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Useful stuff, Bob -- I read the whole thing.

One question: Why not just use an MP3 player(with a backup player standing by)? (Or maybe, since this was written in 2007, you already are doing just that.)

Daisy



Too many button pushes to get to the next song.

When the dance floor is full, 5 seconds between songs can be too long. By using the laptop, I can cue up the next song with two or a few keystrokes while the present song is playing. I can free my right hand for a few seconds to do this on the big keyboard. Then when the song ends, I can immediately go to the next song.

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I read a lot of people using the Bose PA system. Word of warning, if the speakers are behind you, consider wearing ear protection if the volume exceeds 85db. Ear damage is permanent.

As far as sound quality is concerned, you need good sounds, but either a good sound module or RTs will do just fine. As long as the sound is "in the ballpark" the audience is impacted by what is being played and how it is being played much more than the tone of what is being played. It's expression more than pure sound.

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