From: BobBrownPuppets-AT-aol.com
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:09:44 EDT
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] IPOD use questions


I have switched from CD's to the ipod which I run through a Bose CD player  
(when I don't require a mic which is most of the time).  I keep CD's for  
backup in case I have a problem with the ipod.  I also have an amp  that you 
can connect the ipod directly to it and it will recharge the ipod even  as 
it is playing.  The amp can also recharge itself when plugged into a  wall 
outlet so that it can be used without electricity for an outdoor show (or  
some of the day care centers that I play where the outlet is in an inconvenient 
 spot from the stage area.)
     bob brown
 
 
In a message dated 8/24/2009 7:55:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
hobeyone-AT-gmail.com writes:

Steve's  thought on a remote for the ipod is excellent.  It keeps the
sound  quality at its best.  I keep a copy of my show soundtrack on an
ipod  shuffle, the cheapest ipod model.  I still prefer the CD player
as I  don't trust the ipod not to fail. My daughter's have all broken
several  ipods over the years (though they tended to break lots of
things I manage  not to break). I'd worry about having a full charge
ready to  go.   Lots of folks are using ipods for their shows and seem
to  be happy with the results.  You might want to invest in a backup
ipod  shuffle. (though the remote won't work on a shuffle)  Its good to
have  something to fall back on.

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Steve  Axtell<steve-AT-axtell.com> wrote:
> Dotti, what would you like to be  wireless?  The
> control of the ipod?  If so, you can get a  remote
> control for the ipod.   The Ipod itself would be
>  directly plugged into your PA system without
> needing a wireless  transmitter and receiver in
> the loop.   Here is one remote  control for the ipod...
>
>  
http://www.theistore.com/scosche_wireless_rf_remote_sport_kit_for_ipod_and_iphone?category_id=0&search_string=ipod+wireless+remote&search_category_id
=0&model_id=0
>
>
>
>
>  At 12:59 PM 8/24/2009, you wrote:
>>Dear  Critters:
>>
>>Our little puppet company is considering  buying an Ipod for use with our
>>portable PA system and have some  questions for those of you who have
>>been doing this for a  while.
>>
>>We often prerecord entire shows and just lip  sync them as well as use
>>prerecorded segue music.  We're now  designing stages that require us to
>>move around in a larger area  between stage components. This takes us
>>away from our audio console  (amp with dual cd decks, etc. so we'd like
>>to use something like an  IPod Touch with all our scenes and segue music
>>on it so we can  carry it with us.
>>
>>Of course it would be nice to have it  be wireless, but our understanding
>>is that we would have to have an  amp with a wireless receiver. Is that
>>so?  Are there  inexpensive wireless receivers we can use with the IPod
>>to plug  into the amp as we do our wireless mics? I've tried plugging  our
>>portable cd player into the wireless mic transmitters we wear  but there
>>is a lot of distortion that way. The easy and cheap, but  awkward, way
>>would be to run a cable from the IPod to the  amp.
>>
>>How are all you IPod users doing  it?
>>Thanks for any help you can  give.
>>
>>Dotti
>>Transformation Puppet &  Story  Works
>>
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