Getting Started Live Streaming Your DJ Sets. One of the fastest ways to get really good at DJing is to put yourself in situations where youre expected to perform, and while playing gigs is the best way to get this type of practice in, streaming your sets is a great alternative. You can stream whenever you want,  invite your friends and fans to listen in, and youre more likely to take your session seriously. In this article, we take a look at some of the best services on the web for quickly getting your sets live streaming for the world to hear. BEFORE YOU STREAM SETTING UP AUDIOThe easiest way to stream audio is often to route the Record Out into your laptops Line In. Being a digital DJ, youll have to make a few extra considerations when youre setting up the audio routing for your stream. You want to send your master output to the streaming site but for latency reasons, you shouldnt use your stream as the booth monitor. Our recommendation is that you set up your DJ workflow as normal, but find a way to send a master or record output back into your computer that you can select on your streaming site. If youre using a controller like the Kontrol S4S2 or the VCI 4. SE, use the second output on your controller for this. If youre mixing externally, check the back of your DJ mixer to figure out what secondary options exist. For a more advanced solution, you could use an internal audio routing program like Jack OSX to split the master output and cue outputs from your DJ application to send them to the streaming service and your cue channels, respectively. Helpful Tip Remember that outputs are controlled by their respective knobs, so if you get your levels set at the beginning of a stream and then find yourself turning up your master, you could very quickly start clipping in your stream. Keep an eye on your stream levels, and try turning up your speakers independently of your master. If youre lucky enough to have a record out or booth out, use that instead, as those levels are independent from Master outputs. MIXLR OUR FAVORITE AUDIO STREAMING SITEMixlrs homepage radio dial. Site Mixlr http mixlr. Cost Free Premium. Best Feature Simple no frills setup the kind of site where your grandmother could easily figure out how to listen. A free community and discussion forum for answering Computer Help, Security, and Technical Support questions. Streaming music online either through streaming sites or through online radios can be great, but sometimes you want to be able to listen to that same music at will in. One of the fastest ways to get really good at DJing is to put yourself in situations where youre expected to perform, and while playing gigs is the best way to get. Whats Missing Wed like to see a clever integration with Twitter. DJ, especially as theres no tracklisting feature on the site. Mixlr was launched back in 2. At first glance, the site already makes us rethink how we view web radio, with the above pictured dial showing the current livestreams on the site the size of each section is relative to how many stations each genre has. Mixlr has just enough of a feature set to satisfy nearly every requirement we might want from an audio only streaming service for free, without becoming overloaded with unnecessary clutter that plagues so many similar sites. The Mixlr streaming application is very straightforward it look me longer to upload this screencap and write this caption than it did to start streaming. Once youve signed up for a free account, starting a stream from your DJ software is as simple as downloading a small application that lets you select an input source for your stream, checking your levels, and hitting start. WASHINGTON Three decades ago, a middleaged doctor sat outside his northern Michigan home and saw a patch of endangered paradise. A beekeeper and. September 30th will mark a major milestone here at Rogue Amoeba. On that same date 15 years ago, we unveiled the very first version of Audio Hijack. Last Hijack Free Streaming' title='Last Hijack Free Streaming' />Mixlr can automatically send out links to Twitter and Facebook, and when youve finished your live stream, saving the entire set is as simple as a click of a button. Mixlr also gives you the option of streaming a set exclusively made up of Soundcloud tracks and while this isnt as useful from a DJ perspective, it could be a simple way to do a quick radio show of tracks that youre digging right now or perhaps a roundup of tracks that youve released. Mixlrs core features are free, with unlimited streaming time and listeners, as well as  no ads, but if you decide to upgrade to the Premium account 4. Soundcloud or Mixcloud. SHOUTCAST AND ICECAST BE AN INTERNET RADIO STARVirtual DJ and Traktor both come ready to broadcast to Internet Radio. If you DJ on Virtual DJ Pro 8 or Traktor Pro 2, youll most likely have noticed that both of these programs have built in broadcasting abilities. These features are designed to hook into a larger internet radio station, usually run by a community of similar music tastes and getting involved in an internet radio station is a great way to network and build a fanbase while regularly playing for strangers. In Traktor and Virtual DJ, setting up your program for streaming is simple just get the details from the station and plug them into the broadcasting settings For Serato and Ableton, youll need to use an application like Broadcast Using This Tool to send your audio. Obviously you wont be starting off broadcasting straight to internet radio giant DI. FM, so instead check out some smaller but still significant stations like Purple Radio DJTT Forum mod Photojojo is a regular contributor or SSRadio. You can also start your own internet radio station using a service like Listen To My Radio but it doesnt have the advantages of having a pre existing audience who you can play to. While DJ Tech. Tools doesnt have its own regularly broadcasting internet radio station weve talked about it before, maybe we should start one wed need to find someone to take on the role of managing the entire thingIve started a thread in the forums here, lets see what happens. Know of any other great internet radio stations looking for new DJs Let us know in the commentsUSTREAM YOUR DJ SKILLS ON LIVE VIDEOOn the left, Ustreams player on the right, their broadcasting app. Site Ustream http www. Cost Free, Multiple Premium Levels. Best Feature Quality video streaming with free recording. Advanced desktop producer application with Screencast abilities. Whats Missing  Not ideal for audio only streaming, ads are somewhat annoying. Wed be remiss without mentioning the heavyweight giant in the streaming world, which is designed to allow users to stream audio and video. Ustream is well known for being the leader of the pack in the video streaming world, having emerged over five years ago when online video was starting its heyday. While capable of doing audio only streams, Ustream really shines if youre feeling adventurous this could be a great chance to take Eans tips for great DJ videos and try to apply some of them in a live situation. As a DJ, video streaming makes a lot of sense when youre doing something visually compelling. One of the great features that Ustream has is the ability to add a live screen capture as a video input. The only issue is that at some point, managing a video stream easily become too much to do while DJing at the same time. The best streams would ideally have someone else producing the video, making sure that at the moments where your hands are manipulating effects and playback, the audience gets to see both the video and screencapture. Ustream also inserts fairly regular advertisements into broadcasts from free accounts making it automatically inferior to Mixlr for any audio only streamers. With the starter ad free account coming in at 9. DJs.  There are tons of additional features that Ustream Pro offers like multiple camera angles but unless youre hosting a regular livestreaming DJ show for more than a hundred users, its not quite worth it. Ustream Alternative Livestream offers a very similar feature set and broadcast style if youre looking to do complex video streaming, see a full comparison here. WHO DOES VIDEO STREAMING BEST In the world of DJ video streams, there are a number of sites who do regular quality broadcasts of impressive DJs. Were big fans of the Boiler. Room. tv streams, weekly sessions with some of the biggest DJs in the world, broadcasted live from clubs in Berlin, London, Los Angeles, and New York. Check out Richie Hawtins mix from the end of 2. Boiler Room below. Download Dvd Movie The King Of Pigs there. Other folks who do great regular video streams include Mix. Mags DJ Lab and Beatports Ustream channel.