One of the most frustrating issues for streamers is audio quality changing once they go live. During sound checks with studio headphones, the audio may sound loud, clear, and well balanced. However, after starting a livestream on platforms such as TikTok Live or Facebook Live, viewers may report that the audio is too quiet, choppy, or muffled. In most cases, this is not caused by faulty hardware. Instead, it results from the platforms' automatic audio compression and AI-based noise reduction algorithms, which can negatively affect the incoming audio signal if the system is not configured properly.