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All setup guides from SetupFind in one place: home studio setup, podcast setup, streaming setup, gaming setup and desk space. Every price is sourced and dated, so you can see how fresh it is. Every guide is priced in US dollars.

Music Studio

Streaming

Streaming setup for beginners: a streamer at a gaming desk with a microphone on an arm, lit in purple and blue

Streaming Setup for Beginners

Seven steps from the kit you already own to your first schedule.

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OBS settings for streaming start here: a gaming PC with a monitor, RGB keyboard and glass-sided tower lit in purple

OBS Settings for Streaming

Bitrate, encoder and keyframes, starting from the upload you actually have.

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Streaming microphone setup: a black dynamic broadcast microphone on a boom arm against a white wall

Streaming Microphone Setup

Mic choice, placement, gain and the five OBS filters, in order.

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Streaming camera setup: a Logitech webcam clipped to the top edge of a monitor in a dimly lit room

Streaming Camera Setup

Four fixes for placement, framing, exposure and light before a new webcam.

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Console streaming setup: a TV showing a shooter game in a dark room lit purple, with two game controllers on the table in front

Console Streaming Setup

Three routes from PS5, Xbox and Switch 2, with or without a PC.

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Dual PC streaming setup: a gaming desk with two monitors, a glass-sided PC tower and a camera on a tripod

Dual PC Streaming Setup

The one test that shows whether a second PC fixes dropped frames.

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Vertical streaming setup: a smartphone on a tripod showing a vertical live stream of a man talking to camera

Vertical Streaming Setup

Twitch Dual Format in five OBS steps, plus YouTube and TikTok.

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Simple streaming desk with a computer, a desktop microphone on a tripod and a webcam on top of the monitor

Streaming Setup Cost UK: The Full Breakdown

What a watchable stream costs, and the upload-speed check to do before you spend.

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Podcasting

A close-up of a black broadcast dynamic microphone mounted on a boom arm against a dark background

XLR vs USB Microphone: Which Should You Actually Buy?

One question decides it, and it is not sound quality.

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Two people recording a podcast face to face at a wooden table with microphones on boom arms and headphones

Podcast Setup for Two People (UK Gear List)

Why two USB mics fail, and two builds that record each host separately.

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A podcaster recording at a desk with a dynamic microphone and a laptop, the wall behind lit in purple and pink

Video Podcast Setup: Three Priced Builds

Three builds from $299, the buy order, and the camera limits gear lists skip.

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A video camera on a tripod with its screen showing the people it is recording in a studio

Podcast Camera Setup

Webcam, phone or mirrorless, and why some cameras stop recording after 5 minutes.

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A podcast table with microphones on desk stands in front of wall panels lit in red, pink and blue

Podcast Lighting Setup

One key light, the right distance and three budgets from $90.

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A podcast host wearing headphones speaks into a dynamic microphone on a boom arm while facing a laptop

Remote Podcast Recording

The $175 guest kit, the 5 Mbps upload rule and a backup that saves the episode.

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A podcaster wearing headphones records into a microphone on a boom arm from a sofa in a living room, with a laptop in front

Podcast Room Setup for a Small Room

Four moves that fix the sound and the shot together.

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A wooden podcast table with several microphones on boom arms and headphones laid out for a multi-person recording

Podcast Setup for 3 People

Why a four-input interface can record only two people, and three routes that record four.

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Gaming, Desk & Home Office

A single monitor on a dark desk with a keyboard, mouse, phone and a closed laptop, with coloured bias lighting washing the wall behind

What a Gaming Setup Actually Costs, and Where the Money Should Go

What a full setup costs across six categories, and the order to spend in.

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A white PlayStation 5 standing upright on a wooden desk with its controller in front and a lamp glowing to one side

PS5 Desk Setup: Footprint, Monitor and the Audio Problem

Footprint, HDMI 2.1, and the audio problem a monitor hands back to you.

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A gaming PC with a glass side panel showing lit cooling fans, beside a monitor and an illuminated keyboard on a purple-lit desk

Budget Gaming PC Build: How to Split the Money, Not Which Parts to Buy

The budget split that outlives any parts list.

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A gaming laptop open on a desk in front of a larger external monitor, with a mechanical keyboard, a mouse and a light bar

Laptop Gaming Setup: Docking a Gaming Laptop Without Losing Frames

Why the port matters more than the dock, and what the barrel charger still does.

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A gaming room lit in purple and pink, with a racing-style chair, a corner desk, an RGB PC tower and neon signs on the wall

How to Build a White Gaming Setup Without Paying the Colour Tax

The colour premium, and the two items that lock a white build in.

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A widescreen monitor filling the frame, displaying blue and cyan fluid abstract artwork

Gaming Setup for a Small UK Box Room

UK box room dimensions and the four choices that actually free up space.

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Small white desk and chair against a plain wall with a lamp and framed picture, showing a compact desk footprint

What Desk Size Actually Fits a UK Wall?

Wall-to-desk sizing for UK rooms, and why depth matters more than width.

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A curved corner desk with two displays and a laptop, flanked by studio monitor speakers on stands, in front of acoustic wall panels

How to Hide Desk Cables Without Drilling

Five steps, no fixings, and which methods lift the paint.

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A real home office: a black mesh office chair with adjustable armrests at a wooden desk, a monitor raised on a stand, a desk microphone and keyboard, a potted plant on a grey drawer unit, and daylight coming in from a window and door to the left

Home Office Setup: What to Buy First

Five steps in order, a small-room layout, and three builds priced from $310.

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