MTU Key Changer

[Musicman51]

Key control in a software package must not be an exact science. I just wish MTU would spend a little more time on the issue is all. Seems some kj seldom use a key changer, why, who knows. Maybe they just figure everyone should sing the song as it's written, and ignore the red faces on some struggling to try and make pitch. I couldn't get by a night without my key controller. If i see some of my regulars struggling to sing in key, then next time, i suggest they let me drop it down...could you imagine some of my older singers trying to sing a Vince Gill song without a key change? i cringe at the thought....

[bryant]

Originally Posted by Musicman51

could you imagine some of my older singers trying to sing a Vince Gill song without a key change? i cringe at the thought....

I can't imagine any older singers would try it knowing that they couldn't sing in Vince's pitch anyway.

[Musicman51]

bryant....you'd be surprised what some people think {try} to sing....

[billyo]

i too had a problem with the key changer,when i used to do karaoke (i kinda stop doing it for now) but like other people said, i seldom used it, what i usually do was if the singer wanted a lower key version of a song, i usually select on an SAV brand( SAV seems to have a low key version of any song)..and i had a singer that will tell me to either +/- key..since she's been singing the same songs all the time...

[Roy Dennis]

Have you read the comments on"that other software's" Forum?

As one of the two mentioned above I'll enter my disclaimer now. I said " I nearly always use the one on my mixer".

The reason I said this is not because I think there is any thing wrong with it, but because I find it easier to press a button on my mixer than navigating with the keypad. If I had some one who always sang the same song with a key change then I would use the facility in the singers data base.

To me it is the same with the volume control, I would rather use the volume Knob on my mixer but if others want it it's there you are not forced to use it.

[Musicman51]

Everyone has to preface their comments with a disclaimer that their not complaining and that they love the software, then they state the "problem(s)."

I don't have to say or not say anything, within forum rules. When i say i'm not complaining i mean it. When i say i think the MTU software is the best out there, i also mean that as well. I have tried other systems, i found MTU to be the best for my personal needs. There are things i don't like about MTU, and there are things i don't like about other competitors software as well. If i had something to say, one way or the other, i would say it, within forum rules, like i'm doing right now. Perhaps you could contribute to the thread in a more positive way. And it's not productive to try and second guess MTU, or what they may take away from a thread. I enjoy this forum, it's educational, has solved some of my tech situations, and is a place to get straight answers about MTU products. If you only visit here "from time to time" may i suggest leaving something of a positive nature while you're here? If i misunderstood your post, then i apologize in advance.

[JNS02]

I use key change all the time at my shows, I have never had anyone complain about the way it sounds. I have never heard it sound bad either. Went fron running shows with a JVC 3 tray player to Hoster. All key changes have stayed the same for all singers. If it was down 1 in player, Its down 1 in Hoster. Also, I would never use another program for my shows. Tried others in the past and been to shows that use other programs. KJ seems to struggle along a few times a night. (One I can think of doesn't even load song into line up until you are standing up there waiting) But this was about Key change. Sorry