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Originally Posted by mindonstrike
If I were paperless I'd have to deal with 50-60 people, many of whom after making their requests want to stay and chat forcing me to blow them off to get to other requests or collect microphones, call up the next singer, etc.
madjim I am glad the paperless thing works for you, but for me it would be more work than I would care for.
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At the begining of my gigs before the show starts, folks line up to tell me their request (normally the list is about two hours long). Because of this they move quickly. Once everybody in the room who wants to sing is on the list we start the show and the night goes smooth barring the usual snags.
When I used paper I was still using disc. Once I got Hoster I went paperless, never used Hoster and paper. I'm sure Hoster makes using paper much easier. Every singer I've met likes not having to deal with the paper and numbers, at least this is what they tell me. Another issue I had with paper is when a singer would write down the wrong number for their song without telling me the title to cross reference with. Every time this happened I would have to hold up the show to get the correct song up. Using disc this could take a few minutes and cause dead air because I would have to set the mic down to get the correct disc in the player. I found myself having to ask every singer "Your singing (whatever song they wrote down) right?" Since I had to verify the information anyway there seemed to be no reason to have paper.
Paper or no paper a good show requires work of some kind, that's why we get paid. Every club is different and we all must do whatever it take to accomodate the singers in our area. Please don't misunderstand me, using paper is the standard method for running a karaoke show and I'm not trying to "convert" anybody. Personally, I enjoy the interactivity with my singers. Next to not dealing with disc, not having to deal with paper is the second most valuable thing Hoster adds to my show. Of course all of the features in Hoster are awsome!
Thanks for your 2 cents Sam!
Jim