Are You Numberless/Paperless?

[searcherone]

No Numbers, No Paper, I use one of my old PCs for remote SignUp. I also have my regulars at one of my bars that's not so busy just come and tell me what they want to sing. Both systems work well in their environments. Although the remote lets me concentrate on making my singers sounds the best they can.

[SamRinaldi]

I have been experimenting with Twitter, Facebook and text messaging from the crowd to take requests. I still anounce when they make requests so there is still interactions but I am hoping that it will free me up a bit to keep the mix good and tunes flying.

A really cool feature would be to have the text messages automatically added to a request list so I could scale this up for greater usage. What do you say guys any idea?

[bryant]

Originally Posted by SamRinaldi

I have been experimenting with Twitter, Facebook and text messaging from the crowd to take requests. I still anounce when they make requests so there is still interactions but I am hoping that it will free me up a bit to keep the mix good and tunes flying.

A really cool feature would be to have the text messages automatically added to a request list so I could scale this up for greater usage. What do you say guys any idea?

Night clubs out in the midwest and west already have SMS text messaging where the msgs get filtered and enter on the big screen. Kids love it for requests and meeting people too. The program is very very very expensive and you must have a GMS (T-mobile or AT&T) cellular system to operate.

The phone attaches thru to the usb cable in the computer.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by bryant

Night clubs out in the midwest and west already have SMS text messaging where the msgs get filtered and enter on the big screen. Kids love it for requests and meeting people too. The program is very very very expensive and you must have a GMS (T-mobile or AT&T) cellular system to operate.

The phone attaches thru to the usb cable in the computer.

i'm trying to figure out how this works, i have the latest Blackberry 8900 from T-mobile and i have it sync with my pc/laptops at home i could get my email ,text msg.im etc. thru my phone from what i was told by t-mobile tech.you can only use 10mb ,max. out of the memory and your phone will start slowing down receiving msg.( any smart phone starting july you'll need to get the GMS option) but anyway wont that kinda screw up the singers screen if it start showing up on the screen itself, i have my phone hook-up to my pc and i could download a limited amount of tunes..

[bryant]

Originally Posted by billyo

i'm trying to figure out how this works, i have the latest Blackberry 8900 from T-mobile and i have it sync with my pc/laptops at home i could get my email ,text msg.im etc. thru my phone from what i was told by t-mobile tech.you can only use 10mb ,max. out of the memory and your phone will start slowing down receiving msg.( any smart phone starting july you'll need to get the GMS option) but anyway wont that kinda screw up the singers screen if it start showing up on the screen itself, i have my phone hook-up to my pc and i could download a limited amount of tunes..

During a karaoke show you would have to use another laptop/computer hooked to another large screen, or perhaps even show the SMS text screen when hoster is in between songs. A little tricky though. The systens SMS are originally designed for trade shows where customers text in, meet each other, etc. and the SMS'er gets to collect all the numbers for his advertising purpose. Also included are polls, trivia, number drawings, raffles, etc. Some big night clubs with many screens and a full pledged video DJ probably gets involved in this. My prob is I don't have a T-mobile or ATandT phone with a GMS carrier. Some programs only take certain motorola compatible phones too.

[Vinny]

Not interested, but I would like a touch-screen setup that allows users to input their song, search a database of our karaoke (and separately DJ music on those gigs where I'm not doing karaoke).

[billyo]

Originally Posted by Vinny

Not interested, but I would like a touch-screen setup that allows users to input their song, search a database of our karaoke (and separately DJ music on those gigs where I'm not doing karaoke).

you can get pcdj to run your dj music if you're not doing a show, i used it,i have hercules mk2 . pcdj and mixmeister dj programs that i used if i'm not doing a karaoke show ..

[billyo]

Originally Posted by bryant

During a karaoke show you would have to use another laptop/computer hooked to another large screen, or perhaps even show the SMS text screen when hoster is in between songs. A little tricky though. The systens SMS are originally designed for trade shows where customers text in, meet each other, etc. and the SMS'er gets to collect all the numbers for his advertising purpose. Also included are polls, trivia, number drawings, raffles, etc. Some big night clubs with many screens and a full pledged video DJ probably gets involved in this. My prob is I don't have a T-mobile or ATandT phone with a GMS carrier. Some programs only take certain motorola compatible phones too.

oh ok, i dont think i'll do it, the fact that i have to have another laptop and to have it hooked-up to another screen would be too much for me.