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Originally Posted by ddouglass
I use a Vocopro mixer that allows me to switch from computer to player for singer's discs and backup if the computer messes up. It switches both audio and video. One slider and everything is switched.
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That too was what I did prior to Hoster and the computer age! Lost a hard drive about a year ago, and had to pull my player out of mothballs, and went crazy trying to run a couple of shows using discs and old Vocopro mixer/amp again!
My Geek friend that helps me with computer was on vacation, so I went 60 miles to Tucson, to Geek Squad for help! They told me that the hard drive was fried, and that I should get another computer ( Sales ). Well I went down the street to someone I found in the Yellow Pages and they put in a new hard drive, saved all my programs, and had me out the door in 2 days, so I only had to do 2 shows with discs ( Never say Never, but I don't think I will ever use my back up discs or 2 players in a show again, as long as I can afford to have a backup laptop with Hoster! ), all my shows are 1 to 20 minutes from home, so backup is my home laptop ( no s-video output so I went the Radioshack Gigaware pc/tv adapter route ) and can be retrieved with just a little break if computer crashes during a show.
I carried around a box with 2 players, and the HEAVY Voco-Pro mixer/amp too long, and when I found out I could run a show with a laptop, and a 5 pound mixer ( I use a Bose speaker system that has the amp built in ) I jumped in head first, even though I was worried being computer challenged, whether the computer would crash, or I would hit the wrong button and the program would be erased. Best investment I have ever made!!!! Love Hoster, and my old back is being saved as we speak!
Just trying to be patient while MTU gets program back on solid operating ground. I'm running XP with 4.05 but can't run in AUTO mode which I prefer during show, as I run cordless mic's around the room to give more people the courage to try karaoke, without making them come up on a stage.
Rick
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