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title: "Override Stream Settings for an Event"
url: "https://support.sardius.media/knowledge-base/override-stream-settings-for-an-event"
category: "Calendar & Events"
updated: 2026-10-13
summary: "If you've set up your Channel's default stream settings , you can override those settings for any individual event. Your Channel's defaults stay the same for all other events. Typical Override Cases Occasionally, an event may need a different source or different outputs. Common reasons to override…"
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# Override Stream Settings for an Event

If you've set up your Channel's [default stream settings](https://support.sardius.media/knowledge-base/setup-and-change-default-stream-settings), you can override those settings for any individual event. Your Channel's defaults stay the same for all other events.

**Typical Override Cases**

Occasionally, an event may need a different source or different outputs. Common reasons to override include:

1. **Using a different encoder**, such as going live from a location other than your primary venue.

2. **Streaming to different outputs** than your other events. For example, streaming only to the Channel's default player, or adding external outputs like Facebook or YouTube for one event.

3. **Playing back a previously recorded event** at a later time. We call this a **Simulated Live** event.

> **Note:** This walkthrough uses **Simulated Live** as the example. If you're overriding with a different source, the first steps are the same. See [**Setup and Change Default Stream Settings**](https://support.sardius.media/knowledge-base/setup-and-change-default-stream-settings) for encoder (My Devices) setups, or [**Manual Sardius Stream Set Up**](https://support.sardius.media/knowledge-base/manual-sardius-stream-set-up) for manual setups.

### **Before You Begin: Choosing an Asset for Simulated Live**

Standard Simulated Live only supports **HLS assets**. If the asset you want to play uses a different media profile, such as MP4, you'll need to use **Advanced SimLive** instead.

> To learn the difference and which one fits your event, see [**SimLive Standard vs Advanced SimLive**](https://support.sardius.media/knowledge-base/simlive-standard-vs-advanced-simlive).

### **How to Override**

1. Open your Channel's Event Calendar and locate the event you want to change. Select the event and click **Edit**.

   ![demo event 4 edit override original](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/e48c4ca686c94825f594.png)

2. From the event's details page, click the **Streaming** tab.

   ![demo event Streaming original](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/f5e134e2e93c0fff6be6.png)

3. The Streaming tab shows your Channel's default stream settings. Click **Edit default settings** to open the Stream Stepper.

   ![Edit Default settings](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/5b367a7b28848ae43aed.png)

4. In the Stream Stepper, hover over the default **Source** and click **Edit**.

   ![stream Stepper](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/0338bb594b20dcc1488f.png)

5. A modal will open asking you to select a new source. For this example, select **Simulated Live**.

   ![select source](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/d5b62a6eac7dbcdae0cf.png)

6. Choose whether to connect an **Asset** or a **Feed** to your Simulated Live. The options available depend on your account's features.

   ![feed: asset](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/71912487f049f40596e6.png)

7. Select the Asset or Feed you'd like to play out, then click **Finish**. If you're using an Asset, make sure it's an HLS asset (see **Before You Begin** above).

   ![CleanShot 2026 09 17 at 19.00.26@2x](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/e00df675eac41663c257.png)

8. You'll be taken back to the Stream Stepper to review your setup.

   ![back to stepper](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/2263d14352dfe6eaa490.png?width=293)

9. If everything looks good, click **Save** in the upper right corner.

   ![stream stepper save](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/fbb92f162b47f6aa3a45.png?width=768)

Congratulations! You've successfully overridden the default stream settings for this event. Your Channel's default settings remain unchanged for all other events.