Kitchen Acoustic Cafe on Zoom - Test run this Saturday

Hello Everyone,

After discussing this at the zoom meeting last weekend we are now planning to try different types of online Kitchen Open Mic Events! …. and other assorted "live" get togethers.


This Saturday at 8:00 P.M. Amsterdam Time ( 20:00 CET , 2:00 P.M. EDT) we are doing an "Acoustic Open Mic" test run via zoom.
@budhabuilding  has been so gracious to offer his technological support to make this happen.


We will have a few performers this time while we try to get the format and technical issues figured out. This will feature performances by @Layerson , @Pleudoniem , @oorlab … we hope    , @Monty Cash Music  … we hope   

( I was hoping that @Mylene and @Rachel_D would perform since they were at our meeting as well. )


This one, the "acoustic kitchen cafe" will be a simple play and sing acoustically into the phone or ipad type of performance.


We are also planning an " electric/electronic kitchen cafe" that we are still working the details on. Finally more "kitchen counter"  pub - type hangouts was suggested by @Pleudoniem … and I think we'll be able to do some of those as well.


We will really appreciate you stopping in even if just for a few minutes on the zoom room. Can you hear it okay? Can you see it okay?
Again this is the test run    We hope it goes well and can become a part of what we do here in the kitchen.   


Many are using this quarantine in a way that is opportunistic to try to sell merch, to promote their music, do a livestream concert, to sell their book, get you to buy their class, etc. … this is not necessarily bad …... but I'm happy to say here in the kitchen we are trying to do something that is non-commercial that just brings people together to create and share.

book me a seat @Bill from November Sound and @budhabuilding

front row if possible 

i was thinking...first name that came into my mind...to ask for an extra live performance is
@Katze Konigsberg , she really has a lot of experience playing live, and is sooooo.... good at it!!!!

and of course
@Jurgen
@realkevm
@redmando
and @budhabuilding himself as.... Budhabuilding!!!... 

and of course
@Jurgen
@realkevm
@redmando
and @budhabuilding himself as.... Budhabuilding!!!... 

This is just the test run @Dutchbeat

Don't worry @budhabuilding  has all kinds of surprises when we get the "Kitchen Electric/Electronic Café" going!!!!!

Ahhhh just realized I missed the Zoom Meeting!!! ohhhh thats so sad!!! A lot of things going on here....and also in my life.....I lost my job....but i am so happy about it so no worries.......

What is planed for Saturday evening? I would be in! Do we need to perform something? I did unterstand it like this: everybody plays a song? But maybe I got it wrong.....I would be also in just talking....but I guess i missed this in the last meeting.....

@Dutchbeat thanks for inviting!

hi @Katze Konigsberg  thanks for your response...the organsation of the online open mic night is in the hands of @Bill from November Sound and @budhabuilding ....i am just going to be in the audience...but i would love their would be a Song  from you in the show!!!!

@Dutchbeat yeah sure, I can try! Is it then tomorrow or is that just the test? So everybody goes in Zoom and then we have people performing theirs songs right?   

That would be great @Katze Konigsberg  @Dutchbeat   
I sent you a PM with more details. 

Hi guys!

I’ve been trying out my computer and gear, rigging it up and joining a zoom test meeting, works like a charm. However, I’d  like to run everything trough Logic because then it’s gonna sound much better. I’m also using a webcam that can capture audio, but it sounds like I’m in a tin box.

So, my question is, @budhabuilding or @Bill from November Sound or anyone else for that matter, do you know if that would work or will zoom get the audio before in enters Logic?

My acoustic guitar, which has a built in mic, is rigged trough an effects pedal, so that will have wet sound but it would be nice if one could build an audio chain before letting zoom get it to add some limiting and compression.

 
/Micke

Oh boy … we need @budhabuilding for this one. 

Worst case scenario you won’t hear what’s ever going on at my side, and that’s probably gonna be an improvement. (I’m gonna play fingerstyle on my guitar, at least for one song. Hopefully the other song too, if I can learn the lyrics by heart in time)

 

whoa!!! @Layerson  you're going all out!    You're even going to memorize your lyrics?   

Do not worry this is just the test run for fun.  This acoustic café will probably be the most low-tech way of kitchen café events.

HI All,

Sorry to be a little late   

Here are some great tips for playing music with Zoom:


is you don't have the time please watch it from
https://youtu.be/wkG7yOTRIAk?t=330


@Layerson if you want to route audio you can use software like Soundflower (bit buggy) of other alternatives
https://alternativeto.net/software/soundflower/

Personally i use 2 computers .... or a computer and my iPad
You can use most class compliant USB devices on you're android and ios devices....
Please use a powered hub for fixing power issues
some info for ios devices:

or


some info for android devices



Hope this helps @Bill from November Sound @Katze Konigsberg @Dutchbeat, @Pleudoniem , @oorlab , @Monty Cash Music, @Mylene, @Rachel_D @shatiks @Goatrelated

I will be there at 19.00 for helping you out if there is any problems

Now the LINK:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/944314672?pwd=aUdVZzc2UENHTUJMZGRjR1hSeDdOUT09

for the safety I put all the Zoom info in this post 

Hope to see you tonight........






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Topic: Kitchen Acoustic Cafe on Zoom
Time: Apr 11, 2020 08:00 PM Amsterdam

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Thank you @budhabuilding for organising all this.
I love to attend, but can only stay for a Very short time. Yes, that’s a pity. But not being able to come would have been worse.

So half an hour is all I have. And I will quietly leave, so I won’t disrupt festivities.

I already look forward to this.
Yesterday Youp van ‘t Hek on TV, today open mic..... Tomorrow our youngest.
Mijn weekend kan niet meer stuck (!).
Kind regards, Gus

many thanks @budhabuilding  for organising ! - will try to be there at 7.  Can't promiss I have anything near your way of set up,  available at my place.
My advice is not to publish the password to the meeting but send it to participants by PM.
cheers