Members stunningbabe Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 What do you use? 1) Laptop?2) Ipod?3) CD Player?4) Mp3 player? I tend to think that in terms of the best fidelity playback...the CD player (wave format) is the best....but the CD player is not as portable as the Ipod. Am I right to say that an IPOD can't match a dedicated CD player's in terms of fidelity/sound quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NUSound Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 The difference between a 320 kbps MP3 and a lossless CD will be unnoticeable live. The iPod is the most common method I've seen. One channel with the plain tracks, the other with a click that goes back to monitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwlussow Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Apple has a lossless codec but unless you are using very good and expensive in ears to listen, I doubt if you would hear much difference between the high rate MP3 and an AIF. Through a sound system live you will not notice any difference at all. We use MP3s either off of a laptop or iPod. CD players are in AIF format. WAV is a lossy conversion, although better then low rate MP3s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 I have used laptop, Ipod and CD player... plus backups for whatever source I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwlussow Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 I have used laptop, Ipod and CD player... plus backups for whatever source I use. That is why we have the laptop and iPod. If the laptop fails, the iPod is there for a quick and painless changeover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members opusthe2nd Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 We use a laptop with Emcee Pro. Carry another laptop for a backup as well as an iPod too. I think I even have a CD with some trax on it, for the worst case scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted January 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 What is the prefered 1st choice player to you? An IPOD is the smallest...but will it sound 'full' like a dedicated CD player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members opusthe2nd Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 What is the prefered 1st choice player to you? An IPOD is the smallest...but will it sound 'full' like a dedicated CD player? Laptop for us. Are any of us really good enough that the difference between a CD/laptop/iPod is going to make a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drummer_jay Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 We went through a few choices... Playing big national shows and having any skipping or lag was embarrassing! We had a Minidisc player.... However, it would do some strange things here and there. I finally found the best solution, yet it's overkill. I bought a AMERICAN DJ SDJ-1 Dual SD Card Slot player. It's got a nice big display and I don't have to worry about any kind of skipping at all. I'm paranoid and carry the two Ipods for backup as well as a Laptop. For international shows, we take the Ipods for ease. Works great! I just don't like the small controls and touch screen stuff while playing a live show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwlussow Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 What is the prefered 1st choice player to you? An IPOD is the smallest...but will it sound 'full' like a dedicated CD player? You will hear no difference at all between CDs and a properly set up iPod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted January 27, 2010 CMS Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 More often than not, the limiting factor will be the system it's playing through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KF650SB1000 Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Playback for inbetween sets, usually it is an iPod Classic... Reason it holds a lot of freak music. But depending on the board, show and or Tech.. there maybe a laptop at FOH. In a pinch, I've used my iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soul-x Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 You will hear no difference at all between CDs and a properly set up iPod. Especially since every mp3 playback device of which I am aware will play uncompressed waves if you really are that much of a golden-eared purist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unalaska Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 For music on breaks I'm old skool and use CD. For the karaoke live band we use video ipod. Very stable, easy to navagate and small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueIbanez Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 I like to mic up a phonograph with a Manley Reference Stereo Gold Micropone. Sometimes I just like to play a silent film starring Louise Brooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted January 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Is there any 'skipping' in the ipod during your show? Has anyone experienced this before on stage? I am terrified if this happens on stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Is there any 'skipping' in the ipod during your show? Has anyone experienced this before on stage? I am terrified if this happens on stage. No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 I don't any more but when I did it was an MP3 player. Maybe I'm deaf, but I can't hear a difference between an MP3 and a wav file. I seriously doubt you'd notice it in a live setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Is there any 'skipping' in the ipod during your show? Has anyone experienced this before on stage? I am terrified if this happens on stage. iPods can't skip. Skipping comes when the laser on a CD loses track of where it is or can't read the information because of a defective disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Actually, I guess if you ripped your own CDs to your comp and THEY were scratched to begin with, then I could see that causing a problem. They'd either rip or they wouldn't. A ripped track won't skip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Al Poulin Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Minidisc (Home unit) with a portable minidisc player as backup (has a remote with a backlit display). Ipods can work as well, but I've had a few occasional "freezing" issues with my IPod (actually a Sony Ipod imitation). I own an American Audio SDJ-1 - it is great and could also be used for this I guess. Units such as the SDJ-1 and IPods will not skip because they have very few or no moving parts. Only the possible freezing issue would worry me a little. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 6Imzadi Posted January 29, 2010 Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 One of my bands use an Ipod for backing tracks. Left channel goes into the drum IEM mixer and the other goes into a direct box for FOH. Works great and I never have the tracks up so high that you could ever hear that the tracks were "fake". Of course, the band themselves made the tracks, so they hold back on certain songs but look like they are singing. Here is an example: Down Boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted January 29, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 I have AB'd a home MD player with a portable MD player. Both Sony. Gosh...there are very obvious differevces in sound quality. the portable player made the drums and vcoals sound so weak and wimpy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drummer_jay Posted January 29, 2010 Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 I have AB'd a home MD player with a portable MD player. Both Sony. Gosh...there are very obvious differevces in sound quality. the portable player made the drums and vcoals sound so weak and wimpy. I wouldn't think there would be any differences? Perhaps a strange setting on the portable device or on board "eq" was engaged? Honestly, there should be NO difference between a home/portable MD player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted January 29, 2010 Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 I have used many types from Sony (Al has one of my old ones) and gosh, there's just about no difference. In fact, they all sound the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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