multiple audio channels
Streams should be able to encode audio into separate audio channels, so that users can independently mix/select audio for each channel. For example, one channel could be music, another could be the streamer's voice, and another for the game/application's audio. In this example, if you were already playing music that you wanted to listen to, you could disable the streamer's music. Or, if you have trouble hearing the streamer's voice, you could turn that up. Or, if you don't want to hear the streamer or music, you could mute them and just listen to the game. I think it would also have a secondary benefit that you could independently remove audio channels in cases of copyright violation, so that the rest of the vod is still good even if there happened to be flagged music on one channel.
-
0x800CCC0F commented
It would generally be nice if Twitch allowed streams with two audio streams along with the video stream, i.e. one for in-game audio and the streamer talking and one for the the music the streamer is playing in the background. Not only would this allow users to mix the audio on their side, for instance to listen to other music while watching the stream, but it would also be nice if a stream got its audio muted. In that case, only the music channel would be muted for copyright so people watching the VOD could still enjoy the streamer talking and the gameplay music.
-
Just__Legend commented
Yes please
-
3y3__ commented
If anyone can do something like this, itd be twitch. but maybe simplify it to just a 2nd slider in the UI, and allow the streamer the choice to include audio separately for the 2nd slider through obs or slobs and assign their choice of music source to that 2nd slider, allowing viewers to set volume independently as they please.
-
JerseyGryphon commented
Also, if the game sound was on another track, we could adjust the various volumes to our own preference, rather than distracting the streamer with our demands.
-
Sizzlinsteak commented
Allowing end viewers to control audio sources individually is such a great idea. I'd love to be able to mute streamer voice occasionally. This idea can probably go under Accessibility as well...
-
Zaneoblaneo commented
I've come here to make the same request. I'd love to be able to disable the music steam so i can listen to my own.
-
pethr1 commented
Can't believe this has been suggested so long ago and still not implemented. Great idea!
-
Aitemi commented
i don't know how to promote this but, it would be great :p
-
JohnDevelops commented
Came here to suggest the same thing.
-
zehuntar21 commented
We need this, to give viewers a mixer with different channels (ex: mic, game sound, music).
Personally, I hate watching streams with music -
ephemeralmorte commented
Watching your fav streamer is great but sometimes their music choice just does not work well. I suggest having a separate audio channel for streamers who are playing music in the background. By creating a separate channel (or w/e the right word is) the viewer can mute the music w/o having to mute the whole stream.
-
Gnorv commented
In addition to not having to rely on streamers to get their voice, game and music balance right. If one likes the music to be off and listen to his own, easy. And you can make it and "advanced" option so that people who don't want to bother with balancin the channels don't have to.
-
ectofx commented
Whether it's music being streamed alongside a streamer's activities, or the depth of in-game volume you can hear over their mic. (I have no means of achieving the latter.) In regard to the former, let me give a shot at acting as if I know a little about programming...Would it be possible to allow the viewer to "modify" the volume slider located in the streamer's AutoDJ preferences @ nightbot.tv; through the means of a command in the viewer chat; i.e. !nightbot audio2 (value 0 - 100) ... a slider amongst the Twitch UI (above the current audio slider) would be preferable, but again, I have no insight to offer upon that digression...and I often get caught up in foreseeing the ability to personalize this feature custom to each viewer. Although, an ability to clone the coding needed for the slider @ nightbot.tv, then implementing that coding within the Twitch UI, as a secondary volume adjustment, would allow individual customization. Anyways, I'm speaking in circles, so I'll leave this as food for thought. I appreciate any and all consideration.
-
Hwantaw commented
It would be great to let streamers send multiple audio channels. For example splitting game audio, streamer voice, music, and notifications.
Often Twitch is open to the side while the viewer is doing something else, and being able to switch off or adjust the volume of certain audio channels so they interfere less would be very useful, and make it more likely for users to keep tabs open.
-
Dougdlux commented
+3 This is one thing I have been hoping for for a long time. I enjoy most streamers music, but there are times when I won't even watch a streamer because I don't enjoy the taste in music. Being able to mute their background music and play my own would incentivize people to invest in more streamers.
-
SenzuBeanz commented
Honestly this.
Copyrighted music kills vods for me (also sometimes streamers listen to music I really dislike)
The ability to turn off music and listen to your own, and still enjoy a vod without half the audio missing would be a game changer for twitch -
https://www.twitch.tv/friskain commented
I was planning to make my own topic until i saw your topic Octapoo
With the Copyright Content on Audio and Muting of channelsI would aswell like to see an seperate or multiple audio tracks added below the stream. And allow our viewers to set their own volume Low, High or Off
The Music should be provided by twitch and people can request to add Music to it, If they can provide information that the music they want added is 100% Royaly free
And Please let us add our own playlists or Multiple playlists selected out of the music Twitch makes availableSo No More Vods getting Muted, Its Really hartbreaking if i have something i want to make a highlight off and half of it is Muted
Please TWITCH Make this available
-
Bogdanovixx commented
I agree, perhaps separate audio streams would also prevent muting the streamer's voice in VODs when he's listening to copyrighted music. It would be beneficial to everybody.
-
Daniel commented
I wanted to create the same topic =)
-
Octapoo commented
Multiple audio streams in a single video are supported by OBS and popular video formats, but Twitch strips alternate audio streams from video it receives and offers no way to select alternate audio streams while watching a stream.
This feature came about in order to allow videos to have audio in multiple languages, which is something any streamer is unlikely to do, but the availability of multiple audio streams can allow streamers to make alternate audio streams for other purposes. For example:
1. Those with poor hearing may benefit from a voice-only stream so that game audio, background music, and sound effects aren't obscuring the streamer's voice.
2. A voice-only audio channel may help Twitch create more accurate captions with speech-to-text software that may be confused by background noise.
3. Viewers with good hearing may benefit too simply by being able to mute a streamer's bad taste in music and obnoxious sense of what sort of sound effects are fun to have in a stream.
4. It's not impossible that a professional streamer with the right kind of show might want to hire a translator to open their stream to an audience that speaks a different language.