Host without Hoster?

[Lonman]

[quote=muzicman144;70383]

Originally Posted by Lonman

What does the system weight have to do with anything?
That has nothing to do with anything. Your system is still your system, this wouldn't change if you were using a computer or discs.

I will have to agree with Jim on this one. Weight may not mean much to you now, but wait a few years. you will get rid of those old Peaveys, spend a little money and go to a modern lightweight system that will kick just as much as what you have now. The stuff used today doesn't require everything we used in the old days. But I know how hard it is to let go of the old ways. Technology changes much faster than we are willing to.
muzicman

Why would I get rid of something that sounds good to something that sounds mediocre? I have heard & even used the lightweight stuff (speakers) & IMO it doesn't compare to good wooden built boxes - never will. I'm sorry the lightweight plastic box speakers do not sound as good and no I will never have them in my arsenal - even when i'm old & decrepit!
The only new lightweight pieces I may consider is in the amp factor. The Crown XTi series or the QSC PLX series. Amps HAVE come along way since the 200 pound boat anchors!

[muzicman144]

[quote=Lonman;70443][quote=muzicman144;70383]

Why would I get rid of something that sounds good to something that sounds mediocre? I have heard & even used the lightweight stuff (speakers) & IMO it doesn't compare to good wooden built boxes - never will. I'm sorry the lightweight plastic box speakers do not sound as good and no I will never have them in my arsenal - even when i'm old & decrepit!

Technology is an evil thing to those who refuse to come into the new world.
You refuse to say Hoster is a big jump from disc, but you use it. It is comparable to the farmer who wouldn't sell his mules because he liked the way they smelled. Thank goodness for the people in this world like MTU, etc. that makes the changes in the way we do things.
This is not meant as a rap on the way you do things. I for one just beleive if the technology is there and working, use it. It doesn't mean a thing to me that you prefer the old stuff. I can also apreciate that and know that it works as i used it for years, all the things you listed, i have used for years. I for one will tell you that an "open ear" hears much better.
Now having said all that, I must tell you that for you to refer that anything you have heard new and light is mediocre is a little insulting to one who prefers it over the old way.. I will put my sound against yours or anyboby else's and not worry one little iota. I guess thing are just a little above the rest of us in Tacoma.
Good Luck with your sound and show (and i hope your back holds out)
muzicman

[bryant]

Are they picking on you again, Lonnie?

[Lonman]

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Originally Posted by muzicman144

Why would I get rid of something that sounds good to something that sounds mediocre? I have heard & even used the lightweight stuff (speakers) & IMO it doesn't compare to good wooden built boxes - never will. I'm sorry the lightweight plastic box speakers do not sound as good and no I will never have them in my arsenal - even when i'm old & decrepit!

Technology is an evil thing to those who refuse to come into the new world.
You refuse to say Hoster is a big jump from disc, but you use it.

Ok I will admit Hoster is a HUGE step above kj's that did not know how to run a disc based show. This I will give you! I could run a very smooth flowing show with discs & Hoster is actually not as fast as I could run a disc based show. I use Hoster & am willing to sacrifice that one limitation to gain the convenience - nothing more. It's a great program, I highly recommend it to others, my Dad even bought the entire suite for his own personal use (home only). I believe Hoster will address the issue eventually & then it will be completely on par with what I used to be able to do with discs, but at this time it isn't.

It doesn't mean a thing to me that you prefer the old stuff. I can also apreciate that and know that it works as i used it for years, all the things you listed, i have used for years. I for one will tell you that an "open ear" hears much better.

See you keep saying 'open ears', I don't know why you keep saying I don't, I have listened, tried, used the plastic speakers, out of all I have used the Mackie SRM450 is my favorite, but sound is completely subjective to each person. I have listened with 'open ears' & know what I like to hear.

Now having said all that, I must tell you that for you to refer that anything you have heard new and light is mediocre is a little insulting to one who prefers it over the old way.. I will put my sound against yours or anyboby else's and not worry one little iota. I guess thing are just a little above the rest of us in Tacoma.

Well sorry you feel that way! People around here are using the PEavey PR powered series quite a bit and these absolutely sound like crap! But then again, it's may be because many of the companies around here also don't know how to run sound.

Good Luck with your sound and show (and i hope your back holds out)
muzicman

You too and my back is fine, if it wasn't i'd still get someone to help.

[muzicman144]

My final outlook on this subject. One, thank god for the innovators like MTU who create such progressive creations that really work. The people who sell outdated sound equipment like you use, thank you for remaining a customer.
As for the speed of disc users Vs Hoster, this is an old topic, and my memory seems to remind me you lost that one too. Perhaps the air is getting to thin in the state of Washington.
muzicman

[Lonman]

Originally Posted by muzicman144

My final outlook on this subject. One, thank god for the innovators like MTU who create such progressive creations that really work. The people who sell outdated sound equipment like you use, thank you for remaining a customer.
As for the speed of disc users Vs Hoster, this is an old topic, and my memory seems to remind me you lost that one too. Perhaps the air is getting to thin in the state of Washington.
muzicman

Well if you ever saw my show I believe you see things differently, but right now you can specualte all you want because that is all it is!

[Metalgodz]

ouch

[CerealKiller]

Well it happend I hosted 5 days without hoster. I caught a virus that I could not get rid of "XP-Antispyware 2009" don't click on it

[dan matney]

Well thats the reason I never ever put my karaoke puter on line, Im just afraid that it could happen, the only time I put it on wa when I had to, to register my mtu and hoster program never been on since. But Im going to have to do it soon so I can upgrade my stuff.

[Lonman]

Originally Posted by CerealKiller

Well it happend I hosted 5 days without hoster. I caught a virus that I could not get rid of "XP-Antispyware 2009" don't click on it

Yeah I went almost 4 weeks without mine as the motherboard died & the guy fixing it (under warranty) was backed up. Finally just went & bought a new one & did it myself. I don't mind the discs, but sure did appreciate getting the computer back up!

[CerealKiller]

yeah I use my comp for advbertising online and streaming music at the end of the night. Its been over two years since I used discs. the two things I noticed were singers having to look up numbers in books and me having to look up disc when I would have been running sound

I hope It never happens again. I do have my song file backed up on external hard drive but hoster itself wouldn't allow me to.

[Lonman]

Originally Posted by CerealKiller

yeah I use my comp for advbertising online and streaming music at the end of the night. Its been over two years since I used discs. the two things I noticed were singers having to look up numbers in books and me having to look up disc when I would have been running sound

I hope It never happens again. I do have my song file backed up on external hard drive but hoster itself wouldn't allow me to.

Sad thing is i've been doing it so long I knew most of the disc numbers without having to look them up . Yeah I hope I don't have to do it for a while, I am looking at a laptop for a backup system just in case though. Even though I could run the show just as fast if not faster with discs, I did miss the computer convenience VERY MUCH!