Mixlr is currently bootstrapped by Watson and has a number of potential competitors, including SoundCloud, Mixcloud, AudioBoo, ipadio etc., although none, he says, precisely replicates the service’s feature-set and/or target market. Geolocation and search are planned to feature more heavily in a future release by enabling users “to locate live music near to them”. Apple’s in-app payments will also make it easy for Mixlr to sell broadcasting credits (as well as generating revenue from sales of the app itself), says Watson. Moving forward, Mixlr has an iPhone app in the works, which should make it even easier for artists to start sharing a live performance. Watson is also keen to stress that Mixlr will respect any take-down notices and that SoundCloud doesn’t seem to have run into problems even though it, and similar services, can be and are used by DJs to share mixes. It’s therefore no surprise that Mixlr’s terms of service are filled with references to it being a “host/service provider” or a “conduit”, therefore protected by safe harbour, and that users must have the permission of copyright holders for any material that they broadcast or upload. That said, the first thing that struck me when I began looking into Mixlr is the issue of copyright: DJ sets and live acts (to a lesser degree) are often filled with music whose copyright is owned by a third-party. As DJ sets tend to be quite lengthy, this could soon add up, although many artists will be glad to do away with the interruption of audio ads that other services rely on or the high costs and complexity of setting up their own streaming server. In terms of revenue, each user gets an introductory number of live streaming minutes and unlimited bandwidth for playback, after which they can buy top up minutes, such as £4.99 for a further 4 hours. Live performances can also be uploaded, archived, and tagged (including location), as well as sent to a SoundCloud account, a service that Mixlr both complements and potentially competes with. Comprising of a Mac-only client (although a Windows and iPhone app is planned), users can plug-in any audio feed to their Mac and begin live streaming, pushing out a URL of their feed via Twitter, Facebook and MySpace or to share in other ways. Hey Opera fans Today we’re excited to drop the big news that Opera One, the latest incarnation of the Opera Browser, is here and ready for you to download. In its current incarnation, Mixlr is a pretty simple offering, although that’s partly by design. The service, founded by London-based Rob Watson (a recent graduate of the Music Informatics department at the University of Sussex), is currently in a closed beta, although TechCrunch Europe has 200 invites to give away to readers. Finally, search for more channels to follow and love.Mixlr, a sort-of UStream for audio, wants to make it easy for DJs and bands to share and stream live performances to fans. Scroll through a channel’s recordings collection and play back recordings to your heart’s content. Be active in the community and chat with other listeners, or simply sit back and listen to the live stream. Listen to live audio and recordings on channels created by sports teams, artists, musicians, podcasters, spiritual leaders and online radio stations.įollow your favorite channels and get notified when an event is going live.
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