![]() Members of the audience who heard me when I used the mixer tell me that it’s a noticeable improvement. I still have to remember to tune the guitars, but I now deliver a completely acoustic set, which is what I prefer. The microphone is on my desk and the guitars are by my side. But it now means that setting up for a gig is much quicker. The microphone is VERY sensitive, so wouldn’t work in an environment where there is significant background noise. A few adjustments in sound and hardware settings and I was ready for my first performance. ![]() I treated myself to a “Blue Yeti” digital condenser microphone that simply plugs into any available USB port. It felt awkward and uncomfortable and I found it difficult to give of my best. Each input needed to be individually calibrated and there were cables everywhere. I used to plug them, together with a voice microphone, into a small Xenyx mixer, which was then plugged in to the audio input. I have two semi-acoustic guitars – one six string and one twelve string. If you’re a Mac user, there is a Mac download of BUTT and I imagine the process is essentially the same. I know that this guide works with earlier versions of Windows. ![]() Your performance will be notable for the dropouts, breaking up and looping rather than your virtuosity or charisma. If upload speed is at 1Mb/s or below, you may need to forget it. If you’re not uploading at least 2Mb/s you could find Second Life performance something of a problem. I get a rock-solid upload speed of over 5Mb/s and hardly ever get any adverse comments about the audio quality of my performance. The single most important factor is the quality of your broadband particularly the upload speed. This page has been created for the benefit of anyone who would like to be a Second Life performer and explains how to connect your voice and instrument to Second Life. If you’ve been to Second Life gigs and thought “I can do a better job than him!” – read on.
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