DJ Lessons ?

Hi all,

it's your friendly neighbourhood n00b, with this weeks n00b question of the week.

We've all been to a dance club in SL (well i have anyway) and seen the DJ up in his booth, spinning the tunes, making announcements and playing the requests.

Here's the question ...

How does he/she do that?


I have searched for ages, trying to find a DJ school (for want of better wording). i know how to play streaming media on my land (thank you Torley for your tutorial) But i'm greedy . . . i want more.


Is there such a place in SL that teaches you how to DJ ? . . . or is somebody willing to share their knowledge with others (hey, or just me *grins*)

as always,

thanks in advance

jimbo

I did something very similar when I ran an internet radio station. Others may do it differently ... but I used Shoutcast with Winamp, a microphone and an extensive music library. That and a little practice. DJing is only difficult when it comes to reading the crowd, getting folks having a good time and keeping things moving. That's where the talent comes in.

Thanks ghosty, i'm looking at shoutcast now.

i'm guessing that i'd need to download the 'be a DJ' pack, as opposed to the 'be a server' pack

Here is another thread with a similar question and my lengthy reply. I'm pasting the thread rather than repeat it all:

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Also.. from my understanding there is a DJ school in SL. Try using the In-world search.. Searching under Education

Jimbo,

We help new DJ's at Nancy Blake's Pub in the West of Ireland. Advice from active DJ's what do download, the settings, and so forth. IM me in world.

Sioban

Look up my profile and drop by CLUB SCHOOL. I will be teaching a SAM Broadcaster Class later this afternoon.

won't a sam broadcaster class only be useful to those using sam?

(I miss my sam) *cries*

Of course. Winamp is ok but SAM Broadcaster is just a better interface for online DJing. If they have a MAC they would likely use Nicecast. Other PC-based DJ software is Traktor and Virtual DJ (many of the Live Mix DJs use these). Out of the three for PC that is most commonly used I find SAM Broadcaster the easiest to comprehend.

SUGGESTION: If you want to just try SAM - I do nto suggest you download the SAM4 trial. It attaches to your computer's registry and completely stops the SAM from working after a short while. At least the SAM3 trial will allow you to continue DJing indefinitely with just a broadcast message thrown in from time to time.

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bah I used to use my ex's copy, then well, we split, and I had pc issues and lost all the info (and no way I am gonna get it again heh)

so I downloaded the sam4 and yep I can no longer use it as it expired *whaaaa*

I used to use winamp, and for the life of me I can not remember how to get the mic to work on it, I tried everything and it just will not pick up the mic, streams the music just fine)

*sigh*