I don’t think the touchscreen hasn’t justified its existence (it has), but I am surprised that it’s not nearly as useful as the dials. It can also set my Facecam Pro’s autofocus to manual focus, and that’s where the touchscreen stops being useful. For example, on my audio dials, it mutes and unmutes whenever I touch it. Ultimately, it’s just another button you can press for each function. The touchscreen on the other hand is surprisingly less useful. However, a streamer with a complex audio situation would probably be able to think of more clever ways to utilize this feature, especially if they’re using Elgato’s Wave Link software. Truth be told, I don’t think I would use these dials very often. I have three dial stacks and one individual function assigned to my four dials: one that controls my camera’s zoom and pan, one that adjusts my desktop and stream volume, one that adjusts the volumes of individual apps, and one that controls the brightness.
Also, holding down the dial while turning allows you to make adjustments in 1% increments no matter what multiplier you’ve set.Ī streamer with a complex audio setup will easily find clever ways to use the dials.įor a casual streamer such as myself, I think it’ll be difficult to use these dials to their full potential. In order to swap through each function, you just press the dial. In Elgato’s Stream Deck app, you can either assign a certain function to a dial or make a “dial stack,” which allows one dial to house multiple functions. Of course, this isn’t anything new, and the real question is whether or not these dials actually make a difference.
The Stream Deck + also highlights what scene is currently in use, and I’m sad to say I’ve forgotten to switch scenes several times, missing great moments in my favorite games. Being able to change scenes without alt-tabbing is extremely convenient and is a big timesaver. I’m completely sold on this concept now, though. I knew having physical buttons would be nice for stuff like changing scenes and stuff, but I didn’t want to spend money to do that when I could just hit alt-tab and click for free. The Stream Deck + is actually my introduction to the Stream Deck family I’ve been a casual streamer for about a year now and I’ve invested a lot of time into improving my visual and audio quality, but I wasn’t entirely sold on the Deck. Dials are making a comeback Matthew Connatser/Digital Trends The only thing that’s lacking about the Stream Deck + are customization options for the dial and touchscreen. Although a casual streamer such as myself would have a hard time utilizing four dials and a little touchscreen, the Stream Deck + is going to be a godsend for anyone who has a ton of things they need to adjust during streams, especially anything to do with audio.
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