How do i become a dj?

[George061257]

What   do  i need  to be a dj in sl ?

 

[valerie Inshan]

Besides a good musical background, to begin, there are five major components when DJing in Second Life: Computer Hardware, Streaming Software, Audio Stream, Second Life and Licensing.

You will find many (if not exhaustive) tips and suggestions in the blog linked below. Although it's from 2008, it is still very accurate as of today and should help you getting started.

http://nexeusfatale.com/2008/12/how-to-dj-in-second-life/

Additional ressources:

http://howto.slserver.com/

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Streaming_Music

[KarenMichelle Lane]

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SOFTWARE

OK - Free or really affordable Software to do your Music Deck Mixing for 2015 includes the following programs - Note: these also have streaming interfaces so you can send your mixes up to a Relay Service like ShoutCast or IceCast.:

a) Mixxx from http://www.mixxx.org/ - http://www.mixxx.org/download/

b) VirtualDJ from http://www.virtualdj.com/ - http://www.virtualdj.com/download/

c) Winamp is still out there as well - http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=374929

More expensive software links are here:

a) SAM Broadcaster 2014 from http://spacial.com/sam-broadcaster - http://spacial.com/download-sam-broadcaster

b) Traktor DJ Pro from http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/traktor/dj-software/

 

RELAY SERVICES

ShoutCast & IceCast - These are easily found in-world and are very affordable - Most are instant activation as well. These services allow you to share your music from 25 to 250 people both in SL and/or on the Internet.

 

Now all you need is to get the above working, then your music library put in order and annotated correctly [so that your music identification tags are correct for publication] and practice , practice & practice.

I'm sure that there will be other that will chime in on the other possibilities...

Note: I use SAM 2014.07 which I paid for many years ago using the 5 payment plan. I also maintain accounts with 2 Relay Service providers. This is so I have options to deliver my stream if one goes down for unscheduled maintenance.

P.S. This thread discusses this subject as well - http://community.secondlife.com/t5/General-Discussion-Forum/What-Would-It-Take-To-DJ-in-Second-Life/td-p/2131125