/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

first for question
How long have you been using 4chan? If you've been browsing for long, do you think the attitudes and cultures here would influence how you act as a vtuber?

>>3496289
Since 2011. And no, I'm pretty good at leaving 4chan culture at the door and not letting it influence me.

>>3496289
Over 10 years, easily. I'm sure I've got some influences here and there but I already work a job where I have to keep it in line, so I've got the training to not let things slip.

IM SO SICK OF VTUBER DESIGNS WITH SHITTY CAT EARS. THESE JEWS ARE TURNING KIDS INTO FURRIES AND MAKING THE POPULATION SUBMIT TO THE SHITTIEST FETISH TO EXIST ON PLANET EARTH

I hate how much anime is ingrained into vtubers and live2d. cannot find a single artist who isn't scared to go outside the box and come up with creative expressions for older male characters.

>>3497391
Live2D is a japanese program made for anime, anon...

>>3497440
>made for anime
it's still applicable to other art styles. i'm tired of seeing older male characters looking like pic related with zero emotions or expressions. it's all just stoic shit with a tiny mouth. gives shitty muted expressions. try playing a horror game with a face like this.

>>3497672
Can you give examples of what would make them better?

>>3497672
oh those guys are just idiots
if you really wanted to you could just ask any old artist you like to make riggable art for you, assuming you know what that all entails or can find a rigger that can help them, but it'll be costly since the art side takes a significant amount of work especially for someone not used to it.

>>3497700
characters that have actual expressive faces would be a start. deform the entire face.

look at the grin on the bottom right, the eyebrows overlapping the eyes at the top. the way the eyebrows lift the eyelids on the right, the wide movement between the open mouth at center bottom.

>>3497787
I know how to rig Live2D and how the 2D facetracking programs work, lets see what can be done
>look at the grin on the bottom right
Would require an expression toggle due to the scale and a significant amount of work for the artist
>the eyebrows overlapping the eyes at the top
easy, just a western artstyle thing, but would need an expression toggle depending on how much you want the brow to be able to move around without getting spazzy as hell
>the way the eyebrows lift the eyelids on the right
easiest thing to do that you pointed out
>the wide movement between the open mouth at center bottom.
requires an expression toggle if you want to do it without fucking up mouth tracking from the tolerance it would require to not do it on accident when talking normally

there's a bit of a trend here, I think
if you want something like this, you're going to need something much more advanced than conventional Live2D trackers, even then I don't think even you would want to make these kinds of faces regularly, it'd get tiring pretty quick. You want to become a cartoon character, and that's not something facetracking can easily deal with without a significant investment.

>>3498078
so might as well just go 3d instead of flopping around with live2d is what i'm getting

Could streaming help as autism cure? With that I mean learning how to talk well and captivating an audience?

>>3498204
Pretty much, but good luck on that front too because it'll be expensive there too.

>>3498209
Cure is a huge word to use, but it could help, yes.

Twitch or YT?
Twitch just seems to be so much friendlier to start out with but is plagued with all sorts of bullshit. Meanwhile YT is much simpler but also doesn't have as much streaming-catered support
These are just my impressions, I don't know about the deeper details of each

>>3498728
multistream with restream.io. focus on twitch once you hit affiliate and push for partner.

I've been thinking of a more /m/ oriented design. However, I'm unsure of how viable something like a mono eye design would be for live 2d. I can't say I've seen anything like it but maybe it's just buried under the many other chuubas.

Would it be possible to rig a single centered eye with a broader horizontal field of movement? Is a mouth needed and how possible would it be to set up a non traditional one like say if I wanted it to overlay the eye to create an effect like it's flashing during speech?

>TL;DR
If I want to be Zaku knock off how viable is it?

>>3499623
there are a few examples of characters with just 1 eye that still manage to convey expressions. you could take a look at how they do it and see if your (1) artist and (2) rigger will be able to work together to create the effect you're looking for

what does this mean?
i haven't even gone live yet but it shows that i have 4 views?

>>3500106
Its not "viewers" its "views". It shows how many have visited your channel

When would you say it's actually disadvantageous to go corporate and better to stay indie?
Is it only interesting if you want to appeal to the already established broad market and its common interests?
This does imply your stream channel isn't already too big yet and you bring the basic requirements for being a decent streamer.

>>3498821
Is it worth going solo on Youtube if I'm also planning on doing side content like memes and covers?
AFAIK Twitch has no system for that sort of content

>>3503041
I stream on twitch and reupload my vods and upload covers and clips to my youtube channel

>>3502957
>go corporate?
unless you're in Hololive or Nijisanji, i think it's better to stay indie. main benefit of a corporation is the support, if they don't have the resources to support you, why tie yourself to them?

>interest appeal
there's a reason why popular things are popular. for example, content reaction channels are still alive and well. Snuffy, Nemu, Pren, and a bunch more vtubers are doing exceptionally well with most of their content being a split of some video games and viral clip reactions. if you want to grow big, you gotta appeal to broader bases. just how math works.

>>3503725
>Nijisanji

Nijisanji supports their talents less than some startups, their only perk is naming as of now.

As for whether or not joining a company is a good idea >>3502957 depending on the contract and company I'd usually say yes. As long as the contract is fair, the company has capital and supports you then generally signing is better. Company VTubers pretty much always have a head start over indies. They have the promotion to make them do better faster.

>>3502957
Why not take all the help you can get? If the contract lets you be yourself, take the support and backing. Any little bit of help you get from a company means more time for you to put into your content

Indies love to be proud of themselves for being independent, but that wont change the fact that corporate vtubers do better than 95% of indies right from the start

>>3505276
>as long as the contract is fair
I’m not sure how good peoples’ instincts for this are. A looooooot of people got screwed by MCNs a few years ago.

How do you decide what kind of streamer you want to be?

>>3505742
I actually found a really clarifying answer to this on Reddit. Ask yourself:

1. What do I find fun?

2. How can I make that a group activity?

I started thinking about myself that way and I got a few cool ideas.

>>3505742
Do some research, find out what's being done by your colleagues, see what you have to bring to the table and find inspiration from other streamers who are doing something similar.

what do you do when you hit a plateau?
going from 200 followers per month to a net gain of 0 in a month.

>>3506639
keep pushing, look at what successful streamers are, improve your production quality

>>3506639
Change up your streaming style, do your networking reps, or post short form content on Youtube/Twitch/Twitter.

>about to go live
>parents come back home and start a fight
sigh

>>3507009
Dang bro that's rough

>>3505370
Very true, I think cuts around 20-25% of stream donations are very fair if the company is actually providing for the talent. Especially considering MCNs before didn't do shit

how bad is it really to be associated with /vt/?

>>3507513
Do people even need to find out

>>3507513
Why would you want people to know you associate with /vt/?

>>3507544
just wondering, because if i start shilling myself in /wvt/ and the viewers in my chat are predominantly from /vt/, might come across as weird.

>>3507618
As long as nobody acts too off-color I don't see a problem. Big if
Granted, I don't know what the general atmosphere of /wvt/ is like so take this with a large grain of salt

>>3507898
understandable.

general question for /asp/, what key words do i use to search for an artist who does Twitch stuff? like those panels, the background, banner images, and all those theme'd things? what's all that called?

search for just twitch commissions gives me overlays (stuff on the video, which i don't need right now) and emotes (also don't need right now). does anyone know what i'm talking about?

>>3507953
personally id call that interface design or exactly what youre calling it right now

I like streaming, but I’ve been doing test streams for a week to empty chat and after rewatching my vods I realise I’m not as funny or creative as I thought I would be. Do those things develop over time, or should I quit now?

>>3507953
twitch/stream layout

I hate MANtubers so much

>>3508341
> Do those things develop over time
kind of. if you're just passively streaming and not actively working to improve, it won't. think about all those people who've played 5+ years of League of Legends but are still stuck in Silver or below. just casually playing doesn't mean you'll get better at something. you've gotta actively work at it.

>>3508827
no one is forcing you to watch

>>3508827
Sounds like a you problem. I have figured out the secret art of just not watching channels I don't like.

>>3508827
Why?

is there a list of /vt/ chubas, wanna know so I can check their twatters

>>3509930
off the top of my head
https://twitter.com/BALBc_Odette
https://twitter.com/ElliottAmbers
https://twitter.com/KeysTomama

Hello again,

Some of us have set up a discord for male chuubas from here. It's been pretty comfy and productive. There's one for women as well, but they are welcome here if they wish.

https://discord.gg/YHw7wMUG

What would you guys say the best voice changer is? What's the one with the most options to fiddle around with and the least audio artifacts?

>>3510250
none of them.

>>3510191
Fuck discord's inability to add a simple account switch for people who want to have multiple accounts.

Do most people make a wholly separate discord account for their chuuba profile or do they just convert the old one?

>>3510122
I'll add:
https://twitter.com/VTCadenceHarper
https://twitter.com/PetitePubley
https://twitter.com/GoldenKenji_

>>3510371
About half and half, depending on how opsec you are.

>>3510371
I made a separate discord for vtuber purposes that i use through chrome, while my real discord i use through the actual application
>>3509930
if you go to /wvt/ there's an entire ghostbin of vtuber that are mostly /here/

>>3510397
can't recall any of these three actually posting here or in /wvt/ though

>>3510512
cadence's debut was shilled on /wvt/ yesterday, and i think i've seen kenji's model there once or twice

>>3510371
I made a new one and keep my stuff seperate. But it is a pain switching back and forth.

>>3511666
I ended up just making a new one and using that one through browser like >>3510464 did, seems to be working alright so far but I'll see how things go

>>3510512
>>3510564
Cadence doesn't directly want to be associated with the chan and doesn't post here ||at least, not without plausable deniability||

>>3511666
>>3511709
install Discord PTB. You can have two of the apps running at the same time, the regular, and PTB. Got my chuuba on ptb, my roommate on regular.

I haven't even debuted yet and I'm NGMI

>>3514744
We're all gonna make it together

>>3514799
I don't know about that anymore

I just want to know how some of those that try to hype up their debut on twitter and then have their stream with 0 viewers feel

>>3510397
who are these people

How important do you think it is to create a personal music theme and BGM?

>>3515845
consider it when you have 30 active viewers consistently for a month.

>>3515845
thats like.. one of the last things you have to care about

>>3515845
I'm going that route not just for streams but also for content I'm making so I don't get copyrighted.

>>3515845
It takes some digging but Dova is probably 90% as good as whatever you would commission.

>>3496289
Since 2005. It definitely keeps me from caring about people trolling me while I'm streaming. Hi guys, I don't think I've ever posted in these threads before. I'm ILLREVIEWANYTHING. It's not really that I aspire to be a vtuber, but instead that I just enjoy the idea of being a character. Pic related is Wany, my character. He's an alien.

>>3516579
i've seen you posted a couple of times in /wvt/, welcome

>>3516579
I'm getting a new model soon too. Here is the character sheet that I'm going to be using. I have to raise $800 to get the art and rigging done though unless you guys know of a cheaper way.

>>3496289
I guess around 2009, board culture goes out the window when I'm doing stuff in general, though I will say it's changed my humor on things for the most part.

>>3496289
Been here since like 2006 I think. I'd assume the site has affected me in some way but I make sure to not give in to its ever increasing bitterness and negativity in my life as a whole, so I won't let it affect me as a streamer. It is a good way to learn how to deal with shitty people though.

Do you think this means they’re still looking over Stage 1s and when they finish with that they’ll look over Stage 2s?

>>3517820
That's the way I interpreted it, it seems like they plan to look through all first round apps they received.

>>3510250
Why would you like to change your voice anon? Be more confident with yourself!

>>3512397
Doesn't Discord ban people for using 3rd party applications?

>>3521898
PTB is 1st party

>>3521898
anon...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbChBXeh5a4

>>3524092
>just before i grow up
why'd this make me tear up?

>>3507953
check the commissions listing in the pastebin

I wish all anons here success with their vtubing career. Reading these threads warms my heart.

Is it better to ask for stream feedback here or in the western chuuba thread?

>>3526820
here, probs, /wvt/ gets pissy for some reason because they have their little cult thing going on

>>3526906
Cool, I'm planning on doing a costume reveal very soon (despite being a smaller channel) and I figured that might be a good time to get some insight on how my streams go

hello friends! i am the lobster anon from >>3519860

i came here to share the update to the design. i fleshed it out more and will also be trying a purple/black/blue palette soon. let me know what you think!

>>3528630
I like the one on the right a lot! Proportions seem a little off (that is a very big head) but it's just a sketch and that can be dealt with

>>3528630
I'd like to eat you someday

>>3528849
thank you! i do have trouble with proportions since i don't do artistic studies much, but when i work on my model i'll definitely make sure it looks fine ^^ )b
>>3528875
lobsters are friends, not food!

>>3528914
They're just really pricy in my country

Btw, you could remove your tail and have your long hair looked like the shrimp's tail. Plus, there's too much designs for your hair. The long antenna/ahoge is special so just focus on designing your face around it

>>3528996
i think theyre pretty pricy where i live as well haha. a luxury few can afford..

and i agree with you on the hair. i removed the back part and just kept the twin tails. also tried a ver with shorter antennae :D
shimp tail hair sounds cool as well, but im not sure if i can make it look good with my potato designing skills.

>>3529131
>>3528996
i forgot to add the image holy shid.

>>3529154
twin tails look better. keep the tail, it's very cute. overall cute design!

>>3530342
thank yew! means a lot to me ^u^

>>3529154
I actually think this is very cute! It just needs a nice side of melted butter.

>>3529154
Anon-Chama I know this isn't the draw thread but you're so cute I had to draw you...

I tried a little remix of your design I hope thats okay..

>>3529154

Also I see you’re a fan of kani kanizawa

>>3531265
im glad you like it! though im not sure if the butter is necessary... o__o;;
>>3532920
draw-anon i am in LOVE with this art, thank you so much! the remix is so funky and fresh omg. im a big fan!!! (also do you have a twitter or something? id love to repost or retweet if thats cool with you <3)
>>3533208
ive never heard of kani-sama actually, but its so cool to see other crustacean streamers! very cute gal :Oc

>>3532920
>>3533704
I’m glad you like it anon! I think your red design is really cute.


I’m @love_bumble on twitter. Warning VERY NSFW

Investing in a popfilter was such a good idea.
It doesn't pick out every single offender but it's one world of a difference.

Holy shit
Some of us might make it

Might as well use this as the idol hopeful thread?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab3ZnGHGyQo
No one's asked for /asp/ related advice yet

>>3536996
>Might as well use this as the idol hopeful thread?
That's not how it works. You already have places for doing this.

>>3529154
you dont have to add the tail imo, looks nice

I saw that some chuubas do Mahjong streams. Is there a certain game all of them use? I might get into it.

>>3529154
Oh good, you're posting here. I wish you luck lobster friend. Can't wait to see how it all goes.

>>3538714
Probably mahjong soul, or at least I havent seen a chuuba use anything else

>>3538714
Mahjong souls is the most popular and generally works well/is stable. A lot of cute girls too.

Considering it became a resource for /asp/, might as well ask here directly.
Anything you want to see added to the singing/voice pastebin?

doodled odette this morning :}

>>3534215
eeep much appreciated! ill post the art and credit you in just a second
>>3538945
thank you so much anon! maybe i will do some test recordings and upload them onto youtube this week ^__^

>>3526820
I don't see why you can't just ask both
I've more consistently gotten feedback from here though compared to wvt but I think it just depends on the day, I know recently some new chuubas have posted there and gotten good feedback

kill all male chubas ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Be careful, wvt is trying to groom you.

>>3541197
you good there anon?

>>3536418
what even is this?
most 'companies' like this are a larp, you know

>>3541793
most vtuber companies that are larps don't last enough to give Round 2 interviews...

example: Narwhal Corporation

Terumi is super cute

>>3538714
mahjong soul maybe, there's also an okay switch Reach Mahjong.

Terumi is a old ass philipino about to hit the wall

>>3542196
>roommate discussion
weak

officially in last phase of a certain audition, will hear back next weekish. wish me luck anons!

>>3542278
Good luck, but also no love for corporates

>>3542278
Good luck anon!! I hope I get to simp for you soon.
Stay Hopeful!

>>3542278
Corporate sellout

>>3542278
Get. That. Bread.

How the fuck did you guys pick a single aesthetic and design. I cant fucking decide on one and its driving me fucking insane.

>>3543615
just pick and change later if you hate it. i promise it'll grow on you. and it's not like vtubers never rebrand either

>>3543615
vtubers can reincarnate easily by just commissioning a new design at anytime. just yolo one to get started then figure out what you want to go for as you stream.

>>3543615
Post it and once people start complimenting it you won't want to change, trust me.

>>3543615
for me i picked an asthetic that would just let me save money on assets

>>3543615
Theming based on the games I'm going to play, how applicable it is for kayfabe lore, and how quick can I make it an appealing aesthetic.

>>3540207
Sweet I'll keep a look out

is there a term for "character designer" in japanese I can look up if I want to look for one on twitter?

>>3543615
I'm having such a difficult time with this myself that it's causing me to enter paralysis in releasing any content. I'm doing test streams as well as planning out some interesting solo content that I can do for myself, but all of it will end up useless if I don't get my model for myself. I might just say fuck it and get something that's simply designed instead of worrying about all of this shit.

>>3545429
Definitely do that. At the end of the day, if your content sucks, it won’t matter what your avatar was

>>3512352
Hi sow discord somewhere else, discord poster.

>>3543615
If you have a good theme, then you'll start narrowing down to aesthetics that fit it. Mine was easy enough to figure out, the hard part was finding an artist who could do the style.

>>3515845
Unless you're going to make or get something good it's either not important or potentially detrimental.
It's useful for setting a mood.

I must commend you /asp/.
Cheers.

>>3546633
I probably won't even start streaming as a vtuber but I'm interested in the art and want an oc

i've been pngtubing for a while and holy shit this is difficult. you need to overcompensate so much to convey emotions and expressions since your png doesn't do any work for you other and opening/closing the mouth. i swear this is a lot more like acting than just streaming with a webcam.

>>3548090
there are pngtubers with expressions that can be toggled if you'd be into that

>>3548422
i commissioned my png before i saw that, and don't really have the cash to commission additional expressions.

>>3548436
Depending on who you commission, it shouldn't be that costly. They're just making extra eyes/mouth/blush? Worth looking around for the future if you have the money to get another one

Who inspired you to become a vtuber?
Who, if you know a vtuber, is the most inspiring to you?
Bonus points: which wvt vtuber you'd like to collab with?

Would you be for or against some kind of "indie" vtuber company?
Like, they provide you with some resources and maybe even a fully rigged model, but your character belongs to them and maybe some of your revenue too.

>>3549200
Honestly, a lot of the vtubers with less than stellar backgrounds. I was always a sheltered kid and didn't have much in terms of skill, but seeing people who've struggled from such an early age to get to where they are now fills me with both inspiration in their achievement and disappointment in my current situation. They make me want to better myself and be brave in following my interests, even if it ends up as a failure.

>>3549416
what would you bring in for the table for them? why would someone give the rights to their character to someone/get their revenue taken for a company that is new instead of just saving up and eventually getting a model themselves?

Honestly I thought of funding models myself cause I'm uncreative but got the money (for models, not hardware) even if I did it, I'd fund it all and either don't ask for the money back or ask just to get the money back once they can pay it back. I know its delusional to put trust in some randoms but I am a dumbass

>>3549200
>Who inspired you to become a vtuber?
The main thing that made me want to become a vtuber was to get some new life into my art and to eventually start streaming like I keep telling myself. I'd say close friends were a bigger influence than anything else.
>Who, if you know a vtuber, is the most inspiring to you?
Mori, ironically enough it's her art streams and hearing her talk about her experiences with art that keep me going through this
>Bonus points: which wvt vtuber you'd like to collab with?
Lilyhops, but if I had to go smaller it'd be Hiraya though I don't know how much she gets posted more because I'd feel more comfortable meeting people through mutual connections.

>>3549416
The pros to being a part of a company are the boost in popularity, the capital they can provide you, and the simple fact you have friends and management. If all a company did was just fund my model and take a cut that would be the absolute worst model yet.

Is the OPSec in thd pastebin still good? It doesn't need to be updated with anything?

>>3550105
only thing i'd add is to do the Amelia Watson level of Opsec. run everything on a separate Windows Profile. bit clunkier, but a lot more security.

I'm gonna play some Rimworld anons...anyone wanna come hang out/network?
http://www.youtube.com/illreviewanything
http://www.twitch.tv/illreviewanything

>>3549200
>Who inspired you to become a vtuber?

I watched vtubers before projektmelody, but seeing her explosion as an indie made me believe that maybe I could try and make it.

>Who, if you know a vtuber, is the most inspiring to you?

As in personally? I don't know any, but I think susei, Ina and Mito are incredibly inspiring in very different ways.

>Bonus points: which wvt vtuber you'd like to collab with?

I'm an artist albeit a shitty one so Froot, or Yueko.

>>3549200
I actually wasn't inspired to be a YouTuber. I thought to myself "that would be cool" and then it turned out to already be a thing.

>>3548422
How would someone go about toggling through their expressions? I'm thinking of pngtubing, but I can't find anything to do shit like Neko Neneka where her png opens her mouth and blinks with her.

>>3550651
https://96enu.booth.pm/items/2495966
it costs like $2.70ish. has 4 "expression" slots Ctrl up, right, down, left, each with their own 4 face poses (eyes and mouth)

ive honestly started to consider doing voice training in order to match my model since im a guy using a female model

>>3549653
>what would you bring in for the table for them?
A model right away, as well as help with their character design and creation.
Promotion, marketing and SEO.
Start up capital, I'd be investing in them, not loaning or simply loaning money.
Management, even moderation services depending on the size.
Merchandise.

>>3551291
Ngmi

>>3496289
More than half of my life. Powerlevel reps, you shouldn't talk like this or about certain topics in public

>>3551291
just take hrt

>>3551476
Its kinda hard to do a lot of those when you're just starting up but good luck

>>3551291
by the time you finish you training vtubing will be long over as a fad, anon

>>3551826
anon if your only chasing a trend then whats the point? id be fucked either way if i only did it for the trend

>>3552133
can't wait for your debut in 2023

>>3549200
>Who inspired you to become a vtuber?
It's less someone specific and moreso the proof of concept. I've always liked the idea of streaming even though I never had good enough tech for it until recently, and always wanted to stream as an anime avatar rather than with a facecam.
>Who, if you know a vtuber, is the most inspiring to you?
I admire Mori's willingness to take the risk of throwing herself at a completely foreign country to chase her dream, even if becoming a vtuber in the process wasn't originally part of the plan. It's something I've talked about doing for pretty much my whole life without really taking any steps to get there, but it gave me the motivation to sorta start reaching
>Bonus points: which wvt vtuber you'd like to collab with?
Not /wvt/ exactly, but I think Reshii/Showtan would be fun

>>3549200
>Who inspired you to become a vtuber?
Juniper and Artemis
>Who, if you know a vtuber, is the most inspiring to you?
I don't know any vtubers on a personal level. I lurk in a few chats and am subbed to even fewer.
>Bonus points: which wvt vtuber you'd like to collab with?
Bat seems like good people. Once I debut I might reach out to them.

If there is ever a holostars EN I want to join, I have experience dancing and I’m practicing my singing currently a 6 or 7/10, any advice?

>>3553609
dancing experience will be meaningless for at least the first 8 months. singing, maybe. but you're gonna need to be bilingual at the bare minimum and have some other portfolio of entertainment content creation.

>>3551283
Bless your heart anon, thanks.

>>3548090
exactly this. pngchuubing is so much more exhausting. conveying emotions just with voice is very difficult. can't wait to get my proper model!

>>3553609
Dancing is useless holostars don’t get concerts

Is there some kind of resource that tells you when and if certain games will show a gamertag/username?

>>3555064
Don't know of one myself, but would be useful. However you should always try to have separate accounts for everything for this very reason.

>>3555397
Yeah I was just thinking about it now, but then I looked into it and you can apparently share Game Pass for PC like you can with Steam

am i doing this right?

>>3556220
From experience the most funny people are often the most open ones, if there is anything going in your head just say it out loud even if it’s stupid it will still make someone laugh

>>3556541
i don't have a mental monologue, mostly just a blueprint for what to do next in video games based off heuristics. i can call a shot and snipe someone as they're about to round a corner because i know exactly how long it's going to take them to sweep, but if i try to verbalize it, it fucks with my gameplay and the delay makes me miss.

>>3556718
>it fucks with my gameplay
welcome to streaming
almost nobody can make entertaining conversation and play well at the same time

>>3556220
take advice from touya https://twitter.com/ago_entwt/status/1391176004253601795

>>3557065
they're nice, but i don't know how well they apply to being a streamer, since it's kinda on you to carry

>>3549200
>Who inspired you to become a vtuber?
There's a lot of factors but if there was one vtuber who really gave me that mental push, it would probably be Watson.
>Who, if you know a vtuber, is the most inspiring to you?
This one is hard because ever since starting I've met so many great people and they all work so hard to push themselves and their channels. If I had to name one, Corpse is very inspiring both with her ability to command an audience with just text, and also because she's dedicated to her game choices despite being what others would call "debuff games".

>>3510371
>Fuck discord's inability to add a simple account switch for people who want to have multiple accounts.
I don't know if it still works, but you used to be able to just open up two instances of Discord by just configuring different user data directories for them.

>>3559145
>Watson
Same, honestly. I've been slumping since my practice isn't going great but I watched her outfit reveal and it reminded me how much fun this could be. I just love how much effort she puts in to everything.

Are you doing your Trimble reps?

>>3561895
>Trimble
what's that?

>>3562568
it's buried in the singing/voice resources of the pastebin, but it's a guy who does a lot of classical singing training. example video of his https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH07zBwu4vs

>>3556718
Watch Shimada Tiger's video from the 9th, it explained the basics of streaming and chat engagement.

>>3562925
Musical anons. How feasible is it possible to learn to sing by yourself?

I'm torn, anons. I know reddit is one of the best places to start shilling yourself, but I also fucking hate it. Then I like being from /here/ but it also has such an stigma it may not help. I may throw nods when the time comes.

>>3564119
>I know reddit is one of the best places to start shilling yourself
it's really not. if you look at r/virtualyoutubers it's a flood of 2view no-names just spamming their going-live announcements and getting maybe 2-3 upvotes and maybe half a click each. everything there is out to shill themselves and there's no real community development.

the only place that actually is worth shilling yourself is /wvt/ and twitter. stick to twitter if you don't want 4chan stigma, but we're gonna find you in the twitch algorthim eventually anyway (but you'll have plausible deniability)

>>3564209
I don't mind the 4chan stigma, what bothers me is that it bothers others and it may scare people off.
>we're gonna find you in the twitch algorthim eventually anyway
I'm curious, how does Twitch algorithm tells you if someone is from /here/ or not?

>>3564317
>it bothers others and it may scare people off.
from what i've seen, if you're not a loli, you'll be fine, only groomers break containment from /wvt/, the rest seem pretty chill. but i'm just an anon, so what good is my word, eh?

twitch's algo won't be able to tell if someone is from /here/, but it'll track the type of people who interact with you and you interact with (ex. if you're chatting and following a /here/chuuba) when you go live, you may appear in the "People who watch [/here/chuuba] might also enjoy [you]" and you'll appear as a recommendation for 'similar channels'.

>>3563486
Very possible! Even just practicing a few songs can help a lot as long as you do it consistently.

>>3564417
>if you're not a loli
My model won't be loli but I will never understand why it bothers vtwatters so much.
About the algo, hope one day when I start streaming it manages to connect us again. /asp/ you are good.
>>3549200
>Who inspired you to become a vtuber?
>Who, if you know a vtuber, is the most inspiring to you?
These two go together for me, and it's Calli. What inspired me to follow in her vtubing steps was the balls she had in telling vtweeters to make content,and then releasing that song just to assert her point. When all that happened I thought: "maybe my content will not be the best when starting, or won't be as different, but as long as I do somehing like Calli said something will come out of it".
>which wvt vtuber you'd like to collab with?
I'd say Melody and Ironmouse, but if I were to be honest I don't follow too many western vtubers so I'd need to look around a bit more to get a bigger list. Aspirations aside, I want to collab with a few friends/acquitances: Iona, a Spanish-speaking trap vtuber; and a couple of friends who are regular Twitch streamers. I don't care about idolfag shit where some sperg if a vtuber interacts with men, I want to keep interacting with them.

>>3549200
Who inspired me? Kawaiiope Moririn
But as a general statement, any indie vtuber that's managed to take that first step and start streaming pretty much makes me feel like I can do it too.
for wvt collabs, that'll have to wait until I debut. But Carmine reminds me of most of my friends so perhaps.

>>3553683
I’m fluent in Spanish, fluent in English and I know and understand basic Japanese conversation, as for other skills I can voice act both light and heavy voices but still need practice, also if it serves as a reference the songs I sing the best are British pop/rock.

can i still become a chuuba if i'm really emotionally sensitive and start crying at the slightest emotional scene in video games?

>>3566022
yes people eat that shit up

>>3566067
i'm a male though

>>3566022
Depends, by crying do you mean generally spooked and overly excited or are you in actual distress that it causes you to stop playing?

>>3566073
yeas bitch girls love sensitive boys

>>3566081
mostly just that my eyes tear up and i start sniffling a bit. it's enough that i'll have to blow my nose out and i'll talk with a stuffy nose until it passes.

>>3566086
i hope that's true, anon. i started crying over the story of a mobile game.

>>3566073
Post a vocaroo if your voice a cute enough you can go the babiniki route

>>3566022
I cry like a bitch and freeze up when I play Silent Hill games, guess what I'm going to play when I start streaming?

looks like terumi’s doing an idol hopeful session and taking questions for a discussion about vtubing. might be a good chance to get some tips
https://twitter.com/terumikoizumi/status/1392018369356828673

>>3566174
I wouldnt know if it’s going to be like those old /auds/ sessions but could be fun for old time’s sake.
https://marshmallow-qa.com/terumikoizumi

>>3566118
>if your voice a cute enough
it's not though

>>3551291
Honestly same. Best of luck to you. I have been really excited about debuting and getting to collab with a friend, but they are popular now and my voice is terrible, making me very worried about what the reception would be.
>>3551638
This doesn't make your voice go higher. When your voice breaks, it's permanent. There is vocal cord surgery but there is a risk of your voice coming out raspy so you gotta be selective about the doctor you pick, or so I have heard.
>>3551826
The chances of ever making money off this are low even now, anon. One might as well stream on their own terms if they want.

>>3566174
I won't be around for the stream, but I sent a hopefully-thickly-veiled question about what her opinion is on the idea that the market is oversaturated. I don't think it is personally, but I'm curious how she felt about it leading up to her debut.

>>3564417
>>3564839
not that anon but a lolianon here. lolis being unpopular is a lie. I've gotten a huge boost in follows and attention for being a loli. yes some people will seek out drama. do not engage. just let them seethe. it's a bunch of low follower NGMI chuubas that don't get any attention so they have to start drama to get some kind relevancy. ignore them and move on.

>>3566813
If you're a loli chuuba aren't you worried that your Twitter page/Discord would be reported? I don't think the possible boost in fans could outweigh the loss of social presence.

>>3515845
The main attraction (or repulsion) of your channel is (You), not the BGM. While it can potentially make you slightly more memorable, it would only work if people care about you already.
Consider Pekora's BGM. It's extremely catchy, but people don't watch her primarly for this and would still watch her if she did not have a BGM at all.

Need some advice... So let's say, if by some chance I passed for akio, prism and cyber and end up having to choose, which one should I pick and why?

>>3566949
with twitters suspension rules everyone should be scared of getting suspended, it's incredibly easy to deplatform someone if you hate them enough. however if it comes down to it most loli chuubas are connected and help each other out. every drama they tried to involve me in just boosted me even further. I'm on very good terms with a lot high follower loli supporters so worst case they'll just bounce me back again.

>>3567095
If you get to that point you'll have the contracts in front of you, which means you have way more info than anybody here.

>>3567095
cross that bridge when you get to it

female chuuba here. I want to collab with and support more malechuubas, mainly because there is some very funny and talented ones that deserve far more attention. now my fear is, is the mere association with males gonna turn viewers off me? or am I just being schizo about this? I play a bratty, younger sister role and that's my main appeal since I am not very funny or good at games so my viewers might not appreciate it.

>>3568199
You will be fine, its not like youre fucking them.
Retarded people will always be retarded and assume two people have decent chemistry, unfortunately.

>>3568199
Depends on the type of relationship you have with your listeners.

>>3568199
There are women on twitch pulling numbers that are married to bald short men that regularly appear on stream, as long as you know how to treat your audience you'll be fine.

>>3563486
>>3564655
Gonna hook onto this question. I've become interested in singing too, but am scared it's ear grating as I haven't sung anymore since school (10yrs+). Is there a way to objectively check the quality myself?

>>3567095
Prism isn’t worth it. Luto is their best performing talent and she doesn’t even get threads here anymore.

Between cyber and Akio, i guess it’s up to you. From what i know about cyber, either you get a premade model or choose your own, so thats your preference. They’re promising bc they’re based in SF, not Asia. Akio however seems like a fun company and I personally like that they’re pushing tech/game voice acting on top of vtuber support. Good luck anon!

Logitech C920x should be fine for face tracking, right?

>>3569918
>if an agency's talents don't attract constant shitposting they're not worth joining
Never mind that there's a general for them.

Quick test-recording ingame. Please tell me if things sound ok. I spend the weekend learning audio in OBS and hope this is a satisfying result. Maybe the music a little louder.

https://files.catbox.moe/2rwbtj.mkv

>>3573848
Just noticed: Clicking the link will download the file. not play it in browser. Here's a conversion to mp4.
https://files.catbox.moe/jyzwm5.mp4

>>3573913
game sound is too quiet. in OBS, game should fill like 90% of the green bar, your voice should sit in the middle of the yellow. otherwise, everything else is fine.

>>3573913
game should be a bit louder

>>3571398
Yeah, started off with a c920 and facerig and that was enough, you should be well off with that and VTube studio

>>3496289
I've been browsing /fit/ since around 2017. I want to spread the love of Jesus and I think vtubing is the future of spreading the gospel. I've drawn my own character, but I'm currently working with someone to make the live2d model. In the meantime, I'll be making content with an avatar. Think I can make it with this voice? It's a phone recording, I have better equipment so it won't sound this noisy when I actually do it.
https://voca.ro/19spfn2tttID

>>3572076
sure, but even with a loli to rival gura with the same mama even, their growth has been almost nonexistant. i'd rather throw my hat in with a company that hasn't already failed two generations of talent

I wonder how difficult & expensive it would be as an EOP to commission lack to do a vtuber model for me.

>>3575298
take deeper breaths and project your voice, it's pretty difficult to hear you. with video game sounds or background music, viewers might not be able to hear.

>>3575481
It wouldn't be too difficult. I met lack through card games and he can use a translation app well enough. It would be expensive as hell. He should have an email on his pixiv for business inquiries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa1bmRKGD8s

Come play tetris with your local magical girl

>>3575874
Oh forgot to add the link
https://tetr.io/#FZGB

>>3575512
Thanks for the advice. Will do.

>>3573913
I enjoyed your voice

>>3576636
>https://files.catbox.moe/jyzwm5.mp4
me too, if you know what I mean

Is it possible to make an ikemen, handsome adult looking character on vroid? All the males avatar that I see are young babyfaces

>>3576814
do it

i want more aru type silver foxes desu

>>3573913
>>3573848

Very nice, I could watch this

>>3576814
on vroid? not really. the base model can't really be morphed or sculpted. which is the reason why so many vroids all have same face issues. you're gonna need to export that .vrm file to Blender and make adjustments there.

check out Fofamit, who is one of the best tutorial makers for 3D models (primarily VRChat, but also does stuff for vtubers now)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWApNgVrCfo

>>3576814
Kenji is a good example. I think he made his model himself in vroid, but I'm not sure.

is koikatsu a good place to make a character for reference for artists if I have 0 artistic skills? or is there something better. vroid is too complicated for me

>>3577257
>for reference for artists
yeah. people request art based off their Final Fantasy characters, even. whatever helps you get your character reference across to the artist works.

>>3553293
>Juniper and Artemis
Red flag.

Should I bother making emotes in advance or should I wait until it looks like I'm close to being monetized/eligible for Affiliate?

>>3573848
>>3573913
What mic and audio software do you use?

>>3577809
wait for affiliate, get feedback from your community on what emotes you want. use it as an opp to shill on twitter, do community polls, etc.

if you’re serious about vtubing, i hope you watched the terumi stream

>>3574178
That is a great rule-of-thumb. I'd been looking for something just like it. I'll adjust accordingly. Thank you.

>>3574529
Taken care of, thank you.

>>3576859
>>3576636
Thank you, it means a lot. I started with some solitary voice-reps only yesterday to make sure I don't damage myself in the process.
We're all gonna make it.

>>3577826
I am using a Fifine K669b directly into OBS. In OBS I set up a few filters outlined as in this video: https://youtu.be/noqKxopwp74

>>3576702
I don't know what you mean but I hope your mind is clean of sin, boy.....or else!

>>3578079
terumi sounds like a disgusting masculine female

>>3578079
And why should I take the advice of a 500 subs VTuber?

>>3567095
Based on what the general public knows Cyber is the most promising of the 3, good luck anon if you really did pass all 3

>>3578401
Because she gets a consistent 40+ viewers. That’s in the upper 5% of streamers

>>3577760
Why?

>>3578642
just because you bought 30 computers to boost her numbers doesnt mean shes good anon(s)

>>3578741
ngmi

>>3578741
imagine coming up with conspiracy theories like this to justify your own misguided world views

>>3578990
cope

>>3578642
more like top 1%

>>3579579
Why is it partly blue?

>>3579579
didn’t she just debut last week?

>>3579780
it's separated out into
yellow - non-affiliate
blue - affiliate
grey - partner

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/broadcasting/broadcast-app/

for any anons using the Nvidia 20x 30x series, nvidia broadcast just released their 1.2.0 update. comes with better quality background noise reduction (and a bunch of camera tracking stuff too)

>>3579780
the blue represents the percentile above them
so the part from around 1.42 million and above represents the the people with 6+ viewers, the next blue section represents people with 11+ viewers and so on
we have this discussion every few threads though; someone is gonna come in and mention how this graph doesn't account for people who made an account and streamed once, another person will mention how a true measurement should be to only count affiliates that have an average of over 3 viewers, and so on
not to mention that that graph is for twitch and not youtube

>>3579926
their article about the 1.2.0 update. should have included it in the original post. mb. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/may-2021-nvidia-broadcast-update/

>>3580044
>clap test
>hear the first one
>every other clap afterwards is filtered out completely
>zero background echo
the fuck?

>>3580430
tech has been around since last year, its called rtx voice and theres something similar in discord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA6R9NmZO80

other chuubas that have done karaoke in the past before, are there any kinds of filters you use?
the only things i had active on my mic the last time i did one were a noise gate and the filter listed in this tutorial https://twitter.com/sensei_yami/status/1388548290015342594
is there anything you guys would also recommend having active?

>>3580513
i've never put much stock in those because they're extremely outrageous. no one will ever stream with a fan and a vacuum cleaner going off at the same time. would rather see more realistic examples of someone actually streaming to point out what the program can do on a daily basis.

>>3580587
its just an extreme example to show off the tech, there are other vids out there where it blocks keyboard noise and other stuff

>>3579812
Not even. It's her 4th day.

>>3580575
i run reverb with TAL and noise reduction, plus nvidia broadcast noise reduction, and it sounds fine. you can run more stuff with voicemeter

>>3496289
Since about about 2007, and no. Don't mix 2D and 3D. 4chan can be a funny anonymous online community but you should never let that leak out into the real world. I'm sure it's influenced how I act in some ways or another, but I never make direct references in other online spaces, and absolutely never in anything approaching real life. Anybody acting to be a "4chan cool guy" in real life needs to shut the fuck and lurk more.

https://youtu.be/PrjWmYz5bzA
terumi talking about vtubing in general with a lotta advice for asp/. i know some of you asked questions in the marshmallow was section and she answered allots of the questions about vtubing.
really great stuff

>>3583156
QandA*

>>3583156
her voice is so comfy

>look for art commissions
>no nsfw
>no mech
>no furry
>no male characters
i hate this place

>>3583427
go to skeb if you dont mind the "no edit after its done" part

>>3583622
is skeb even worth trying to commissions a live2d file? not rigged, just looking for the layers and the psd stuff, but i didn't want to risk the instructions getting lost in translation.

>>3583427
What the fuck even is your character, some sort of male mechanical furry?

>>3583693
no, it's just a masculine guy. i'm just pissed that there are tens of thousands of artists out there but they all have the same rules for commissions and basically only draw girls.

>>3583648
oh then I understand. I thought you wanted a png or just regular art of your character. Most western artists just draw girls, it is where the money is at so kinda can't blame them.

>>3575622
Honestly I expected them to be a situation where "corporate deal or get out" since they seem to be very busy. Mostly just looking at artists since I'm bored sitting on a waitlist for one artist I picked out.

>>3583709
Yeah it takes some looking to find an artist for a beefier male. Gonna have to dive into bara artists if you haven't already.

Anyone have experience with Skima? I'm looking at something like this right now: https://skima.jp/item/detail?item_id=39937 but haven't heard of anyone using this service. Seems pretty legit with a lot of examples of previous work.

>>3583427
https://twitter.com/yuufreak/status/1367255971274379270?s=19
Or try for randon's artist

does anyone know what kind of pixel dimensions i should request for my live2d psd? i feel higher res art = more detail and therefore more work/pay and also a bigger model requires more processing power to run but i do want a pretty high res image. any ideas for what a good balance might be?

>>3586172
Haven't heard of it before but it looks to be jp only and no english, unlike skeb where it encourages foreigners to request from there. Do they also sell character designs? I might be interested

>>3586422
the rough Google Translate suggests that they want as much information and references for the character, so i don't think they'll do character design from scratch.

all male vtubers need to disappear

>>3586566
I saw a premade character section so thought they'd accept ones from scratch too. Some of the designs there are nice

>>3586344
there should be a live2d commission guide covering that in the pastebin

>>3586696
dont think so, i couldnt find it anywhere

>>3586344
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1-WNniuNO2YZUZvfZZ624e04GyKxROReuE_1Y8KIY8s0/htmlview#

I don't know how to-do-date this is, but it's what I have bookmarked.

>>3586696
>>3587175
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xdh4zjhesY4gdUiyyWsCuXPn-zt9zEMoQzZDApwiY8w/

theres some tips on page 14 here but im still not sure what to go with as far as cost/performance. i suppose it comes down to my own budget in the end. guess ill think about it some more.

https://lma-vtuber-comms.carrd.co/
same artist/rigger who did Fluffy Twintails (pic related) has pretty affordable prices but is style locked to cute or sanic

>>3586638
i think you're in the wrong thread, wvt is over here >>3586579

>>3587573
you can probably ask about that in the q&a form

>vtube studio did another wave of retweets
>see all these cute and fabulous designs from others
>can technically afford a live2d model + rig right now
>can't justify such an expense though right now

are you doing your tiktok reps, anons?

>>3589908
I can't sing and I use a 2D avatar so I'm not sure what I can do except imitate the noises of ill people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeyHMl5Ldbk
lessons in vtubing as an indie from a JP (turn on closed captions)

>>3589908
Piggybacking off this, is there any way to get OBS to record in whatever aspect ratio TikTok and Youtube Shorts uses?

>>3590170
only thing i know of right now is kapwing (pronounced "ka-pwing")
https://www.kapwing.com/ free version should be more than enough for twitch clips and highlights. other than that, it's manually cutting your videos and uploaded them to tiktok.

>>3590238
This helps, thanks.

>>3590110
cute

>>3590170
just change it in the obs settings? it's 1080×1920 or 9:16

>>3594093
>>3594093
>>3594093
>>3594093
new