What is a VTuber?
43sDefines VTubing in simple terms, perfect for curious newcomers.
▶ Play ClipThis video provides a comprehensive beginner's guide to becoming a VTuber, covering everything from creating a virtual persona and choosing between 2D and 3D models to essential equipment, software, and content planning. The creator emphasizes the importance of personality, audio quality, and consistency while offering practical tips for starting without breaking the bank.
A VTuber (virtual YouTuber) uses a digital avatar—such as a PNG, Live2D, or 3D model—to represent themselves online instead of showing their real face.
Your VTuber persona is the heart of your journey. It reflects your personality and helps you stand out. Take time to brainstorm a concept that is uniquely you.
2D models offer smooth anime-style animations; 3D models allow dynamic movement. Free tools like VRoid Studio (3D) and Live2D Cubism (2D) are available, or you can buy pre-made models on Booth.pm.
You need a decent webcam (1080p), good lighting, a microphone, and a capable computer. For Live2D tracking, use VTube Studio; for 3D, VC Face or VR chat. A stable internet connection is crucial.
Audio is the most important equipment. A good microphone keeps viewers engaged. You can start with budget options and upgrade later.
VTubers are content creators. Choose a niche (gaming, singing, just chatting) and platform (YouTube for videos, Twitch for live streaming). Consistency and interaction with audience are key.
Create a schedule, interact with viewers, join VTuber communities on Twitter/Discord, and collaborate to grow. Avoid burnout by not over-streaming and staying true to yourself.
Starting as a VTuber can be overwhelming, but focusing on your unique persona, investing in good audio, and being consistent will set you on the right path. Enjoy the journey and let your creativity shine.
"Title accurately promises a beginner's guide; video delivers comprehensive steps for starting VTubing."
What does VTuber stand for?
Virtual YouTuber.
00:47
What are the two main types of VTuber models?
2D (Live2D) and 3D.
02:48
Name a free tool to create a 3D VTuber model.
VRoid Studio.
03:17
What website can you use to download free or cheap pre-made VTuber models?
Booth.pm.
03:35
What is the recommended minimum webcam resolution for VTubing?
1080p.
04:56
Which software is recommended for Live2D tracking?
VTube Studio.
05:36
What is the most important piece of equipment according to the video?
A good microphone.
06:46
What are the two most popular platforms for VTubers?
Twitch and YouTube.
09:16
Why is audio quality more important than video quality for VTubers?
Viewers can tolerate poor video but not poor audio; bad audio drives viewers away.
07:29
What is the key to avoiding burnout as a VTuber?
Don't over-stream; maintain a life outside streaming and set a sustainable schedule.
12:01
Persona is the Foundation
Emphasizes that a unique persona is crucial for standing out in a crowded space.
01:19Microphone is King
Stresses that audio quality is the most critical equipment for retaining viewers.
06:46Content Creator Mindset
Reminds that VTubers are content creators first; the avatar is just a tool.
08:40Consistency Over Speed
Advises sustainable streaming schedules to avoid burnout and maintain quality.
11:34Don't Blindly Copy Trends
Warns against replicating popular VTubers' antics without considering personal resources.
13:08[00:00] have you ever wanted to be a vtuber but
[00:03] felt totally lost on where to begin
[00:06] maybe you've watched tons and tons of
[00:09] tutorials on how to be a vtuber yet
[00:12] still feel like you're stuck in the dark
[00:15] to not really knowing how to get things
[00:18] started trust me I've been there and I
[00:21] know how overwhelming it can really be
[00:24] but don't you worry I got you covered
[00:28] because today I'm going to walk you
[00:30] through everything you need to know to
[00:31] get things started as a vtuber from
[00:34] creating your own virtual Persona to
[00:36] setting up the right equipment and
[00:38] everything else you actually need to get
[00:40] things started with your vtuber journey
[00:43] so what exactly is a vtuber it basically
[00:47] stands for a virtual YouTuber but it's
[00:50] more than just being on YouTube a vtuber
[00:53] is someone who uses a virtual presence a
[00:56] digital character a digital Avatar of
[00:59] some form whether it is a form of a
[01:01] picture PNG image Al live 2D animated
[01:06] character like what I usually use in my
[01:09] streams or a 3D model to represent
[01:13] themselves online instead of showing
[01:15] their real face it's like stepping into
[01:17] character while creating content so
[01:19] here's something super important to
[01:21] think about before you even dive into V
[01:24] tubing your vtuber persona or as some
[01:28] people call it vtu concept sure it's
[01:32] very tempting to jump straight into
[01:34] buying an avatar and setting up all the
[01:36] tools but trust me this step is the
[01:39] heart of your V tubing Journey your vtu
[01:43] persona is basically who you are in the
[01:45] virtual world it's the first thing your
[01:48] audience will see and it already tells
[01:51] them something about you before you even
[01:54] say a word it's easy to just fix
[01:57] something you think that looks cool or
[01:59] or follow Trends but the key is to
[02:02] create something that reflects you your
[02:05] personality and creativity and unique
[02:08] Vibe so take your time to brainstorm
[02:10] this with so many vtubers out there
[02:14] having a strong concept helps you stand
[02:16] out without a doubt without it viewers
[02:19] might not even have a reason to watch
[02:22] you to choose you over someone else I
[02:25] won't go too deep into the details of
[02:27] building a v concept today but just know
[02:30] that your persona is the foundation of
[02:33] everything that you do so be creative
[02:36] have fun with it but don't forget to
[02:38] bring a piece of you into the mix at the
[02:40] end of the day it's your personality
[02:42] that will surely connect your viewers
[02:44] and win their hearts next up is your V
[02:48] model you have two main options for this
[02:50] either a 2d or a 3D a 2d model is great
[02:54] for smooth anime sty animations and on
[02:57] the other hand 3D models this let you
[03:00] move around interact more dynamically
[03:05] giving you a lot of flexibility and
[03:07] creativity on how you want to move
[03:10] around and if you're not sure what to
[03:12] pick you can always go four things for
[03:14] free you can download a free program
[03:17] called vroid Studio you can create your
[03:19] own 3D model for that one and you can
[03:24] also Study Life Tod cubism if you wanted
[03:27] to make your own now these two things
[03:29] are on a separate topic if you want to
[03:32] make things quicker I would suggest that
[03:35] you go to booth.pm it's a website and
[03:38] you can download free vtuber models or
[03:42] you can pay pre-made models for cheap so
[03:47] you might need to take some time to
[03:49] browse around and stuff like that before
[03:52] you actually hire someone to do an
[03:54] exclusive model for you because I'm
[03:56] going to tell you guys now 3D or 2D they
[03:59] can be very expensive and that is just a
[04:02] reality when it comes to V tubing
[04:05] however please do know that you really
[04:07] don't need to break the bank to be a
[04:10] vtuber because there are free and lowc
[04:12] cost tools to get things started and
[04:15] again it will all depend on what kind of
[04:18] vtuber do you want to be do you want to
[04:19] be doing this for fun for excitement for
[04:23] temporary or do you want to start this
[04:26] as a career uh but before we go down to
[04:30] that rabbit hole let's first talk about
[04:32] the equipment Essentials that you
[04:34] actually need as a vtuber now let's talk
[04:37] about gears this is very important while
[04:40] you don't need a fancy setup to start
[04:43] you will still need to have a decent
[04:45] webcam to capture your movements and a
[04:48] decent lighting setup as well which
[04:51] means you would need a decent room and a
[04:53] microphone and a computer your webcam
[04:56] should be able to capture a 1080p at
[04:59] least we are using a vtuber model which
[05:02] means that everything is highly reliant
[05:05] on the tracking device that we are using
[05:07] it is recommended that if you are using
[05:10] a live 2D model just like I am to use an
[05:14] iPhone tracker but if you don't have
[05:16] that you can always have a webcam there
[05:18] are other tools to make things more
[05:20] expressive for you so if you don't have
[05:23] iPhone that's not the end of the world
[05:25] another thing that you would need is
[05:27] software software like vtube Studio L it
[05:30] and different kinds of software that can
[05:33] allow you to do your tracking number one
[05:36] tracking for live TD is vtube studio and
[05:40] for 3D I believe that there is something
[05:44] called VC face I used to use that when I
[05:47] was doing uh when I'm using a 3D model
[05:51] or if you have a virtual reality headset
[05:54] you can just go to VR chat and that will
[05:57] be your model and it doesn't really
[05:58] require much except that you need the
[06:01] gear and you really need a really good
[06:03] computer I do say decent computer
[06:07] however you really need to have a good
[06:10] computer to get things going in a very
[06:13] smoother way for your computer for your
[06:15] streaming
[06:16] needs so this is why getting a vtuber
[06:20] model may not be expensive but if you
[06:23] also don't have a computer and you don't
[06:27] have a cell phone it's going to be very
[06:29] hard for you to get things going so you
[06:33] need internet access a stable internet
[06:36] access you need a good computer
[06:38] hopefully you have a lot of space RAM
[06:41] and the most important piece of
[06:43] equipment that you will need is a
[06:46] microphone I do have a pet peeve on this
[06:49] microphone when it comes to V tubing or
[06:52] streaming or being content creator is
[06:55] the most important thing in the world
[06:58] you can skip on those fancy models if
[07:00] you like but please do not skip on a
[07:03] microphone so I highly highly recommend
[07:05] that if you do have some extra cash
[07:07] focus on your microphone first before
[07:10] anything else please do know that the
[07:12] more expensive a microphone is does not
[07:15] mean that it's a lot better for you yeah
[07:17] just trust me on that I had a lot of
[07:20] audio problems way way back before and I
[07:24] can attest to you that audio is the most
[07:27] important thing in the world because
[07:29] people can skip on your video they may
[07:33] choose to not care about your crappy
[07:35] gaming crappy video but they cannot
[07:38] tolerate a crappy crappy microphone or
[07:41] audio setting if you're clipping a lot
[07:45] if like they cannot hear you or there's
[07:47] a lot of static there's a lot of
[07:49] background noises and stuff like that a
[07:51] lot of people who has a lot of pet
[07:53] peeves or they just cannot tolerate
[07:55] certain sounds what seems okay to you
[07:58] may not sound okay to others and that
[08:01] alone may make that person not watch you
[08:05] not listen to you so um yeah and clear
[08:10] audio is always the key to keeping your
[08:12] audience engaged if you are on a budget
[08:14] no problem you can always start small
[08:17] and upgrade as you go I do have some
[08:19] recommendations on audio specifically
[08:23] and certain gadgets that I know is going
[08:26] to be helpful and not totally break the
[08:29] back I have tried it from the most
[08:30] expensive to the most cheapest one so
[08:33] you might want to check down below
[08:35] description of this video to see about
[08:37] those um microphones if you like and to
[08:40] be a vber of course you need to have
[08:43] some form of content vber is virtual
[08:46] YouTuber so technically you are a
[08:49] content creator and a lot of people just
[08:51] forget about that and they think that
[08:54] you're just an anime girl and as long as
[08:55] you're a model you're a beber but it
[08:58] doesn't really stop there
[08:59] you need to have a form of content and
[09:02] also you need to choose where you are
[09:05] going to be streaming if you are going
[09:06] to be streaming or do you want to just
[09:09] make a pre-recorded video and upload
[09:12] that to YouTube or to whatever platform
[09:15] that you choose when it comes to
[09:16] platforms twitch and YouTubes are the
[09:18] most popular for vtubers if you're just
[09:21] starting out and you already have a
[09:23] content and Niche of some kind I think
[09:26] YouTube might be better for creating
[09:28] videos and building an audience that way
[09:31] however if you don't know anything and
[09:33] you're just streaming for fun gaming
[09:36] every day and stuff like that I think
[09:39] twitch is a lot better and it will give
[09:42] you more exposure to other people as
[09:45] well that way not in a very big manner
[09:48] though especially if you're small but
[09:50] you can start with twitch and it will
[09:53] give you better result that's how I
[09:55] started and also I would assume that as
[09:58] soon as you started your Ving career you
[10:01] still don't know what to do and that's
[10:02] what happened to me so you just got to
[10:06] practice and just stream because
[10:09] streaming is also a different form of
[10:12] thing that you need to work on that you
[10:14] need to get used to basically you need
[10:16] to get used to talking to yourself
[10:19] talking to other people most of the time
[10:21] and if you're not good at talking to
[10:23] people you might struggle with live
[10:26] streaming so yeah you need to really
[10:29] think about these things and what you
[10:32] actually wanted to do and then later on
[10:34] you can Branch out with what you really
[10:36] wanted to go so content planning is very
[10:40] very important and having a niche of
[10:42] some kind is really something that you
[10:44] need to think about are you going to be
[10:47] a just chatting streamer but what are
[10:49] you going to be talking about maybe you
[10:52] are going to be all about singing or
[10:54] someone that enjoys like um making
[10:57] reaction videos or maybe you're all
[10:59] about gamings and you're going to be a
[11:02] gamer that you know becomes really
[11:04] consistent and really really good at the
[11:06] game the most important thing is that
[11:08] you got to stand out and yeah think
[11:11] about your Niche and your content and
[11:15] what you actually wanted to do but at
[11:17] the same time all goes down to why do
[11:19] you want to be a vber and if you become
[11:22] a vber what do you want to do and just
[11:24] do that you know regardless of what
[11:26] other people think when it comes to what
[11:29] you wanted to do with your bbing life
[11:32] finally consistency is key create a
[11:34] schedule stick with it keep showing up
[11:37] interact with your audience is also very
[11:40] important please do answer your comments
[11:42] chat during streams and make your
[11:44] viewers feel like they're part of your
[11:47] world and don't forget to join vber
[11:49] communities on Twitter Discord Reddit
[11:52] networking with other vtubers collabing
[11:54] is always a great way to learn and grow
[11:57] at the same time we'll also to help you
[11:59] with the burnout it's very very easy for
[12:02] vtubers to be people Pleasers sometimes
[12:04] it's just going to be very very mentally
[12:06] draining for you and even though it is
[12:09] something that you wanted to do don't
[12:11] have to agree to everyone else as a
[12:13] result so you don't need to be super
[12:17] fast with everything else that you
[12:19] wanted to do in life when it comes to V
[12:22] tubing just be consistent I used to
[12:25] stream every day and I have limited it
[12:28] down to two times a week because you
[12:31] still need a life you still need a life
[12:33] so that the soon as you show up on
[12:37] stream you have something to talk about
[12:40] you know those kinds of stuff so don't
[12:42] stress and over stress yourself is the
[12:45] key to everything else is what I would
[12:47] say to you guys and also take some time
[12:51] to really find out what you wanted to do
[12:54] and if you're always streaming all the
[12:56] time you won't exactly have the time to
[12:59] think about what you wanted to do in
[13:01] life and you got to like take a look on
[13:06] what you can do make use of your
[13:08] strength and don't just copy what is
[13:11] popular and trendy at the moment because
[13:14] what will work for others might not work
[13:16] for you like for example you see fillian
[13:19] flipping around being silly all the time
[13:22] and crashing her headset here and there
[13:25] and sure you wanted to be fillian but
[13:28] can you waste 10 headsets Allin one go
[13:31] for every flip that you have if you
[13:33] don't have the mean to have many
[13:36] headsets around you you cannot do what
[13:40] they're doing and that won't be so
[13:42] entertaining right so you need to like
[13:45] be very strategic on what you can do
[13:49] like replication is very important when
[13:52] it comes to V tubing that's why you
[13:54] always need to study you always need to
[13:56] take a look on what's going on out there
[14:00] what other peoples are doing but you
[14:03] also need to make sure that it is
[14:04] something that you can do and at the end
[14:07] of the day you need to be happy you need
[14:09] to enjoy what you're doing you need to
[14:11] love what you're doing so um yeah that's
[14:14] basically like the very beginner
[14:16] nutshell when it comes to your vtuber
[14:20] streaming journey and I know it can be
[14:22] very overwhelming at first but remember
[14:25] everyone starts somewhere so focus on
[14:27] being yourself have fun share your
[14:29] creativity to the world and yeah if you
[14:33] found this video helpful don't forget to
[14:35] like share comment and subscribe for
[14:37] more tips and becoming the best vtuber
[14:40] you can be so I'll see you guys on the
[14:43] next video bye
[14:48] [Music]
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