24/7 RELAXING PIANO RADIO

Launch a 24/7 piano music radio on YouTube — with your computer off

Upload your piano tracks and a cozy looping scene once. SubSub streams them nonstop from our cloud in up to 4K — no OBS, no VPS, no PC left running.

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When the free credit runs out, the stream simply stops. Nothing is charged unless you top up.

57 hours free

No OBS, no VPS

Up to 4K

24/7 for ≈ $6.26/mo

An old wooden upright piano in a warm attic room lit by a table lamp, with a trailing plant, an armchair under a knitted throw and autumn maple leaves outside the windows at dusk

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autumn attic · lamplight piano

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most peaceful piano radio on YouTube

Why most piano streams fall silent before the evening ends

Your PC has to stay on

Piano listeners keep your radio on while they read, work and fall asleep — often for the whole night. A home stream dies with every Windows update, power cut or Wi-Fi drop, and every restart loses the viewers who were listening. SubSub plays your playlist from our servers, so the music never breaks off mid-phrase.

OBS and VPS babysitting

Renting a VPS, running OBS without a GPU, restarting a frozen encoder at 3 a.m. — that is a second job. Here you upload files and press start.

Copyright and monetization guesswork

A Chopin nocturne may be centuries old, but the recording you found is not, and piano covers of film and pop songs are claimed by their publishers. Below we explain what you can safely put on air and how piano radios actually earn.

HOW IT WORKS

Live in three steps, no software to install

Upload your files

Drop your audio and video into the SubSub media library, put them in order and turn on loop. Files live in our cloud, not on your computer.

Connect YouTube

Create a stream in YouTube Studio and paste its stream key into SubSub. The stream stays on your channel; SubSub only sends the video.

Press start

SubSub streams from our servers around the clock. Close the laptop — the stream keeps playing.

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SETUP GUIDE

How to set up a piano radio people leave on for hours

What long-running relaxing piano channels have in common — and how to get there with SubSub.

Hours of gentle, unbroken piano

Upload at least 3–4 hours so the same piece does not come back every half hour. Keep the mood steady: slow tempos, soft dynamics, no sudden forte chords that wake a sleeping listener. Group pieces by key and character and let SubSub loop the playlist automatically.

A scene people want to sit in

Warm lamplight, an old upright piano, rain or falling leaves outside the window — the visual tells listeners what the stream feels like before the first note. A 10–30 second seamless loop works best: a flickering lamp, drifting leaves, moving clouds. Use art you made or licensed.

Soft, warm and even

Piano recordings vary a lot in loudness and room sound, so even out levels across tracks and avoid harsh, bright masters. Cut long silences at the ends of tracks. Export audio at 192 kbps or higher; 1080p video is plenty, 4K if your loop is sharp enough.

Recordings you have rights to

Compositions by Chopin, Satie or Debussy are in the public domain in most countries, but every recording of them is protected. Record your own playing, sign written streaming deals with pianists, or use a library whose terms cover YouTube live streaming and monetization. Covers of modern songs need a license for the song itself.

TRY IT FREE

Launch a test stream tonight — it is on us

Your $0.50 sign-up credit covers about 57 hours on air. Upload a couple of tracks, press start and watch your radio go live. No card, no software, nothing to install.

Create a free account

Upload a track and a looping visual

Press start and keep it running as long as you like

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57 free hours · no credit card

What you can stream

YouTube checks every stream with Content ID, and labels, publishers and many independent pianists register their recordings there. A claimed track can mute or cut your stream.

Your own playing and music from pianists who gave you written permission for 24/7 streaming
Music libraries licensed for YouTube live and allowlisted for your channel
Not allowed: tracks ripped from other piano channels, Spotify or YouTube playlists, commercial recordings of classical works, and piano covers of film, game or pop songs without a license

MONETIZATION

How a piano radio earns

Once your channel is in the YouTube Partner Program:

Ads — listeners keep piano on for hours while reading, working or sleeping, so watch time adds up
Super Chat and channel memberships — regulars come back every evening and like to support their favorite radio
Your links — your albums on streaming services, sheet music, piano lessons and commissions

COST

A full month of 24/7 streaming for about $6

You pay only for streaming time: $0.0087 per hour in base quality (720p, 30 fps). A month nonstop is 720 hours and comes to about $6.26 — no monthly plan, no slot fees. New accounts get $0.50 in free credits, enough for about 57 hours on air, no credit card required.

24/7 · 30 days · 720p 30 fps

≈ $6.26

per month, billed by the hour

Start with 57 free hours

COMPARE

SubSub vs a home PC with OBS

Criteria

SubSub

Home PC + OBS

Your computer stays on

Yes, 24/7

Setup

Upload files, press start

OBS scenes, encoder settings

Where files live

SubSub cloud

Your disk

What breaks the stream

Nothing on your side

Updates, power cuts, Wi-Fi

Cost of 24/7 for a month

≈ $6.26, pay per hour

Electricity and hardware wear

FAQ

Does YouTube allow 24/7 piano music streams?

Yes. YouTube has no limit on stream length, and relaxing piano radios stay live for months. The usual rules apply: a verified channel with no live streaming restrictions in the last 90 days, honest titles and thumbnails, and only music you have the rights to.

Is classical piano music copyright-free?

The compositions of Chopin, Satie, Debussy and other long-dead composers are in the public domain in most countries, but recordings are not: every performance belongs to the pianist or label and is often registered in Content ID. Record the pieces yourself, get written permission from a pianist, or use a library licensed for YouTube live streaming.

Can I stream piano covers of popular songs?

Not without a license. A cover uses someone else's song, and its publisher can claim your stream even if you played it yourself. Stick to original pieces, public domain compositions or covers you have licensed.

Can I monetize a 24/7 piano stream?

Yes, once your channel is in the YouTube Partner Program: ads, Super Chat and channel memberships all work on live streams. YouTube may limit monetization of repetitive or reused content, such as mass-produced identical tracks. Build your stream on your own or properly licensed music and give it a visual style of its own.

How long should a piano playlist be?

At least 3–4 hours. People keep piano on through whole evenings and nights, and SubSub loops the playlist automatically, so the longer it is, the less often a piece repeats.

Do I need OBS, a VPS or a computer that stays on?

No. You upload files to SubSub once, and our servers send the stream to YouTube. Your computer can be off the whole time.

How much does a 24/7 stream cost?

You pay only for streaming time — $0.0087 per hour in base quality (720p, 30 fps). A full month nonstop is about $6.26. New accounts get $0.50 in free credits, about 57 hours on air, no credit card required.

Why can’t I go live right after setting up my channel?

YouTube can take up to 24 hours to enable live streaming the first time. Turn it on in YouTube Studio a day before you plan to launch.

Can I run several 24/7 streams at once?

Yes. Each stream runs on its own and is billed by its own streaming hours, so you can run different radios on different channels.

Does SubSub check my music for copyright?

No. SubSub does not scan your files. YouTube checks every live stream with Content ID on its side: if it finds a track you do not own, YouTube can mute or stop the stream and strike your channel. Use only music you own or license.

Will YouTube save my 24/7 stream as a video?

Streams up to 12 hours are archived on your channel. Longer streams may not be saved at all, and live streams that are not saved as a video do not count toward Partner Program watch hours. Keep your source files — they stay in your SubSub library.