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How to Stream Concert Quality Audio with the New Studio Mode in Google+ Hangouts

Live performance at a music event with a band on stage and audience in a virtual chat.

If you're a musician, Google wants you on Google+ Hangouts. In an effort to make it easier to stream your concerts, performances, and impromptu jam sessions, they've revealed their latest feature: Studio Mode. Enabling the new Studio Mode optimizes your Hangouts On Air for music, and the quality difference is massive.

The feature is available for Hangouts On Air, which are Google+ Hangouts that allow an unlimited number of participants. To begin using Studio Mode, start your Hangout On Air session, click settings, and switch from Voice to Studio Mode. You can switch back at any time, and only you need to change modes for your listeners to hear the difference.

Live music performance with musicians playing instruments and singing in a studio setting.

Settings menu for audio and video configuration options.

if you're curious as to just how much this change improves things, check out a comparison video below. It's almost unbelievable the difference it makes.

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