Going live

Broadcast services, prayer and teaching from a phone, a laptop or a mixing desk, with little data for listeners.

• AnswerHow to stream a church service liveYou need three things: a source of sound (a phone, or your mixing desk through a USB audio interface), something to send it (an app or a…
• AnswerHow to live stream audio only (with little data)Use an audio broadcast, not a video platform with the camera covered. YouTube and Facebook still send video data even with a black screen.…
• AnswerMixlr alternatives for churches (and is Mixlr free?)Mixlr is a live audio service many churches use for services and prayer lines; its paid plans run from about US$38 to $150 a month (check…
• AnswerChurch live streaming audio setup: from the mixing desk to members' phonesTake a feed from your desk's aux or record output into a USB audio interface, plug that into a laptop, and choose the interface as your…
• AnswerDo churches need a licence to stream music?Usually, yes, for recorded songs. Playing a recording in a live stream is a public broadcast of the song and of the recording, and buying…
• Video tutorialTutorial: go live from your phoneOpen the AltarPage app (or your site's admin in a browser), tap Go live, and share your link. Members listen on any phone with about 22 MB…
• Video tutorialTutorial: broadcast from your mixing desk (laptop or AltarPage Studio)Connect the desk to a laptop with a USB audio interface, sign in to your studio (in a browser or AltarPage Studio for Mac and Windows),…
• Video tutorialHow to broadcast the audio of your YouTube live stream (with little data)Open your YouTube video or YouTube Live in a Chrome or Edge tab on a computer. In your AltarPage studio, tap "Zoom or Meet", tick "Bring…
• Video tutorialTutorial: stream into AltarPage from Zoom, OBS, vMix or an ATEMIn your studio (Admin → Go live), open "From Zoom, OBS or a video mixer" and tap "Get a stream key". Paste the server and key into Zoom…