Hi, all! Here's a document I wrote last year about doing music over Zoom, whether virtual dances or concerts. Since it's mainly oriented toward musicians doing concert/performances, it starts with very basics, and occasionally takes a very deep dive. It's been heavily augmented over the year+ since I started it, and is overdue for updates (fortunately, the rate of changes to Zoom has slowed down). I hope some will find it helpful:
Zoom Concerts Handbook v0 <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aqcKJMgQE2VbNIE83JTRYRXIGetKJ_hk/> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aqcKJMgQE2VbNIE83JTRYRXIGetKJ_hk/ Eric Black On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 4:08 PM Heitzso via Organizers < [email protected]> wrote: > We had a few glitches in setting up and running, but overall it was a > success. > > I had posted to the organizers list to focus on audio/video quality for > ZOOM concerts before the event. > What I've heard from a couple people I trust (musician, sound person) is > that the concert > audio and video was good. > > My sense of what made ZOOM audio good, i.e. audio didn't jump or break up > or ...: > > original sound "on" > and followed Yale School of Music recommendations for those settings > > Gigabit Internet to host's home > wired connection to Internet provider's router (avoided WiFi) > no one else running ZOOM off the host's Internet > i.e. reduced competing bandwidth apps > > not sure of this next piece, but believe RME's driver for Fireface UFX+ > takes over CPU to provide industry best latency > my running dedicated ZOOM on new-ish Lenovo T14 > with a lower CPU demands interface passing sound to/from > Lenovo T420s running TotalMix FX for the UFX+ > Note the UFX+ supports 188 channels at 24/192 which may explain > it's driver taking over CPU cycles from other programs > but I cannot guarantee that that was, indeed, a necessary precaution > to ensure no ZOOM audio hiccups. > > Good ZOOM video came from: > > high quality Internet noted above > > high quality digital camera in auto mode > rigged to run off AC for any length of time > (pro grade zoom lens, constant f2.8, pan and tilt fluid head) > > digital camera to HDMI to HDMI capture card > DIGITNOW USB Video Capture Card 4k/60Hz HDR10 > which provided HDMI pass through (not used, insufficient setup > time) > and has aluminum case to help dissipate heat --crucial w/ sun and > afternoon temps > > I had asked pro videographer and pro photographer friends to run > camera but they were busy > this would have helped, e.g. when audience had their cell phone > flashlights on > and were waving them back and forth our MC panned the camera to > them, but that was awkward > > Odd gotcha: > > setup outdoors, sun on laptops while rigging sound/video > when turned on, laptops immediately shut down from overheat (sun) > taped umbrellas to mic stands and position fan on sound table > pointed at laptops ... got temp down > hosts setup 3 shade 'sails' for my table and for the musicians > > > *Not wanting to bore or off-topic this list.* > *But getting a good ZOOM concert is *not* trivial.* > *I'll be glad to answer questions off line or via phone.* > * 770-654-5098* > ____________________ > > Related, the silent auction was setup on Facebook and that worked out ok. > I believe 150 or so folks signed up for the silent auction and a couple > thousand > was raised off it. > > Whether we get to it or not, the intent is to write up what we learned > and make it available within our community. > _____________________ > > Sincerely, > Heitzso > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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