Second Life StreamUsing a Second Life stream to provide soundtracks for your inworld events is a better option than using music from your own computer, which would easily overload standard DSL bandwidth. Although streaming services are an additional expense, they can made a big difference to the ambiance of your gathering, whether it is an intimate tryst with only one other avatar, or a party with a nightclub full of other SL residents. Just like in the real world, great music can be the difference between a party that is a roaring success and one that is a snoring failure. Streaming services
Paid streaming services like Virtual Life Stream, formerly named Second Life Stream, provide users with a control panel that allows the kind of extensive customization that virtual DJs or nightclub owners need. It can stream to more than one location at a time, and can be customized for individual needs. Prices range between US$10 per month for a package that would be adequate to provide individual audio, up to US$70 per month for a package that would service a nightclub with a DJ. Streaming online radio Another popular and low cost option for individual use of a Second Life stream is online radio. There are literally dozens of stations to choose from, and many of them are free. People can choose from genres as diverse as techno, classical, rock, country, blues, ambient, funky, smooth jazz, salsa and every other genre that gets online radio play. Second Life DJs If you want to be a DJ in SL and provide audio to a public area inworld, you will need to assemble a few components: hardware, streaming software, an audio server and a license for the music you want to play. You hardware must be powerful enough to handle running Second Life and the audio streaming software, as well as hold your database of songs. Using an inexpensive second computer to run the audio streaming software is a good option. The audio server will create your Second Life stream in either .mp3 or .ogg formats, and you will need to buy a streaming service (as mentioned above) to provide the web address and port where listeners will be able to hear your music and where you will connect to your music stream. Second Life land parcels are equipped to attach your stream’s address and anyone who visits can listen using their viewer. And since you are playing music in public, you must either pay royalties for a license, or play music that is in the public domain. Of course, if you happen to be a musician, being a Second Life DJ would be a great way to publicize your music and share it with the world. Click Here to Leave Second Life Stream and Return Home |
