Creating your own livestreaming audio studio has never been easier. There are many good products today that will allow you to produce high-quality streaming audio for a fraction of the price you were charging.
Hardware
The first thing you will need is a compatible computer. Today, every new computer is already set up with everything you will need. Basic sound card with microphone and line on the jack. If you do not have a very cheap sound card, and you can get a good one from any regular computer store.
Next, you will need a good microphone. These come in all sizes and shapes with different configurations, however a standard round microphone like the Logitech Noise-cancel microphone is ideal for beginners. I suggest you get a high-end desktop to start with, as you may want to get into the video later and not want the headset on your videos.
Yes you may be up on stage and get a preamp with a professional microphone, but this will start to work for dollars and the whole purpose of this article is to help you get started.
Next, you will want to find the strings to connect your tape recorder and other audio equipment. And computer stores now have packages that will properly connect any device to your computer to make your audio digital. You want to record directly to your computer, but you can get those old tapes and Vinyl records into digital format as well.
SOFTWARE - RECORDING
Recording your audio is probably one of the most important parts of this process, and you can also get software from free to many thousands of dollars. For this work I suggest you download a free copy of Audacity. This is an excellent free software package that will allow you to record from your microphone or whatever you have.
It provides great editing skills and will allow you to edit multiple tracks and combine them into one track. For a quick idea of how to do this, you can watch this video and download the software
http://mp3soundstream.com/Audacity_Tutorial_-_Free_Audio_Editing_Software.html
SOFTWARE - CHANGING
The next piece of software you will need in your studio is a conversion program that will allow you to convert different formats. For example, you might have an original audio file and want to convert it to mp3. DBpreamp is similar to the Swiss military industry knife and will convert almost any file into any other file format.
To convert from one format to another, almost all audio formats are supported: mp3, mp4, Windows Media Audio (wma), Ogg Vorbis, AAC, Monkeys Audio, FLAC and many more while keeping ID tags. It will also rip CDs.
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm
SOFTWARE - REDUCTION
If you are going to stream direct mp3 you may want to reassemble the file in a smaller format. RazorLame is called the “front-end” used with LAME. LAME is an excellent MP3-Encoder, it is very fast, it produces high- quality files, it has many advanced features (such as variable Bit rates and Joint-Stereo), and it is open source. Unfortunately, it is a command line service, which is where RazorLame comes in: It provides an easy-to-use interface that makes MP3-encoding even easier!
The best way to use this software is to find a single file and combine a number of different formats to check the size against quality.
http://www.dors.de/razorlame/download.php
SOFTWARE - SPREAD
There are a few different ways to stream your new audio files. If you have Macro media products, you can easily set this up for yourself, but there are excellent third-party programs that will do everything for you at a small cost.
MP3 SOUND
This is a simple piece of software that captures any mp3 or audio wave and converts the entire file into a swf file and attaches a button so, viewers can listen to the web page without having to download any additional software. This is because the flash plugin is on 98% of computers, otherwise it will automatically detect and download a small plugin. This is great for anyone who doesn't want to get into all the technical aspects of streaming audio.
You will not need to download your files at all with this program, as it does everything for you. This is ideal for anyone who wants to stream one file at a time and wants to do it quickly and efficiently. It will broadcast even over multiple modem connections.
http://www.mp3soundstream.com
MSIJUKEBOX
For people who want to stream a number of files, the MSIJukebox is a different method. This software allows you to select any number of mp3 files and edit them using an XML file. By using the free programs above, you can significantly reduce the size of these files to save on bandwidth.
Because MSIJukebox streams real mp3 you can also have the highest quality playback including stereo files. This is ideal for those who want to stream a number of high quality mp3 files.
http://www.msijukebox.com
SUMMARY
So you have it. Full studio set under $100. Just download all the free software and buy any audio streaming products you want. You can create, edit and manage any audio files of your choice. You will also be able to add these audios to your website.
As the web surfer becomes more “web savvy” than last year, they expect not only information but also an exciting web experience.
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