Welcome to our last Listening Post before the long Easter bank holiday weekend. Our inbox will reopen on Monday April 20th. Our moderators listened to every track we were sent this week and have picked their favourites for your listening pleasure - listed here in alphabetical order. Now it’s over to you. Why not take a listen through to these fine tunes between now and…
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Though simple, single mic setups can still offer artists a range of straightforward options to improve and tailor their live streaming sound. The tips/advice below are meant as a set of principles, not hard and fast rules, for you to employ as you see fit, to tailor the sound of your live streaming shows. And although they do apply to built-in mics too, it goes…
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The term “acoustic treatment” conjures dread thoughts of great expense and bewildering complexity; and in the world of professional, high-end audio, this is all too often the case. In truth though, at least in its most basic sense, everyone of us has already “acoustically treated” countless rooms. When moving into a new home, we quickly begin to add rugs, soft furnishings, and curtains, etc. We…
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Lighting is vital to producing a high quality image that viewers will enjoy watching. It is also extremely useful for creating a mood/atmosphere for your live streaming events. And while professional lighting can be very expensive, there are plenty of creative solutions making use of what you already have at home. 1. Natural LightCameras are built to give the best results in natural light because…
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Simple tips and advice to help get you started with live streaming. We’ll continue to add content over the coming days and weeks. Check back for updates! RECORDING EQUIPMENT 1. Your Phone (or other portable device) The simplest solution is to use your phone. It’s technology you know so you're going to be more comfortable using it. The camera and microphone are built in so…
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What follows is a hastily (we’ll admit) put together list of useful links for Artists looking to start livestreaming from home. In the coming days and weeks, we’ll be adding more resources so keep checking back for updates. And please, please, please, share any useful links/resources, tips/advice with your fellow artists in the comments below. Platforms that Offer Live Streaming + Help Guides FacebookFacebook Live…
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What can Fresh On The Net do to Help? As countries across the globe struggle to curb the spread of Covid-19, we find ourselves in a rapidly-changing and increasingly restrictive world; social freedoms we took for granted, a matter of days and weeks ago, are either no longer available to us or heavily limited. Strict rules introduced to prohibit public gatherings have resulted in the…
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