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Quote from WitherSnow

Something to add.
Upon getting 50+ subs you should immediately set rules and standards for your fans.

Quote from Alzorath

Just some notes on the "what you need list"

-A screen capture program
---- FRAPs and DxTory are the 'standard' that most major youtubers use, some other alternatives are things such as Bandicam, Playclaw, and there are even a handful of hardware-dependent options. Generally speaking: FRAPs is the most plug'n'play friendly, DxTory is the most flexible - the rest fall between these two extremes.

-Sound Editing software
---- Audacity, without any second thought, is going to be your best option starting out. You can upgrade to other options, but for Let's Plays and most things you'll encounter on a gaming channel - audacity will always be more than strong enough.
---- A hard point people miss here is microphone - cheap microphones being 'good enough' is the exception, not the rule... expect to spend at least $45-60 on a good mic. Personally I use the Blue Snowball that I got on sale, there are better options (usually more expensive), and there are some equivalent cheaper options out there - but you'll be hard pressed to get a good audio rig for under $50 (even if you go the modmic route, you'll need headphones)

-A capture card for your TV
---- Only necessary if you plan to do console gaming videos. (considering good ones will run in the $200 range, this is an expenditure that can be skipped or postponed)

-A capable computer
---- A powerful gaming computer, can be a terrible recording computer - the 2 places most computers fall short is in their processor and in their harddrives. Simply put, to build an economy recording rig, I would say look for these minimum specs:
- "Multi-core processor, 2.5ghz+" (better to have a quad-core 2.5ghz, than a hexa-core 2.0ghz in this case - to give a rough example)
- 8+gig ram
- video card capable of running the game at a stable 50+ FPS. (I have recorded minecraft on a 5800 GT 512mb before, just fine... so yea)
- 2 Internal HDDs - the most common being 2x 1TB drives. (an alternative if you're not buying a new rig - is connect an external HDD through an eSATA or USB3.0 port... USB 2.0 is too slow though)

-Video Editing software
---- Best balance of 'cost/power' is Vegas Movie Studio, which is Vegas Pro's little brother. (runs around $50 USD). There are free options (VirtualDub) and insanely powerful options (adobe suites, Vegas Pro, etc.).

-A large internet data plan
-Good upload speeds
---- Depending on region, you may not have 'data plans' per se, but you will use a lot of bandwidth. Generally speaking, you need an upload speed of at least 0.25 mbps to make uploading even reasonable. at least 1mbps for streaming. You will definitely want to talk to your ISP about the "AUP" they use, some service providers, even if they have no 'data limit', can throttle or cancel your service if you use an unreasonable amount of bandwidth per month. A basic youtube channel will usually push 50-100 GB per month in and of itself, not counting your other usage. I know currently, I use 200+ GB/month.

-What can you guys think of?
---- A channel, especially when it is grown, is neither the creator's, nor the viewers' - it is an interesting interaction between the two - as the creator, you need the viewers for your content as much as they rely on you to create it. Don't ever forget that. It is not your place to lead them, to force them, or to control them, it is your place to create content that you enjoy creating, that they enjoy watching, and that is responsible and in context with your channel's goals and personality. Another note is that, no matter how open or private you are, people will learn things about you, that you didn't want them to know, but at the same time, they will generally only know a limited perspective of who you are - your public face, some private hints, but never the entirety of you - to assume otherwise, can be dangerous to the health of your channel.

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Quote from ShadyShroomz

We are looking for small YouTubers to join our server Apply to join, and please add this to the top
Here is a video about it:

Quote from BearKind

Servers Looking for YouTubers!

Let me know below if your server is looking for YouTubers to play on it or perhaps you are starting up a YouTube server and you want YouTubers to join! Ill post the servers here with brief description. I will also link your thread in the post! Ill also add request for large recording groups, for hunger games or bigger LetsPlay groups (Like RoosterTeeth)
(Networking!)

1: Haunted Eagle wants a YouTuber for his server Provenance! The server is primarily none PvP Semi-Vanilla but they also have a full PvP realm and PvP arena! More info http://www.minecraft...join-my-server/

Quote from BearKind

Sorry dude Im not going to put a whole video in. Give me the Name, IP and a general description of the server. Thanks

Quote from kaz_bricks

What if im a child who wants to be a youtuber, and I have an annoying voice that would never be mindcrack-approved because guude would hate it? I have a fear of this.

Quote from Koumus

Hey Bear, perhaps you could add a small guide on how to add the subscribe button on Minecraft Forums?
For those who want to advertise their channels in their signatures, etc.
You just need to use the following code.

[youtubesubscribe] Youtube Username Here [/youtubesubscribe]

Quote from goodwarrior12345

I don't think you have the right point about music. Many, many pretty successful people used non-Minecraft music for videos, so people can use pretty much what they feel right in my opinion.