SteveBApr 71 minPiano overhead camera in EcammI thought I'd go through the process of using the Mac-only Ecamm Live streaming software to set up a multiple camera scene for online...
SteveBDec 16, 20202 minUpdate on my piano teaching setupAt the start of the pandemic, I looked at creating a good quality setup for teaching piano online. Nine months later, I've experimented...
SteveBAug 3, 20202 minThe Rise of JamulusIn these COVID times, musicians are searching for a way to meet up and play, or even just rehearse! The problem with well-used systems...
SteveBMay 31, 20201 minHow to achieve high quality stereo audio in ZoomWhereas Zoom (and Skype) are designed for fairly low quality audio, i.e. speech, many teachers are now looking to see how they can...
SteveBMay 15, 20201 minGreat website for tips on music teaching, virtual choirs etcMusic Repo in the UK have been publishing useful videos for a while, but I recently noticed an overview that pulls together the main...
SteveBMay 8, 20201 minLights, Camera, ActionGood lighting is very important for online tutorials, and it's probably the last thing people think about! I keep coming back to this...
SteveBApr 26, 20201 minRemote interview recording with CleanfeedI've come across a browser-based app that is used in the broadcasting industry to record high quality interviews. Very useful for...
SteveBApr 18, 20201 minSolved? Streaming high quality audioThe problem with the very popular Zoom and Skype platforms is that they are designed for speech rather than music. They compress and...
SteveBApr 17, 20201 minUsing OBS to combine video sourcesOBS comes up in conversations about streaming very frequently - it's open source software that allows you to stream to various different...
SteveBApr 12, 20201 minA simple, recorded YouTube tutorialI decided to record a simple video using the Epocam app for upload to YouTube. The audio for the video below was taken direct in stereo...
SteveBApr 4, 20201 minHow to use an iPhone as a 2nd camera in ZoomHere's a brief video tour ( 2 minutes 10 secs) of my basic camera setup for online piano lessons: It features the EpocCam app. UPDATE (19...
SteveBApr 1, 20201 minDon't make it more complicated than it needs to be!A great video explaining the basics of how to setup phones etc for piano teaching!
SteveBMar 31, 20201 minThe first online piano lessonI decided to try an online lesson with a student who I see face-to-face once a week. She's learning a range of contemporary piano styles...
SteveBMar 29, 20201 minWho's Zoomin' Who?Most musicians seem to use Zoom, and these seem to be the main reasons: Better sound quality Zoom allows you to "enable original sound"...
SteveBMar 27, 20201 minChordie AppI'm really impressed by the Chordie App that takes a MIDI signal from a keyboard and in real-time displays the notes played via: stave...
SteveBMar 27, 20201 minWhat do I want?These are my initial thoughts about what I'd like: Good quality audio, stereo if possible Two camera angles: a general view + overhead...
SteveBMar 24, 20201 minFirst stepsI'm a piano player and teacher and have started to investigate how to move piano lessons online. Where do I start? Will it work? I'd...
