Aaron Parecki

🔴 Live Q&A! Answering your questions about livestreaming gear!

January 11, 2026

Questions

(7:20) Q:Is it trivia time ?

(8:58) Q:It will be long night for me then :)

(9:15) Q:We need to get our Chill drinks ready I guess :)

(9:20) Q: Aaron, did you ever get to CES this year?

(11:35) Q:You need to have some Gobo Lights for those Members Only transitions where suddenly you switch to warp drive :)

(11:42) Aaron needs non reflective glass frames…

(12:35) Over a year of learning from Aaron, 5 m a member

(12:56) I did finally get my YouTube reconnected to discord after that Workspace migration snafu

(13:04) Aaron please update your map to include flights currently in the air. AS 37 didn’t show up! /s haha

(13:26) agreed on the computer glasses. when walking with them you have to look down at the ground or you get dizzy

(13:36) It was was the worst consumer show for consumer products, it was just AI, and a punch of companies Thanking each other for how much money they made lol

(14:37) The Elgato stream from CES was interesting to watch. The tunnel of 400 stream decks was cool

(14:46) This will be my last livestream for a while the Technical Director at my Church is moving on and the Pastor has as me to be interim TD until they find a replacement. @aaronpk @GwenPark @andreyanco3199

(15:10) Are varifocals not a thing in the US, lots of people speaking of needing different glasses

(16:49) You get to a certain age and need varifocals. I have those AND computer glasses now.

(16:56) Booked a cool event to livestream in March. An event is going for the world record drone show. They are doing 10,000 drones. We get to broadcast it to the world. Will be fun to try to film it

(17:22) Q: Any thoughts on this year's CES

(18:56) Where on the planet is he these days?

(19:09) Will do. First night is March 27th. They are doing 10 days in a row

(19:27) I think photojoseph is starting every other Tuesdays for a while

(21:32) Good morning from redlands ca

(21:40) I just posted a test link to see if it works or gets filtered out

(22:01) "Q" on the rocaster video s can you have the duo and a webcam hooked up at the same time or u can only use that 1 usb c for one or the other

(23:35) A: Could you use a USB-C HUB?

(24:07) Only mods are allowed to post links.

(24:14) I still hope to go to NAB! April 18-21 Curtis Judd and I have some plans Flying out on Saturday - Return on Tuesday

(24:34) So there are only three physical HDMI inputs on the RCV-s?

(26:02) What about 2110?

(26:19) thank you so much i ordered the rodecaster video s from b&h really needed that answered love the channel and the info you give us

(26:50) Q: thoughts on the new Elgato keyboard?

(28:18) its cool but not enough streamdeck keys

(28:42) Everyone is now posting questions about their bingo cards. (I’m looking at you @matt)

(29:03) Q:As far as I know one of those computer ports do not seem to control (ex. like device updates).

(29:17) Q: Did you see in Stream Deck 7.1.1 you can now disable a device in the software so you can use it with 3rd party like Companion without having to use the Companion plugin.

(30:08) Q: Is it possible to upload the same video to YouTube with two different audio streams and two different language options? I think it was possible to do something like that before.

(33:22) They use the same AI voices that are used in the scammy ads

(33:27) Cursed.

(33:34) from google re: multi track audio: Multi-language audio is currently available to a subset of creators with access to Advanced features as we are expanding access gradually.

(33:46) Can you show us what it looks like dubbed when you are speaking on screen?

(34:27) @aaronpk I think they're generating newer videos with "your" voice now. But maybe it's a slow roll-out or an opt-in.

(35:48) pretty cool? the word is scary

(35:56) I mean during live-streaming. I will send one video with two audios (original language and interpreter's audio).

(36:55) @aaronpk How do you feel about the possibility of the auto-dubbed track being incorrect or even defamatory?

(38:04) I have seen multi-language live streams on YouTube before

(38:27) From reddit re: multi audio & live

(38:30) You can do this is AWS Medialive - you can send it a single stream with 3 audio tracks and then get it to seperate out that video into 3 videos with the appropriate language track that go to YouTube.

(38:51) Q: Can you upload video with multiple language audio tracks?

(39:46) Yes, it's 3 totally different videos with same video, different audio

(40:17) do a pitate version

(40:21) Reddit post seemed to indicate it's a workaround b/c feature either doesn't exist or is only available to very large channels

(40:30) q: use a stereo track with 2x mono diferent audio tracks

(40:35) Mmm Easter 🐣 bit soon after Christmas

(40:42) Q suggestions for a streaming device for luddites (1 button press to stream) that has limiters for XLR inputs (for a sport club with no tech savvy staff) Thinking Caster video S.

(42:38) That should be a easy Firmware change @aaronpk

(43:05) There was an RCV prototype with configurable button. Stream/golive

(43:24) For a single button setup I'd hide an ATEM mini in a cupboard and give them a streamdeck with one screen and one toggle button.

(43:41) "Q" can the video s be controlled by steamdeck and if so is it a easy setup

(45:51) Got vetoed

(45:53) Ask them in the beta group to add it back again. I’m retired now

(45:53) q: some camera's have streaming options built-in ( in case of not multicam)

(46:04) Thanks Aaron - limiters important for commentators, does it support Youtube Live or just RTMP method.

(46:16) if there is an updated RCV module, you can update it without updating Companion

(49:45) Q - does the affiliate thingy work in UK ?

(50:04) Q: I assume that changing sources that are mapped to the input slots (such as via Companion) in the RCV-S are not "quick switch"

(53:21) That way past 4K

(53:22) Cool 20k!

(54:29) Remapping inputs may work but it would give create problems with scenes or if you’re in preview mode

(55:03) How is @aaronpk crashing something NOT on the Bingo card?

(55:10) Q: is there an error log for RCV to see what crashed it

(55:16) Yes there is. But it’s hidden for beta testers

(56:17) Q: It should be CENTER box on bingo that can not be filled until card full!

(56:36) "Q" is there a way you could show us preview of multi view on the video S

(1:00:22) Q:That is inspect mode though

(1:01:56) im extremely excited to get video s this week

(1:02:12) RCV log upload only on beta companion app

(1:02:37) Q: Aaron what’s the best option to create live graphics and import into RCV? Thanks

(1:06:22) Q: Aaron what’s the best option to create live graphics and import into RCV? Thanks

(1:08:21) It's really nice when a client has budget for a GFX operator

(1:08:26) You can set overlays on the fly via companion.

(1:13:40) Big fan of Mitti for graphics/video

(1:14:03) Q: Can you remap the inputs in Companion? I think you were talking about it until the crash

(1:15:29) Q: How do you review what you recorded on an SSD attached to an RCV without removing it from the RCV? Just for minor review purposes.

(1:17:23) Q:Aaron, is there a limit on the amount of production ready Graphics that can be loaded at one time with DM?

(1:17:59) Q: Good evening, its Bob from CSD, what is the animated lower thirds add on for direct use in OBS, its for a Church and they use OBS and no mixing hardware

(1:18:24) Q: If your switcher wants audio embedded in HDMI, do you route audio into the cameras, into the switcher directly, or keep it separate and let the encoder handle it?

(1:21:01) Ask for the input remap on beta groups. It’s easy to do as it’s similar to media remap

(1:21:14) Q: Which Key light are you using?

(1:22:55) Try project icon section

(1:22:56) You can download files from sd card that way

(1:23:30) Q Home automation question. I have a fresh Unifi setup, and my newly flashed ESPhome devices does not appear after flashing. DNS issue? or some other UNIFI setting? im new to unifi but all is default.

(1:24:11) Q: have you seen the new Ubiquiti Travel Router?

(1:25:09) Amaran came out with Ray 120C recently and it's much much smaller, which may be better for smaller spaces/travel with slightly less output

(1:25:49) Q it's 2,4 GHz... Worked like a charm on my plt Google WiFi as main router...

(1:27:23) Q: How would you know if some Disgruntaled Youtube employee gets revenge by changing the dub to say random Words? "My Hovercraft is full of Eels"

(1:27:32) The new amaran Ray light are better lights. So say the experts like Curtis Judd Look at the Ray 120C

(1:27:47) Project icon is currently default on your RCV

(1:29:22) Q The funny part is that they are discovered by home assistant as devices, just not in the ESPHome section...

(1:29:31) Q: Your chrome extension for YouTube comments doesn’t show our member badges. Did I miss a setting or modification?

(1:30:08) I personally think that if gear you have still works fine for your use cases, keep using it. I try to remember that when I look at new, shiny gear (but admit I don't always succeed)

(1:30:53) But it may only do just sd card. It has potential to get usb contents also

(1:31:13) q: chatgpt told me that ndi can't handle high motion video is that true or a hallucination? had a video freeze on me this morning

(1:32:17) Q Rode sell the Wireless ME transmitter as a separate unit, without the receiver. Can this be used with the RCV-S without buying the receiver?

(1:32:49) Q: did you test Shadow Bus (latest atem firmware for Constellation)?

(1:33:04) I try to keep all types of gear (e.g. cameras, light) in the same ecosystem to simplify things so I personally think that's a totally valid reason to switch out gear

(1:33:23) If you point an SRT feed at the sea it quits on you.. too much motion

(1:33:40) Might look at the Pavoslim lights from Nanlite for Lily’s office. 60C works great

(1:34:17) NDI problem could be uncompressed NDI running out of network bandwidth

(1:34:34) Would be cool to record to a network drive or a server instead of just an ssd on the rcv or is there a way to do this?

(1:36:48) Q:Trekkie time :)

(1:37:01) RCV would struggle using a 1G Ethernet to record video. It would need a big cache