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Why Buying Karaoke is Cheaper & Easier than Stealing it

Free Ain’t Free. Why Buying Karaoke is Cheaper & Easier than Stealing it . What I’m Not Talking About. Lost Wages to: Musicians Audio Engineers Graphic Artists Lost Revenues to: Record Companies Karaoke Studios Publishers. Free Ain’t Free. …or litigation costs.

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Why Buying Karaoke is Cheaper & Easier than Stealing it

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  1. Free Ain’t Free Why Buying Karaoke is Cheaper & Easier than Stealing it

  2. What I’m Not Talking About • Lost Wages to: • Musicians • Audio Engineers • Graphic Artists • Lost Revenues to: • Record Companies • Karaoke Studios • Publishers Free Ain’t Free …or litigation costs.

  3. What I Am Talking About • Cost to the KJ: • Money • Time • Effort Free Ain’t Free

  4. Karaoke has evolved And the price per song has dropped each time. Free Ain’t Free

  5. You want new songs Consider the cost of acquisition for thirty new songs per month, via download or streaming, both through legal means… and not-so-legal. Free Ain’t Free

  6. Download: The Contenders Torrent Client Karaoke Cloud Free Ain’t Free

  7. Download: The Platform Dell Inspiron N7110 Quad-core 2.2 GHz 6MB cache, 6GB RAM 64-bit Windows Home Premium SP1 Firefox 26.0 Comcast Home Broadband 30Mb/s down, 4Mb/s up Free Ain’t Free

  8. Download: The Standards • Files are considered quality if: • Fewer than 3 video errors of less than a half-second, not in verse. • Fewer than 1 transient audio error of less than one-quarter second. • Complete and correct metadata. • No MIDI Free Ain’t Free

  9. Caveats: Torrent Client • Client was loaded and ready to go when the clock started • We were able to multi-select some files • Downloading rates suffered during peak times • Traffic-shaping was evident • ISP uses Sandvine for deep-packet inspection Free Ain’t Free

  10. Time Score: Torrent Client Search for, locate and download desired file: 2 minutes. Watch file to detect audio or video errors: ~4 minutes Average acquisition time: 6 minutes per file. Free Ain’t Free

  11. Quality Score: Torrent Client Failure rate: 64 of 100 The average file had to be downloaded 3 times to find a file that passed the modest standards above. This raised the average acquisition time to 16 minutes/song. Can average 4-10 songs per hour. Free Ain’t Free

  12. Caveats: Karaoke Cloud • No membership required to purchase downloads • Client was loaded and ready, payment information entered when the clock was started • Downloading rates did not hit a hard cap Free Ain’t Free

  13. Time Score: Karaoke Cloud Search for, locate and download desired file: 2 minutes. Watch file to detect audio or video errors: Not necessary Average acquisition time: 2 minutes per file. Free Ain’t Free

  14. Quality Score: Karaoke Cloud Failure rate: 0 of 100 No files had to be downloaded more than once. Can average 30 songs per hour. Free Ain’t Free

  15. The Comparison Torrent Client Karaoke Cloud Search, locate, acquire Watch quality check Repeat process x 2 Total Time Songs/hour Search, locate, acquire Watch quality check Repeat process x 2 Total Time Songs/hour 2 min 4 min 8 min 14 min 4-10 2 min 0 min 0 min 2 min 30 Free Ain’t Free

  16. What Is Your Time Worth? Average Scenario Torrent Client Karaoke Cloud Cost of 30 songs KJ makes $125 for 3 hrs. x 3 hrs. for 30 songs Opportunity Cost Total Cost Cost of 30 songs KJ makes $125 for 3 hrs. X 1 hr. for 30 songs Opportunity Cost Total Cost $0.00 $41.66/hr. $125.00 ????? $125.00 $59.70 $41.66/hr. $41.66 $0.00 $101.36 Free Ain’t Free

  17. What Is Your Time Worth? Worst-Case Scenario Torrent Client Karaoke Cloud Cost of 30 songs KJ makes $75 for 3 hrs. x 3 hrs. for 30 songs Opportunity Cost @ Min Total Cost Cost of 30 songs KJ makes $75 for 3 hrs. X 1 hr. for 30 songs Opportunity Cost Total Cost $0.00 $25.00/hr. $75.00 $14.50 $89.50 $59.70 $25.00/hr. $25.00 $0.00 $84.70 Free Ain’t Free

  18. Streaming: The Contenders Web-based Client Karaoke Cloud Pro Free Ain’t Free

  19. Caveats: Web Streaming • Broadband dependent • Cost of 4G card + plan is about $50 for 5GB/month • No tools for song queue, singer rotation, audio controls, crossfade, ad management, next singer up crawl, etc. • Must manage multiple browser windows, overhead • QoS and QoA issues Free Ain’t Free

  20. KC Pro Advantages • Broadband independent – songs are pre-tethered • Same tools as included in PCDJ Karaoki, CompuHost, kJams, Jukebox Jockey, Virtual DJ • Implemented through Karaoke Cloud API Free Ain’t Free

  21. What Is Convenience Worth? Built-In Tools Web-based Streaming Karaoke Cloud Pro Cost of 4G card + plan Convenience Cost Total Cost Based on 8 shows/mo. Cost of KC Pro Convenience Cost Total Cost $50.00/mo. $49.00 $99.00 $6.13/show $99.00/mo. $0.00 $99.00 Free Ain’t Free

  22. TANSTAAFL There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (or “free” karaoke). Free Ain’t Free

  23. Pay Yourself First … then pay for your karaoke. Free Ain’t Free Thank you for listening.

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