Internet, downloading, and karaoke

[DJYale]

CAVS.com is the site for the Cleveland Caveliers ....

And why pay 1.99 for a song, if an entire CD+G disk with 15-18 songs can be bought for $18-$20, why pay $29 - $35 for the same amount of songs...

[George]

Originally Posted by DJYale

And why pay 1.99 for a song, if an entire CD+G disk with 15-18 songs can be bought for $18-$20, why pay $29 - $35 for the same amount of songs...

Depends on what they will be used for. To amass a large song inventory, like a KJ needs, what you say is absolutely correct.

However we have many private users who are more focused on obtaining songs they want. In that case spending even $5.00 per track ( that's what Priddis was charging for custom CDG's) can be much cheaper.


The average commercial CDG may have 2 songs you really want, and 13 you could care less about. That's quite intentional on the part of the manufacturer for obvious reasons.

At that rate you'd have to buy at least 7 discs to get 14 songs you really want. That works out to $126 to $140, using your numbers.

At $5.00 per pop through a company like Priddis, 14 tracks comes to $70, and and all 14 tracks are songs you want, no dead filler, and you have an original CDG.

I haven't checked Priddis in awile, they may have come down somewhat, dunno.

I haven't looked into Internet download tracks, most aren't legal anyway.

It's my understanding that Cavs tracks will only play on Cavs machines. That's the way it was a few months ago, and if it's changed, I'll stand corrected on that point..

Take care,

George

[Digital Party]

Another Software I was using.......sells MP3+G's

[snip]

Hoster is much better in my opinion

[kenpattx]

I download music from the net, I use wal-mart I think its 95 cents per song
I pay with a credit card is this legal ???

[DJYale]

The following thread contains the answer you are looking for.

http://forum.mtu.com/showthread.php?t=4793

[mindonstrike]

If you get your music (karaoke or otherwise) from a p2p or an irc chat channel it's definately illegal/immoral. CAVS is legal although it requires special software to convert to cdg (and last time I looked they had a rather poor selection). I understand Top Hits Monthly is selling their songs in mp3g format and downloaded to you, I don't care for THM or I would have looked into it.

Sam

[admin]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

If you get your music (karaoke or otherwise) from a p2p or an irc chat channel it's definately illegal/immoral. CAVS is legal although it requires special software to convert to cdg (and last time I looked they had a rather poor selection). I understand Top Hits Monthly is selling their songs in mp3g format and downloaded to you, I don't care for THM or I would have looked into it.

Sam

Actually, from industry sources we talk with, CAVS is NOT legal.

The songs the sell/sold from Steller records were not licensed. Stellar sued CAVS, but CAVS is in Korea and continued selling them for a long time (if not still doing it).

CAVS' Chartbuster Essential 450 songs on the SCDG disc work out to $0.10 profit a piece if all the royalties are paid... with Chartbuster, CAVS and a Distributor all getting a cut... of $0.10? Does Not Compute!