well i have been using EVERY stream deck video you got to set up mine i have it to change scenes.......and clip my twitch stream create markers for later use manage my discord turn on and off certain voice channels and voice mods start and stop my Spotify playing you guessed it streambeats by this awesome youtuber... hmm cant seem to remember his name anyway all that and a few fine tuning buttons for when i edit my clips and upload them to tiktok anything i missed Mr. Heller.........KNOBS
Stream Deck, Stream Deck XL, and Stream Deck+. Other than scene switching in OBS, I use them for: Discord Channel surfing, Twitch channel surfing, audio control (Stream Deck+ and Wave Link), keeping track of different time zones, and buttons that enter text into chat with links that support my friends. I use those features almost every day. I produce shows in multiple time zones, so having something where I can see time zones next to each other is amazing. Thanks for the video.
Streamdeck mini, I love that little thing so much! I don't have to grab my mouse anymore while DJ'ing :o The most used button for me is the one that shows the artwork of my originals in VR with a single press. I feel bad for not picking up a streamdeck sooner!
I have 2 StreamDecks, one for each streaming setup. Changing scenes is something that I do the least often, almost never. I use the buttons for enabling and disabling audio sources, hiding and showing and switching cameras, on screen graphics, incrementing counters, starting and stopping and switching timers, and some mod actions like Followers Only mode and starting a raid if I have a predetermined target. Most common use is to mute/unmute my mic.
I use my Stream Deck XL mainly for Final Fantasy XIV. The top two rows are dedicated to switching my class/job to whatever button I press. The third and fourth row have other useful in game shortcuts, various mute buttons (mic into OBS, mic into Discord and Discord into OBS), Hue light controls and my OBS scenes. So yeah, I'm using mine extensively. XD
i use Stream Deck mobile. The majority of how i use it is preparing for media creation: Setting up the computer for workflows and controlling software within a workflow. I, also use a midi controller that was set up before I had the Stream Deck. I am slowly moving operations from the midi controller to the Stream Deck
I mostly run ads, raffles, adjust elgato lighting, turn off or adjust Spotify volume, and use a bunch of commands for twitch like epic name or something. switching scenes i use a little bit but not much
I havbe a stream deck XL and i don't stream at all. I use it for smart home control, some PC controls like switching mics quickly, spotify control, and a soundboard. And im constantly looking to do more with it.
A good thing to note, is that many Stream Deck plugins run as an application on the background (you can find them from task manager etc.). So having many installed might affect the computers performance.
I use the stream decks and pedals as accessibility tools. I have a button to toggle mousse smooth, and disable regular mouse buttons, swapping them to the pedals. Perfect way to get around the tremor in my right hand when it's really severe.
#7 you can have dedicated set ups for certain games as well. As an example star citizen or elite dangerous I run a bunch of keys that trigger things in game like lift up landing gear, or contact station air control towers etc.
My best friend loves streaming since I set up all her hotkeys on the stream deck. They manage her Vtuber model, her scenes, hue lights, discord user volume, etc. I even made a very lengthy macro that sets up her OBS, Vtube studio, and all the other stuff she needs for streaming. Resizes the windows too to make the best use of space on her screen.
Don't you need a Philips Hue Bridge in order to use the smart plug? Or am I missing something? The bridge isn't required if the stream deck can somehow connect to it via bluetooth, but that isn't possible.
I’ve actually been using it more for flight simulator than streaming lately. I set it up to do pretty much whatever I want in the sim, but I use it mostly for quickly switching between different camera views. I also use it to control my lights, and I’m gonna see how I can make it work for me in my DAW as well.
A little late to the party on this comment...I'm waiting for my Stream Deck Plus and my Behringer X32 to arrive. I'm going to use the Stream Deck Plus to control the mixer during a stream. The video will be mostly static, the audio needs to have some changes.
Please make sure you do not take down a load-bearing wall. It could be catastrophic. As for the Streamdeck, I love the Teams plugin - so useful during meetings because I’m always multitasking and don’t want to find the bloody teams window to mute/unmute and do other useful stuff.
1. Viewer count button 2. Plugin showing who's live so I can just use that to raid into them 3. CPU usage 4. One page showing different time zones and weather 5. Magic 8ball to show on stream as a channel point redemption Never realized the speediest plugin before this. Thanks so much! Having that running every few minutes is awesome.
I primarily use it to start recording or take screen shots of my second OBS instance. Also muting my browser source as I get into a game. Haven't streamed in 9 months so... yeah.
I have the 32 button streamdeck. In my effort to up my streaming game, I've got a full 8 page set up for pages, scenes, sounds, animations, poses, cameras, and facial expressions for my Vtubing models. I come from a tech theatre background, so I've been spending my time recently converting that workflow for myself via streaming, and the utility of the streamdeck.
I'm not the type of person who often leaves comments (almost never), but here I'm willing to make an exception. Harris, you have always been a source of useful information and here you are again saving my day. I spent all day looking for how to use Stream Deck to move the windows position and you were the only one who could help. As always - the best
I use mine for helping me with coding, with repeating actions, swapping between IDEs and projects. When streaming, I use my stream deck for sound effects, scenes, widgets, minigames, autoban bots, speed test, for moderating other channels, recording a specific source, screenshoting everything or a specific source, having a preview on what friendly channels are live, and a lot more (including my own Stream Deck plugins). And, most importantly, because I'm legally deaf, I use it for adjusting my audio for my end alone.
What I use the most: jump between the scenes, make a clip with Atrium vertical, mute, hide/unhide camera, show/hide certain sources. I never thought of the idea with the light like you shoed in this video, this is genius! Gonna try it tonight:)
I got one and I have to say I'm not really all impressed with it. I think it's because I'm not a streamer or gamer and it's just cool enough for those first few weeks. After that though, it's just a desk accessory. It's hard not to feel like this because, honestly, that's what they cater to. Look at the majority of the plug ins they made. Even their hardware. It's all mostly for streamers (which is crazy because I can't think of that many people that are worth watching to justify the amount of sales they're making).
Scott, your editing is becoming Harris' side kick. Harris is up here talking about Stream decks and you edit in little zingers and what not. I really enjoy your editing style. Keep up the good work.
I use mine mostly as a hotkey button when I'm video or podcast editing. It's a lot easier to put my 15 button stream deck in place of my keyboard so I can do things like copy, cut, paste, zoom in and out etc. Although, when I did stream I used it for a soundboard and scene changes sometimes
OK so first how do you get a white stream deck plus? Also I am avoiding using the discord volume mixer because its seems like you need to give it access to your account wich is a huge security flaw. But I am not a developer so I am not 100% sure about this it just seems that way due to the instructions given. Also I had the original stream deck and now I have the plus as well because of the knobs which give me better control of stuff. Now here something really cool that you kinda did mention but you can use one stream deck to change the profile of the other. For example since my plus has less buttons I have buttons on it to switch profiles on my original stream deck that has more. So I can switch to my OBS profile, sound board, or voicemod on my original stream deck while the plus stay on the main one with all the main things I need.
75% of the use is adding to my death counter, adjusting audio volumes, and multi-actions for starting/ending stream. Okay, probably close to 80% is just the death counter 😅
With the Philips smart plug, a Philips hue bridge is also required for it to pair to a stream deck. Just bought the plug by itself and found out the hard way. FYI for anybody that didn't know
"If you use your Streamdeck for something other than Switching Scenes 50% of the time, lemme know." Me with Voicemod who uses it on every instance I can for comedic effect (in combo with my Streamdeck): *allow me to introduce myself*
I have stream deck xl. Only 1. But I can’t do much with it because I bought a stupid pc that I can’t stream with. Which might I add was not explained to me when I bought it.
I have mine set up for scenes, starting and stopping my streams, spinning my wheel, changing cams, Tweeting things out, turning my lights on and off, and mostly for sound bytes of all sorts.
I'm buying a Stream Deck primarily for WFH office use with a bit of streaming. Teams meetings, recording and transripts, and switching between apps/quick focus swaps. May also try to use it quickly reorganise windows too. Honestly, it sounds like a great productivity tool for other uses but ALSO for streaming!
Stream Deck + and Stream Deck XL. I gave my original Stream Deck to my best friend who wants to get into streaming. BTW, possible reason why "knob" may not work with Elgato ... My live-stream viewer friends from the U.K. say the word "knob" means something us "Yanks" normally don't say in front of our grandmothers.
I use it for soundcard control, selecting and switching to different audio interfaces, enabling/disabling bluetooth, connecting to bluetooth devices. Media player control, favorite PC folders, browser control and favorite websites, screensaver control, time, stopwatch, counterdowns for keeping my stream/recordings under 1 hour, weather, youtube channel overviews, opening apps, audio visualiser. webcam control (exposure, gamma, saturation etc). volume control, mouse pointer highlight cursor, magnifier, digital mixer, toggle icons on or off and the list goes on. And of course last but not least OBS control.
I use my stream deck to: * Play a random song from my play list, then mute it for me but not the stream when I land * Toggle between the 3 cameras on my Kitty/Hand cam panel * Switch game input between Game Capture, Desktop Capture, No capture (stealth mode text) and Parsec to show my laptop * Switch voices for when players redeem me doing voice lines from Apex legends * Make my cartoon avatar dance in the overlay * Show and hide my web cam and the Kitty/Hand cam panel * Save and play replays * Turn recording on and off with an icon that goes red when I'm recording. * Switch between ranked and casual play to turn twitch redemptions on and off such as "Play a Legend" or "Use this gun" (Use Aitum integration) * Turn on and off other overlays including lobby code for custom games and panels on Tik Tok stream Most of these control both my Twitch and Tik Tok streams at the same time where I use Vertical (Thank you Harris)
There is so much more but here is some of what i use Use daily or weekly: mute/unmute discord Open notepad screenshot (screenshot tool) calculator Translator Folder for folders i tend to use switch betweem headphones and speakers rearrange windows on my screen (i have 1 for streaming/recording/daily use/movie night) Notion shortcuts Photoshop shortcuts Davinci Resolve shortcuts Taskmanager (animated button that shows CPU) color picker open color theory page Less often: vociemod Wave 3 settings Various webpages i tend to visit, be it epidemic, artist or pixabay discord placement, when in call with someone it is handey to be able to place discord in different ways Open favorite playlists be it spotify or youtube Settings page, like settings for mouse or internet speed test
The primary use for my stream deck is actually debugging and navigating code. I also use it to monitor the status of my SSH connections so I can start stop or restart them as needed as well as perform scheduled tasks like popping up a Windows notification to remind me to take a break and go walk the dog. I also play Fallout 4 religiously with hundreds of mods and I have around 80 hot keys (several for Place Everywhere) for various items, actions and scripts tied to a gaming profile. This will let me toggle the free camera, pause the game, adjust the camera speed, and then move the camera around and toggle my ENB effects for the perfect screenshot then quickly resume gameplay. Plus: Voice mod and Discord controls so while I'm streaming my gameplay I can make my character dance and play an audio clip on an event, etc. I'm currently setting it up to use Bitsoft Companion to control my Linux machine which I will be using to do the streaming on a dual PC streaming setup with a single controller while I game on Windows. Bonus: I use the G6 key on my Corsair K100 to swap my Corsair RGB Pro into sniper mode for quick headshots.
I didn't decide between Elgato Stream Deck with Audio Mixer included(4 roraty knobs), just streamer desk or Megalodon Triple Knob Macro Pad. I'm thinking to buy the nob Controller too to make a Combo. Which one you will choose base in your experience?
I run a simple scene setup for my live streams, but I've been using my stream deck as a video board during my streams (like Robin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire saying Hello when someone enters chat and says hi, audio and video)
@Senpai I got the Stream Deck to IFTTT to toggle power on/off my Sony A7iii - but do you how to get rid of "the operation and safety of this battery cannot be guaranteed" message that comes up (I use a dummy battery pack to power the camera)? I have to physically go to my camera to press the button to go "OK" to make the message go away.
I tried to have one "productivity" profile track the time I spent doing things I need to do that keep getting put off like chores, studying, organizing... using a stopwatch thing but it kept resetting the stopwatch and also I kept forgetting to use it 😅 But I had a button for each task and would push it when I began and finished the task, and displayed the stopwatch time on the buttons. I might also try if I can set it up as a to-do list kind of checklist where it displays a task for the day on each button, and I push the button when it's completed which changes it to something fun. Like puzzle pieces and when all the tasks are done, the picture is completed (like how it shows for a screensaver on the stream deck) Also I need to finish my blender donut!! lol
I really like these knobs, sorry Elgato I mean the dails. These greate things are out now for a while and I am still waiting for two I think simple but great functionalitys. 1) I would like to use the dails to rotate through pages of the Streamdeck plus or even other pages. 2) I would like to define stacks / tables of singel or multi actions. With the dails I would like to rotate up and down (and in a loop) through all the actions in that table. The name of the actual selected action is always shown/rotating in the dieplay above the dail. When I have selected the right (multi)action I want to run that (multi)action by a press of that dail. As an example: Having a stack with different light scenes. Every scene is a multi action, that sets the color and intensity of my lights. (Maybe: Job, RUclips, Course-Recording, Off). Now I can easily select all my light scenes with just one dail. (I think this functionality is a little bit like opening a folder from a button.) So please add these two features - that would be so great, @elgato
I have the Elgato Stream Deck MK.2. I don't even use mine to change scenes haha, but for a lot of other stuff! I use it to mute/unmute mic, change outfits for my vtuber, play sound alerts/animations on stream for fun live editing, adjust audio volume on different apps, and more. It's great!
I use mine for... World time, quick browser (link), alternate screenshot, calc and notepad shortcut, several app shortcuts, teams + zoom, sound adjustments, single to multi extend screen toggle (project) and hopefully soon, lights + mic + cam control + scenes etc.
For work we have twelve 32 button stream decks. I stream roughly 200+ college sports a year. I use two 32 stream decks per stream (plus an Xbox controller) with vMix. The left deck is my control deck. Switching 8 buttons for cameras (4 program and 4 preview), 8 buttons for replay and the rest are other helpful buttons. The right are for my graphics. I can use live game stats in conjunction with Excel and it takes two buttons on stream deck to cut 4-5 seconds out of the process (rather than spend thousands on automated software).
Just started using my so still adding and learning about how to use it/which plugins to get for more functions and stuff. But i use it so far for gaming and recording plus for using it as a sound effects board for during a gaming session of COD DMZ. Still going to ad and chance it overtime because like I said before still learn what you all can do with it plus which plugins to get. Loving it so far even with the beginners issues i had with the software issues/errors but got the best software/gear support from Elgato I never had from other companys i dealt with before so they made a life-time Elgato fan/supporter for the service support that they gave, They want all customers to enjoy their products and help you out if something goes wrong and will help you step by step to getting it fixed! Elgato Stream Deck XL Using Elgato software 6.4.1 because for me version 6.5.0 does'nt work on my PC (Windows 10) even when i went to Windows 11 had the same problem but because of the help from Elgato I now know what to do if i ever have this issue again when i upgrate to the next version after version 6.5.0
Still rockin' the classic 3x5 Stream Deck model over here. Aside from scene switching, I also set it up with a Launch button that opens up most of the little tools I need when it's go-live time (OBS, Spotify, Mix It Up, Twitch Fishing...), but most of my space on there is dedicated to Voicemod soundboard & voice changer buttons. Never know when you're gonna need a well-timed rimshot or vine boom live on stream 💀
I just want to hit the record button on my stream deck and have it initiate recording in landscape and your vertical plugin at the same time. Currently I have to hit record on stream deck and then manually click on record in the vertical window. HALP
Okay I was using my stream deck for scenes, then I use it to open all programs I use to stream, then I started using it for recording content for RUclips to pause and record install of always switching to OBS to do that
I just ordered one, im hoping i can control the gain on the Beacn Mic with it! Just bought that too. im getting rid of a few older XLR components and cleaning up my desk space.
Ye Gods! I use a shutdown button because I'm too lazy to move my mouse to the bottom corner of my screen. I use it for volume settings (I have PS5 and Switch going line in and use Volume2 to control the different volumes) and for switching between speakers and usb headset. I have a screensaver button for blanking both my screens; I use it for launching different apps; and game controls for Elite Dangerous; I use it to colour code clips in Davinci Resolve; Icue colour settings and phillips Hue lights; Moving windows to different monitors because I'm too lazy to press win+shift+left or right
Windows mover is so incredible in theory, but it has been so buggy in practice. Had led to windows being thrown all over the place or sometimes just disappearing entirely? I have 3 monitors, and it just totally bugs out.
I am too getting excited over knobs now 🤣 I have the streamdeckXL and along with everyone else ive been crying over the Internet about the plus not having enough knobs, but now you've told me I can get plenty knobs, I think I'm going to have to get it!! 😏 Love your passion & glad you prefer knobs over dials, I do too! Sorry Elgato!
“I just bought the Stream Deck Plus and I use it for anything but streaming, really. I bought it thinking it was an audio controller where I could control app volume. Then I got it here and realized it was anything but a volume controller. And actually, I was thoroughly disappointed because I wasn't looking for something with this type of learning curve. Well, it may be something that seems rather intuitive to all of you, that's probably due to the Stream Deck being a part of your entire culture and of course you would pick up little details watching other people use it on RUclips so by the time you get it, it seems rather easy. However, that wasn't the case for this guy. Because I've never really even known what a Stream Deck was capable of. Whereas, on the other hand, as an audio producer, if you asked me about any type of audio routing or mixing and mastering, that's the intuitive stuff for me, which I'm sure wouldn't be the same for a streamer just starting to get one. However now I have this thing working like a champ. I mostly use it for when I want to play guitar in a stream, I can mute the mic, add a browser to my stream if I want to use RUclips videos for backing track and dial in the loot back from my audio interface which is where my guitar amp sound is coming from. The great thing about the steam deck is I can control the software such as RUclips volume so I just set the guitar amp volume and then dial in the backing track so that the mix is balanced and then with the dog got the wave app I can even add plugins that surprisingly are very hard to incorporate into any stream without using something like streamlancer I think maybe OBS but I'm not even sure if we'll be as size VST plug-in capabilities or not. I just know I don't like using those programs I just like the audio to stream from the loopback channel and that goes straight to we'll see Facebook where I strip to sometimes Instagram. But I don't know how to stream to Instagram on PC so I don't do that often
Hello @Senpai, thank you for this video! I just had a quick question re: the smart plugs and being able to turn on ANYTHING with the stream deck; I have used both Hue and Govee to plug my TV, soundbar, and PS3 into and then control it with my stream deck, but for some reason, Hue wouldn't work quite right and it was confusing to understand, and Govee wouldn't work with my Wi-Fi and Bluetooth from the Govee Home app; so I didn't even get a chance to use either plugin on the stream deck to try and control them; do they even need to be connected via Wi-Fi/Bluetooth in order to control them from the stream deck, or no?
Alright, it's time. What Stream Decks do you have and what do you use your buttons for?
well i have been using EVERY stream deck video you got to set up mine i have it to change scenes.......and clip my twitch stream create markers for later use manage my discord turn on and off certain voice channels and voice mods start and stop my Spotify playing you guessed it streambeats by this awesome youtuber... hmm cant seem to remember his name anyway all that and a few fine tuning buttons for when i edit my clips and upload them to tiktok anything i missed Mr. Heller.........KNOBS
Stream Deck, Stream Deck XL, and Stream Deck+. Other than scene switching in OBS, I use them for: Discord Channel surfing, Twitch channel surfing, audio control (Stream Deck+ and Wave Link), keeping track of different time zones, and buttons that enter text into chat with links that support my friends. I use those features almost every day. I produce shows in multiple time zones, so having something where I can see time zones next to each other is amazing. Thanks for the video.
Stream Deck and im ashamed to say that i barely stream and i use it maybe 2 or 3 times a stream to hit like 2 buttons😂
Streamdeck mini, I love that little thing so much! I don't have to grab my mouse anymore while DJ'ing :o The most used button for me is the one that shows the artwork of my originals in VR with a single press. I feel bad for not picking up a streamdeck sooner!
I have 2 StreamDecks, one for each streaming setup.
Changing scenes is something that I do the least often, almost never. I use the buttons for enabling and disabling audio sources, hiding and showing and switching cameras, on screen graphics, incrementing counters, starting and stopping and switching timers, and some mod actions like Followers Only mode and starting a raid if I have a predetermined target.
Most common use is to mute/unmute my mic.
I'm renting but I totally hate this wall in here. It's coming down
😂😂😂
You heard Harris. If that little voice in your head says knock it down, you LISTEN!
Don't let your dreams be dreams
Just Do It
I'll bring pizza
I use my Stream Deck XL mainly for Final Fantasy XIV. The top two rows are dedicated to switching my class/job to whatever button I press.
The third and fourth row have other useful in game shortcuts, various mute buttons (mic into OBS, mic into Discord and Discord into OBS), Hue light controls and my OBS scenes. So yeah, I'm using mine extensively. XD
i use Stream Deck mobile. The majority of how i use it is preparing for media creation: Setting up the computer for workflows and controlling software within a workflow. I, also use a midi controller that was set up before I had the Stream Deck. I am slowly moving operations from the midi controller to the Stream Deck
Stream Deck Plus. Fantastic job as always! Spectacular plug-ins and ideas. Thank you!!
I mostly run ads, raffles, adjust elgato lighting, turn off or adjust Spotify volume, and use a bunch of commands for twitch like epic name or something. switching scenes i use a little bit but not much
I use mine for changing scenes and turning on chat slow modes, emote mode and clearing it, plus running ads when I need to go take a poo break.
Fantastic video, thank you for sharing these!
I havbe a stream deck XL and i don't stream at all. I use it for smart home control, some PC controls like switching mics quickly, spotify control, and a soundboard. And im constantly looking to do more with it.
Hi! I am setting up my stream desk for the first time, and I cannot find the Vertical plugin. Love everything though, thank you! :D
I use the stream deck+ to control my audio with the wavelink software
The voice in my head said to take out this wall. Forgot I live in an apartment. BUT!! I met a new friend...
A good thing to note, is that many Stream Deck plugins run as an application on the background (you can find them from task manager etc.). So having many installed might affect the computers performance.
I use the stream decks and pedals as accessibility tools. I have a button to toggle mousse smooth, and disable regular mouse buttons, swapping them to the pedals. Perfect way to get around the tremor in my right hand when it's really severe.
#7 you can have dedicated set ups for certain games as well. As an example star citizen or elite dangerous I run a bunch of keys that trigger things in game like lift up landing gear, or contact station air control towers etc.
Great video. Thanks for constantly going above and beyond to help us all be better streamers
i dont know how i feel about youtubers i watch interact 🤣
My best friend loves streaming since I set up all her hotkeys on the stream deck. They manage her Vtuber model, her scenes, hue lights, discord user volume, etc.
I even made a very lengthy macro that sets up her OBS, Vtube studio, and all the other stuff she needs for streaming. Resizes the windows too to make the best use of space on her screen.
*voice in my head tells me tear down my wall*
*my landlord* 👁👄👁
Don't you need a Philips Hue Bridge in order to use the smart plug? Or am I missing something? The bridge isn't required if the stream deck can somehow connect to it via bluetooth, but that isn't possible.
I’ve actually been using it more for flight simulator than streaming lately. I set it up to do pretty much whatever I want in the sim, but I use it mostly for quickly switching between different camera views. I also use it to control my lights, and I’m gonna see how I can make it work for me in my DAW as well.
A little late to the party on this comment...I'm waiting for my Stream Deck Plus and my Behringer X32 to arrive. I'm going to use the Stream Deck Plus to control the mixer during a stream. The video will be mostly static, the audio needs to have some changes.
Please make sure you do not take down a load-bearing wall. It could be catastrophic. As for the Streamdeck, I love the Teams plugin - so useful during meetings because I’m always multitasking and don’t want to find the bloody teams window to mute/unmute and do other useful stuff.
It once had a purpose to make streaming easier, now it is simply a glorified soundboard.
Bru ? HOW THE FLIP I BEEN LIVING ALL MY LIFE WITHOUT A STREAM DECK DAWGGG! THIS VIDEO BLOW MY MIND. Thank you partner
1. Viewer count button
2. Plugin showing who's live so I can just use that to raid into them
3. CPU usage
4. One page showing different time zones and weather
5. Magic 8ball to show on stream as a channel point redemption
Never realized the speediest plugin before this. Thanks so much! Having that running every few minutes is awesome.
I primarily use it to start recording or take screen shots of my second OBS instance. Also muting my browser source as I get into a game. Haven't streamed in 9 months so... yeah.
I have the 32 button streamdeck. In my effort to up my streaming game, I've got a full 8 page set up for pages, scenes, sounds, animations, poses, cameras, and facial expressions for my Vtubing models. I come from a tech theatre background, so I've been spending my time recently converting that workflow for myself via streaming, and the utility of the streamdeck.
You look like a Ryan Reynolds doppelganger. great video! thanks for the input on the streamdeck plus. definitly picking one of these up for christmas
I'm not the type of person who often leaves comments (almost never), but here I'm willing to make an exception. Harris, you have always been a source of useful information and here you are again saving my day. I spent all day looking for how to use Stream Deck to move the windows position and you were the only one who could help. As always - the best
Seriously golden information
I use mine for helping me with coding, with repeating actions, swapping between IDEs and projects. When streaming, I use my stream deck for sound effects, scenes, widgets, minigames, autoban bots, speed test, for moderating other channels, recording a specific source, screenshoting everything or a specific source, having a preview on what friendly channels are live, and a lot more (including my own Stream Deck plugins). And, most importantly, because I'm legally deaf, I use it for adjusting my audio for my end alone.
Whyyyy does the Discord Volume Mixer have to be PC only...... :(
What I use the most: jump between the scenes, make a clip with Atrium vertical, mute, hide/unhide camera, show/hide certain sources. I never thought of the idea with the light like you shoed in this video, this is genius! Gonna try it tonight:)
I got one and I have to say I'm not really all impressed with it. I think it's because I'm not a streamer or gamer and it's just cool enough for those first few weeks. After that though, it's just a desk accessory. It's hard not to feel like this because, honestly, that's what they cater to. Look at the majority of the plug ins they made. Even their hardware. It's all mostly for streamers (which is crazy because I can't think of that many people that are worth watching to justify the amount of sales they're making).
Scott, your editing is becoming Harris' side kick. Harris is up here talking about Stream decks and you edit in little zingers and what not. I really enjoy your editing style. Keep up the good work.
I'm on the other side, I absolutely hate it.
I just came to say KNOBS
Do you know of any plugins that will work with the Logitech litra glow LED lights?
Knobs
I like knobs ( ͡° ل͜ ͡°)
Did somebody say knobs?
I use mine mostly as a hotkey button when I'm video or podcast editing. It's a lot easier to put my 15 button stream deck in place of my keyboard so I can do things like copy, cut, paste, zoom in and out etc. Although, when I did stream I used it for a soundboard and scene changes sometimes
I use one button 99% of the time….. start/stop recording …. That’s it haha
I have mine set up like a juke box. Just press one button and my songs come on. Best juke box ever 😊
RIP Wall
Use my streamdeck to automate 90% of my editing with presets :)
Do they have any support for GOVEE scenes? I wish so badly 😞
i use it for discord
Definitely use it for controlling audio even when I’m not streaming it’s a jewel
@@melw5257 absolutely
I use it for my controller in DCS World simulation, Discord, opening apps, streaming and more.
I use my stream deck to Mute/deafen in Discord as well as switch scenes. How did you get it to turn your cameras on/off?
OK so first how do you get a white stream deck plus?
Also I am avoiding using the discord volume mixer because its seems like you need to give it access to your account wich is a huge security flaw. But I am not a developer so I am not 100% sure about this it just seems that way due to the instructions given.
Also I had the original stream deck and now I have the plus as well because of the knobs which give me better control of stuff. Now here something really cool that you kinda did mention but you can use one stream deck to change the profile of the other. For example since my plus has less buttons I have buttons on it to switch profiles on my original stream deck that has more. So I can switch to my OBS profile, sound board, or voicemod on my original stream deck while the plus stay on the main one with all the main things I need.
on the official website you can find a white one when you checkout
75% of the use is adding to my death counter, adjusting audio volumes, and multi-actions for starting/ending stream. Okay, probably close to 80% is just the death counter 😅
75-80% for a death counter and 20-25% for a kill counter and all the rest. Seems like the exact type of streams I like.
3:01 start of video, you´re welcome
I've convinced myself that the purpose of this video was just keep saying knobs. I'm about to go upstairs and check pretty much all of these.
I love my steam deck 😂
I miss the "How do you grow" button during your streams 😭
I need to get me one of these!
I NEED that vertical plug-in for StreamLabs. I’m too deep to switch to OBS 😂
10:44 I too am a knob enthusiast ;)
With the Philips smart plug, a Philips hue bridge is also required for it to pair to a stream deck. Just bought the plug by itself and found out the hard way. FYI for anybody that didn't know
"If you use your Streamdeck for something other than Switching Scenes 50% of the time, lemme know."
Me with Voicemod who uses it on every instance I can for comedic effect (in combo with my Streamdeck): *allow me to introduce myself*
I have stream deck xl. Only 1. But I can’t do much with it because I bought a stupid pc that I can’t stream with. Which might I add was not explained to me when I bought it.
I have mine set up for scenes, starting and stopping my streams, spinning my wheel, changing cams, Tweeting things out, turning my lights on and off, and mostly for sound bytes of all sorts.
major!
Hey Harris how many pages of buttons can you have on this thing? Thanks for another dope video.
I'm buying a Stream Deck primarily for WFH office use with a bit of streaming. Teams meetings, recording and transripts, and switching between apps/quick focus swaps. May also try to use it quickly reorganise windows too. Honestly, it sounds like a great productivity tool for other uses but ALSO for streaming!
I use streamdecks for running all my sound, DMX and smart lighting for my Dungeons & Dragons games!
i have Buyed for streaming but now i use it at work for switch camera in Unreal Engine 5 for Live-Events
I only use it for Photoshop and keyboard macro shortcuts for Phrase Expander.
my stream deck middle button just opens a tab with ludwigs youtube channel.... 😅
I use my streamdeck for clips as I do player reviews and I also use it to change songs as well as many other things
I use it for soundboard, and for Fivem roleplay ALLOT!!!
Now if I could figure out which plug-in to refill my drink or run to the bathroom for me, I’ll be set! Thanks!! 😊
thanks discord volume mixer - you removed all my other buttons on both stream decks. I LOST EVERYTHING - years of adding shit all gone...............
Stream Deck + and Stream Deck XL. I gave my original Stream Deck to my best friend who wants to get into streaming. BTW, possible reason why "knob" may not work with Elgato ... My live-stream viewer friends from the U.K. say the word "knob" means something us "Yanks" normally don't say in front of our grandmothers.
I use it for soundcard control, selecting and switching to different audio interfaces, enabling/disabling bluetooth, connecting to bluetooth devices. Media player control, favorite PC folders, browser control and favorite websites, screensaver control, time, stopwatch, counterdowns for keeping my stream/recordings under 1 hour, weather, youtube channel overviews, opening apps, audio visualiser. webcam control (exposure, gamma, saturation etc). volume control, mouse pointer highlight cursor, magnifier, digital mixer, toggle icons on or off and the list goes on. And of course last but not least OBS control.
I use my stream deck to:
* Play a random song from my play list, then mute it for me but not the stream when I land
* Toggle between the 3 cameras on my Kitty/Hand cam panel
* Switch game input between Game Capture, Desktop Capture, No capture (stealth mode text) and Parsec to show my laptop
* Switch voices for when players redeem me doing voice lines from Apex legends
* Make my cartoon avatar dance in the overlay
* Show and hide my web cam and the Kitty/Hand cam panel
* Save and play replays
* Turn recording on and off with an icon that goes red when I'm recording.
* Switch between ranked and casual play to turn twitch redemptions on and off such as "Play a Legend" or "Use this gun" (Use Aitum integration)
* Turn on and off other overlays including lobby code for custom games and panels on Tik Tok stream
Most of these control both my Twitch and Tik Tok streams at the same time where I use Vertical (Thank you Harris)
There is so much more but here is some of what i use
Use daily or weekly:
mute/unmute discord
Open notepad
screenshot (screenshot tool)
calculator
Translator
Folder for folders i tend to use
switch betweem headphones and speakers
rearrange windows on my screen (i have 1 for streaming/recording/daily use/movie night)
Notion shortcuts
Photoshop shortcuts
Davinci Resolve shortcuts
Taskmanager (animated button that shows CPU)
color picker
open color theory page
Less often:
vociemod
Wave 3 settings
Various webpages i tend to visit, be it epidemic, artist or pixabay
discord placement, when in call with someone it is handey to be able to place discord in different ways
Open favorite playlists be it spotify or youtube
Settings page, like settings for mouse or internet speed test
The primary use for my stream deck is actually debugging and navigating code. I also use it to monitor the status of my SSH connections so I can start stop or restart them as needed as well as perform scheduled tasks like popping up a Windows notification to remind me to take a break and go walk the dog. I also play Fallout 4 religiously with hundreds of mods and I have around 80 hot keys (several for Place Everywhere) for various items, actions and scripts tied to a gaming profile. This will let me toggle the free camera, pause the game, adjust the camera speed, and then move the camera around and toggle my ENB effects for the perfect screenshot then quickly resume gameplay. Plus: Voice mod and Discord controls so while I'm streaming my gameplay I can make my character dance and play an audio clip on an event, etc. I'm currently setting it up to use Bitsoft Companion to control my Linux machine which I will be using to do the streaming on a dual PC streaming setup with a single controller while I game on Windows. Bonus: I use the G6 key on my Corsair K100 to swap my Corsair RGB Pro into sniper mode for quick headshots.
I didn't decide between Elgato Stream Deck with Audio Mixer included(4 roraty knobs), just streamer desk or Megalodon Triple Knob Macro Pad. I'm thinking to buy the nob Controller too to make a Combo. Which one you will choose base in your experience?
i switch scenes use it to edit on davinci resolve put gifs on the stream change lightng the list goes on
I run a simple scene setup for my live streams, but I've been using my stream deck as a video board during my streams (like Robin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire saying Hello when someone enters chat and says hi, audio and video)
@Senpai I got the Stream Deck to IFTTT to toggle power on/off my Sony A7iii - but do you how to get rid of "the operation and safety of this battery cannot be guaranteed" message that comes up (I use a dummy battery pack to power the camera)? I have to physically go to my camera to press the button to go "OK" to make the message go away.
I tried to have one "productivity" profile track the time I spent doing things I need to do that keep getting put off like chores, studying, organizing... using a stopwatch thing but it kept resetting the stopwatch and also I kept forgetting to use it 😅 But I had a button for each task and would push it when I began and finished the task, and displayed the stopwatch time on the buttons. I might also try if I can set it up as a to-do list kind of checklist where it displays a task for the day on each button, and I push the button when it's completed which changes it to something fun. Like puzzle pieces and when all the tasks are done, the picture is completed (like how it shows for a screensaver on the stream deck)
Also I need to finish my blender donut!! lol
I really like these knobs, sorry Elgato I mean the dails. These greate things are out now for a while and I am still waiting for two I think simple but great functionalitys.
1) I would like to use the dails to rotate through pages of the Streamdeck plus or even other pages.
2) I would like to define stacks / tables of singel or multi actions. With the dails I would like to rotate up and down (and in a loop) through all the actions in that table. The name of the actual selected action is always shown/rotating in the dieplay above the dail. When I have selected the right (multi)action I want to run that (multi)action by a press of that dail. As an example: Having a stack with different light scenes. Every scene is a multi action, that sets the color and intensity of my lights. (Maybe: Job, RUclips, Course-Recording, Off). Now I can easily select all my light scenes with just one dail. (I think this functionality is a little bit like opening a folder from a button.)
So please add these two features - that would be so great, @elgato
I have the Elgato Stream Deck MK.2. I don't even use mine to change scenes haha, but for a lot of other stuff! I use it to mute/unmute mic, change outfits for my vtuber, play sound alerts/animations on stream for fun live editing, adjust audio volume on different apps, and more. It's great!
Volume control, media oause/play, application volume control, Stratagems in Helldivers 2, mute/unmute mic.
Guys I'm not joking stay around for the last tip, it's a game changer
I use mine for... World time, quick browser (link), alternate screenshot, calc and notepad shortcut, several app shortcuts, teams + zoom, sound adjustments, single to multi extend screen toggle (project) and hopefully soon, lights + mic + cam control + scenes etc.
I use my stream deck for productivity , shortcuts , macros , executing programs, opening apps , editing , lights etc . No streaming .
For work we have twelve 32 button stream decks. I stream roughly 200+ college sports a year. I use two 32 stream decks per stream (plus an Xbox controller) with vMix. The left deck is my control deck. Switching 8 buttons for cameras (4 program and 4 preview), 8 buttons for replay and the rest are other helpful buttons. The right are for my graphics. I can use live game stats in conjunction with Excel and it takes two buttons on stream deck to cut 4-5 seconds out of the process (rather than spend thousands on automated software).
Just started using my so still adding and learning about how to use it/which plugins to get for more functions and stuff.
But i use it so far for gaming and recording plus for using it as a sound effects board for during a gaming session of COD DMZ.
Still going to ad and chance it overtime because like I said before still learn what you all can do with it plus which plugins to get.
Loving it so far even with the beginners issues i had with the software issues/errors but got the best software/gear support from Elgato I never had from other companys i dealt with before so they made a life-time Elgato fan/supporter for the service support that they gave, They want all customers to enjoy their products and help you out if something goes wrong and will help you step by step to getting it fixed!
Elgato Stream Deck XL
Using Elgato software 6.4.1 because for me version 6.5.0 does'nt work on my PC (Windows 10) even when i went to Windows 11 had the same problem but because of the help from Elgato I now know what to do if i ever have this issue again when i upgrate to the next version after version 6.5.0
Still rockin' the classic 3x5 Stream Deck model over here. Aside from scene switching, I also set it up with a Launch button that opens up most of the little tools I need when it's go-live time (OBS, Spotify, Mix It Up, Twitch Fishing...), but most of my space on there is dedicated to Voicemod soundboard & voice changer buttons. Never know when you're gonna need a well-timed rimshot or vine boom live on stream 💀
I just want to hit the record button on my stream deck and have it initiate recording in landscape and your vertical plugin at the same time. Currently I have to hit record on stream deck and then manually click on record in the vertical window. HALP
Okay I was using my stream deck for scenes, then I use it to open all programs I use to stream, then I started using it for recording content for RUclips to pause and record install of always switching to OBS to do that
I just ordered one, im hoping i can control the gain on the Beacn Mic with it! Just bought that too. im getting rid of a few older XLR components and cleaning up my desk space.
Ye Gods! I use a shutdown button because I'm too lazy to move my mouse to the bottom corner of my screen. I use it for volume settings (I have PS5 and Switch going line in and use Volume2 to control the different volumes) and for switching between speakers and usb headset. I have a screensaver button for blanking both my screens; I use it for launching different apps; and game controls for Elite Dangerous; I use it to colour code clips in Davinci Resolve; Icue colour settings and phillips Hue lights; Moving windows to different monitors because I'm too lazy to press win+shift+left or right
Windows mover is so incredible in theory, but it has been so buggy in practice. Had led to windows being thrown all over the place or sometimes just disappearing entirely? I have 3 monitors, and it just totally bugs out.
I am too getting excited over knobs now 🤣
I have the streamdeckXL and along with everyone else ive been crying over the Internet about the plus not having enough knobs, but now you've told me I can get plenty knobs, I think I'm going to have to get it!! 😏
Love your passion & glad you prefer knobs over dials, I do too! Sorry Elgato!
“I just bought the Stream Deck Plus and I use it for anything but streaming, really. I bought it thinking it was an audio controller where I could control app volume. Then I got it here and realized it was anything but a volume controller. And actually, I was thoroughly disappointed because I wasn't looking for something with this type of learning curve. Well, it may be something that seems rather intuitive to all of you, that's probably due to the Stream Deck being a part of your entire culture and of course you would pick up little details watching other people use it on RUclips so by the time you get it, it seems rather easy. However, that wasn't the case for this guy. Because I've never really even known what a Stream Deck was capable of. Whereas, on the other hand, as an audio producer, if you asked me about any type of audio routing or mixing and mastering, that's the intuitive stuff for me, which I'm sure wouldn't be the same for a streamer just starting to get one. However now I have this thing working like a champ. I mostly use it for when I want to play guitar in a stream, I can mute the mic, add a browser to my stream if I want to use RUclips videos for backing track and dial in the loot back from my audio interface which is where my guitar amp sound is coming from. The great thing about the steam deck is I can control the software such as RUclips volume so I just set the guitar amp volume and then dial in the backing track so that the mix is balanced and then with the dog got the wave app I can even add plugins that surprisingly are very hard to incorporate into any stream without using something like streamlancer I think maybe OBS but I'm not even sure if we'll be as size VST plug-in capabilities or not. I just know I don't like using those programs I just like the audio to stream from the loopback channel and that goes straight to we'll see Facebook where I strip to sometimes Instagram. But I don't know how to stream to Instagram on PC so I don't do that often
Hello @Senpai, thank you for this video! I just had a quick question re: the smart plugs and being able to turn on ANYTHING with the stream deck; I have used both Hue and Govee to plug my TV, soundbar, and PS3 into and then control it with my stream deck, but for some reason, Hue wouldn't work quite right and it was confusing to understand, and Govee wouldn't work with my Wi-Fi and Bluetooth from the Govee Home app; so I didn't even get a chance to use either plugin on the stream deck to try and control them; do they even need to be connected via Wi-Fi/Bluetooth in order to control them from the stream deck, or no?
How would i turn something on and off if i have a wyze enabled outlet? not Phillips or whatever you had?
Just so you know..... Shift-F1 is F13... Shift-F2 is F14 etc....through Shift-F12 is F24 Enjoy
I use it primarly to stash up shortcuts for my Daw.
Do you need the Philips Hue Bridge in order to control the power from the streamdeck ?