yourbasicdj
Last week I started a biweekly karaoke gig at a local bar. In an effort to remain ahead of the competition I will be mixing music videos with the cdg's. Check out the screenshots below.
This is just the audience/performer screen that will be seen on multiple TV's around the place.
This is a screenshot of the performer/audience screen as well as my monitor screen showing how I mixed the tracks. Notice my name, website and bar name on the output screens.
This is just the audience/performer screen that will be seen on multiple TV's around the place.
This is a screenshot of the performer/audience screen as well as my monitor screen showing how I mixed the tracks. Notice my name, website and bar name on the output screens.
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 10:01 pm
paulettecerra
Very Nice….How do you do that with two different screens?
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 10:11 pm
sbangs
do you mean the screen shot ? or ?
paul?
:)
paul?
:)
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 10:15 pm
paulettecerra
I mean,, One monitor displaying only the Text of the Karaoke song playing and second out to the public to view words AND video mixing in the background.
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 10:22 pm
sbangs
:)
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 10:30 pm
sbangs
your desktop will apear on the second screen drag the video window onto it and resize acordingly
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 10:32 pm
sbangs
or if you mean the words
put the CDG on one deck
video on other
middle fade
put the CDG on one deck
video on other
middle fade
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 10:33 pm
paulettecerra
Your display to the bar TV’s Text with video in the background..
Your displaying to the singer on monitor 2 (extended desktop) that displays text only for the singer to view. Or does the singer monitor 2 (extended desktop) displays text and video.
Inviato Thu 11 Jan 07 @ 11:30 pm
paulettecerra
paulettecerra wrote :
Your display to the bar TV’s Text with video in the background..
Your displaying to the singer on monitor 2 (extended desktop) that displays text only for the singer to view. Or does the singer monitor 2 (extended desktop) displays text and video.
Your display to the bar TV’s Text with video in the background..
Your displaying to the singer on monitor 2 (extended desktop) that displays text only for the singer to view. Or does the singer monitor 2 (extended desktop) displays text and video.
Inviato Fri 12 Jan 07 @ 12:53 am
DJ Marcel_1
That would be really cool untill you get a song that the karaoke version is different from the origional.
Still Cool effect though
Still Cool effect though
Inviato Fri 12 Jan 07 @ 2:12 am
funkmasterfrank
I'm trying to resize my extended desktop but I totally lose the video on the second screen after I try resize it.
I would like to set my audience TVs up the same way you have it, including my company name.
I tried resizing after loading VDJ but I always end up getting a full screen video. Are you selecting "windows" or your video card for the extended desktop? Is there a way to resize the output image to do what you are doing with an ATI all in wonder 9800 video card using acceleration?
Funkmasterfrank
I would like to set my audience TVs up the same way you have it, including my company name.
I tried resizing after loading VDJ but I always end up getting a full screen video. Are you selecting "windows" or your video card for the extended desktop? Is there a way to resize the output image to do what you are doing with an ATI all in wonder 9800 video card using acceleration?
Funkmasterfrank
Inviato Sat 20 Jan 07 @ 1:10 am
yourbasicdj
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
First off, let me say that I am using the backdrop video effect in VDJ. What I did was go into MS Picture It and create a JPG image that has my company name and bar name. It took a little work to get it at the correct size I wanted but only took a few minutes. Not bad at all. It's just a black background with the white text.
Then you open VDJ and select the backdrop video effect and then select the JPG you just made. Then use the controls inside the backdrop effect to resize the video window to suit your needs.
That's it!
First off, let me say that I am using the backdrop video effect in VDJ. What I did was go into MS Picture It and create a JPG image that has my company name and bar name. It took a little work to get it at the correct size I wanted but only took a few minutes. Not bad at all. It's just a black background with the white text.
Then you open VDJ and select the backdrop video effect and then select the JPG you just made. Then use the controls inside the backdrop effect to resize the video window to suit your needs.
That's it!
Inviato Mon 19 Feb 07 @ 6:03 pm
yourbasicdj
Just to let everyone in on how my show has been going....
Results have been less then spectacular. All nights are Saturdays, 9pm-12.
Week 1. Best night by far with about 10 unique singers. Nobody really started singing till after the NFL playoff game was over.
Week 2. Busiest night people wise, slow karaoke wise though. NFL playoffs still on.
Week 3. Night before Superbowl so finally no real TV competition. I thought it would have been a great night. When I walked in a saw a couple of 30-40 something girls celebrating a birthday. I would have bet that they were gonna sing. Nope. They were there all night but nothing. I only had THREE singers the ENTIRE night. Wow. Luckily I was able to at least get people up and dancing, especially that group of girls.
Week 4. In the four weeks there have only been 2 people that have sung on more than one night.
1) My uncle who has come down twice.
2) One of the cooks at the place.
Last Saturday was a little better singing wise and I was forced to provide dance music again and the place stayed pretty full. Again, I brought at least 10 people in myself who drank the night away so that always helps.
This bar had karaoke a few months ago but dropped it because the KJ would sing (poorly) when there were no other singers. They felt that this guy drove people away. I DON'T sing unless someone wants a duet or something. That's about it.
Each night there is on average about 50 people in the place at any given time. On each night I account for at least TEN friends and/or family members showing up for the 3 hours. I don't push karaoke too much but will announce it every 20 minutes or so if no one's singing. They like the fact that I'm not too pushy with it.
The place does advertise. All week there is a light up sign outside announcing karaoke for Saturday. Not only that, but their placemats are actually calendars that say when my show and other events are happening.
I've talked to the owners about setting up a karaoke mystery song game where we select a song from the book and when someone finally chooses it they win the jackpot. Maybe add $10 a week to the pot. With 5,300+ songs it would take awhile to hit it.
Even though people aren't singing much right now we are still having 50 people on average at the place all night running up bar tabs. I realize that that is the most important part and I don't NEED people to sing but it would be cool to have a few more folks. I don't mind turning it into a karaoke/dance party kind of thing because that's what I was trying to do in the first place.
Results have been less then spectacular. All nights are Saturdays, 9pm-12.
Week 1. Best night by far with about 10 unique singers. Nobody really started singing till after the NFL playoff game was over.
Week 2. Busiest night people wise, slow karaoke wise though. NFL playoffs still on.
Week 3. Night before Superbowl so finally no real TV competition. I thought it would have been a great night. When I walked in a saw a couple of 30-40 something girls celebrating a birthday. I would have bet that they were gonna sing. Nope. They were there all night but nothing. I only had THREE singers the ENTIRE night. Wow. Luckily I was able to at least get people up and dancing, especially that group of girls.
Week 4. In the four weeks there have only been 2 people that have sung on more than one night.
1) My uncle who has come down twice.
2) One of the cooks at the place.
Last Saturday was a little better singing wise and I was forced to provide dance music again and the place stayed pretty full. Again, I brought at least 10 people in myself who drank the night away so that always helps.
This bar had karaoke a few months ago but dropped it because the KJ would sing (poorly) when there were no other singers. They felt that this guy drove people away. I DON'T sing unless someone wants a duet or something. That's about it.
Each night there is on average about 50 people in the place at any given time. On each night I account for at least TEN friends and/or family members showing up for the 3 hours. I don't push karaoke too much but will announce it every 20 minutes or so if no one's singing. They like the fact that I'm not too pushy with it.
The place does advertise. All week there is a light up sign outside announcing karaoke for Saturday. Not only that, but their placemats are actually calendars that say when my show and other events are happening.
I've talked to the owners about setting up a karaoke mystery song game where we select a song from the book and when someone finally chooses it they win the jackpot. Maybe add $10 a week to the pot. With 5,300+ songs it would take awhile to hit it.
Even though people aren't singing much right now we are still having 50 people on average at the place all night running up bar tabs. I realize that that is the most important part and I don't NEED people to sing but it would be cool to have a few more folks. I don't mind turning it into a karaoke/dance party kind of thing because that's what I was trying to do in the first place.
Inviato Mon 19 Feb 07 @ 6:07 pm
mp3jrick
Chris,
Karaoke can be fickle as hell.
You should check and see if other places are doing it locally.
Singers travel in groups and have favorite "hangs" which you may be up against and not know it.
Contests tend to draw the semi pro singers which takes the fun out of it.
That shot or few of courage it takes to drag the people into it is usually responsible for the "bad acts" that spoil it and in some cases drive people away.
Doing it along with a talent show works pissa.
There are as many people who HATE karaoke as there are who like it, maybe less.
Try hotel bars too, out of town people with nothing to do and no place to go but the hotel bar might be a good combination, and they grow balls because nobody else knows them, lol.
Good luck
Karaoke can be fickle as hell.
You should check and see if other places are doing it locally.
Singers travel in groups and have favorite "hangs" which you may be up against and not know it.
Contests tend to draw the semi pro singers which takes the fun out of it.
That shot or few of courage it takes to drag the people into it is usually responsible for the "bad acts" that spoil it and in some cases drive people away.
Doing it along with a talent show works pissa.
There are as many people who HATE karaoke as there are who like it, maybe less.
Try hotel bars too, out of town people with nothing to do and no place to go but the hotel bar might be a good combination, and they grow balls because nobody else knows them, lol.
Good luck
Inviato Mon 19 Feb 07 @ 6:29 pm
yourbasicdj
Hey Rick.
I have no plans of doing a karaoke contest. The only contest I was talking about was a mystery song. Every week have the bar chip in $20 or so until someone selects the mystery karaoke song. When that person selects it they win the jackpot.
We'll see how it goes but it's been hit or miss. there are places around that do karaoke and have been for some time.
I have no plans of doing a karaoke contest. The only contest I was talking about was a mystery song. Every week have the bar chip in $20 or so until someone selects the mystery karaoke song. When that person selects it they win the jackpot.
We'll see how it goes but it's been hit or miss. there are places around that do karaoke and have been for some time.
Inviato Mon 19 Feb 07 @ 7:54 pm
fatkatzdj
I understand what your trying to do... but I don't understand is how this is going to get people in the door, which is the point of having a DJ / KJ in the first place. I agree with this type of entertainment can be very fickle ( location, personality, atmosphere, past history, and how much the location promotes and how they promote ) makes a difference on success.
A good KJ does devolop a following and everywhere show goes, the crowd goes as well...
Case and Point....
There is myself and two other DJ's that pretty much have most of the bar and club on the south side. If someone underbids us and we move next door or something ( whatever the reason for leaving ) take a good number of people with us. Because we are good friends, we work each other shows and this keeps things fresh... Some people club hop between us. For this, We get a good premium as well.
A good KJ does devolop a following and everywhere show goes, the crowd goes as well...
Case and Point....
There is myself and two other DJ's that pretty much have most of the bar and club on the south side. If someone underbids us and we move next door or something ( whatever the reason for leaving ) take a good number of people with us. Because we are good friends, we work each other shows and this keeps things fresh... Some people club hop between us. For this, We get a good premium as well.
Inviato Mon 19 Feb 07 @ 10:15 pm
Van Wilder
I find a lot of time it's good to have a mc or somebody that can go around with the mic, and get the people involved. Or try to at least. It's not easy for me to leave the booth to do that, don't know about your situation though.
Inviato Tue 20 Feb 07 @ 2:07 am
bryantpb
I bring my girlfriend, she handles the equip. I do the mouthing on mic. Works well.
Get your g/f's involved guys, you'll make a mint more.
Get your g/f's involved guys, you'll make a mint more.
Inviato Wed 21 Feb 07 @ 9:50 am