Commentating a Game

This page is for studio operators. It covers what you need before a game and how to commentate it.

Before you start

How you get access

Your organisation administrator sets up your access: they invite you, enable the Studio permission for your account, and assign you as the studio operator for the games you will commentate. Those games then appear in your Studio games list.

If you can’t open Studio, or a game isn’t in your list, ask your administrator to check your access (see For Administrators).

Supported browsers

Studio runs in current versions of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, and Firefox.

Network

Studio sends a fixed ~4 Mbps video preview to you and carries your microphone upstream. Use a stable connection with at least 8 Mbps download and 2 Mbps upload.

Equipment

• A microphone: a headset or USB microphone gives better sound than a built-in laptop microphone.
• Headphones: required, so the game audio you monitor does not leak back into your microphone as an echo.
• A quiet room: background noise is broadcast along with your voice.

Final checks

• Confirm the game appears in your Studio games list (if not, contact your administrator).
• Connect your microphone and headphones, in a quiet room.
• Open the game a few minutes early and check your microphone.
• Open the game in one browser tab only.

1. Open the game

1. Sign in to Mismatch and open Studio from the main menu.
2. The Studio games list shows the games you are assigned to operate, grouped into Live, Upcoming, and Past.
3. Click a game in the Live group to open it. You can commentate a game once its stream is live, so a game stays in Upcoming until then.

The game opens in a full-screen view: the live video at the top with the game title, and a row of controls beneath it.

Expect a small delay in the video

The video reaches you a few seconds after the action happens on court. That delay is normal for video sent over the internet. You don’t need to adjust for it: Studio automatically lines up your commentary with the video, so your words stay in sync for viewers.

2. Hear the game

The preview starts muted. Click the speaker icon in the control bar to unmute it. This audio is only for you; muting or unmuting it does not change what viewers hear.

Caution

Put your headphones on before unmuting. Without them, the game audio plays through your speakers, is picked up by your microphone, and is broadcast back as an echo.

3. Go on air

1. Click the microphone button.
2. Confirm when prompted (once per session).
3. The button turns solid and pulses while you are transmitting.

Click the microphone again to go off air. You can toggle on and off at any time during the game. While you speak, the court audio is automatically lowered and returns when you pause, and your commentary is kept in sync with the video, so no manual timing is required.

Check that you are being heard. Next to the microphone, a coloured ring and a word show whether your audio is reaching the broadcast:

Ring colour and word	Meaning
Amber, Connecting…	You have gone on air; Studio is confirming your audio is getting through.
Green, On Air	Your audio is reaching listeners.
Red, Disconnected	Your microphone is on, but your audio is not reaching the broadcast (usually the network).

Use the status, not the level meter

The microphone level meter can move while your audio still isn’t reaching the broadcast (for example on a weak connection). The status ring is the reliable signal: green means listeners can hear you.

If the status is red (Disconnected), toggle the microphone off and on, or refresh the page if it persists. See Troubleshooting.

Network and level. The Network indicator shows Good, Weak, or Poor; on Weak or Poor, expect occasional dropouts. The Level meter fills as you speak, and the volume slider sets how loud you are in the broadcast mix. While you drag the slider its value is shown, and above 100 a Boost note appears; Boost raises a quiet microphone but also amplifies background noise, so use it only as needed.

4. Finishing

• Click the microphone button to go off air.
• Close the tab when you are done. Ending your session does not stop the stream; the broadcast continues with the game’s own audio.