Re: BEMF4 and Virutal Performers in Audio-Video

["Boise Experimental Music Festival" <khartung@cableone.net>]

I have used Skype before, and I recall it was decent. In fact, I just 
installed it and it appears to be working fine. kris.hartung.  I'm not 
sure 
about the audio specs though. I can't tell from the site whether it will 
send a stereo signal, or just mono.

Yes, this I hope to stream the festival to the web again. I am waiting for 
the venue to call me and verify that I can use their internet service.

Kris

----- Original Message ----- 
> Awesome plan, this. Have you tried out Skype, the Net telephony app? 
>I've 
> never tried music over it - it's definitely better audio quality than a 
> regular phone call, though I imagine it's optimized for voice - but the 
> video chat function seems to work well. And it's free for 
> computer-to-computer calls. It could be used in conjunction with Ninjam 
>or 
> a Shoutcast server, if the audio quality was lacking.
>
> Will there be any streaming audio or video from this year's fest?
>
> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com
> www.chinapaintingmusic.com
>
>> This year's festival hasn't even begun, and I'm already thinking about 
>> next year.  Next year I would like to expand my horizons. I figure that 
>> if I can't bring all the people I want from other countries to the 
>> festival, I'm going to bring them their virtually.  Next year, I am 
>> thinking of having a fair amount of virtual performers at the 
>> festival...not like Ninjam, etc, but featured performers on the main 
>> schedule and projected on a giant video screen on the stage with audio 
>> video.
>>  Anyone out there know much about the technology required to do this?  
>I 
>> am not too much concerned about latency, but more interesting in 
>> audio/video quality.  I've done some experimenting with just the video 
>> functionality of various instant messengers, and some aren't too bad if 
>> you have a decent web cam.
>>  Thoughts? Ideas? I really want to do this, and if I can pull this off 
>> with decent quality, next year I will feature 50% of the performers as 
>> virtual, and may even blend that with the local performers.
>>  Kris
>>  Krispen Hartung
>> Boise Experimental Music Festival
>> Event Coordinator and Artistic Director
>> http://www.boisemusicians.com/BEMF-3/
>> info@krispenhartung.com <mailto:info@krispenhartung.com>
>> 1-208-724-5603
>