🎤 Why Your Livestream Mix Sounds Great in Headphones… But Terrible on YouTube 🎤

Ever noticed how your mix sounds clean in your headphones or monitors, but once it hits YouTube/Facebook it suddenly feels thin, harsh, or unbalanced?

👉 Here’s the deal: your livestream platform compresses the life out of your audio.

Loudness gets squashed --> Use a Limiter on your livestream feed to make up for the difference
Highs and lows get shaved off --> Boost lows & highs subtly to get more punch & clarity
Small EQ issues get magnified --> Your livestream will only sound good if the source is right, go back to your FOH original mix and start there.

The fix isn’t a “magic plugin”… it’s learning how to mix for translation.

⚡ Quick tip: Leave more headroom than you think (-6dB to -3dB max on your master) and keep EQ moves subtle. Platforms will do their own processing—so you need to mix around that.

👉 Question for you: What’s the biggest struggle you’ve had with your church’s livestream mix? Drop it below—let’s solve it together.

— Nate

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