To gain an audience can be an uphill battle, and you should be aware of long-established events that you may be competing with.įor example, if you start a dance club that begins around 1pm Grid Time on a Friday, you're competing with the OSGrid Friday dance, which attracts folk from all over the hyperverse as an opportunity to network and chat. You may want to do events on your own sim, which is great, but bear in mind there are way more sims than there are people in OpenSim. Y ou can get famous in your environment, but you won't get rich, it is good for the feeling that people like what you are doing. It can be very comfortable to be in your home, you don't have to be shy or aware of your look. if you try, you start laughing and being distracted! But You may feel there is a lack of feedback, appreciation, because you can't follow the local chat and also sing. Wolem Wobbit: It is different to play inworld than in the real world. But above all, see how each one has their own style, and have the courage to play your own way, your own special sound. Learn about what works well with an audience. See how they do their shows, how it is put together. G o to other people's concerts, see how they perform, so you can see people may be different, funny or joking, naughty and singing lyrics that are not for children, some are perfectionists, some not. Some don't care what people think, but mostly people want to do what people like.
Wolem Wobbit: Go and listen to other live musicians inworld. Before buying expensive kit, t ry out some stuff on a friend who will be honest with you about the quality of the sound. Wolem Wobbit, a self confessed perfectionist, also recommends an external sound card. Here is Canary Beck's first person account of what you might want to acquire just as a guide. bearing in mind that in OpenSim, the return in terms of tips is likely to be minimal. It depends on your style, and how much you want to invest. Truelie Telling: If you have a good computer, you may find the built-in microphone on it is enough. Next, if you're singing or playing an instrument, you'll need a microphone, duh.
Test your system a few times, maybe with something like Dreamstream, which at the time of writing was offering a day of stream with 25 listener spaces for 25L on SL Marketplace. Typically, it looks like the most you would pay for a month's stream, and unlimited listeners, is about ten dollars a month. The prices vary and often depend on the number of people you can have listening to you at any one time, and how long you rent for, and of course quality and reliability are going to be factors when prices are really low. You can do this either using one of the Second Life companies (just google Second Life Stream) or with internet radio hosting services. There are various kinds of stream, Icecast, Nicecast, Shoutcast, etc, and the rental companies all supply tutorials showing how do join up the dots between the various programs on your computer. Now you need a Stream, which is that web address the land admin has to set on the sim. The quickest way to do that, if you have a SL avatar and some money in the game, is to rent it. Stiofain nbmcmedia: well I just have a page for classic winamp streaming that I talk people through the process. To be able to stream music, you're going to need to add a couple of programs to your computer. Foxx Bode is an admin on OSGrid, and is one of the regular DJs at the Friday party on Event Plaza, OSGrid.Each with their own distinctive style, Wolem Wobbit and Truelie Telling, are two experienced singer-songwriters who perform in both SL and Opensim.
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