The idea of workshops is entertaining to someone such as myself who has more of an audible, hands-on learning approach partially thanks to a massive battle with ADHD that keeps me from focusing on reading manuals unless I'm absolutely invested in it (also inb4 that argument... it's not a crutch, it's just an obstacle you just keep having to tackle, and I've done pretty damn well so far.) However, youtube is a great place for tutorials because it's already a saved recording and can be re-wound and viewed as often as necessary. All in all, the idea of a workshop is cool, but we'd have to see how the crowd would be likely to react to one being streamed live.
As for the argue that nobody's going to watch someone sitting there pressing buttons... I feel a lot of people go for the music first and then the performance aspect second. While both important, one has a larger priority than the other. I think streaming can still provide audible, visual and social entertainment and interaction without having to worry about buying ear plugs, age restrictions, or travel costs for both the artists and audience.
That being said, I would never dream of ever replacing live shows. While knowing the concept of chiptune existed, the Boston 8-Bit Chip Concert at Pax East 2009(10?) was what honestly got me to jump on board, start making music and get involved. I owe way too much to the idea of live, physical concerts to ever even consider getting rid of them or dare thinking, "Oh, irl chip shows are on their way out." I know some people that want to replace live shows with web shows (whom shall remain nameless unless they personally come forward.) I refuse to see things that way.
Call it naive and unrealistic, but I would much rather a symbiotic relationship with as many people in the community over a competitive one. Hell, it actually bothers me to the point I nearly wrote an apology letter to whomever runs 8static because we have to be the same weekend as them for two months in a row. I only want to add to everything being awesome, not take away or compete.
Having multiple people in one stream does indeed help the chemistry and flow of a show, but let's not forget the classic Let's Plays from Deceased Crab, now. 
Once again, while we can encourage all kinds of acts and ideas, we really are at the mercy of whomever is streaming. Perhaps after MAGFest we should sit down and come up with a collective guideline on how to not do a lackluster show, be it a physical venue or a web show?
Yes, this is a new and dare I even say experimental concept to our scene, but with anything new and experimental, I hope you all can give our show a shot and that you guys can give us the same kind of amazing feedback on ideas and problems that you've been giving to us so far. To those still wondering, yes, there is a chat that the artists and audience share with each other, although sometimes it's hard for the artists to check it out mid-performance.
What's funny is that the moment I heard someone was talking about streaming and mentioned Clipstream here, my first reaction was wondering how terrible we were going to be picked apart and pissed on for being a terrible idea. Thank you all for being incredibly rational and logical on this topic, your support, your criticisms and your suggestions. I know I'll be checking back here as this keeps going and bringing up every post to the rest of the group that helps organize every Clipstream (whom seem to have been checking back often, as it is.)
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