Audio first.
Audio is our number one priority. Here are the specs.
Recordings
- Recordings: CD quality and above where internet speeds allow (typically 5 Mbps upload and above), unless a lower-quality track or lower-bitrate hardware is used.
- Each of you gets your own recording of the whole set: a 24-bit stereo WAV at 44.1 or 48 kHz, about 1 GB an hour at 48 kHz.
- Your turns are 24-bit. Your partner's turns are 16-bit: CD quality at 44.1 kHz, and above it at 48 kHz.
- Set your DJ software's output to 48 kHz, both of you. If your rates differ, your partner's turns in your recording are at the live sound's quality. At any rate other than 44.1 or 48 kHz, the app doesn't record, and tells you to switch to 48 kHz.
Why 24-bit: studio-master recordings of your set. 24-bit gives your recording headroom. Keep your levels a little below the top and the peaks have room, with none of the quiet detail lost. Then there's room to master the set later. It's about the file you keep, not a difference you'll hear live.
Live, between you. Stereo Opus at 128 kb/s, set for music rather than voice. That's what you hear of each other live; the recordings line above is for recordings only.
Going live. OBS gets your set as a 24-bit WAV at the session's rate. From there, OBS's audio setting and your streaming platform set what your listeners hear. Set OBS's audio bitrate as high as your platform takes.
On a Mac. Recording and going live are on the Mac app. The Windows test doesn't record or go live yet.
Want native 96 kHz on a very fast connection? Email us at support@djb2b.com and we'll look into it.