Accessories
The unglamorous extras are often the upgrades you feel the most. A boom arm fixes your mic placement, a capture card unlocks your camera, and a Stream Deck makes running a solo show effortless. Here are the ones worth buying.
15 customizable LCD keys that turn scene switches, mutes, clips, and lighting into one tap. Once it's on your desk, running a live stream by yourself stops feeling like a juggling act.
A smooth, sturdy, internally-damped boom arm that holds heavy mics like the SM7B rock-steady and moves without creaks. Gets your mic in the right spot and clears your desk at the same time.
Turns a mirrorless or DSLR camera into a clean, reliable webcam for OBS and video calls over HDMI. The simplest way to get pro camera quality into your live setup.
The go-to external capture card for console streamers: low-latency passthrough, high-frame-rate capture, and dead-simple setup with PlayStation, Xbox, or Switch.
A collapsible, wrinkle-resistant pull-up green screen that sets up in seconds and stores flat against a wall. The cleanest way to key out your background without a permanent studio.
Fast, reliable write speeds that keep up with 4K video so your camera doesn't choke mid-record. The safe default card for any creator shooting high-bitrate footage.
Before any fancy gear, get your mic positioned correctly. A boom arm lets you place the mic close and off-axis, and a cheap pop filter tames harsh "p" and "b" sounds. Together they improve your audio more than most people expect — for very little money.
To use a real camera as a live webcam, a capture card like the Cam Link 4K gives you the most reliable, highest-quality feed. Console streamers should choose the HD60 X instead.
When you're hosting solo, fumbling for hotkeys breaks the show. Mapping scenes, mutes, and replays to physical keys lets you stay present with your audience. It's a quality-of-life upgrade you won't want to give up.
Only if you want to use a dedicated camera (mirrorless/DSLR) or a game console as a video source. Webcams and USB mics connect directly without one.
If you stream or record live and switch scenes, mute, or trigger clips, yes — it dramatically simplifies running a show solo. For pre-recorded content you edit afterward, it's more of a nice-to-have.
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