{"id":7819,"date":"2026-08-31T18:59:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T09:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alive-project.com\/en\/streamer-magazine\/?p=7819"},"modified":"2026-08-31T19:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T10:50:23","slug":"18862","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alive-project.com\/en\/streamer-magazine\/article\/18862\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Do a Singing Stream on IRIAM: Setup Steps, Song Reporting, and Backing Track Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“I want to try a singing stream on IRIAM, but I don’t really understand the setup or the rules around songs\u2026” Plenty of livers stall at exactly that point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singing streams on IRIAM ask a lot of a beginner: on top of getting your gear ready, you have to report the songs you use and check the rights on your backing tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article explains how to run an IRIAM singing stream, with separate walkthroughs for the two-smartphone method and the mixer method. It also covers how to report the songs you sing, the rules for using recorded tracks, and how to fix the problems that come up most often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use it to get your first singing stream on air with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common Setups for Singing Streams on IRIAM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There are three streaming setups you can use for singing on IRIAM: a cappella, two smartphones, or a mixer. Since IRIAM is an app you can stream from with nothing but the phone in your hand, an a cappella stream needs no equipment at all and you can try it today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A mixer is a device that combines and balances several sound sources \u2014 your voice and your backing track, for example \u2014 into a single output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is how the three compare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Item<\/th>A cappella<\/th>Two smartphones<\/th>Mixer<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Equipment needed<\/td>Streaming smartphone only (no gear)<\/td>Streaming smartphone + a device to play the track<\/td>Mixer, microphone and more (details below)<\/td><\/tr>
How the backing track plays<\/td>No backing track<\/td>Played through a second device’s speaker and picked up by the streaming phone’s mic<\/td>Fed into the mixer and blended with your voice<\/td><\/tr>
Ease of balancing levels<\/td>No balancing needed<\/td>Adjusted by device volume and distance (mostly by feel)<\/td>Fine control with the knobs<\/td><\/tr>
Best for<\/td>Anyone who just wants to sing, casually<\/td>Anyone who wants a backing track on a budget<\/td>Anyone who cares about sound quality<\/td><\/tr>
Watch out for<\/td>With no accompaniment, your singing is fully exposed<\/td>Household noise gets picked up easily<\/td>Upfront cost and fiddly connections<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A sensible path for singing with accompaniment is to start with the two-smartphone method, then add gear and move to a mixer once the sound quality starts to feel limiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Run an IRIAM Singing Stream With Two Smartphones (5 Steps)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The two-smartphone method splits the job between devices: one streams, the other plays the track. The streaming phone running the IRIAM app picks up both your voice and the accompaniment, so there is no complicated wiring involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need three things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipment<\/th>Purpose<\/th>Required \/ optional<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Streaming smartphone<\/td>Streams via the IRIAM app and picks up your voice and the track<\/td>Required<\/td><\/tr>
Playback device<\/td>Plays the backing track (an old phone, a tablet, a music player)<\/td>Required<\/td><\/tr>
Device stand<\/td>Holds both devices in place, keeping distance from your mouth and the speaker consistent<\/td>Optional<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once you are set up, work through these five steps from picking songs to going live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Choose Your Songs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Start by listing the songs you want to sing, then look up how their rights are managed in the JASRAC or NexTone works database. Whether a song is cleared for you to sing on IRIAM is decided by what the database shows, not by gut feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even songs that are staples on IRIAM can be confused with a different work of the same name. Do not go by title alone \u2014 match the artist, the lyricist and the composer to pin down the right entry. How to read the database screens is covered in the song reporting section later in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Check the Usage Terms for Your Backing Track<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wherever your backing track came from, check the distributor’s terms of use to confirm it is licensed for streaming. The copyright in a song and the neighbouring rights in a specific recording (the rights protecting the singers, record labels and others involved in that recording) are two separate things. Reporting a song to IRIAM does not, on its own, let you play a commercial recording or a karaoke track behind you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terms differ by source \u2014 karaoke track stores aimed at singing streams, official distribution pages for Vocaloid songs, and so on. Confirm that streaming use is explicitly permitted, and check for conditions such as required credit lines, before you use anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: Position the Playback Device<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Place the playback device where the streaming phone’s microphone can pick up the track naturally. It is the easy way to play music on IRIAM, but how you position the device changes what your listeners hear more than you might expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The basic arrangement is to point the speaker toward the streaming phone’s microphone and set it a little away from your mouth. If the track is drowning out your voice, move it further away; if the track is getting buried, bring it closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If vibration through the desk bothers you, laying down a single towel can settle the sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4: Balance Your Voice Against the Track<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Before going live, sing at your actual performance volume with the track playing and adjust until the lyrics come through clearly. If you test quietly, the accompaniment will swallow you the moment you hit the chorus for real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the two-smartphone method there are only two things you can adjust:<\/p>\n\n\n\n