Studio Setup for Streaming Music

Thanks for the interest in my studio and virtual worlds performance setup. Below, you'll find a list of the equipment used to create the backing tracks for my SL shows. I play each part myself, but guitar is my main instument.

To create my tracks, I start by recording the drum parts on the midi drum kit, which triggers high quality drum samples in Halion3, creating the groove. The next step is to record a piano track that will be either used for the song, or scrubbed if not needed (it's a reference for the rest of the instruments). The most important part - the bass - comes next. Without a steady, thumping bass line, the song doesn't move - doesn't have the "bottom" to get your rump shaking! If horn, organ, percussion, or vocal parts are needed, they happen last. I actually play each part seperately, one at a time! Man, if I didn't love doing it, it would seem like a tedious process - it's a lot of fun that gives me personal satisfaction!

I mix down all the tracks and transfer them to my MP3 player. From there, it gets plugged into a Behringer Xenyx mixer, along with my AT3035 mic and the recording feed from my guitar amp. From the mixer, the signal goes into a Behringer Ultra Curve Pro for broadcasting EQ and compression needed to keep the sound consistant. Then, into the great unknown! - the internet, and finally to the venue in SL - where I hope you'll be shakin' it!