Streamer setup guides

Find the guide for what you want to do next. Follow a reading path for sound alerts, channel points, TTS, subathons, or OBS.

Sound alerts

Choose the interaction you want chat to trigger, then connect the browser source that carries it to your stream. Start with one short sound so you can check the complete setup before adding more.

  1. 1. Choose an interaction

    How to Make Your Twitch Stream More Interactive with Sound Alerts

    Explore ways to make sound alerts part of your Twitch stream.

  2. 2. Connect your stream

    Blerp Browser Source Breakdown: How to Connect Your Extension to OBS

    Understand which browser source connects a Blerp feature to OBS.

  3. 3. Set up Kick rewards

    How to Add Sound Alerts to Your Kick Channel Point Rewards

    Follow the Kick channel point sound alert walkthrough.

Channel points

Start with rewards you can consistently fulfill. Choose ideas for your community, follow the setup guide for your platform, and use the troubleshooting guide if the reward does not appear or redeem as expected.

  1. 1. Plan your rewards

    Best Channel Point Reward Ideas for Twitch & Kick (2026)

    Find sound, community, and challenge ideas for Twitch and Kick.

  2. 2. Connect Kick rewards

    How to Add Sound Alerts to Your Kick Channel Point Rewards

    Set up channel point sound alerts on Kick.

  3. 3. Let viewers contribute

    How to Set Up Viewer-Created Channel Point Rewards on Blerp

    Learn the viewer-created reward workflow in Blerp.

  4. 4. Troubleshoot rewards

    Blerp Channel Points Not Working? Here's How to Fix It

    Find the relevant checks when Blerp channel point rewards are not working.

Text-to-speech and stream pets

Begin with messages read aloud on stream. If you want to go further, follow the separate guides for a reacting VTuber pet or personalized AI answers. Test the voice level and moderation controls before inviting chat to use them.

  1. 1. Start with Twitch TTS

    Twitch TTS Setup: How to Add Text-to-Speech to Your Stream

    Set up text-to-speech and review ways to keep messages under control.

  2. 2. Add a reacting pet

    How to Set Up a VTuber Pet to Read Your TTS Messages

    Connect a VTuber pet through Blerp and VTube Studio.

  3. 3. Personalize AI answers

    How to Train Ask AI TTS to Give Personalized Answers

    Configure the information used by Ask AI TTS responses.

Subathon timers and goals

Plan the timer and goals together, then choose incentives you can manage throughout the event. Run a short practice session to check time additions, pauses, and the overlay before announcing your subathon.

  1. 1. Compare timers

    The Best Subathon Timers for Streaming 2026

    Compare subathon timers before choosing your setup.

  2. 2. Set up the timer and goals

    How to Set Up Your First Subathon Timer and Goals

    Work through the Blerp timer and goal overlay setup.

  3. 3. Plan your incentives

    Creative Ways to Use Blerp in Subathons

    Explore sound challenges and community interactions for a subathon.

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OBS and audio routing

Learn how OBS fits into your stream, then connect the browser source for your alerts. Use the microphone-routing guide when you specifically need sounds to reach an in-game microphone input as well as your stream.

  1. 1. Understand OBS

    What is OBS and How Does it Work?

    Get familiar with the role of OBS in recording and broadcasting.

  2. 2. Connect Blerp to OBS

    Blerp Browser Source Breakdown: How to Connect Your Extension to OBS

    Choose the browser source for the Blerp feature you are using.

  3. 3. Route sounds through a microphone

    How to Play Sound Alerts Through your Mic

    Follow the advanced audio-routing walkthrough when your game needs microphone input.

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