Just wondering.

Scott Langholff

All the Casinos here will take CD or cassette. They REALLY like Video of live performace best.
DonM

What's a cassette?

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"What's a cassette?"
Simon.. not far from the truth .... I wonder how many people still have the facility to play cassettes .... Obviously, a CD (or video)would probably be preferred...
t.

WOW, I must be old but I still use cassette's, both for
recording, & listening pleasure.
I don't have or want a CD player, except the one that's
in the computer.
Just call me old fashioned I guess.
Denny

I'll never give a video out that Steven Speilberg didn't produce. I've NEVER seen a good one done, and I've seen lots of great bands with lame videos. The "live" element is just not there and I really believe that it hurts the chances of booking work if you see a lackluster video that looks like a home movie.

A good alternative is to shoot stills with a video camera and have a live track playing. There can bee lots of pictures (about 6-8 seconds each) that show dancers, party decorations, band members etc ..... It looks great, and keeps the action "frozen" in the moment !

Hello

Have I lost track of time maybe? I have cassette decks, eight-track player-recorders(do you believe it?) a few reel-to-reel players and about 30 turntables (according to Jen), most of which play 78's (that's RPM's you varmints). lolol. This is all true along with several hundered 78's ( thats as in records young'uns'), 1000+ LP's(it's in the dictionary), a shelf full of 45's (no I don't collect guns), countless cassettes, and a bunch of much sought after 8-track tapes. (Jealous ?)

I also just bought this new fangles thing that plays something called a DVD, MP3, CD's( I don't know what the interest rate is), and Jen says it plays picture CD's.

I also want you to know this ain't no backwoods operation. I mean, right here in Pensacola, Florida, we have hot and cold running water now. We are working on indoor toilets, (which is good because, we're getting short on Sears catalogs). Jen is watching me over my shoulder right now, and seems to think that I've really lost it, (my mind, she says). I maybe didn't tell you cats she's my fiance. She swears up and down she will not be the head of the war department later (next administration I guess).

Jen says this is enough for me.

So there!!!!

Scott Langholff

Well, get ready for another format. Just read an article in the November issue of Medialine which talks about the latest audio developments in Japan----the Blu-Ray Disc Recorder, a new technology which is being pushed by Sony. This, apparently, is another new format for audio and video.

Not so fast there UD! If the video is done professionally and properly, It can project an energy that is actually above and beyond your live performance. The same as a professionally mixed and mastered audio will improve on how you sound "live". Trust me, I've seen it.

I agree with you GlennT but I also agree with UD. UD wasn't saying that video couldn't look impressive but 99.9% will not. Admittedly if a video is made professionally it can be an incredible promotional tool of course. To say otherwise would be foolish. But to make that sort of video usually requires a lot of time, planning and money, and even that won't guarantee it'll be good. Musicians spend big money as it is trying to make good audio demos and often miss out even though they are competent players. Making videos is exponentially more complex and expensive and thus has more chance of failing than an audio demo. If you have your own video editing suite and the skills to run it, then making a good video is certainly possible. But this is not the situation for the average musician or band. Putting still shots with an audio track is simply a safer bet for most people to make an AV demo.