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Break Music - CDs or Ipods?
- Thread starter MNAirHead
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ohh, I only use them for gigs so nothing goes on it but the mp3s of songs we dont do covers of LOL, I got a real ipod for everyday stuff, if I bother to use it. plus I cary a 8gb usb flash drive for data
I think he meant an iPod with video in shuffle mode used for video/audio, and something 'inappropriate' popped up....
its just a cheapy mp3 player LOL
Me neither. We run break music off our guitarist's iPod and I think it sounds like crap. OTOH, when we get up and play it makes our live mix sound that much better in comparison!
i was using my 10+ year old discman, complete with wall wart, until this week. I found an ipod nano 5G in the grass. After attempting to return it to it's rightful owner to no avail, it will now be the the go to for in between sets.
Also when I run sound, I'm usually running a digital board (Yamaha LS-9). It has a usb port. You can plug anything in to it, like a $5 jump drive, and if it has mp3's on it, the board will play them directly. No CD's or iPod needed.
Also when I run sound, I'm usually running a digital board (Yamaha LS-9). It has a usb port. You can plug anything in to it, like a $5 jump drive, and if it has mp3's on it, the board will play them directly. No CD's or iPod needed.
I use a $10 2g shuffle knockoff that I got at COMP USA last year..used to use a Ipod but it died and I never figured out how to reboot it. It is surprising how many clubs though prefer the jukebox inbetween sets ...I hate it I want to control the crowd, play songs we won't and have control of the sound so we can turn it off when we return to the stage. We played a club a few months back and the bartender used his Ipod inbetween sets..all sorts of death metal and nu metal he emptied the place, then we were left with no crowd.
Yeah, that sucks. But at the risk of veering OT... I've seen bands do the same thing... give absolutely no thought to the break music they play and it winds up being completely inappropriate for the venue and/or audience and their own style. I personally feel it's important to choose break music that at least attempts to "fit" stylistically with what you're doing on stage. For people just coming in during the breaks that may have never heard of you before, they're going to at subconsciously form an impression of what your band might be like by what's playing during the break.
Of course I also understand the band doesn't always get to pick their break music (festival events, etc.) but to the extent they are able to control that part of their presentation, they should think it through.
We're going to engineer 5 break tracks.. this is the specific reason.
We've all had the time where the drunk idiot storms the stage wanting his 5 bucks in juke box money back.
Timmy
We've all had the time where the drunk idiot storms the stage wanting his 5 bucks in juke box money back.
Timmy
