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How to select the best bitrate for your stream

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How to Select the Best Bitrate for Your Stream

To achieve CD-quality audio on your stream, 128 kbps is recommended. For voice-only audio, the recommended minimum is 32 kbps.

Make sure your bandwidth can support your streaming bitrate. The combined bitrate of all your streams should never exceed 80% of the value of the upload speed reported by speedtest.net.

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How to Select the Best Bitrate for Your Stream

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