How to Choose Your Language in a DCAST Live Stream

Some live streams on DCAST are broadcast in several languages at once. The picture is the same for everyone; only the sound changes. You choose your language with the language button on the player's control bar — and "Original" is the sound of the event itself. This page shows where to find it and what to do if something sounds wrong.

Creators: feel free to link this guide from your event page or your ticket confirmation email.

Where the language button is

Start the stream as usual and look at the control bar at the bottom of the player — the row with play, volume and full screen.

• If the stream offers more than one language, you will see a language button that shows the name of the language you are hearing right now.
• On a phone or in a narrow window, the button shows only its icon, to save space. Tap it to open the list.
• If the stream has only one soundtrack, there is no language button at all. Nothing is broken — the event simply has one language.

The button works the same way on the stream's watch page and in a player embedded on the organiser's own website.

What "Original" means

Original is the sound that comes from the event itself: the speaker's own voice, the music on stage, the room. It is always first in the list and it is what plays when you open the stream.

The other entries are named by the organiser — usually after the language, such as "Español", "Deutsch" or "Українська". Each one is a separate audio track, usually spoken by a live interpreter.

How to switch

1. Open the list with the language button.
2. Choose your language.
3. The sound changes; the video keeps playing.

You can switch back and forth as often as you like — for example to hear a speaker's own voice for a moment and then return to the interpretation.

If your language is quiet or missing

Live interpretation is people working in real time, so there are a few normal situations:

The interpreter has not started yet. Interpreters can connect before, at the same time as, or after the main broadcast. If your language is silent at the very beginning, switch to Original for a minute and try again.

Your language is not in the list. The organiser decides which languages to offer. If yours is missing, it is not offered for this event — the chat or the event page is the best place to ask.

The sound is very quiet or very loud compared to Original. Each language is a separate microphone with its own level. Adjust the player volume; if the difference is large, let the organiser know in the chat so they can pass it to the interpreter.

You see the language list but the player seems stuck. Reload the page and choose your language again.

Watching later

The replay of a multilingual stream has the same language button, so you can choose your language when you watch it later. If the organiser stopped and restarted the broadcast, the replay may offer the extra languages only for the last part of the event.

Tips for the best experience

• Use headphones during interpreted talks. Interpreters often speak over a quieter original, and headphones make them much easier to follow.
• Choose your language before the talk starts, while the organiser is still showing a holding picture. You will not miss the first sentence.