DJ volume levels

I just explored a little of Burning Life and there were a few "live" music venues going on. The talent is pretty amazing, but I noticed a ubiquitous problem I've experienced since day one with all DJ's and streaming voice. It's MUCH softer than the music.

To turn the music down enough so my speakers don't distort, I can't hear the DJ or live musician at all. Is this a problem with SL, or do I have my sliders set wrong? I've got music and media set to a little below half, and voice set to 100% with the same results. I'm guessing DJ's stream voice on the same channel as the music?

If so turn the music down please if that's possible. There is no point in having a live DJ or speaking musicians if all you say is "Mmmmph .. . . . . ss .. . .... f . . . . tonight . ... mm hmm ... . . s"

I hate it when DJ's have bad volume levels. I've gotten mine set perfectly, my voice is at the same level as my music is.

I wish there were a fix on the listener's side, I don't think there is one.

This is generally a problem with the mix on the DJ's end. The parcel stream you hear is the sum of the mix being uploaded from the DJ to the stream provider - what you hear is what they're uploading. You've no discrete control over DJ volume vs music volume. You have the sum. It has nothing to do with the SL voice feature. (usually)

Cheap computer microphones patched directly into cheap sound cards are often the culprit I suspect for "budget" DJs. Professional DJs like Wesley Spengler and many others use professional gear, and it is obvious.

As a DJ I personally set SAM to attenuate the music one notch and bump my voice up 2, now if only SAM would save and remember this setting like all the others I would be ecstatic. This is not the same for everyone, and I am not sure if there is such a setting for WinAmp users which may cause the issue. Generally the softness of "Voice Overs" is a problem on the DJs end.

There is a way to do it in winamp and it actually remembers.

I use WinAmp and have installed MuchFX2 (a DSP Stacker), Voice FX (Mic output to stream), and the SAM Encoder.

For this config to work, VFX has to be the first DSP in the list.

VFX allows you to set the Music Volume when talking as well as the fade out/in rate before it is safe to talk. I personally set the fade to volume setting to nill and the fade duration to 350ms.

There is no option to boost your voice however, which is why I turn on the system mixer mic boost.

I'm not positive about DJs, but I know for live musicians this is always a problem. Talking conversationally and singing is normally done at two different volumes. It can be tricky to remember to speak loudly between songs, to keep the volume level more stable.