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how to stream your music into Second Life — six software source clients compared

You can stream your music into Second Life using the same technology as internet radio. This requires a Shoutcast source client, which sends your music to a streaming server, which subsequently rebroadcasts your music to all the listeners in Second Life.

This post lists the leading choices in Shoutcast/Icecast source clients. This source client is the piece of software that runs on your computer, connecting the music you play with the streaming server.

The leading tools are contrasted and compared. After reading this post, you should be prepared to choose a streaming source client that meets your needs.

How do I send my music to listeners in Second Life? Shoutcast, Icecast, and streaming explained

Music in Second Life operates on a technology known as Shoutcast. Shoutcast, along with its open source compatible follow-on Icecast, is the same technology that underpins all of internet radio. When you stream your music into Second Life, you are essentially operating your own internet radio station!
This article explains the links in the chain between the musician and the listeners. Technologies and software components are described for each link in the chain.

flawless digital copy? maybe!

In a previous post, I bemoaned a problem i was encountering with some supposedly identical CDs. I had a pile of CDs from a project, which should have had identical tracks on each — but ripping and comparing the resultant files yielded miscompares. After collecting further data, it appears that perhaps the miscompares are explainable. [...]

free VST plugin — spl giving away their Attacker for a limited time

VST plugins are software effects devices for digital audio workstations (DAWs). There are a plethora of eqs, reverbs, compressors, etc. available to extend the functionality of your DAW. One of the more unusual of these devices is the Attacker from SPL (Sound Performance Lab). For a limited time, they are giving this unique processor away for free.

Screaming deal for guitarists from Line 6! GuitarPort Online review

For a limited time, Line 6 is offering a hardware, software, and service combination, which forms a complete system for learning, performing, and recording guitarists and bassists. The $30.00 USD price may be the deal of the year in the entire music marketplace.