can be heard clearly.

Before making the live broadcast, check if you can put music on your live shows. To do so, go to the OBS Studio controls and press ‘Start recording’. Then click on ‘Stop recording’. Save the changes and play the video you just created.

Con ‘Streamlabs OBS’

With Streamlabs OBS on your computer, you should connect to your YouTube account when you log in and press the ‘Start’ button from the ‘Optimize’ option so that your transmission is of high quality. Download the ‘Soundtrack by Twitch’ tool and once you install it you will see that it connects directly with Streamlabs OBS.

Locate the ‘Sources’ window and press the ‘+’ button to add to Twitch Soundtrack. You will see that this font has been added to the ‘Mixer’ window. Look for the music track of your choice on ‘Soundtrack’ and it will immediately appear on your YouTube streams.

How to control the volume of music on a YouTube live stream?

For control music volume in a YouTube live broadcast you must go to the ‘Mixer’ window, select the audio output that plays the music without copyright you have chosen and click on the speaker icon. There you can raise or lower the volume independently without altering the volume of the microphone or the desktop of your computer.

Control Settings

It is possible to configure the controls through the ‘Settings’ option either from OBS Studio o Streamlabs OBS that you will commonly see at the bottom right of the interface.

In the ‘Settings’ window you will be able to modify the language of the application, the theme of the application, the audio output options and video, adjust source alignment, configure projectors, change shortcuts and other advanced options.

To modify the audio output, select the option ’44 .1 kHz ‘for the sample rate and’ Stereo ‘for the option’ Channels. Then check the audio devices for the microphone, desk, and other auxiliaries. You can also change the decay rate and disable audio reduction Windows in ‘Advanced’.

How to make my followers choose the music of their preference in a live show?

If you want your followers to choose the music of their preference in a live show, you can use a ‘bot’ like ‘Nightbot’ to control live chat. Once you access this tool, you must open your Google account to find out the channel you have associated with. Immediately, the software will join your channel.

Click on ‘Song request’ in the ‘Nightbot’ tool window. You will find two options from which you must select ‘AutoDJ’. Press the ‘Settings’ button and choose ‘Subscriber’ in the ‘Userlevel’ option. Indicate the song limit and make sure to check ‘Limit to music’ and ‘Limit to like videos’ before hitting ‘Submit’.

Twitch to interact with your followers

Twitch is an excellent platform for live broadcasts. This tool allows content creators to broadcast real-time events and interact with followers by using a chat.

In order to interact with your followers, it is necessary that you authorize your followers so that they can interact with you through chat. Click on ‘Preferences’ from the ‘Creator Control Panel’ and in the ‘Moderation’ option activate the ‘Followers only’ mode for any follower within a specified period of time.