The Best Multicam Live Streaming and Podcasting Setup for the Money

As we continue to see an increase in popularity of video podcasts and live streaming, the setup can seem daunting, especially when trying to incorporate multiple camera angles. However, with the right equipment and a bit of planning, you can create a high-quality multicam setup that will engage your audience.

First and foremost, let's talk about audio quality. If your audio is poor, no one will listen to your podcast or live stream. I've recently invested in a proper podcast booth made out of a vetros space pod with added acoustic paneling. However, this may not be feasible for everyone, so the key is to create a setup with softer furniture that can absorb sound and ideally have less echo or bounce happening in the room. It doesn't have to be perfect, but the better you get at managing audio equipment and post-processing, the less fancy your setup will need to be.

For microphones, I've found the Yeti Studio mic to be an excellent option. While they may not be cheap, they offer incredible sound quality for the price. Another popular alternative is the Yeti series, which are all super popular and can be plugged in via USB-C (instead of XLR). If you're just starting out with a one-person setup, a USB mic will suffice, but if you want to create a more professional setup that can accommodate guests or multiple people, a mixer with 3.5mm outputs is essential.

When it comes to mixers, there are several options available, including the Zooms. These mixers offer excellent sound quality and are relatively affordable. However, some may require additional equipment to achieve the best results. In my setup, I'm using a TRS cable to pull audio from my mixer through its speaker out dual plugs into one of the MEO cameras. This allows me to focus on controlling the audio levels and ensuring that the mixer is producing the best sound possible.

The MIMO Core Cameras

One of the most exciting aspects of this setup is the MIMO Core Cameras. These cameras are completely wireless, meaning you don't need any cables running from them for video output. They also have a battery life of up to 6 hours, making them incredibly portable and easy to position anywhere. The MIMO ecosystem records directly to the free Meo multicam app, which works on both iOS and Android devices.

The app allows for seamless switching between cameras, adjusting exposure, aperture, white balance, and more. It's also possible to control the zoom if you have a lens that supports power zoom, such as the lenses used in this setup. This means you can easily adjust your angles and create dynamic multicam edits. The app also includes features like automatic gain adjustment, which ensures that each camera is producing optimal audio levels.

One of the most impressive aspects of these cameras is their ability to record 1080P video locally on each camera at the same time. This allows you to take that footage off later and edit it in whatever software you prefer. Most editing software has a built-in multicam setup that syncs all the footage together based on audio waveforms, making it incredibly easy to create dynamic multicam edits.

Conclusion

Creating a high-quality multicam live streaming and podcasting setup doesn't have to break the bank. With the right equipment and a bit of planning, you can produce engaging content that will captivate your audience. Whether you're just starting out or looking to upgrade your existing setup, I hope this article has provided valuable insights into creating a professional multicam setup.

In addition to the equipment mentioned in this article, there are several other resources available for those interested in learning more about live streaming and podcasting. Be sure to check out my previous video on using the MimoGo app as your cameras, or explore the links to everything mentioned in this article below.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: envideo podcasts and live streaming are more popular than ever but if you're looking to do either of those then the setup can seem a bit daunting and if you want to make it more engaging by using multiple camera angles which I'd highly recommend depending on your live streaming and podcast format then the setup can seem exponentially more daunting so in this video I want to show you the best multicam live streaming or podcasting setup for the money and also give you a few options within that based on your budget okay let's start with the audio because if you have terrible audio no one will listen to your podcast or your live stream now I'm in a proper podcast booth made out of a vetros space pod with added acoustic paneling but this is a setup for a podcast booth that will be rented out to others you don't need to do that just make sure that you have a setup with some softer Furniture to absorb sound and ideally somewhere with less echo or bounce happening in the room it doesn't have to be perfect but the better you get the room the less fancy of audio equipment and postprocessing you'll need now for mics I have here the yeti Studio mic which again I think sound amazing for the money but they aren't cheap so some other less expensive Alternatives could be any of the Yeti series which are all super popular they can all be plugged in Via USBC even instead of the XLR that this mic uses XLR being the type of cable that they use to connect I'm also using these Logitech Compass arms for the mics that have Cable Management built in to keep things cleaner and are easily adjustable now if you're just doing a oneperson setup you could use one of those USB mics and plug it directly in via USB to your computer but if you want something more professional and have the ability to maybe have guests on your podcast or your live stream as well as just have more control over the audio then you're going to want to get a mixer that the audio will go through first now I'm using this roadter Pro 2 because again I'm using these higher-end XLR mics and also have a setup that can accommodate four people and actually more if needed through Bluetooth and other sources with this but this allows me to individually control each person's voice and even have headphones so that everyone can hear themselves it has customizable pads for sound effects and can output the audio then via USBC to say your computer but also record that audio internally to a Micro SD card inside and you can then use that micro SD card if you wanted to pull the audio off and into your preferred editing program later to then sync with your video when you're editing or just edit the audio only to post to a podcast platform Etc it even has some processing that it can do internally before the sound even gets to your computer it's just got a lot of cool features and again for the money it's great but you can also get away with just a mixer like a zoom H6 for four XLR 3.5 mm combo inputs or the H5 with two of those same combo inputs and both record to internal storage or output over 3.5 mm TRS cables as well next we need to think about lighting you need at minimum one good key light focused on whoever's talking's face in this case I wanted less things on the floor because of how small this room is so I grabbed these Lup Beam lights which can sit on the table rotate 90° go from cool to warm light and have a few different brightness options that are all diffused to some degree and can grab power off of any usba a port I wish it was USBC because everything at this point should be USBC but it's fine now besides that another popular option that you see a lot of live streamers or podcasters using if you want it to go a bit higher end but not too much more expensive is the amaron 60ds and using that with a lantern softx now you can put one of these in front of your subject's faces and get a nice even diffused glow to light all of them which brings us to the cameras and honestly these newo core cameras are becoming pretty popular for multicam shoots and there's a few good reasons why firstly they are light and Tiny so you can have them on these small tripods that I'm using that work just fine because of that but that means you can also thanks to various mounting points on the cameras Mount them in tight places to get other interesting shots they are also micro 43s cameras and so you can put any micro 43s lens on them giving you a ton of different options for framing and level of bouquet that you want with faster apertures Etc now I went with these Olympus 14 to 42 pancake lenses just to keep the setup smaller but also because they have power zoom on them which I'll show you why that's super handy in a sec now the mimo cores are also completely wireless so you don't need any cables running from them even for the video output and they have a battery that lasts up to 6 hours this again makes them super easy to position anywhere and even makes them pretty portable if you want it to record on the road now with the moo ecosystem you actually record to the free Meo multicam app which works on IOS and Android so it work on your existing phone even though Neo recommends the larger the device the better just so you have more screen real estate to control things with now in the app you can easily switch between all of the cameras and even change exposure aperture white balance and all of the things you could possibly want to change on a camera but also you can control the zoom if you have a lens that supports that power Zoom like these lenses have all of that means that you can have various angles for guests or closeups or whatever else you need and since again everything is Wireless if you needed the option you can even have someone sit outside of your recording area with the multicam app on a device and they can be your showrunner switching cameras as needed adjusting things Etc without having to run cables under a door or what have you now these cameras also have a micro SD card slot that in addition to streaming everything to your phone or tablet through that multicam app and then you can just use that app to then stream from there to whatever platform you want in 1080P you can also record full 4K footage locally on each camera at the same time now this way you can take that footage off later and put it into whatever editing software you use and most have a super easy multicam setup to sync all of them together based on the audio wave forms coming from each of them and put them together for a fun Dynamic multicam edited video podcast as well and now for the audio for this setup as I mentioned you can use the storage that's inside your mixer and pull that off and use it to edit later but for live streaming in this case I'm actually using a TRS cable to pull the audio from my mixer through its speaker out dual plugs into one of the MEO cameras and then I've turned off the audio from the other Mio cameras so it's only outputting the audio from the mixer in this one One camera and if you're using a different mixer like the zooms I mentioned and most mixers even they all have a 3.5 mm out of some sort usually that should work in the same way now alternatively moo has a prole subscription that allows you to instead of buying their cameras or in addition to if you want it you can install the moo Go app on any phone iOS or Android again and just use those as your cameras and control them from the app in a similar way now I did an entire video on how to use those a while back and I'll leave a link to that below if you want a deeper dive but there you go I'll leave links to everything that I mentioned in this video in the description below but I hope that this helped someone get started let me know in the comments below if you have any questions about this or different setups maybe that you prefer always appreciate hearing from you guys and I'll try to answer those as best as I can\n"