/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

>>5121113
Please don't the market has become congested. It was like the California gold rush till early 2020. But now there are dime a dozen. I am saying this is not out of spite but as a genuine advice as it takes thousand of dollars to set the model and proper rigging up. But after that if are are not able to get a decent fan base with cash supply from them it will be a wasted effort. As money does not grow on trees.

>>5121113
I love Squigly!

i have my model, i have a decent mic and pc and plenty of games to choose from but i still can't bring myself to start streaming. i'm too autistic for this shit

>>5123098
that’s why you have a model to hide the autism, and shield your power level.

>>5121972
you can do it for fun.

>>5121113
A Skullgirls VTUBER seems like a fun idea

>>5123098
just click start streaming lmao

>>5122041
>>5123917
I'm actually surprised no one tried to commission Alex Ahad (Skullgirls character designer) for a vtuber design, it would be a top-tier design - sure, skewing more cartoonish than anime, but certainly it would be unique and cool.

>>5123098
don't have my official model yet but I feel you. I've gotten more comfortable and I enjoy streams, its just a lot of effort to start them. mentally im just not quite there..

>>5121972
it's not a gold rush anymore but it's literally identical to any other streaming
streaming is "saturated" but people who do it for fun manage to find a spot all the time

How important is it to have a good camera? Any camera recs for better tracking? Mine is just a $2p one and I feel like it tracks poorly and doesn't stand high enough to get a nice frontal shot.

>>5130827
there's basically the Logitech C920 and then the iphone. everything else is generally just worse.

>>5130827
if you don't have a decent webcam just do PNGtubing
the "webcam" everyone uses is an iphoneX facial sensor, everything else is just passable since the multiple angles and infrared scan gets so much better tracking data than a flat algorithm

>>5130932
I have an android, so no can do
>>5130890
What's so good about the C920? Any bells and whistles or just a solid camera?

>>5130827
I'm pretty sure everyone uses an iphone for tracking. The 2020 iphone SE also works for face tracking for vtube studio, even without face ID

>>5131137
>What's so good about the C920?
it's a very solid and affordable webcam that can do 1080p, that's really all. used to be $65 but i think it's like $80 now due to demand with everyone going remote.

any other webcam between the C920 through to the iphone is a waste of money because it's all still just flat 2d image tracking regardless of how much you pay for it.

>>5131259
Ive got a cheaper cam that does 1080p already, so I'm not sure if it would be a real upgrade then. But I'll think more about it, as this off-brand one is pretty lackluster.

>waiting for my Live2D
>a pretty decent rigger has open slots
>no policy of reserving
>will probably close slots by the time my model is done

>>5131237
any phone camera can be used in vtube studio, it just does flat face tracking instead of the infrared tracking
you need to be able to do the face ID or the animoji shit for it to be able to hook into the good face tracking

>>5133044
i see, neat

I asked my ex what would bee a good male avatar since I don't wanna pretend to be a girl online. She said a demon boy twink, preferably a goat demon but without a ton of the furry features. I still think it might be a little too furry for my tastes though.

>>5133707
there's already a ton of those types, anon

>>5133707
I'd say keep a little bit of the furry features because girls will think its cute and homos will lust after a fluffy twink.

>>5133707
>asked my ex
>suggested some shit that everyone's doing
You're being sabotaged, my nigga. Go with a big burly monster, like an ogre or something. See if you can't leech some of Calli's dadfags.

>>5133707
Some people and I have been talking but given your more recent inclining male chuubas a more super hero body type is where the western market seems to be going.

>>5134042
Guess I gotta commission something like that because vroid won't cut it.

>>5121972
don't care, using this to push my agenda to have anime ai, fuck cortana and siri

dead thread rip

>>5137000
nice trips. but yeah, anyone who was coming in from the HoloEN hype has either given up or are already streaming. we might see a small bump in chuuba hopefuls once HoloEN gen 2 debuts. but otherwise, it seems like the hype train has run its course.

Is something like this masculine enough to avoid the 'pretty boy' design that a lot of guys are using?

>>5137048
it's hard to do much when commissions are full across the board for artists and riggers on the HoloEN hype still

>>5137625
I think so, obviously muscular guy with a bit of bedhead. Wood berry.

>>5137625
i like his thick eyebrows, go with it

>>5138970
>>5145187
Thanks for the feedback, anons. Might pull the trigger on this particular style. Still need to nail down a rigging artist though.

>>5146030
Have fun, finding an artist that does masculine males is a lot more difficult than pretty boys and any type of girl.

>>5146663
Yeah, tell me about it. Been scouring ArtStation, Twitter, the Live2d discord, for a good month now. Don't really know where else to go. Vtubing and Live2D art is so engrained in with anime that almost all the artists just do generic pretty boys and girls. I hate it so much.

>>5146030
Definitely the way to go. I was using a bishi avatar to little success, and I'm making a new one that's more masculine male and it's already doing better.

Just got luppet and vroid and made this fucking idiot avatar i wanted to be a wolf milf kisser

>>5147341
Did you happen to do anything between the two? Like a transition or a "re-debut" stream? Or did you just switch over to the more masculine model? I'm currently pngtubing with a scuffed draft version that I've been using for reference art when looking for artists.

>>5147507
I did a reincarnation so it's not associated with the previous one.

>>5147956
Ah, right, that's definitely an option as a vtuber. Glad to hear it's been working better for you.

>>5132883
Same boat. Maybe I suck at searching, or riggers suck at making showcases to show they’re actually good. It’s hard to find decent indie riggers that’ll be open for awhile.

>>5121972
Made my own model
Make a lot of money at dayjob
Only want to vtube to make friends with fellow chuubas

>>5121972
>thousands of dollars
even with commissions you can get a decent enough model for under that and if you're committed enough you can make a super scuffed live2d or if you're really desperate/willing to put in the effort, vroid

>>5133736
THANK YOU ANON for posting this along with the source.

>>5148739
could always try checking the live2d discord

>>5121113
okay fags. I have done my due diligence in selecting an artist. it's not the perfect fit, but it was within my budget and I am relatively happy. now however, I need a rigger. so I must ask you all, who is a decent rigger for a low end budget? not dirt poor, just someone that doesn't have 500+ to throw at this.

>>5164032
check the live2d community discord, link is on Brian Tsui's twitter bio https://twitter.com/BrianTsuii

>>5125037
It's probably because his commission method is so backwards and scummy.
You need to donate to his patreon to get access to his discord server to view information about commissions.
Then if it's super overpriced fuck you I guess you already paid him $35 for access to his discord for a month.

>>5137625
Joseph?

>>5164847
Joestar?

Do streamers usually use a filter or a plugin to get rid of their breathing being audible? I never notice it with others but for me it's way too distinct.

>>5167516
Breathe through your nose and dont be fat

>>5137625
i think theres one dude using this style but i dont remember h is name. hes got a white shirt and some weird chest straps

>>5167516
Noise Gate and/or use a filtering program like NVIDIA Broadcast. Also don't breathe directly into your mic

>>5167944
do you mean >>5133736?

>>5168190
nta, but i think he means https://twitter.com/MizunoAki_

>>5167883
You know, you breathe when you talk too right?

>>5168154
I need to figure the corect mic position. Thank you anon

>>5168306
oh, right, that guy. the professional anime cosplayer turned vtuber. https://twitter.com/philmizuno/status/1268276469920346114

is this really what it takes for a male vtuber to be successful? already be successful and just bandwagon onto the vtuber trend?

>>5168306
Yeah, this is the guy. Keep in mind if you look like that, you need to play into the cringe "character" everyone expects of you at least sometimes. Not talking full kayfabe since even this guy doesn't do that, but you can't just be a hot dude and not act like one.

>>5168421
It helps, but there's guys like https://www.twitch.tv/xkittymcpancakes or https://www.twitch.tv/papifubar that do pretty well, they've just been streaming longer. Papi I think was a facecam streamer, but he had like a fifth of his viewers before swapping to vtubing I believe. I know there's a decent amount of dudes with no prior e-fame, but theyre not coming to mind. you just wont be going viral or having massive sudden (lasting) incline like a lot of cute girls will.

Is there a way to have a png react in different ways according to audio levels? Like a skull or something that can have it's top half bounce around?

>>5170457
Not that I know of, I only know toggling them on with a button

I'm boring and unfunny. I'm NGMI. but I'll try to have fun anyway.

>>5172460
Maybe someone out there will find you funny! And thats the way you should do it, having fun while streaming

I'm a vtuber that recently started latel,I don't really follow trends of what games are popular. I just do my own thing playing from any game in any era I enjoy playing. I have 0 expectation of what comes through to my stream or social media following. however I do want to up my quality of streams especially when it comes to transitioning stuff.


I don't have much of a "lore" per se but I do want to work on that one day. I also don't really conform to trends like wearing maid dresses or acting like a femboy. despite having redeem points of "ara ara" or "uwu" cause I was told i am "Good at that." Me being a fan of other content creators like Thorhighheels,Matt mcmuscles. I want to appeal to that demographic cause I like to play Fighting games or games from the 90's or 2000's era (aka the ps2/GC era) while i do play modern games sometimes (Mostly FFXIV). so I'm wondering what advices does /asp/ provide for me?

>>5172460
You and me both. At least it feels nice knowing that I’ve made something (even if it’s shit).

>>5173162
This is way too general. Post a link and you'll get some specific pointers.

>>5173749
https://www.twitch.tv/tawdymcstoic

What I do need is an overlay but i'm quite picky when it comes to them. I also need my own afk/brb screen and a starting stream page. They are extremely cursed and cringe atm.

WHAT DOES NETWORKING EVEN MEAN I HAVE NO IDEA WHETE TO START
IS IT JUST A NICE TERM FOR CLOUTCHASING WHAT IS IT

>>5175207
it means making friends and acquaintances you absolute buffoon

>>5176214
THAT MAKES IT EVEN WORSE WHEN EVERY CHUUBA SAYS THEYRE NOT HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS

>>5176813
avoid those ones, they're up their own ass and have no talent

So this is gonna be a kind of convoluted request, but I'm scouting for a girl to take on the mantle of a model that was abandoned by the original user and I bought the rights to after they chose to rebrand. The model and design are absolutely phenomenal and have a bult-in base of people who would be interested in seeing the next reincarnation of the character, because the first go around was kinda a dud content wise and didnt live up to the potental of how good the model was. The deal would be the streamer uses the model and a pre-chosen name (for branding reasons since the name is recignizable and memorable) but there are no weird caveats of management or contracts or having to be indebted to anyone, and you can put your own spin on it. I just feel like this charecter has the potental to be incredibly sucessful in the right hands and didnt want to see it go to waste

Qualifications of what im looking for is someone who is passionate about vtubing as a creative medium, wants to stream a consistent schedule, (3+ days a week) has good audio, a voice that fits the feel of the model, can fill dead air even when the chat is slow or dead, and if possible a proven track record of consistent streams in the past to show they are actually dedicated to producing content. If you think you fit the bill or you know someone who might be interested, drop their channel or socials as a (you) and I'll check them out as a potental candidate. Im not really holding open auditions per se, but if there is someone I have overlooked who has a ton of potental I dont want to overlook them

AnyoneVtuber just updated to it's 2.1.9.0 build which comes with expanded range of hotkeys.
4 images per hotkey
Eyes open, closed
Mouth open, closed

Got another webcam to let me do sewing-crafting streams. But I'm wondering whether I should make a blouse to match the one my avatar wears, since people will probably see my arms in the streams now.

>>5181655
soyapoya does handcan streams wearing the same outfit that her model wears (a blue knitted sweater with long sleeves) and it helps add to the immersion.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1037385640

>>5178518
At least you could show a bit of the model or describe it to know if it fit with what a potencial streamer is looking for.

I started watching vtuber on twitch going from low viewer to high and my god i respect anyone of you that put effort into this.I wish there was an easy way to do the same with youtube.

>>5182671
>I wish there was an easy way to do the same with youtube.
there isn't and most indies need to accept that.

>>5182708
Is there an easy way to do multi-streaming in OBS studio?

I'm worried that having my first stream be of a game that would probably take at least 2 streams might be a bad idea, so someone suggested I have another game to go along with it that I can play single sessions of, but I can't think of any besides Apex and apparently I should stay away from that as an indie
Any suggestions?

>>5182983
make a restream account, connect your youtube and twitch to it, then stream from OBS to restream, and restream will push it out to yt and twitch. they also have a chat app that you can set up in both chats that will carry over messages between the two, so you only need to look at one.

https://restream.io/multistreaming

>>5178518
i-is this about the floof model?

i think that's just pasta

>>5184023
i'm pretty sure its this model

>>5184326
cute model, but the post reads like a schizo, so i'd stay far the fuck away from it.

>>5184386
if its who i think it is (which, the two people who bought this model made it known that they did) then i'm pretty sure they just genuinely want to see the model fall into good hands
its not like they're asking for much beyond the name and that the model gets used

>>5184481
going off what they've typed, it's sketch as fuck and there's probably some catch they're not explaining (why would they, it's 4chan). if they wanted to be legitimate, they'd make a twitter post about it and provide for some accountability.

>>5184540
i'm pretty sure there's no twitter post because the model itself has a history on /wvt/; the original user of it rebranded and put it up for adoption
i get if you're wary if you only visit /asp/ though but like i sad i can't imagine any strings being attached beyond that

>>5183072
That seems super-helpful, actually. Thanks.

>>5182988
why are you worried about your first stream game? your first like 10-15 streams won't even have viewers. just start with whatever you enjoy playing.

>>5184386
I'm not one of the model owners but was involved pretty heavily in the situation, and have also been helping look for candidates
I can confirm to you it's not schizo or anything bad, just a block of text
There have been multiple cases in /wvt/ that we've had community members buy models from people they liked and try to find candidates for
if you want to know the catch, the catch is that this one was an especially expensive full body and nobody involved wants it going to someone who is becoming a vtuber 'because it's so hot right now' or anything stupid where they'll quit in a month and a half, or someone who really does not fit it well enough to be successful with it.
they've invested a good chunk of money to both help out the previous owner (very nice girl, had personal reasons for rebranding) and preserve a fairly well-known model/character that was well liked by a lot of people in the /wvt/ community

>>5184540
Sorry I'm doing an endurance stream and wasnt able to respond initally, but the offer legit has no strings attached and I have a lot of character references who can attest to me not being a scetchball. I just thought to poke around /asp/ for potental candidates because several of my friends came though here when they were first starting out and I had heard fron them there is a hotbed of fresh talent still working towards streaming. It is about the Floof Model though, and you might not know the history of the model if your a /vt/ native and dont have much connection to old /wvt/ pre-/vt/, but im not advertizing my search on twitter spesifically because I dont want clout-chasing normies who are only trancendentally interested in vtubing banging down my door. I want to find someone who shares our culture or who at least appriciates it to take on the moniquer

>this much schizo posting
yeah, something's definitely sketch

>>5188097
yeah it definitely seems sketch, someone who wants to just "give" a model, but claims they spent a bunch of money on it so they need to know the content is going to be "fitting" definitely comes off as creepy
like, as in having some /wvt/ schizo trying to backseat your stream and content because now they're extra invested in it

>hey here's a model no strings attached
>except you can't know who I am or any details about it beforehand
>you must use the name and model I pick, you must use the personality and streaming style I pick
>you must drop your existing identity here in this thread so I know you're worthy
>you must also put up with /wvt/ and 4chan being your primary audience now
>no strings attached though

>>5188008
>I have a lot of character references who can attest to me not being a scetchball
he says, typing as "anonymous" on a mongolian basket weaving forum

>>5188439
if you really want to do a dive into who's selling the model, it's Arthur Abbott (https://www.twitch.tv/arthurabbottvt)) and you can find that out through the threads this model was talked about in on /trash/
The original post also said you can put your own spin on the character too with the only other requirement being that you can stream actively (which I get because if you're giving this to someone it's probably preferable that it goes to someone that actually uses it)
If you buy the model and end up only pulling /here/ viewers that's literally on you and your marketing once you get the model though

>>5188746
>if you only pull in /here/ viewers
that's the entire pitch of the original post is that it has a built in fanbase
but then you're buying a very expensive model to have 4chan be your primary audience

>>5189129
There's a lot of "popular with 4chan" chuubas out there with fanbases that expand that; see: koragi, meat, rummy/coqui, Nina, etc
They were all talked about here but clearly were able to expand their viewer bases beyond that

>>5189274
yeah and how well did that go for Koopa when she had to drop her 4chan pandering to expand her reach?

>>5189321
koopa was born out of /hlgg/ which has very different culture from /wvt/ and also it's hard to say how her numbers are since she hasn't done a stream since that whole thing happened
Also, none of the other chuubas I mentioned even pander to 4chan aside from maybe selfposting once in a while in meat and coqui's cases

>it's a male tba being upset episode

I'll be the first ojiisan vtuber.

>>5189781
if you have the voice for it, please. we need more male representation in vtubers that aren't tall pretty boys in suits.

>>5189781
Doesn't Aruran cover they already?
In terms of English vtubers, I'm pretty sure Project Ugly Bastard also does that schtick moreso than he does the ugly bastard thing

>>5189321
>>5189471
Context for those out of the loop?

>>5189864
Aruran has a pretty middle of the road voice.
Project Ugly Bastard sounds like young 20 year old euro.
neither really have the ojiisan vibe.

>>5189864
I dunno about you but when I think old man vtuber the first thing I think of is Bismarck and the like.
Nobody really covers that.

>>5189872
I don't want to go through this time loop again but basically koopa recently (like, Saturday I think?) made a voice tweet with Spacer, another vtuber, which had a bunch of her fans upset and assuming that they were fucking
I don't really care about goslings so it doesn't bother me but she had some goslings that got upset at it a d there were probably none other people that didn't care that also felt like stirring the pot in the threads that day
She also made like two apology posts about it in her general thread I believe

>>5189872
Koopa is a vtuber that was created entirely on 4chan
she got popular on here and got partnered on twitch, about a week ago she made a statement saying she was going to distance herself from the less savory parts of /vt/ and 4chan to continue her channel growth
her threads are still full of schizos frothing at the mouth at "being used and then abandoned"

that combined with nyanners taking up a solid half the board the last 2 days for "abandoning her 4chan fanbase" seriously makes a lot of people rethink admitting to being here or acknowledging fans from here

>>5190031
yeah, that pretty much. it's basically one of the 3 ways this could possibly end
1 - you make it, and need to distance yourself from 4chan if you want to continue growing, pissing off this mystery seller who has your contact info
2 - you don't make it, and just end up stewing in the filth with the rest of /trash/ and /wvt/
3 - you don't make it, but end up getting groomed and manipulated

>>5189864
I have the silver hair and mustache to back up my old oldness.

Hey lads.
Guess what.
A female chuuba that's about 20 times my size found my stream, chatted with me during, and then chatted again with me later on discord for almost two hours.
She's also a veteran shitposter and extremely funny and nice.
What are the odds of this? Does this mean god is real? Are we actually all gonna make it?

>>5195833
the chances are pretty good, because of /wvt/

>>5195833
Vtubing is mostly a female thing when it comes to the actual streamers. If you distinguish yourself from the rest of the m*les, the audience majority, you can actually get close to female chuubas because of that overwhelming disparity.
There's probably around 5 girls for every guy, so save up for those models and git good at talking to people.

>>5198608
If we were actually good at talking with people would we really be doing this?

Does the iPhone 11 have the facial tracking app that all the pros use now?

>>5198608
This aspired me to get my personal underb& grooming harem started

>>5199456
yes, any iphone with FaceID in the listed features can use the advanced infrared tracking

>>5199456
iphone 10 and up, but the more recent iphones have progressively better tracking from what i've seen in comparison videos
sort of pointless to get an iphone if you're planning to do 2d instead of 3d though

>>5199456
the other anon has a point about tracking, unless you have a well rigged model or already have an iphone for personal use, it makes no sense to get one unless you can make use of it

the reason why snuffy looks so damn fluid is because she's one of only a handful of vtubers who use all the face shapes from the iPhone camera. most rigged models you get under the 3k range are not going to have many of those face shapes implemented so it's going to have minimal gain between that over a cheap 80 dollar logitech webcam

How do I learn to talk like an anime character?

>>5201635
watch a lot of english dubs and try to emulate the speech patterns, try to talk like it in the shower, while you're driving, get a way to listen to real time feedback on your mic and just sit and try to copy it over and over

How do I learn to talk?

>>5200131
>>5199797
the feature is called MouthX parameters and you have to request that your Live2D rigger implemented it into your model. the update came out like 2 weeks ago, so unless you're literally getting it rigged now, or are in touch with your rigger to get it updated, you won't have this (pretty much all the holos don't have it, some indies do)

https://twitter.com/VTubeStudio/status/1400222074405326863

>>5202196
aside from the parameters vtuberstudio calls is there's a proprietary term apple has for their shapes, the iphone camera generates the locations of 56 points on your face and that's what it tracks, snuffy and a couple other indies use all of them but hololive and nijisanji vary from 15-20 of them which is why some indies have way way super accurate tracking and some hololivers have off sync mouths

>>5202196
oh wow yeah i didnt know about that
heres a thread about the 3d stuff i mentioned
https://twitter.com/2wintails/status/1369565766484254723
pretty cool both 2d and 3d an make use of it now

I should just do my chess reps and grind my skill level to 1800 or so, so I can become the world's first chess vtuber.

How bad of an idea was it to do my first stream on Twitch with a stuffed up nose from dust allergies?

>>5205488
absolutely horrible idea, your vtuber career is over. delete everything, start fresh, don't ever let people know your first stream was with a stuffy nose.

>>5205811
But I already have a whole 15 subscribers on youtube

>>5206070
Do you want to be known as the stuffed nose chuuba forever?

>>5206315
It's not any worse than the chuuba who spent 15 minutes talking about old-west guns, or ranted about the ATF and Ruby Ridge.

And for some reason new-age types seem to like my Tarot readings.

>>5206368
Oh, it's Uncle Ted.
Don't worry, it adds to the character.

>>5206389
My character is supposed to be a tech-illiterate forest witch though.

>>5206424
forest witch with hay fever sounds cute and marketable.

Hopefully the sawdust from my woodworking stream I'm planning tomorrow doesn't cause any issues.

bet like half of you would easily have made it into Hololive ID, given the performance skills of Reine and Anya

>>5207921
Reine is very skilled, anon.
She's really charismatic, she's just a bit more slowburn. She shines most when she's not playing games.

>>5207921
Define "performance skills". I havent really watched any Anya myself though.

What are some prime times to stream? I know it's more important to stream at a relatively consistent time, but are there times that are good in themselves?

>>5210666
Checked. I've found I've done better later in the day for me as it would be after prime time of people where I'm from, I've managed to stand out a little as I've had a fair few times when people point out my accent and voice and stay for that. However relying on my voice is something I'm doing personally and the same thing won't work for you possibly.

Will people still tune into streaming if you can't interact with the chat immediately? What if you're in a game where you can't look at your chat so you save the interaction for an inbetween segment?

>>5207921
I'm a tranny and also don't speak Indonesian

>>5212784
I think it very much depends on how much you can keep the “conversation” going without chat. I personally notice that if I play something like a rhythm game that takes all my focus, chat gets bored and leaves.

god damn, i want my model to be done so i can get it finally rigged and bitch about it not being finished for another month

So I'm looking through some of the Live2D riggers who are posting open slots on the Live2D Community Discord. A lot of them seem fairly reasonably priced. I'm talking like $250 - $500, which is actually a lot cheaper than I was expecting ($800 - $1k). And a lot of them kinda seem... basic? Not sure how to say it.

The really poor quality ones, you can tell instantly because they are really flat and have little to no perspective when they turn around. But the riggers around the $300 - $500 range seem to be... alright? They have passable perspective when turning the head around, and the mouth movement seems smooth enough.

What should I be looking out for other than that kind of specific stuff on their demo reels?

>>5220414
actions, expressions and clothes changing stuff
you honestly dont need more than what the hololive models do, fancy animations are cool but they're not a substitute for personality

I want to do something fun for me mostly, I don't care if I don't make it cause I mostly won't be talking on stream. Even if there was only 2 viewers I won't mind that.

I'm thinking of making a character (Don't know if I'll make it a creature or a human) thats mostly a mute, and only communicates using a phone screen or a sign (like pic). Where would I even find someone capable of doing something like this? I'm thinking down the road I'll have it do a lot of expressions too. Budget isn't an issue

>>5220818
You can maybe dm vampoyo on twitter. She has a text speech gimmick too.

I’m getting so into vtubing despite being a tiny vtuber, that probably will realistically go nowhere, that I’m already talking to an artist (pic rel) about making merch. Hopefully I will at least sell one thing lol

>>5220971
I've seen their stuff before, its cool but it takes the whole screen

>>5221005
>making merch
it's more trouble than its worth. please don't.

>>5221482
I’ve successfully produced and shipped my own merch before, so it’s no biggie to me. Just the first time I’d be using someone else’s art for it is all

How dead is let’s play+funny commentary right now? I’ve watched a lot of YouTube tutorials on how to be a good streamer, and they all say you can’t just play a game anymore, you need to be exceptional somehow. Ive spent two weeks trying to come up with an idea I can sustain, but I think I need more stream practice first. Will it be enough to stream in unsaturated categories and shill compilations on Reddit and other places, or is that a waste of time?

>>5184540
>>5188008
If you don't hang around /wvt/ then you don't know by now who bought out floof's l2d. The guy checks out.

Japanese artists prices are lower on average compared too western ones. Is it because theres so many japanese artists that the average prices are lower in general? I've seen a lot of great japanese artists that charge so much less than what (in my opinion) an average western artist would charge

>>5222631
It's not dead at all, but it's pretty much the gimmick of the overwhelming majority of streamers and video makers that have content around games. Pretty much most niches are oversaturated though, but more so gaming since anyone can stream pressing the share button on their console.

So, it's easier to distinguish yourself doing other content than straight up gameplay + commentary but, any other content - such as in-depth reviews, curated lists, listicles, video essays, etc - takes significant amount of time investment to make and that will slow down the flow of content, which is all you don't want as a streamer.

You're not going to grow fast unless someone big notices you and sends people your way or you luck out with the algorithm's blessing, but that's not bad either. Use that time to do your reps, hone your presentation and entertainment skills, invest in production quality, advertise yourself etc, so eventually you're ready to seize the opportunity when it shows up.

>YouTube tutorials on how to be a good streamer
Most of the people who do those videos are either people who got big doing what they say doesn't work or people whose only big channel is an advice channel - usually re-hashing content from Youtube's own Creator Academy and Creator Insider channel - trying to get hired as consultants.

Keep in mind that some of that advice is also said solely with the purpose of making money, mostly for production companies - so if you follow it you'll end up pandering to 13-year olds with clickbait thumbnails and toilet humor, which is okay if you like it, but if you don't chances are you'll end up pretty miserable and burnt out.

>>5227096
Thanks for taking the time to write this out, anon. This answered some other questions I had.

>>5190031
That's a heavily revisionist retelling of what happened there, just like her own "manifesto" that she posted.

It's justified that "schizos" (who are in reality probably just idol fans, kind of schizos imho.) would feel upset that a character that originated from /hlgg/, an idol thread, from the fever dream of an idol fan, who originally had aspirations to join an idol company, uses the same content format as said idol company and uses idol imagery during karaokes is now vehemently opposed to that idol image.

>>5190008
The first post wasn't an apology at all, she was more just some half-baked cavalier statement that it's her way or the highway, and how she's "dispelling the male boogeyman". Her examples of good opposite gender chuuba interaction were really tone-deaf though because it included 3 idols working for the same company and a married couple that share an account.

Since I've taken the time to write things out, I should just pitch my 2 cents on the debacle and say that she should unironically graduate. Pick up a new persona that doesn't implicitly tie her to here and doesn't involve a background in something she doesn't like. She's bound to run into a plumber problem sooner or later with her name and mascot.

>>5212784
you shouldn't be sitting around in silence waiting for someone to talk
you need to work up skills on how to be entertaining without external input to riff off of
responding directly to chat literally only works for mid sized streamers, big streamers chat goes too fast and small streamers don't have enough chat to keep it going without the streamer changing topic and talking about their own things

I just want the one or two people lurking in my chat to talk, I constantly feel anxious, that they are there, but not speaking. Like, what am I doing wrong that doesn't even make them want to go "woah that was crazy wasn't it?" or something

>>5222631
An LP-er/streamer I follow released a video a few weeks ago that basically said “I’m gonna LP less cause the money’s way better on Twitch”
I dunno if you could ever “just play the game” though. All the famous LP-ers were either funny or really dedicated to the game they were playing. “Be exceptional” is annoying advice to me because, like, duh, but it’s also not very actionable either.

>>5231910
Would you mind sharing their channel? What did they change coming to twitch?

>>5231910
He is a few years late - many of them basically made the change in 2015. If you already have a subscriber base that became your fan it's easier to make more money between streamlabs (and now bits), channel and prime subscriptions and the like.

The one's who I see staying primarily on YT are the guys who have a kind of content who wouldn't work on twitch (like, chuggaaconroy's super autistically informative and heavily edited content that takes at the minimum 3 playthroughs and months of research before the project is posted) and are not willing to throw away their standards and go to the low hanging fruit (like everyone of his friends did).

Is finding a rigger on Fiverr trustworthy? /wvt/ was talking about some male vtubers and I was looking up one of their riggers for myself and found this guy.

https://www.fiverr.com/viored/create-your-2d-avatar-for-facerig
Uses Facerig though, I was hoping for Vtube Studio...

>>5235205
can't you use the same live2d files between the two? i think Facerig needs an extra file, but you can skip it and just use Vtube Studio with the .json files

>>5228870
Your 2 cents are trash. But yeah, the idol shit boiled my blood because it was absolutely hypocritical and revisionist.
I just hope she doesn’t act like a bitch when she comes back.

>>5235285
>>5235205
Anyone have definitive answer for this?

>>5241863
I initially was using Facerig when i first started messing around with Live2d stuff. The models I made that worked with Facerig actually work much better in Vtube studio. Not that I did that good of a job rigging them in the first place, but I don't see why a Live2d model wouldn't work in both.

>>5245218
Thanks, anon. I was concerned that the two different programs required different filetypes or some compatibility issue just switching between the two.

>>5245482
That depends on if the guy is making facerig-specific models or models for the Live2d Facerig plugin though. I'd shoot the guy an email and ask first.

>>5195833
>20 times my size
I mean hey if you're into it

So is there any merit in using a test account on Twitch for streaming? I don't know why someone would go to the trouble in creating two seperate accounts for what's essentially the same thing. Is it a quality issue?

>>5246077
no real reason unless you get more than 30 or so regular viewers
the big reason is in case you want to fuck around with bitrate settings without pinging people that you're going like and shutting the stream off 30 seconds later

>>5246185
Just need to see if I'm capable of even doing it. Only asking since I saw lobster got her affiliate while using her test account. What's a good bitrate for notebook laptops?

>>5246381
then that's retarded, who streams on their test account enough to get affiliate? usually larger streamers have some account that's like ford_superduty_1999 and has 0 followers they test on for a few minutes at a time
having alt accounts to stream on and get partner on just seems dumb

>>5246521
I'm not sure it was intentional since she seemed surprised by it.

>>5246521
>not streaming across multiple accounts to milk the most out of your gachis
NGMI

Anons, I need your input.

I really want to start streaming this week and putting out content but I have fuck all for aesthetics. The most I can do is make a shitty overlay and a shitty MSPaint png for my character. Should I just wait until I can get something decent?

>>5248586
just start, you won't have any viewers and they won't give a shit anyway

>>5248586
If you're playing a game that can go full screen just simply don't use a layout. You don't have to have one and can just make one later. Stick the character somehwere where it's not over the ui.

>>5248586
no one who is watching 0-5 viewer streams expects
>well rigged models
>overlays
>custom alerts
>start/end screens
>music during start/end
just slap a character on, make the capture full screen and go with it

What's a good camera to use for stuff like crafting streams or tcg pack openings, that's not too too expensive?

i know i put the cheetah girl for sale, but im not well-known enough to have it sell nor can i be assed to shill it around enough, so im just giving it away! idk if anyone here would like it, but i think having the model would be better than nothin ^__^ https://twitter.com/Retsubol/status/1405657053109141508?s=20

>>5246521
LOL i didnt expect viewers much less affiliate on my test acct. very funny and pleasant surprise!

>>5249785
That’s neat.
I’ve seen amazing artists give away models they’ve created before so that’s cool of you.

I'm learning to rig but I have no interest in rigging other people's art, it seems most aspiring vtubers want art from one person and rigging from another. I thought it would be a good skillset to have to help increase commission income but eh

>>5250373
Do you post your art around? If you're interested in that you could offer a discount for getting both from you.

Hey guys! I'm going to stream some Ragnarok Online. Come hang out if you want, and definitely come play RO with me if you're a v-tuber so we can collab!!!

https://www.youtube.com/illreviewanything
https://www.twitch.tv/illreviewanything

>>5252189
Man, RO brings back memories. I remember playing in the english beta. Don't have my model ready, but if I play any MMO as a vtuber it'll be Lord of the Rings Online. And probably just as a one off.

>>5249785
People are creeped out by those face lines running down from under the eyes.

>>5252768
Maybe you are. I think they're neat and keeps it unique.

>>5248636
>>5248840
>>5248975

Noted. I'll stream something tomorrow probably

>>5252768
I like them.

Nijisanji EN just opened up a female AND a male application. Might be of interest to you all.

https://twitter.com/NIJISANJI_World/status/1405706837660295173

>>5258657
it's actually happening, oh fuck

>>5258657
Should I bother if I have 0 streaming experience

>>5259052
worst you're gonna get is a rejection, so why not?

>>5258657
does it make sense to audition even if you might not be able to commit to it? i'm currently looking for a job and hope to have one by end of August, and if that's when it closes, responses might not get back soon.

>>5260525
Why would you apply for a job you won't be able to do?

>>5260546
because it's not applying for a job, it's just an audition.

>>5260525
I mean most vtubers have other jobs at the same time. If you're willing to do both, then yeah, but if you don't think you'd have time to stream with a job (which you'd have to do as indie anyways) then no.

>>5260620
Being a vtuber for an agency is a job. Part-time, full-time, whatever. You still have to put in work or you'll get dropped. This isn't some "yay happy fun times" fantasy shit. You're auditioning for a job. If you can perform within the given expectations of the job, then go for it. If not, don't bother.

>>5258657
Oh cock oh balls I’m not a good streamer yet what do I do

i wouldn't apply for nijisanji even if it was the last agency out there. feels bad being literally 1 out of hundreds

>>5260937
Sure, but if you’re an indie you’re one in millions

>>5260937
yaeh, i'd audition to reputable and well established agencies like Narwhal Productions

>>5260937
As opposed to 1 out of thousands of indie vtubers?

>>5121113
i attempted to record gameplay on OBS and it was literally unwatchable. it seems i'll just have to wait until i get good enough hardware to even get my feet wet with vtubing.

>wanna vtube
>realize i have a problem where my mouth fills with saliva and it makes it impossible to talk for long periods of time
why god, why

>>5262965
sip water

NIJISANJI AUDITIONS ARE UP
WHAT GAME DO YOU PLAY FOR YOUR 5 MINUTE AUDITION TAPE?

>>5263431
Rabi ribi and dwarf fortress. At the same time.

>>5263431
Apex, but i sing karaoke the whole 5 minutes, it's like 1.5 songs, i can do it.

>>5263431
Katawa Shoujo

>>5263431
Fall Guys is a safe choice, right? I can zatsudan while having a fun short clip. Or is that game already dead?

>>5263431
>Playing a game
They're not evaluating your gaming skills anon. They want to see if you can fill 5 minutes of air between a self-introduction and an in-character segment. You could put a picture of dickbutt on the screen for all the visual component matters. Unless, of course, you already have a model and/or equipment to show off that you already know how to VTube.

I'm applying for the ghost and bird, though my gremlin/shitpost personality probably suits the cat witch most. Good luck everyone!

I find it really disheartening that they still haven't shown what make designs they have. It really feels like they're just tacking it on for public appearances

>>5265495
why would you pre-make a bunch of male designs? at least for women, you can generally make a loli, an onee san, and an ara-ara model and fit most people into them.

but no one knows what western english-speaking guys will sound like.

>>5265631
At the very least you can have guys auction for that type of character. Right now it's just "try anything and hope it's what they're looking for".

>>5265643
but again. no one knows what a successful english speaking male vtuber looks like. you present a character and every male will default to the suave aristocrat voice and fuck it up because they're all fucking weebs.

>>5265665
This post is going to keep me up at night because unfortunately my natural voice is a not-so-suave somewhat aristocratic one.

>>5265920
>somewhat aristocratic one.
doubt.jpg
you have to try to make that kind of a voice because it requires you to act like a pompous shitbag.

How the hell do I fill dead air when I'm playing something new? I'm confident I can talk a lot if it's a game I'm familiar with but I can't figure out what to say if I know nothing

>>5265994
>ooh, what does this do?
>whoa, i thought it was gonna do X because it looks like
>*gasp*
>wait, does it do that every time?
>what happens if i bounce it off a wall?
>oooooh
shit like that

>>5266023
>>5265994
Don't fake it though, just learn to say your internal thoughts out loud. People hate fakers.

>auditions open up
>hopeful message appears
is this a sign?....

Just finished a 7 hour long stream. My voice is absolutely fucked.

Do you think this might be good fodder for the nijisanji auditions, or would they object to me handling firearms while inebriated?

>>5265958
No I just grew up in a relatively posh English area. Feel free to doubt me however.

>>5266283
guns are probably not good in general when representing a japanese company

>>5266459
So me waving a revolver speedloader of .38 special while talking about Miroku being superior to Charter Arms is a no-go?

>>5266544
>So me waving a revolver speedloader of .38 special
are you using a 3D model or something? how are you showing this to the camera?

>>5266544
on your live2D is fine, just not a real gun

>>5266558
I was doing a crafting stream, so i had a secondary camera showing my hands. I was carving a spoon, actually, but I had other objects within arms reach. Somehow the topic of John Lennon came up, which is why we were discussing snub-nose .38 specials.

i almost want to audition to make sure that LSDschizo doesn't make it...

>>5267276
>LSDschizo
what?

>>5267276
Pretty sure he'll make sure of that himself.

>>5262965
Eat an apple before streaming

>>5267276
Anon, he's too edgy for corporate.
And besides, he needs to get into holostarsEN, not nijisanji

Is the Niji aud just a tape or do they have questions I need to answer after I hit next?

>>5181801
That's really cool, i'll watch her when i can.

I'm not really interested in becoming a vtuber, but I'm still curious:
Have you guys considered designing an avatar on a character creator like Koikatsu? Obviously you couldn't use the model itself, but use it as a reference for the artist you hire?

>>5269041
It definitely wouldn't hurt. Artists generally want all the reference they can get, and any kind of visual reference certainly beats out a wordy description. I mean it's not like they're gonna make fun of you for using a character generator. They know the reason you're hiring them is because you can't draw yourself, at least not up to their standard.

>>5268902
there are more questions, just fill out the first page with some throwaway links if you dont believe me and check out the next page for reference. its stuff like what your current social media accounts are, and about your abilities

I want to apply to nijisanji but I don’t want to hurt my current fan base… I really love them so much.

>>5269210
Nta but if that’s the case, my audition won’t fly for the lack of following. Oh well. I’ll do the damn video anyway and will use it as a channel trailer.

>>5269210
Abilities? Is it the “can you speak Japanese” stuff like last round?

>>5269604
Your mom won't mind anon

>>5269604
then dont?

>>5269715
do it anyway, there's nothing to lose anon.

>>5269755
spoonfeeding incoming i guess, not in this order though

>Self PR (自己PR)
this is basically a japanese way of saying "about me". id recommend writing 1-2 paragraphs about yourself and your strengths, and what you can bring to nijisanji

Yes/No questions
>Livestreaming, video editing, commentary/game streaming, are you contracted as a voice actor?, are you applying to other companies?

>Social Media
Link to youtube, twitch, twitter, instagram, tiktok and the amount of followers you have on each account. you dont have to have every single one of these, but probably at least 2 would be good

>Experience and skills for livestreaming

>Streaming frequency

>Motivations, what you want to do as a vtuber, target audience

>Languages (they very much want bilinguals)

So prepare some answers for these open ended questions, and maybe work it into your videos if you need to

>>5195833
How did you get to her Discord?

Would anyone know of a good resource for voices and how to capture them consistently? Hoe to get the roght voice down?

I'm not looking to go from Bass to Falsetto but rather to make NPCs in games distinctive without it sounding dumb.

>>5273820
*How
*Right

>nijisanji video is introduction plus gameplay unedited
how do you fit this in? I feel like that is a lot to condense into a short period of time
still have no idea what to play that would get going in 5 minutes jesus

>>5280046
Where does it say unedited gameplay?
The form doesn’t specify that.

I wanna send in LSDschizos dota stream just for a laugh, but he might do it himself.

>>5280677
oh I just assumed that they wanted an unedited clip if they're looking for the ability to fill time
other orgs have requested unedited VODs to show that you don't just have 5 minutes of content and blow your load to sit in silence

>>5281077
My assumption was that if they are interested they watch the vods later.

>>5281272
but that wouldn't make sense because you're making the assumption these are pre-existing vtubers who have already made content with vods on their channel.

>>5282086
I thought that was the expectation if they are asking for social media on further pages.

>>5282480
you think Moir was streaming video games on her twitch page and saving the vods?

honestly considering getting an iphone for the voice tweet feature. don't even have my model done yet, but might as well, right?

>>5283366
Are you stupid

>>5283543
yes, but this still makes sense. i'm getting my model done soon, so i'll need the iphone for the face tracking anyway. in the meantime, i can use voice tweets for content.

>>5282480
the expectation is that the person is capable of being entertaining and they would be interested in people with a following already, but Niji is less so about just grabbing existing streamers instead of making their own
if any org would be the one to take on a no name who charms them in an interview, it would be Niji

>>5283366
I mean, getting an iphone would help just for the FaceID tech, dunno why you'd care about any other feature. I'm gonna buy one on ebay just to use as my webcam.

>>5283604
Hololive has a long history of hiring literal nobodies. Though now they can afford to be more picky just due to sheer number of applicants, I'd imagine nijisanji is in the same boat.

>>5283669
because dropping 500 dollars on a glorified webcam is a lot of money
that's a moderately well rigged model or the majority of a graphics card

>>5283709
i've already put in $800 for my model and am looking at $800 for full body rigging. an extra $350 for an iphone isn't that much. and on the plus side, if i get into Nijisanji, i'll already be familiar with the tech.

So for Youtube, is it possible to trim the length of a video when it's 7 hours long? I want to cut out the last 2.5 hours of it.

>>5283875
pretty sure you can do that in your video editor, but it might just take forever to re-process the video again. if you have a locally recorded file, might be easier to just edit that with something free like Davinci Resolve and then upload the new edited file unless you want to keep chat history.

>>5283875
You can edit a video on YouTube, yes, but you'd be far better off just trimming it in Premiere or whatever video editing software and reuploading it. The former will take days to reprocess

on the subject of iphones, i've seen some vtubers show off their set up and they have an ethernet dongle connecting their iphones. is that necessary? i remember kiara mentioning that she only uses the wifi to connect her iphone to her pc, and it seems to do its job.

>>5284465
Are you sure it's an ethernet dongle and not just a thick USB connector? The former isn't really needed if you have a decent router and the latter you need if you don't want your iPhone's battery to die.

>>5284594
pic related, it's the ethernet is plugged into the dongle

>>5284714
Ah, I see. I stand by what I said though. Your iPhone is not pumping out so much data that you need to hardwire it to your router. Unless you have someone torrenting or streaming 4k Netflix on the same network, you're not going to even notice the infinitesimal latency between iPhone and whatever program you're using

>>5284837
that's fair and makes sense. thanks anon, was just looking for some perspective.

Some /asp/ hopefuls were getting far into cyberlive auditions then went quiet, so I'm guessing they got in.
I'm half hoping they're all high pitched lolis so I can say I was rejected because my voice and not talent, but the other half doesn't care as I have friends as an indie now.

https://twitter.com/cyberlivecorp/status/1405938613855002632

>>5285679
I hope the anons that got in do well. Can't wait to see them.

>>5285679
good luck, mystery/asp/ies

>>5285679
I will continue to use the cope that they're rejecting male applicants

>>5286063
Oh I mean that's not a cope, they said that they were looking for a 'female-focus' for their first generation outright. Male was never an option. It was for fake inclusive points and a 1 in a million chance for a diamond.

hello, I'm new here but I've been streaming for about a year now and really enjoying it
a friend of mine told to post on wvt but this seems to be the thread with all the info for vtubing
and wow that's a lot of resources! that's super nice

>>5286648
/asp/ is more for start ups and indies who are looking for advice or tech support.
/wvt/ is more about western vtuber discussions in general, if you want to shill yourself, /wvt/ is the better thread, but prepare for schizos because they're having an episode right now.

>>5286157
yeah, it's pretty annoying to have the male auditions basically be a throwaway so they don't get fucked for discriminatory hiring practices, but I guess that's what happens when there's a female dominated hobby like this
still a little afraid under the surface that the Nijisanji auditions are going to turn out literally the same and they're just going to hire 6 girls for their next EN gen

>>5286648
This is the behind the scenes talk, though some people have been shilling here for whatever reason. If you're looking for randos to join you can post on wvt, but here you usually post if you want someone to give you feedback.

>>5286648
Welcome, this thread is mostly for helping others that are interested in vtubing. wvt is for discussing smaller western vtubers, some drop their links there too (if you're brave enough)

>>5286710
not really interested in shilling, I already have people who do it apparently lmao
mostly just hoping to network and get critique

>>5286722
I'm not sure. On one hand, they have specific male audition form so they've taken that into account, but the first forms also had male vtubers on them and none got in. And on the other hand, they already have girl models ready to go and want you to audition for them specifically so they're getting more direct care. Maybe they're making a different form so they can directly throw them into the trash lol.

>>5286648
in terms of networking and finding other chuubas, you'll mostly do that by seeing some of the more commonly talked about indies in wvt but yeah in terms of tech support and advice

>>5286811
that sounds like it, the fact that they have girl models prepped and nothing for guys sounds to me like male applications are going straight in the trash unless they manage to find some 1-2k viewer streamer who wants to give vtuber shit a try

>>5286766
I feel a lot of people here don't want to associate themselves with 4chan culture, so we don't have a defined way to network with each other at the moment. Critique can be given though.

>>5286766
people here do not like admitting to being itt, there are a number of good examples but letting people know you're here can be an absolute nightmare
you can scroll up and see multiple posts in this thread where people are trying to sell models or even give them away but have minimal takers since then you would be admitting you browse 4chan and opening yourself up to a lot of trouble

>>5286933
i don't know what to tell you but there are multiple vtubers out there that openly selfpost on 4chan threads like nyaru and picky; its not really that big of a deal

>>5287075
that doesn't negate that anon's post. just because a couple do doesn't mean that it's a good idea to normalize it.

So much complaining on the board about techwear and arknights look.

Not long ago it was bitching about the vocaloid look.

How to spice it up? Do I cyberpunk even harder or throw in a bit of megaman x/zero/zx or mecha musume?

>>5287450
Why not just make it a techwear vocaloid?
I saw a lot of techwear miku/rin/len art and I really liked it.

>>5287450
Classic rave clothes, tie dies, Lolita frilly stuff maybe, suits and dress-down formals, sportswear, streetwear
Just a few ideas. Maybe check out /fa/ and think what you could work into your model.

>>5287450
As a huge mecha musume-fag, please do.

>>5287450
digging harder into the tech part of tech wear might work

>>5286157
their manager tweeted that they would have a male gen, so i'm assuming they want to get the girls going first to establish the company

>>5287713
anon that's what everyone says
that's what HololiveEN, NijisanjiEN, every org says they will do a guys gen eventually to duck the criticism but nothing has materialized after a full year

good news anons, i've listened to my shitty voice enough times that i don't think it's actually that bad anymore. just kinda, crappy.

>>5287877
cyberlive hasn't even debuted their first gen yet? take your meds please anon

>>5287927
dumping all the male applicants into the trash seems to be a much better indication of what they want to do than some cheap words on a one off marshmallow stream no one will remember in a week
actions speak louder than words.

>>5286859
>>5286933
oh that kinda sucks, I was hoping to get to talk to other vtubers here since I don't get much time to watch them on twitch

>>5288149
there's some super sekrit discord server with other vtubers here and in wvt but it's usually full of all kinds of drama and gossip

>>5288082
even niji put their best girls out first and then auditioned for male vtubers

the model works. put your best foot forward as a new agency with girls and get the males on after you have steady income. anyone who complains about startups not debuting male vtubers needs to take their meds

>>5288183
it's not even secret, everyone knows it exists. it's just not opening new invites because of /trash/trolls. if you want to get in, the steps were explained to you already, schizo. start streaming, reveal yourself as a chuuba and network. you're not going to get an invite link on 4chan.

>>5288183
I love discord but I imagine they don't just invite anyone right?
oh well I'll just slowly try to talk to people

>>5288195
>NijiEN male tubers
ok but where are they though?
they don't even have a single male design for their audition process even though they have fully rigged models for their 3 female audition spots
doesn't that seem really fucking sus anon?

>>5288183
its extremely clear who is an /asp/ie if you even spend 10 mins on twitter. just start networking and ask one of them for a link

>>5288323
>doesn't that seem really fucking sus anon?
no?
for JP, you can just go lanky pretty boy since that's what their voices match with 99% of the time. but for westerners, no one knows what design would match a voice. it's also easy to pre-design a bunch of women since literally any voice will work with any design at that point.

>>5287927
They've soft debuted their manager, who is also a vtuber.

>>5287713
Oh I didn't catch that. That's interesting at least.

>>5288323
from a marketing standpoint no.

niji's male models overall are either extremely plain or straight up weird. they're not posting them because applicants will be put off right from the start. they're using the female models to draw attention.

>>5288458
What's weird about Mashiro?

>>5288353
ok that sounds like a good call
gonna be hard since I've barely used twitter so far and I wouldn't be surprised if other chuubas are just weirded out if I start following and commenting on their stuff

>>5288504
If you follow people of your weight class in terms of follower counts (streaming platform if you don't use twitter) it's not actually weird at all. Most of them are open to networking.
How to figure out if it's clear they're here or not, I have no idea. I've been here like 3 months and I can't think of an indicator of what would show an /asp/ie unless they're just simping for terumi or something.

>>5288660
I have like no followers since I never bothered with it
honestly I just want to stream and have fun with others

>>5288660
it's their follow list, they probably have at least a handful of /wvt/ in their follows

>>5288936
oh I guess I'm the weird one who talks here and doesn't actually frequent /wvt/

>>5289292
no I only post in here too, I don't really want to get caught in the /wvt/ drama or get spotted in their chats since some western fans are weird and will monitor the chatlogs to see who is in the chat and who is lurking

>>5289292
once you debut you kinda just naturally end up migrating there in my experience
I've seen a bunch of /asp/ chuubas start posting designs/asking for advice here and then popping up in wvt later

How do people on here usually do donations and that kind of thing? I know Streamlabs apparently has a function for that, but what about OBS?

>>5289842
OBS is a display and broadcasting program. Only.

Streamlab accounts funnel donations to I think only paypal and can change your alerts if you're using streamlabs overlay, but people who donate still get a paypal receipt with your real info, so you need to make a business account.

>>5289842
Sorry if you meant like how you set up alerts, most people use Streamlabs. Streamlab's program is just a reskinned OBS. So it's still the same alerts regardless.
I personally use mix it up because I have html and css knowledge for custom alerts.

Does anyone know of a way to allow people to use follows/subs/donations to go towards a poll?

>>5289981
So if I want to set up donations with OBS should i just link a paypal directly? I need to make a business account anyways for my other side hustle.

>>5289981
it sucks that paypal business accounts in my country STILL show my real name to donos
I just took off the button because it was a doxx about to happen

there's a small vtuber who commissioned a model, then the artist started selling a color pallete swap of the model on pixiv booth
Is there anything she can do about it?

>>5289981
Do you need to have an actual incorporated business to make a paypal business account?

>>5290226
yes, assuming the artist didn't also do the character design, they don't have the commercial rights to it and can't sell it
also if they sold the commercial rights to the model to the vtuber (which they should have absolutely no one should keep those over a tvtuber's head)
realistically, courts are a pain but you can definitely pressure them on twitter/social media about it

>>5290151
No. OBS is a display program. All it does is display and broadcast something.
Streamlabs is a website that you can connect your twitch or youtube account to. It can then spit our a browser url that you can put into obs to overlay the alert messages on your screen. Streamlabs connects with twitch's and paypal's APIs to get information about what just happened on your account so that it can be used to display.
You can use streamlabs alerts without using it's broadcasting program. You can directly link a paypal in your twitch bio, but it will not display anything unless it is linked to some kind of software that will do something when it's set up. Mix it Up and Streamlabs are the two that I know of that do it.

>>5290282
Nope!

>>5290226
depends on if it's really a case of recoloring the design or if it's an artist with sameface like some of the big artists have

Should I be sticking to one game and not switching games midway through?

>>5290431
Depends on how long you're playing the games. If you're playing for a few hours for each it doesn't really matter if you switch. Just count it as basically a new stream session.

>>5290387
And just to double-check, in the US the business name is what will display on the receipt?

Tried doing one of those "post your png and I draw it" on Twitter
Nobody saw it and now i feel like trash

>>5290990
Post it here

>>5291057
The tweet?

>>5291564
Yes

>>5290431
a lot of people I know would just cut the stream, take a quick break, and then come back with the new game
it makes the VoDs nicer since there's only 1 game per VoD

>>5290643
I have checked in that I sent in a kofi payment (thru paypal) to someone and my business name displayed on the paypal receipt without me having to set anything specific up. I have sent an invoice for work to someone and you get to choose if it shows your name or your business name/icon. (So you could still actually do invoices that require your name on the same account.) I can't donate to myself so I can't check the donation button that streamlabs creates for you though. I did unlink and relink my paypal account on streamlabs just in case as well. But since kofi was connected to my payapl and I verified with the person that only the business name was sent, it should be good.

>>5292535
Also to be clear, I am still using my real name on Paypal information, and as the user listed for the business since paypal likes to freeze for suspicious activity easily. It just displays the business name which is my username that I use everywhere.

>>5292607
I just double-checked it by sending a small amount from my personal to my business.

>>5292657
I turned my personal account into the business account, since my vtuber personal didn't change much and I'm migrating my art commissions there.

>>5292732
I'm thinking of integrating my vtuber persona into my other business making fashion accessories and other stuff. If I do crafting streams I can show how products are made, which i think would be neat.

>>5293134
It just all depends on how much you want to play into kayfabe or not. I don't take it seriously so I'll tie it into whatever I do into it, and honestly having a cute avatar persona and username makes it a better "brand" imo. If you take it too seriously and aren't approachable as a ""real"" person you might miss some connections.

>>5291624
Ok
https://twitter.com/rensia_vt/status/1405974821331214336?s=19

>>5293327
you don't really have the number of followers to pull off that kind of a tweet. i'd start by just making more fanart of other vtubers, especially smaller ones plus /wvt/ here chuubas who are more likely to see your artwork vs the big names where your work will get washed in the sea of fanart.

>>5293669
Makes sense, thx for the tips!

>>5293327
Well I guess this is how I get to find the /asp/ies with the replies

>>5294046
you could find them by just looking at /wvt/ and i'm pretty sure there's non-/asp/ in the replies at this point too

>>5294182
4 I only recognized by their design being posted here, dunno the orange cat