Mon Dec 23 21:29:52 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Ready for the Holidays ?
Mon Dec 23 21:30:25 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:I guess so. Well, actually no. I still need to buy for mom, dad, sister, and sister's boyfriend...but since i can't drive it doesn't exactly make things easy.
Mon Dec 23 21:30:57 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:True....there's always tomorrow.....
Mon Dec 23 21:31:01 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:so do you, jim, and everyone who works on this site..just simply volunteer to do everything?
Mon Dec 23 21:31:26 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:Well i asked my mom to take me tomorrow, and all i got was "brody, we have a house full of people the next day, do you think i have nothing to do?"
Mon Dec 23 21:32:45 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Yes we do actually...We are not compensated...
Mon Dec 23 21:32:56 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:It's strictly volunteer...
Mon Dec 23 21:33:17 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:That's crazy. You guys must spend so much time on here.
Mon Dec 23 21:33:37 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:What's your motivation? just that it can do nothing but good for the industry?
Mon Dec 23 21:33:42 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Actually..I spend no more than 2 hours a day...
Mon Dec 23 21:34:00 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:That's part of the motivation...
Mon Dec 23 21:34:38 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:For me...I like to share my experience so that you can learn. I am also a BIG believer that you can never know enough
Mon Dec 23 21:35:01 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:I like that :-) And for Jim? it sure seems like he is on here more than that...he does the design too, doesn't he?
Mon Dec 23 21:35:03 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Working on this board can teach you so much.
Mon Dec 23 21:35:25 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:He does the design...and he likes doing it...
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Mon Dec 23 21:36:12 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Sorry..I jumped out for a sec....
Mon Dec 23 21:36:24 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Was checking my e-mail...
Mon Dec 23 21:36:30 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg
on't be. You CAN leave if you want...unless you are expecting more people?
Mon Dec 23 21:36:37 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I am...
Mon Dec 23 21:36:59 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I am hoping for ALOT more....
Mon Dec 23 21:37:18 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:So...any gigs between now and the end of the year ?
Mon Dec 23 21:38:18 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:No. Fall is my best time of the year. For december i had ONE job.. for january i have one..february one or two, march one...
Mon Dec 23 21:38:30 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:That's not too bad.....
Mon Dec 23 21:38:58 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i'm doing pretty bad, especially since over break i'm purchasing a trailer and a crank-up system and hopefully a sub and maybe a whole new sound system
Mon Dec 23 21:39:00 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:lol
Mon Dec 23 21:39:22 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg
retty bad, because those "one a month" jobs are all simply my district's middle school, where i was just last year
Mon Dec 23 21:39:33 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Little by little...
Mon Dec 23 21:39:48 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:You must have done a good job....
Mon Dec 23 21:40:01 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:What kind of marketing/[promotion are you doing ?
Mon Dec 23 21:40:57 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:business cards (suck...getting new ones) up until now, all of my business has been word of mouth and cards
Mon Dec 23 21:41:08 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:now i got my website ( just put on partypros.com and wedj.com)
Mon Dec 23 21:41:34 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:The website can open a whole variety of opportunities...
Mon Dec 23 21:41:49 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:and i was GOING to go in the county yellow pages, where there was only one other dj. and i was going to sign the contract today, but now i am doubting myself and i KNOW i don't have the money. i mean, if i can get 2 jobs from it, its a profit, but i think
Mon Dec 23 21:41:54 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i will wait untill next year
Mon Dec 23 21:42:06 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:so far, the website has done nothing except rake in a LOT of compliments
Mon Dec 23 21:42:14 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg
on't be in a rush.....
Mon Dec 23 21:42:28 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:It doesn't happen overnight...
Mon Dec 23 21:42:31 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i think i am not going to do the yellow pages
Mon Dec 23 21:42:38 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i know that, i've been at it for 5 or 6 years now ! :-)
Mon Dec 23 21:42:44 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:It's an investment....
Mon Dec 23 21:42:50 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:the trailer is a must...not everything fits in the family van anymore
Mon Dec 23 21:43:00 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:and when i get money, i will advertise on the side of that.
Mon Dec 23 21:43:10 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:and if you don;t feel comfortable about the decision, then it isn't the right one...
Mon Dec 23 21:43:22 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:the sub is also a must, for i can pretty much no longer supply the sound with my two 300 watt speakers at school dances
Mon Dec 23 21:43:48 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:and i can no longer push up my truss, WITH another person, so i need crank-ups
Mon Dec 23 21:44:17 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:however i think i am holding off on the (1000 dollar) crank ups until i get my trailer paied off ( a year or 2, i'm taking a loan from the bank, my first ever)
Mon Dec 23 21:44:54 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:for now, for my lights, i WILL use my current cheap truss, but i'm going to also take just a lighting tree/tripod, to take weight off truss.
Mon Dec 23 21:45:06 2002:Randy [0/] Login:
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Mon Dec 23 21:45:07 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Check e-bay...you may find a pair of used ones cheaper
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Mon Dec 23 21:45:17 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:hey Randy....
Mon Dec 23 21:45:29 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:the crank-ups? no way, i've tried. nothing but the cheap ADJ-CRANK 2 SYSTEM
Mon Dec 23 21:45:41 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:What's up tonight
Mon Dec 23 21:45:58 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:oh, plus i need to figure out what i'm doing for a microphone situation..considering all i get is feedback
Mon Dec 23 21:46:10 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:well right now, i'm complaining to a great psycologist.
Mon Dec 23 21:46:43 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:Jim stoping by tonight? Complaning bout what?
Mon Dec 23 21:46:44 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:LOL..Randy tonight s an open forrum
Mon Dec 23 21:47:05 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Jim may be by.....
Mon Dec 23 21:47:16 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg
ersonally, i have like 2 things to talk about..just quickies. and then whatever i can think of.
Mon Dec 23 21:47:21 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:if he can get his x-mas shopping done...
Mon Dec 23 21:47:35 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Go ahead....
Mon Dec 23 21:47:46 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:first is microphones. i have a 7 dollar wired nady, and it gets feedback (however, LESS) than my 125 dollar gemini UHF
Mon Dec 23 21:47:53 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:It's open and anything is the limit
Mon Dec 23 21:48:04 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i no longer think its the mics, but my speakers
Mon Dec 23 21:48:12 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:Figures! Whats up djxtreme
Mon Dec 23 21:48:23 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Where exactly are you standing when you get the feedback ?
Mon Dec 23 21:48:41 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:ANYWHERE i mean, i know the basic stuff. and i can be BEHIND my set up..and still get it
Mon Dec 23 21:48:50 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:Could it be the squlich?
Mon Dec 23 21:49:01 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Hmm...It's probably the mic.,..Wired mics don'
Mon Dec 23 21:49:10 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg
on't have a squelch
Mon Dec 23 21:49:14 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i mean, i hooked up my whole system in my garage for this purpose, and of course i didn't get any in there, i was walking in front of the speakers
Mon Dec 23 21:49:36 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:You are in a school gym mostly ?
Mon Dec 23 21:49:40 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:well i DO have a squelch control...but like i dont know how to go about it. considering the only time i get it is DURING THE party...not during set up or any other time
Mon Dec 23 21:49:49 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:Volum?
Mon Dec 23 21:50:05 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:no, anywhere. i was just in a very nice party center, it was a weird setup , and i was pretty much behind my speakers and i got it, not even very loud volume.
Mon Dec 23 21:50:38 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:It's probably the mic, esp considering that you set it up in the garage and you DIDN'T get it...
Mon Dec 23 21:50:48 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:What tupe of mic
Mon Dec 23 21:50:59 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:gemini umx-1600
Mon Dec 23 21:51:25 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i mean, when i bought it, THEY said they hadn't gotten any at the dj show they used it at. i got it from abracadabra...idjnow.com
Mon Dec 23 21:51:30 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:On the Mic Receiver, how hi do you have the volume gain ?
Mon Dec 23 21:51:41 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:100%, but i have tried other variables
Mon Dec 23 21:51:41 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:my typing not good at speed, is it a hand held or head set.
Mon Dec 23 21:51:51 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:don't worry about it. hand held.
Mon Dec 23 21:51:52 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:OK.....
Mon Dec 23 21:52:06 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Hang on Brody..I may be able to help you...
Mon Dec 23 21:52:19 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i mean, i'm afraid to even come on the mic anytime, especially to say anythign beyond a whisper...well, actually anything that the entire room can hear
Mon Dec 23 21:52:23 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:How high do you have the Gain on the Board ?
Mon Dec 23 21:52:28 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:the mic gain?
Mon Dec 23 21:52:36 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:well i have a mic gain, treble, and bass, then the master.
Mon Dec 23 21:52:52 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:The Mic Gain on the Receiver
Mon Dec 23 21:53:03 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Not the mixer
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Mon Dec 23 21:53:17 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:on the mic receiver is normally 100%, because that's what i've heard is best.
Mon Dec 23 21:53:28 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:How about on the Mixer ?
Mon Dec 23 21:53:37 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Hi Bill..
Mon Dec 23 21:53:39 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:Hello everyone.
Mon Dec 23 21:53:54 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:well it depends. i try everything..i try low mic gain and hi MAIN gain...low receiever gain high mic gain...
Mon Dec 23 21:54:05 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:We're discussing an mic problem Brody is having...
Mon Dec 23 21:54:12 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:usually the mixer mic gain is about 3, and the main gain remains where it is for my music, around 7
Mon Dec 23 21:54:13 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:Thanx
Mon Dec 23 21:54:19 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:OK....I have a possible solution.
Mon Dec 23 21:54:23 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:gooddddd
Mon Dec 23 21:54:31 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I used to sell DJ Gear, so try this....
Mon Dec 23 21:54:51 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:The Mic receiver should be no MORE than 1/3rd open.....
Mon Dec 23 21:55:07 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:REALLY...? interesting.
Mon Dec 23 21:55:11 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:(this is what Gemini told me once)
Mon Dec 23 21:55:14 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:btw, this will all be in the chat archive, right?
Mon Dec 23 21:55:34 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Hopefully...I am waiting for Jim to tell me how we could do this...
Mon Dec 23 21:55:39 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:would it be diferent if it was a head set? My head set squeals long before hand held.
Mon Dec 23 21:55:54 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Hang on Randy..
Mon Dec 23 21:55:55 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:okay, so i don't have to right it down :-)
Mon Dec 23 21:56:15 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:yeah, the squelch control i haven't messed with, its a real little thing and i'm afraid...i figured it would have come best pre-set.
Mon Dec 23 21:56:25 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Right...Open the Mic |Receiver to no more than 1/3rd, and use the Gain on the MIXER to control the volume.
Mon Dec 23 21:56:35 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:the mic gain, or main gain?
Mon Dec 23 21:56:35 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:It should have...
Mon Dec 23 21:56:39 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i'm assuming mic gain
Mon Dec 23 21:56:49 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:The Mic gain....Yes
Mon Dec 23 21:56:57 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:BTW i did buy a feedback destroyer
Mon Dec 23 21:57:06 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:I'm joting this down.
Mon Dec 23 21:57:11 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Get rid of it...
Mon Dec 23 21:57:23 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Randy to answer your question.....
Mon Dec 23 21:57:35 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:headset mics can be more sensitive..
Mon Dec 23 21:57:42 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:and it did nothing but blow my speakers from the AWFUL pop it emits upon turn on and turn down
Mon Dec 23 21:57:42 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:What brand do you have ?
Mon Dec 23 21:57:52 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:see, that's funny, because i've heard head-sets have LESS feedbakc
Mon Dec 23 21:58:02 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg
epends on the Brand..
Mon Dec 23 21:58:30 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:So Bill...do you have anything to add ?
Mon Dec 23 21:58:33 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:would using BBE unit make it worse? Head set has more
Mon Dec 23 21:58:55 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:No...a BBE should NOT make it worse...
Mon Dec 23 21:58:57 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i mean i know this isnt' a top-of-the-line mic...but i thought it should be a little better. could it be my speakers by any chance? i was also told that the audiotecnica may be a better choice..the $200 one.
Mon Dec 23 21:58:59 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:No, just curious why you say dump the feedback shark?
Mon Dec 23 21:59:28 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:it's the behringer, and doesn't do anything to the feedback at all.
Mon Dec 23 21:59:34 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:jsut hogs a spot in my rack.
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Mon Dec 23 21:59:53 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:and messes with people when i turn it off and they think they are being shot at . and hurts amps and speakers.
Mon Dec 23 21:59:53 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:Are your speakers on stands or floor?
Mon Dec 23 22:00:02 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:good evening, gentlemen.
Mon Dec 23 22:00:08 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:In my opinion Bill, I think that they are a waste of money..if you know how your equipment works, and use some common sense, like not standing doirectly oin front of your speakers...you should not need it...
Mon Dec 23 22:00:14 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:Hi
Mon Dec 23 22:00:19 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Hi First Class
Mon Dec 23 22:00:19 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:stands, which i know should eliminate it partially. AND i have a wind screen
Mon Dec 23 22:00:29 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:well rob, in my case, i DO use common sense
Mon Dec 23 22:00:33 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:Hi, Rob.
Mon Dec 23 22:00:40 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I was not implying anything Brody..
Mon Dec 23 22:00:40 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:is this BOTH firstclassers?
Mon Dec 23 22:00:41 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:OK, I don't have one but I know some people who swear by it.
Mon Dec 23 22:00:45 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:lol i know rob :-)
Mon Dec 23 22:00:58 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:sheesh, i wish i could say the same. do they use the same one?
Mon Dec 23 22:00:59 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Like I said..an opinion...
Mon Dec 23 22:01:00 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:djx: nah.. just matt at the moment.. Sherry is out shoppin. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
Mon Dec 23 22:01:55 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Brody..the Audio Technica is also a good Brand...
Mon Dec 23 22:02:28 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Bill, I am just not a big fan..I have heard complaints similar to Brody's...
Mon Dec 23 22:02:31 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i'm sure better than my gemini? i'm on their site now...i mean, the thing is...i'm sure i couldn't get what i paid , or anything NEAR it for my gemini-idjnow is selling them on ebay already
Mon Dec 23 22:02:46 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Right....
Mon Dec 23 22:02:52 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:I have an Audio-Technica wireless that I keep in the box because of the noisy drop-outs I experience.
Mon Dec 23 22:02:52 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:ahh bill it's sooo bad. it gives out the WORSE hiss when it's not even "destroying" which it never even does.
Mon Dec 23 22:03:13 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:we're talking wireless mics, I take it?
Mon Dec 23 22:03:21 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i mean..i know the best thing is to get a 21309809384092 dollar sehnheiser or something..but i can't.
Mon Dec 23 22:03:24 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:yes we are/...what does everyone else use ?
Mon Dec 23 22:03:36 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I use Azden...
Mon Dec 23 22:03:44 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:I use a Shure UT-series (SM-58 handheld mic)
Mon Dec 23 22:03:45 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:gemini ::cough::
Mon Dec 23 22:03:53 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:and had good luck with it...
Mon Dec 23 22:03:53 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:Although, I wanted the ULX series.
Mon Dec 23 22:03:57 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:and nady ::die:: lol
Mon Dec 23 22:04:02 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I have a Gemini as a backup
Mon Dec 23 22:04:05 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i haven't even heard of azden
Mon Dec 23 22:04:10 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:don't get mad ,, Gemini
Mon Dec 23 22:04:30 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Bill, what do you use ?
Mon Dec 23 22:04:49 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:Head set and hand held
Mon Dec 23 22:05:12 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Azden has been around for a while.....good quality. I bought mine 2 years ago, both handheld and headset...very happy with it....
Mon Dec 23 22:05:18 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:hm.
Mon Dec 23 22:05:23 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:someone is having problems with transients (pops and such)?
Mon Dec 23 22:05:30 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:Gemini VH Series. No problems
Mon Dec 23 22:05:40 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:could it be my speakers, i DID build them...but i mean...all i did was the cabinets...put them together just like the speaker companies.
Mon Dec 23 22:05:50 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:AND mine is a UHF! grr..
Mon Dec 23 22:05:54 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Gemini makes a decent entry level mic. I have had good results in the past with them...
Mon Dec 23 22:05:56 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:feedback, matt.
Mon Dec 23 22:06:10 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:ahh.
Mon Dec 23 22:06:12 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:no pops just some feed back or droping out
Mon Dec 23 22:06:35 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:just the audio dropping out, or the entire RF signal?
Mon Dec 23 22:06:45 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:then what could it be? i mean, in summary, what should i try? i have speakers on stands, mic wind screen, common sense, a feedback destroyer that i'm not even gonna try to sell, but just throw in my stash...
Mon Dec 23 22:07:08 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:where is the mic in relation to the speakers when the feedback occurs?
Mon Dec 23 22:07:20 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:audio when back is turned. i think it's comin?
Mon Dec 23 22:07:39 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i WILL try the 1/3 of the way on the reciever, and then mess with the mixer. oh and i turn my mic treble down, because i know that's what causes feedback mainly. and that makes my voice sound terrible..
Mon Dec 23 22:08:10 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:Me to djx
Mon Dec 23 22:08:28 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i can be anywher pretty much. and if the mic is above a conversation level (which you need EVERY time you dj) i receive feedback. i couldn't imagine turnining on my WIRELESS mic and acually moving...esepcially out into the crowd ::gasp::
Mon Dec 23 22:08:33 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:generally speaking, you can greatly reduce the likelihood of feedback with a cardiod mic..
Mon Dec 23 22:08:48 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:an example being...
Mon Dec 23 22:09:04 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:well.. mic elements have different coverage patterns...
Mon Dec 23 22:09:18 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:right (omnidirectional, etc?)
Mon Dec 23 22:09:20 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:an omnidirectional picks up sound equally from just about any direction..
Mon Dec 23 22:09:22 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:right. exactly.
Mon Dec 23 22:09:45 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:right.
Mon Dec 23 22:09:55 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:cardioids are most sensitive to what is directly in front of them... less so with things to the sides and behind them.
Mon Dec 23 22:10:15 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:I'm guessing your gemini may be an omnidirectional, am I right?
Mon Dec 23 22:10:19 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:which would make sense to get rid of feedback (however, is not easy to talk into)
Mon Dec 23 22:10:29 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i'm wondering the same thing..lemme check out their site...
Mon Dec 23 22:10:52 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:very easy to talk into.. so long as you have the mic element pointed toward you. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
Mon Dec 23 22:11:01 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Right...
Mon Dec 23 22:11:19 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:brb. phone.
Mon Dec 23 22:11:21 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:
http://idjnow.com/DETAIL.ASP?PRODUCT_ID=UX1600M try that.
Mon Dec 23 22:12:19 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:OK.....so everyone...what is your New Year's Resolution for DJing in 2003 ?
Mon Dec 23 22:12:48 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:Acording to the spec sheet the Gemini handheld is Unidirectional
Mon Dec 23 22:13:09 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:well then, that rids that solution..
Mon Dec 23 22:13:47 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:try to get a little more interactive mabey
Mon Dec 23 22:14:28 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:NEVER lol that means feedback MAJOR (for me, that's honestly why i'm not interactive as i/clients would like) i'd LOVE to be more interactive, too
Mon Dec 23 22:14:36 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:To become more sales oriented. Meaning get more work.
Mon Dec 23 22:14:49 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:try my suggestion Brody..I think you may have good results with it...
Mon Dec 23 22:15:08 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:the 1/3 of the way?
Mon Dec 23 22:15:45 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:yes
Mon Dec 23 22:15:59 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:Selling is a hard point for me but the wife is better there
Mon Dec 23 22:16:04 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:okay, finally, that conversation is over! so in conclusion...to eliminate feedback i will continue to use my gemini mic, get rid of my feedback destroyer, and use 1/3 of the gain on my receiver and much higher on my mixer. done. thanks everyone, a lot!
Mon Dec 23 22:16:12 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:MY DJ NY Resolution is to get my new company off the Ground...
Mon Dec 23 22:16:36 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Broduy, let me know how it works for you
Mon Dec 23 22:17:09 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:last year was to lose weight but that didn't work!
Mon Dec 23 22:17:56 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:I lost some weight last Spring but I found it again just recently.
Mon Dec 23 22:18:03 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:mine is to keep growing my business....this past year was a big growing year, event-wise. i made a lot of big changes in 2001. in 2002 i will be getting a trailer and my website will be a big part of my company i hope.
Mon Dec 23 22:18:10 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:lol @bill!
Mon Dec 23 22:18:42 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:LOL....Mine for this year was to quit smoking...and that worked, and I also found some weight....I want to take at least 30 pounds off next year
Mon Dec 23 22:19:13 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:Hey maybe we could have a weight-watcher chat.
Mon Dec 23 22:19:15 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:congratulations Rob! as a member of a health class (mandated) at school, who is learning about smoking, i am glad to hear that!
Mon Dec 23 22:19:49 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:Each week we check in and tell how well we're doing on the weight loss program.
Mon Dec 23 22:19:56 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:I was just thinking that, somewere on the maine bord
Mon Dec 23 22:20:13 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i'd also love to get a ski sponsorship. but that doesn't have to do with weight...hehe
Mon Dec 23 22:20:17 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:LOL...Actually...next year I am also going to be bringing in special guests to this chat...
Mon Dec 23 22:20:21 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:Let's start after the New Year parties.
Mon Dec 23 22:20:30 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:I'm back.
Mon Dec 23 22:20:35 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:including a Dietician...
Mon Dec 23 22:20:37 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:book a gig matt?
Mon Dec 23 22:20:43 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:nah. personal call.
Mon Dec 23 22:20:44 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg: [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
Mon Dec 23 22:21:04 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:That dietician thing isn't a bad idea.
Mon Dec 23 22:21:12 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:you mean you have a life outside of dj'ing? i wish i could say that
Mon Dec 23 22:21:27 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:working on New Years? were off
Mon Dec 23 22:21:27 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:I often find myself eating things I shouldn't after a club date.
Mon Dec 23 22:21:29 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:LOL...me too..
Mon Dec 23 22:21:31 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg: [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
Mon Dec 23 22:21:38 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:no job on NYE.
Mon Dec 23 22:21:52 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:sadly.
Mon Dec 23 22:22:05 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I know what you mean Bill...I usually work in Boston, which means I have to travel through Choinatown after a gig to get home...
Mon Dec 23 22:22:12 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:O'm off NYE.
Mon Dec 23 22:22:15 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:buffieas are the worst
Mon Dec 23 22:22:23 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I am booked working for the Can Neely Foundation at a Dinner/Dance....
Mon Dec 23 22:22:41 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:Oh yeah!!! Shrimp Fried Rice at 1:30 AM.
Mon Dec 23 22:23:03 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:is that a paying event rob?
Mon Dec 23 22:23:06 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:lol....
Mon Dec 23 22:23:12 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Yes it is...
Mon Dec 23 22:23:23 2002:Randy [0/] Msg
oes anyone think that this New Years will be more quite than others?
Mon Dec 23 22:23:25 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:heh. teriyaki steak tip dinner @ 2am after jobs.
Mon Dec 23 22:23:31 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:I turned down a private party for NYE. Mrs. H says she wants to party.
Mon Dec 23 22:23:45 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:LOL...I have had the last two years off...
Mon Dec 23 22:23:48 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:wow. i wish i could EVER afford to turn down parties.
Mon Dec 23 22:24:06 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:my parents, however, say my business is destroying our family. now isn't that a nice thing to say to your kid?
Mon Dec 23 22:24:18 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:brody.. how old are you?
Mon Dec 23 22:24:25 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:No calls for us this year
Mon Dec 23 22:24:39 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:1-5
Mon Dec 23 22:24:46 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:I'v hurd thaty about marages!
Mon Dec 23 22:25:12 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:luckly the wife works with me
Mon Dec 23 22:25:14 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:ah. I started when I was 14. Had some of those problems. My parents made me sell my gear when I went off to college.
Mon Dec 23 22:25:31 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:Thought it was ridiculous to have all that equipment...
Mon Dec 23 22:25:34 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:yeah, i have NO idea what i'm gonna do when i'm at college.
Mon Dec 23 22:25:44 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:they are fairly supportive, but not financially
Mon Dec 23 22:25:50 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:what they didn't realize what that it could've made me 10x its worth if I had had it with me.
Mon Dec 23 22:26:06 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:because there is NO way i will have another dj, take my business's reputation in there hands.
Mon Dec 23 22:26:10 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:*their
Mon Dec 23 22:27:30 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:Who's going to the DJ show in CT in April?
Mon Dec 23 22:27:37 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I will be there...
Mon Dec 23 22:27:57 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:I'm going to Vegas in Feb. I may not make CT... how big is it, who hosts it?
Mon Dec 23 22:28:16 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:A company in Philadelphia is hosting it...
Mon Dec 23 22:28:18 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:I have the registration form and check in the envelope ready to mail.
Mon Dec 23 22:28:32 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:how much is registration? is it just a one-day thing?
Mon Dec 23 22:28:34 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I also will be going to Vegas
Mon Dec 23 22:28:47 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:3 days...
Mon Dec 23 22:29:02 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:It's a 2 day. Wait a moment and I'll give the URL of the website.
Mon Dec 23 22:29:13 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:rob... we'll have to catch up in Vegas! You staying at the Tropicana?
Mon Dec 23 22:29:43 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:I have just one more quick quistion on mic's if you don't mind. Should the recever be pluged into a seprat power outlet/cercut?
Mon Dec 23 22:29:49 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:oohh i just found something. it may be better to find behringer's feedback SHARK. which goes directly through the mic line, not the whole system.
Mon Dec 23 22:29:52 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Either the Trop of Excalibur...
Mon Dec 23 22:30:02 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i dont think so randy, same as any equipment.
Mon Dec 23 22:30:27 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:i don't think it makes a difference...
Mon Dec 23 22:30:53 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:being on the same circuit only matters for two reasons...
Mon Dec 23 22:31:13 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:current capacity (having power-hungry stuff like lights and amps on the same circuit) ...
Mon Dec 23 22:31:19 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:and FOGGERS
Mon Dec 23 22:31:38 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:and having the same ground reference for gear that is connected with balanced lines...
Mon Dec 23 22:31:50 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:right...
Mon Dec 23 22:31:58 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:foggers pull a decent amount of current.
Mon Dec 23 22:32:02 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:which i DO have balanced from feedback destroyer to amp
Mon Dec 23 22:32:02 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:I have ramden thoughts sometimes. Like will cordless phones interfere?
Mon Dec 23 22:32:16 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:and everything else is UN-b'ed.
Mon Dec 23 22:32:24 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:depends on what band the cordless is on and what band the mic is on.
Mon Dec 23 22:32:41 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:if you have UHF i don't think it should be a problem
Mon Dec 23 22:32:50 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:UHF TV is much more likely to interfere.
Mon Dec 23 22:32:58 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:never mind, i take that back , with the new phones VHF would prob be better
Mon Dec 23 22:33:11 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:as UHF TV towers are sometimes in the millions of watts....
Mon Dec 23 22:33:12 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:because uhf operate in the 800-1100 mhz. range i believe.
Mon Dec 23 22:33:34 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:UHF is 150 up to microwave...
Mon Dec 23 22:33:44 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:VHF is 30-150.
Mon Dec 23 22:33:48 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:MHz.
Mon Dec 23 22:34:00 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:<-- is an amateur radio operator in addition to a DJ. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
Mon Dec 23 22:34:06 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:I'm back with the URL for the CT show -
http://wwwamericasbanddjshow.com
Mon Dec 23 22:34:07 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i tried to say something technical...and i KNEW i would get it wrong, lol
Mon Dec 23 22:34:50 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:ok, is it just me..or when you type l-o-l all together it makes one of those faces...
Mon Dec 23 22:35:03 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:LOL
Mon Dec 23 22:35:05 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:lol
Mon Dec 23 22:35:13 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:lol
Mon Dec 23 22:35:14 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:LOL
Mon Dec 23 22:35:15 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:lol
Mon Dec 23 22:35:18 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:lowercase. yep.
Mon Dec 23 22:35:23 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:I tend to think of the obscure like cashregesters, autodoor's, electric golf carts etc
Mon Dec 23 22:35:23 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:that was upper then lower.yup.
Mon Dec 23 22:36:08 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:well... something on a perfect harmonic could interfere as well... (something that has a frequency exactly at 1/2 or 1/3 of your mic freq)
Mon Dec 23 22:36:40 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:however i can't blame all my crazy feedback on that.
Mon Dec 23 22:36:47 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:nope.
Mon Dec 23 22:36:58 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:feedback is an audio thing... not an RF thing. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
Mon Dec 23 22:37:04 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:very true me eather
Mon Dec 23 22:37:07 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i really hope rob's idea will solve it for the most part. if not, i'l mess with the squelch.
Mon Dec 23 22:37:45 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:sensitivity (the mic gain) and the position of the mic relative to the speakers are the first things that are sure to give you feedback...
Mon Dec 23 22:38:08 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:i.e. the mic 'can hear' the program sound...
Mon Dec 23 22:38:22 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:well behind the speakers is pretty much the best position you can get lol
Mon Dec 23 22:38:28 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:would it make a difference how long the cord is from recever to board?
Mon Dec 23 22:38:30 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:what kind of speakers?
Mon Dec 23 22:38:44 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:home-built eminence speakers selenium drivers.
Mon Dec 23 22:38:55 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:that would only make a diff if there is a hum/hiss/interference...
Mon Dec 23 22:39:09 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:in which case a SHIELDED cable would most likely help.
Mon Dec 23 22:39:13 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:hrm.
Mon Dec 23 22:39:20 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:did you back the enclosures with insulation?
Mon Dec 23 22:39:24 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:(pack)>
Mon Dec 23 22:39:31 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:well the only hiss i get is from my FEEDBACK DESTROYER
Mon Dec 23 22:39:34 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:lol
Mon Dec 23 22:39:41 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i mean LOL and yes, insulation
Mon Dec 23 22:39:46 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:hrm.
Mon Dec 23 22:40:02 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:how much 'sound' is projected through the back of the speakers?
Mon Dec 23 22:40:29 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:in other words, is it much louder in front of the speaker than behind/beside them?
Mon Dec 23 22:40:32 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:not enough to make this occur. t hey are literally built...well..BETTER than real speakers, i used 3/4" mdf (fiberboard)
Mon Dec 23 22:40:40 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:of course.
Mon Dec 23 22:40:47 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:ok.
Mon Dec 23 22:41:00 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:lower quality speakers tend to not be directive..
Mon Dec 23 22:41:16 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:they send sound all over.. the enclosures don't really deaden it...
Mon Dec 23 22:41:25 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:EXCUSE ME!? LOWER QUALITY?! lol these are the same speakers that you find in top of the line speakers
Mon Dec 23 22:41:32 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:in wich case, I'd think your mic may be in the speakers 'image' even behind them.
Mon Dec 23 22:41:37 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:oh you mean the cabinets...no..they are buily solid.
Mon Dec 23 22:41:49 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Msg:Guys, I gotta go. As always it's been a pleasure. Merry Christmas to all.
Mon Dec 23 22:41:50 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i see what you are saying though. i'd like to try it with other speakers, if only i had the abilitiy
Mon Dec 23 22:42:00 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:merry christmas bill, and thanks a lot.
Mon Dec 23 22:42:03 2002:Bill_Hollick [0/] Logout:_
Mon Dec 23 22:42:03 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:right. that's what I was asking.. how solid the cabinets were and how well they deadened sound to the rear and sides
Mon Dec 23 22:42:20 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:a good test to try...
Mon Dec 23 22:42:32 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:is to test a couple diff kinds/models of speakers..
Mon Dec 23 22:42:38 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:with the rest of your setup the same...
Mon Dec 23 22:42:43 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:just to test that theory. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
Mon Dec 23 22:43:31 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:yeah
Mon Dec 23 22:43:51 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:well, we need to get off this subject, it's making me upset at my past purchases , and thats the worst feeling i can ever get, lol
Mon Dec 23 22:43:51 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:good luck. let us know what happens.
Mon Dec 23 22:44:00 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:sorry, man. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
Mon Dec 23 22:44:14 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:We lost Joe Strumer to a heart atack (from The Clash)
Mon Dec 23 22:44:19 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:saw that.
Mon Dec 23 22:44:26 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:age 50?
Mon Dec 23 22:44:32 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:50 years old
Mon Dec 23 22:44:34 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:OK.....
Mon Dec 23 22:44:46 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I read that today too...
Mon Dec 23 22:45:02 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:off topic: where in the heck is jim casey this evening???
Mon Dec 23 22:45:06 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Too bad......esp this close to the holidays...
Mon Dec 23 22:45:17 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:Makes me feel older
Mon Dec 23 22:45:20 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:couldn't say i know who he is...
Mon Dec 23 22:45:22 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Jim is out X-Mas shopping...
Mon Dec 23 22:45:42 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:one of those last-minute people like myself this year. heh.
Mon Dec 23 22:45:47 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:He may be by before 11
Mon Dec 23 22:45:50 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:80's band did Loundin Calling
Mon Dec 23 22:46:00 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:lol..I finished this afternoon...
Mon Dec 23 22:46:11 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:The Clash
Mon Dec 23 22:46:29 2002:djxtreme [0/] Logout:_
Mon Dec 23 22:46:38 2002:djxtreme [0/] Login:
Mon Dec 23 22:46:38 2002:djxtreme [0/]
Mon Dec 23 22:46:38 2002:djxtreme [0/] UserList:_
Mon Dec 23 22:47:00 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Rock The Casbah
Mon Dec 23 22:47:15 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:another great song
Mon Dec 23 22:47:42 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:that was staple MTV in the early days.
Mon Dec 23 22:47:55 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:that video was on ALL THE TIME!
Mon Dec 23 22:48:08 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:then will smith sampled it.
Mon Dec 23 22:48:12 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:There was another song but it eloudes me wright now
Mon Dec 23 22:48:27 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:Rudy Can't Fail on the Grosse Pointe Blank soundtrack.
Mon Dec 23 22:48:50 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:will smith samples everything
Mon Dec 23 22:48:53 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:all disco and funk
Mon Dec 23 22:49:21 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:you know what makes me SOOO mad ? this , which i get from EVERY PERSON WHO KNOWS I DJ (or something to this effect):
Mon Dec 23 22:49:24 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Motown too...
Mon Dec 23 22:49:26 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:SoccerBaby8802: what do you download your music from?
Mon Dec 23 22:49:30 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:SoccerBaby8802: do you have kazza or something else?
Mon Dec 23 22:49:32 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:Puffy samples like crazy as well.
Mon Dec 23 22:49:36 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:else?
Mon Dec 23 22:49:39 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:there seems to be alot of that happening
Mon Dec 23 22:49:41 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:SoccerBaby8802: do you have kazza or something else?
Mon Dec 23 22:49:46 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:There does....
Mon Dec 23 22:49:49 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:SoccerBaby8802: because of djing
Mon Dec 23 22:49:57 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I get asked once ina while too...
Mon Dec 23 22:50:35 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:well me being a kid in the computer era gets asked that ALL THE TIME and it makes me so incredibly mad. also what makes me mad is when someone says something like "this is a great song/cd, go download it"
Mon Dec 23 22:50:53 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:CD sales are down and the record componies are up in armes
Mon Dec 23 22:51:01 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I know....
Mon Dec 23 22:51:03 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:and i have my peers to blame
Mon Dec 23 22:51:07 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:so much downloding
Mon Dec 23 22:51:15 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:not just your peers, practically everyone.
Mon Dec 23 22:51:21 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:True...
Mon Dec 23 22:51:25 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:i don't think it's that simple, though...
Mon Dec 23 22:51:41 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:the record companies were afraid of cassettes and MTV, too, initially...
Mon Dec 23 22:52:04 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:what they fail to admit is... that it INCREASED sales drastically in the long run.. many times over.
Mon Dec 23 22:52:19 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:because it exposed people to new tastes in music...
Mon Dec 23 22:52:24 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:there seems to be onely 1 or 2 good songs on CD these days. What do you think?
Mon Dec 23 22:52:35 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:true..
Mon Dec 23 22:52:38 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:the other aspect is..
Mon Dec 23 22:52:50 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:yeah, thats why some of my friends say stuff like "i only buy the cd if i like most of the songs, if i like one song, i'll just d/l it and burn it"
Mon Dec 23 22:53:14 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:the record companies in the 80's claimed that after the recouped the money they invested in developing the CD format, that they would lower the prices after a few years...
Mon Dec 23 22:53:21 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:for me, i DO download songs for my personal cd player, which i listen to, say, while i ski. but most/all of that stuff is like underground music that isn't even ON cd
Mon Dec 23 22:53:22 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:in reality they INCREASED them.
Mon Dec 23 22:53:54 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:true
Mon Dec 23 22:54:17 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:so.. I can see consumers turning to illegal MP3s because CDs that cost $1 to manufacture cost $19 at tower records
Mon Dec 23 22:54:32 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:if the record companies would loosen their grip...
Mon Dec 23 22:54:38 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:and ease up on the greed..
Mon Dec 23 22:54:47 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:I think they could strike a balance with consumers.
Mon Dec 23 22:55:20 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Which leads me to a question....
Mon Dec 23 22:55:23 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:very true, the artist do not make alot from them
Mon Dec 23 22:55:26 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:$10 CDs with 14 or more tracks... that would be more of a value than what we're getting.
Mon Dec 23 22:55:47 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:As a mobile DJ, would you pay a fee for a license that would allow you to make copies or download for your music library ?
Mon Dec 23 22:56:39 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:I would truley think about it. Sometimes you need that one song at the last minut.
Mon Dec 23 22:56:42 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i'd pay (and finally make the transition to computer dj'ing) if there was a way to pay a certain amount per song or per cd or whatever, and be able to legally d/l songs from a pro dj-only server, that had virtually every song.
Mon Dec 23 22:56:52 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:a one-time or annual fee that would give me the legal write to encode my library as MP3s (or any format) and play in that digital format?? I would be all for it, although I can't say I would use a PC to play music just yet.
Mon Dec 23 22:57:09 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:which, i can say honestly, that one song at the last minute, i often find myself burning (and as much as possible, purchasing afterwords)
Mon Dec 23 22:57:43 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:It would be good i think because we are promoting ther music.
Mon Dec 23 22:57:48 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:I thought I read a couple years ago that doing so is LEGAL in Canada
Mon Dec 23 22:58:09 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:It is....
Mon Dec 23 22:58:35 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:I have been asked before "What CD is that from"
Mon Dec 23 22:58:42 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:sheesh. well like i said...i do NOT want to do the work of putting my 3000 songs on HD, but i can't imagine what it'll be like when i do do that, and i have 10,000 songs
Mon Dec 23 22:59:02 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:and you tell them - "promo only, march '02, and you can't buy it. HA!"
Mon Dec 23 22:59:14 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:to tell you the truth.. all my CDs are already ripped to my personal PC for convienence..
Mon Dec 23 22:59:21 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:something like 18,000 songs.
Mon Dec 23 22:59:27 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:70GB.
Mon Dec 23 22:59:28 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:really? sheesh. that's way too much work.
Mon Dec 23 22:59:38 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:That is what I do say sometimes!
Mon Dec 23 22:59:42 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i am lucky if i get all my cd's re-entered into Visitrax
Mon Dec 23 22:59:43 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:It is a lot of work...
Mon Dec 23 22:59:57 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:I bulk-ripped them...
Mon Dec 23 23:00:08 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:fed CDs into the drive until I went to sleep..
Mon Dec 23 23:00:16 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:fired up the compressor on them...
Mon Dec 23 23:00:33 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:would run for 8-12 hours on a 1.7GHz P4. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
Mon Dec 23 23:00:53 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:lots o music.
Mon Dec 23 23:01:29 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:since my CDs are locked up in ATA cases.. this allows me to listen to anything while I'm in front of the PC (like now!)
Mon Dec 23 23:02:24 2002:Randy [0/] Msg
o you play origenals or remastered songs like from the 60's or 70's?
Mon Dec 23 23:02:43 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:whatever i am lucky enough to have.
Mon Dec 23 23:02:49 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:right.
Mon Dec 23 23:03:41 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:I have CD's with the first versions and find they can be very trebley and lack bass
Mon Dec 23 23:03:45 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:like.. someone on prodj professed how great the new rolling stones (remastered) compilation was..
Mon Dec 23 23:03:52 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:so I picked that up.
Mon Dec 23 23:03:56 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:(40 licks)
Mon Dec 23 23:04:30 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:40! sheesh. i don't know if i have a single stones song.
Mon Dec 23 23:04:45 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:I think most greatest hits are remastered arent they?
Mon Dec 23 23:04:46 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:stones are a necessity.
Mon Dec 23 23:05:01 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:if they were released within the last two years, it's highly likely.
Mon Dec 23 23:05:11 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:wow, thanks for telling me , i've heard that one before-for about 1000 different artists.
Mon Dec 23 23:05:12 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:Hot Rocks is a good one
Mon Dec 23 23:05:39 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I agree....
Mon Dec 23 23:05:59 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:seriously, brody. there are some artists that you have to have SOMETHING by.
Mon Dec 23 23:06:29 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:What about the new Elvis hits CD? what do you think?
Mon Dec 23 23:06:39 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:haven't seen/heard that one.
Mon Dec 23 23:06:48 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:I despise the junkieXL song tho. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
Mon Dec 23 23:07:06 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i probably do have a song or whatever by the stones
Mon Dec 23 23:07:13 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i have the new elv1s cd
Mon Dec 23 23:07:29 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i like it, pretty much all the elvis i have..and i mean..it has the hits..what else could you want.
Mon Dec 23 23:07:54 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:All remastered for best sound?
Mon Dec 23 23:08:31 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg
oes it have Suspicious Minds on it Brody ?
Mon Dec 23 23:08:46 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:yes. hmm. couldn't tell you
Mon Dec 23 23:08:52 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:I am thinking about replacing my 50 hits dut to it being first recordings
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Mon Dec 23 23:09:14 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:yea, these are all re-released
Mon Dec 23 23:09:16 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Hi George
Mon Dec 23 23:09:20 2002:djgeorge1 [0/] Msg:hi
Mon Dec 23 23:09:28 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:doesn't this end at 11? lol george came in with 2 minutes to go...hehe hi georrge!
Mon Dec 23 23:09:42 2002:djgeorge1 [0/] Msg:got in late from a party
Mon Dec 23 23:09:44 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:You can keep going if you want...
Mon Dec 23 23:09:48 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:Is it that late?
Mon Dec 23 23:09:59 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:time flies... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
Mon Dec 23 23:10:03 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Past your bedtime Randy ?
Mon Dec 23 23:10:06 2002:djgeorge1 [0/] Msg:well monday night corp party
Mon Dec 23 23:10:06 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:when you're in the DJSO chat room.
Mon Dec 23 23:10:23 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:5 am comes early
Mon Dec 23 23:10:36 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:I have to go...I have to track a winter storm for x-mas
Mon Dec 23 23:10:46 2002:Rob_Peters [0/] Msg:Merry Christmas everyone..
Mon Dec 23 23:10:46 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:rob.. nice chattin with ya.
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Mon Dec 23 23:12:07 2002:Randy [0/] Msg:Thanks for the info on mic's and just plain chating. Have a great Xmas, see/talk next time around. Night
Mon Dec 23 23:12:18 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:night, Randy!
Mon Dec 23 23:12:21 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:have a very merry.
Mon Dec 23 23:12:21 2002:djgeorge1 [0/] Msg:merry christmas
Mon Dec 23 23:12:21 2002:djxtreme [0/] Msg:i better get going too. the parents who said Brody's Xtreme Sounds ruined their family are getting upset...and punshing me as we speak.. thanks for all the help everyone.
Mon Dec 23 23:12:33 2002:Randy [0/] Logout:_
Mon Dec 23 23:12:34 2002:firstclassdj [0/] Msg:take it easy, brody.
Mon Dec 23 23:12:51 2002:djgeorge1 [0/] Msg:good night i have to wrap the kids xmas preasents
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