Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Portable apps - Great for USB & Thumb drives!

What is a portable app?

portable - carried or moved with ease
app - a computer program like a web browser or word processor
A portable app is a computer program that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any Windows computer. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod or other portable device is plugged in, you have access to your software and personal data just as you would on your own PC. And when you unplug the device, none of your personal data is left behind.
No Special Hardware - Use any USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod/MP3 player, etc
No Additional Software - Just download, run the portable installer and go
No Kidding - It's that easy

Consider the Possibilities...

  • Carry your web browser with all your favorite bookmarks
  • Carry your calendar with all your appointments
  • Carry your email client with all your contacts and settings
  • Carry your instant messenger and your buddy list
  • Carry your whole office suite along with your documents and presentations
  • Carry your antivirus program and other computer utilities
  • Carry all your important passwords and account information securely

Consider the Convenience...

  • Have your favorite websites handy to recommend to a friend or colleague
  • Have your presentation AND the required software ready to go for that big meeting
  • Have your password with you if you want to bank online while traveling
  • Have utilities handy when visiting family or friends that are having PC problems
Want to know more or download?

Click Here or Visit: http://portableapps.com/

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Think you are good at naming songs?


I am one of those people who can win at the game name that tune especially if it is from the 70's thru the 90's. I thought I was really good at naming songs till I found Wat Zat Song. Here is a site that helps others figure out exactly, what is that song? People either play a clip of the song or try to hum it, no sometimes the clips are real bad or they can NOT sign (But that is half the challenge). You can log in and create a profile and start guessing songs. You MUST guess the artist and Title. Here's more about the site:

WatZatSong is a website that allows you to quickly find the artist and the title of a tune that you have in your head. WatZatSong is free and participatory: it relies on the music knowledge of its members, who can, by naming your tunes, show their talent and climb up the WatZatSong ranking!CLICK HERE to visit them or go to: http://www.watzatsong.com/EN/

Monday, April 2, 2018

Audacity = Free Digital Music Editing

Alrighty gang Heres the Deal. Everyone is always asking me as a DJ, What do you use to edit your music? (For Example if you want to take a section out of a song or loop a certain section to add to the length of the song) Well Audacity is an EXCELLENT Answer. Why? Because First of all it's FREE. It is also very stable and if you search their site there is a portable version you can put on and even run from your Thumb or Flash Drive.

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:
  • Record live audio.
  • Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
  • Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
  • Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
  • Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
Click Here to get it or just Visit: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/



Sunday, April 1, 2018

Gear Pick of the month - Peavey BT-10 Bluetooth Mixer

Peavey 10 BT Bluetooth Mixer
PV® Series

We here at The DJ Entertainment school LOVE Peavey Gear. Say Hello to the 10 BT. in short this is a 10 Channel mixer with built in effects FX and GREAT SOUND! BUT, Why do we love it? Besides allowing for a variety of different inputs on the board, channel 7/8 can either be a bluetooth connection to any device (I use it for connecting to my phone or the guests can connect their own phone and playing whatever song we need), or it can be used as a media player to play from a usb drive you also plug directly into the mixer.

Here is more from our friends over at Peavey:
Pro Features Made Affordable, All in a Heavy-Gauge Steel Chassis.
Multi-use PV® Series mixers feature discrete, ultra-low-noise microphone preamps that are essential for live-sound reproduction and studio recording, plus a host of additional features such as effects and monitor sends on each channel, zero-latency record monitoring capability and 48 volts phantom power.
Introducing the next level in world-class non-powered mixer performance. The all new PV® series mixing consoles include Peavey's reference-quality mic preamps that spec in at an incredible 0.0007% THD, making the PV series mixers excellent for live or recording applications.
The PV 10 BT includes 4 channels of reference quality mic preamps, 4 direct outputs for recording, a stereo channel, media channel with Bluetooth® wireless input, high quality digital effects with LCD display, streaming USB out, MP3 playback via USB A input, Peavey's exclusive Kosmos® audio enhancement, 48-volt phantom power, dual selectable control room outputs, 2 channels of compression, one channel of on board selectable guitar preamp, 3-band EQ per channel with bypass, channel mute buttons, aux send, signal clip indicators, and a stereo master LED meter bridge. This amazingly versatile mixer is at home both in the studio as well as live applications.
Modern features such as Bluetooth allow seamless connection to almost any "smart" device. 4 direct outs allow easy connection to most DAW interfaces for recording. In addition, the PV 10 BT can stream audio directly to a PC. MP3 playback is also available, just plug a flash drive with MP3 files on it into the USB A port and use the LCD to select and play back music. The PV series Solo feature allows the user to listen to individual channels via headphone or control room outputs, and the EQ bypass allows the user to hear and compare the EQ'd signal to the original signal with the push of a button. 2 channels of compression keep signals with difficult levels under control, and Peavey's exclusive guitar shape adjusts the EQ and preamp specifically for guitar. Hi pass filters on every channel remove unwanted rumble and noise, and balanced AUX and Master outputs ensure a clean noise-free signal to your powered speakers or power amplifier.
Features
New rugged, slim, low-profile console design
Convenient tablet cradle
4 combination XLR/1/4" low noise mic preamps
Selectable Hi Pass Filter on first 4 inputs
3-band EQ on all channels
4 channels of Peavey's exclusive MidMorph® EQ
EQ bypass per channel
2 channels of built-in compression
Individual channel mutes
Individual Listen/Solo function
LED clip and signal present indication
4 Channels of direct out
Stereo pan control per channel
Channel 5/6 stereo 1/4", RCA, or 3.5mm input channel
Dual selectable control room outputs
One pre-fader AUX send
KOSMOS® bass and treble enhancement
Main stereo outputs with 1/4" unbalanced and balanced XLR connectors
Precision 60 mm faders on master
High quality master LED meter bridge
Master mic mute
Studio quality headphone output
Equipped with Bluetooth wireless connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR, A2DP
On-board USB-A MP3 and WAV playback
Stereo USB-B streaming audio in and out, 16-bit, up to 48kHz sample rates
Built-in Digital Effects with LCD Display
Peavey's exclusive on-board Hi Z guitar input
Global 48V phantom power
Product Dimensions: 12.75" wide x 15.1" deep x 2.1875" high (32.39 cm x 38.35 cm x 5.56 cm)
Weight Packed: 9.48 lb(4.3 kg)
Width Packed: 16.14"(40.9956 cm)
Height Packed: 16.54"(42.0116 cm)
Depth Packed: 3.54"(8.9916 cm)
$249.99