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I use the SKB ATA 400 (I have 4 of them)
All of my CDs are in the Univenture sleeves.
Use the same case(s)....3 of them...
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Use the same case(s)....3 of them...
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Thanks for all the input
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I always have some CD's with me (in the event of a failure). I will be switching to Univenture sleeves. Currently, I use Caselogic books and Eurolite cases.
having cd's as a back up means i still have to bring a cd player. Bringing "some" cd's means I don't have my whole catalog as a back up, which isn't a good option. For me, having a second computer that is identical to the first is a much more space efficient and gig effective back up.
You'll love my stuff then. I DO have CD players with me - always. This way if a client wants to hear something and they have the CD, I pop it in, done. It's also a backup, in case I need to use it. I refuse to open the CD player on my machine, unless it's MY disc. In addition, I also have a backup machine on standby. What happens if you get a virus on your machines (for those of you on the internet) while at a show? Antivirus will protect you only so far and let's say your AV locks up these machines. Putting all your eggs in one basket is a bad idea. You should at least think about being prepared for the unexpected. If something happened to knock both of your machines out, what is your alternative? I also carry wired and wireless mics, etc.
I have a buzz, so just for S&G, could you explain this contrast Tigger...?
I see no contrast, please explain yourself.
The first talks about not having a song - I equated it to not having a turntable or some other piece of equipment. Would he have jumped as quick if the client wanted to hear a record and he had no turntable? The client wanted subwoofer's and he only has 12" tops? Whatever - make up your equipment request. Our equipment is our tool, just like our music / media. Absolutely no difference. If you didn't bring the tool with you (or don't own the tool), you can't use it. Period, end of story.
The second talks about on site performance recovery (in the event that your computers go out) - and in the event a client wants to hear a song they brought on CD (at my discretion).
The first talks about not having a song - I equated it to not having a turntable or some other piece of equipment. Would he have jumped as quick if the client wanted to hear a record and he had no turntable? The client wanted subwoofer's and he only has 12" tops? Whatever - make up your equipment request. Our equipment is our tool, just like our music / media. Absolutely no difference. If you didn't bring the tool with you (or don't own the tool), you can't use it. Period, end of story.
The second talks about on site performance recovery (in the event that your computers go out) - and in the event a client wants to hear a song they brought on CD (at my discretion).
Even with the (at my discretion), I think they are contradictory statements. If you don't own the tool, you can't use it -- but if the client has a tool, you'll make use of it...?
BTW, I think I just made a funny, although it was not really intended as such...
If the client has a tool that I could use, which I would be returning, than fine (in my setup, this could only ever be a CD) - obviously, physical tools are a bit easier to determine this on, than digital media. What would not be fine would be ripping said media to your library and then returning that disc. I can't physically copy the media in my CD players. The tool I own in this instance is the CD player, which plays CD's. I can physically get the CD, play it and return it to the owner.
I think you just made a funny too
Yo -- don't tase my junk man... yorofl:
Anyway, you'd seriously play somebody else's CD, without listening to the song in its entirety prior, and verifying it is in good working order...? What if the CD is scratched -- yer the dude left standing in front of the crowd. Nobody will care if you mention that so and so gave it to you -- they will remember your face and name, and you are held responsible in their eyes.
Same thing holds true with downloading on the spot -- you get stuck holding the bag, if it's messed up.
My point about the contrast/contradiction, is that you should hold to yer word. "This is what I do, this is what I have, and I know my tools well."
If people see you bend in one area, they will constantly hound you to bend in others. At some point, you have to draw the line in the sand (preferably concrete, it lasts longer)...
After the 2 laptops go down, i'd be left with a denon hd 2500 that has 2 players, 120g internal hd and a 500g external, and a pacemaker dual mp3 player. If all of that goes down, then yes I am unprepared.
When someone gives me a disc at an event to play, which happens about 2-3 times a year, I turn on my back up computer...scan the disc, then listen to it, and then transfer a copy to the main computer via USB if I need it. But most often when they do give me a disc, I already have the song.
My back up computer is not on stand by. It's off and not plugged in. I don't want both computers fried from an electrical spike. I would use the pacemaker or denon for instant back up until other computer was connected.
It works for me. If your way works for you, I'm all for it. I have just found better back up solutions for myself than CDs and cd players
Anyway, you'd seriously play somebody else's CD, without listening to the song in its entirety prior, and verifying it is in good working order...? What if the CD is scratched -- yer the dude left standing in front of the crowd. Nobody will care if you mention that so and so gave it to you -- they will remember your face and name, and you are held responsible in their eyes.
Same thing holds true with downloading on the spot -- you get stuck holding the bag, if it's messed up.
My point about the contrast/contradiction, is that you should hold to yer word. "This is what I do, this is what I have, and I know my tools well."
If people see you bend in one area, they will constantly hound you to bend in others. At some point, you have to draw the line in the sand (preferably concrete, it lasts longer)...
Uhmm.. The 'at my discretion' part covers if I think it's ok to play - listening to it before it gets played, etc. I never (and would never have) said that just because you have the CD that I would play it. Search all my posts for anything like this if you want to. I don't believe in just playing media because you say so. What I did say was that if you have the CD, I could play it versus not having the CD player. You must have hit that bottle purty good!
I do hold to my word and practice what I preach.
I'm still confused about you saying I'm contradicting myself. I'm still waiting for you to point out the contrast. I've elaborated on the angles you have presented that you thought were questionable - and hopefully shown you the answers and that there is no contrast.
Just opened a Sam Adams Summer Ale -- I'll let ya know how it works out -- tastes fairly good at the moment...
The contradiction involves two separate threads (not just this one). I pointed out the quotes in the post above a few.
In one, you said "Your music, like your equipment and experience, are your tools. If you don't have it, then you don't have it."
In the other, you said "This way if a client wants to hear something and they have the CD, I pop it in, done."
Which is it? Do you draw the line because you don't have the tool -- or do you borrow it at the last minute...?
Quite frankly, I was busting yer butt on a technical foul -- slow week, and other than RR, there's been very little drama around here, and I don't have TV...
Just opened a Sam Adams Summer Ale -- I'll let ya know how it works out -- tastes fairly good at the moment...
Lemme know how it works out!
If I don't have the tool (song), I don't get online (to buy it or ask others for it) just because the client has asked for a song. If I have a tool (CD player) that allows me to play the CD (if the client has it), then this is not a contrast. If you don't have a CD player, then you don't have a way to facilitate playing their disc. I just happen to have a tool that can play their CD. In no way is this a contrast. In this manner, I am using my tools to the best capacity that I am able to.
If the client happens to have said song in a format that I could facilitate his or her request (their CD in my CD player), I would gladly entertain the idea (at my discretion) of playing said request. I am not ripping it - I am not doing anything other than playing the requested song on my cd player - if I desire and approve of it. After playing said media, I return it to the client.
What I tried to illustrate with the former is that it's not ok to share music between each other (and that I would not risk going online to get a request). You must legally own or be in possession of such media in order to have the right to play it - if you don't have it, then you don't have it. For those of you that belong to record pools, you had to demonstrate that you are a legitimate business and you also had to sign a document stating that this media is not to be sold or shared. According to those documents, this is part of us being able to do what we do. We should be setting the example for others to follow.
The 2nd illustrated that I carry CD players in the event of a failure with my machines - and also the ability to play a request, if I did not have it and the client did (on CD).
These are in no way, a contrast. In either case, I will not knowingly play illegitimate music.
Quite frankly, I was busting yer butt on a technical foul -- slow week, and other than RR, there's been very little drama around here, and I don't have TV...
I figured that you were. I think you understand (from how long we have been speaking) how I operate.