Many creators use a management pad like Elgato’s to assist them handle livestreams and create artwork. is trying to make strikes within the house with its personal management pad, the .

The firm is working with on the gadget, which appears to be a rebadged model of the with Razer’s advertising and marketing muscle behind it. The Stream Controller has 12 haptic switchblade keys, six analog dials and eight bodily buttons, all of which you’ll customise utilizing Loupedeck’s software program on Windows or macOS. You can use the controls to vary all types of settings (corresponding to layouts and scenes) on the fly, launch apps and even handle good house units.

The dials assist the Stream Controller stand out from comparable units. They permit for tremendous adjustment of sure settings, corresponding to lighting and quantity, so that you would possibly use it as an audio mixer to stability out your microphone, gameplay and background music. You can discover plugins, profiles and icon packs on {the marketplace} and create your personal actions and macros.

You’ll be capable of arrange a number of management layouts (known as workspaces) for devoted functions and map these to the eight bodily buttons or swipe between them. Digital artists who stream on Twitch for enjoyable might use the Stream Controller for each work and pleasure, since they’ll swap to a separate workspace with utterly totally different features. Or you would possibly use the Stream Controller to regulate music playback in the course of the day and aid you edit YouTube or TikTok movies at evening.

You’ll pay a premium for the additional utility of the dials and different features, although. , the Stream Controller is costlier than the $150 Stream Deck. Razer will begin delivery the gadget this fall.