why buying karaoke is cheaper & easier than stealing it

Why Buying Karaoke is Cheaper & Easier than Stealing it

Free Ain’t Free

Free Ain’t Free

What I’m Not Talking AboutLost Wages to:• Musicians• Audio Engineers• Graphic Artists

Lost Revenues to:• Record Companies• Karaoke Studios• Publishers

…or litigation costs.

Free Ain’t Free

What I Am Talking AboutCost to the KJ:• Money• Time• Effort

Free Ain’t Free

Karaoke has evolvedAnd the price per song has dropped each time.

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You want new songsConsider the cost of acquisition for thirty new songs per month, via download or streaming, both through legal means… and not-so-legal.

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Download: The ContendersTorrent Client Karaoke Cloud

Free Ain’t Free

Download: The PlatformDell Inspiron N7110Quad-core 2.2 GHz6MB cache, 6GB RAM

64-bit Windows Home Premium SP1

Firefox 26.0Comcast Home Broadband 30Mb/s down, 4Mb/s up

Free Ain’t Free

Download: The StandardsFiles 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

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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

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Time Score: Torrent ClientSearch 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.

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Quality Score: Torrent ClientFailure 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.

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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

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Time Score: Karaoke CloudSearch 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.

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Quality Score: Karaoke CloudFailure rate: 0 of 100

No files had to be downloaded more than once.

Can average 30 songs per hour.

Free Ain’t Free

The ComparisonTorrent Client Karaoke Cloud

Search, locate, acquire

Watch quality check

Repeat process x 2

Total Time

Songs/hour

2 min

4 min

8 min

14 min

4-10

Search, locate, acquire

Watch quality check

Repeat process x 2

Total Time

Songs/hour

2 min

0 min

0 min

2 min

30

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What Is Your Time Worth?Torrent Client Karaoke Cloud

Cost of 30 songs

KJ makes $125 for 3 hrs.

x 3 hrs. for 30 songs

Opportunity Cost

Total Cost

$0.00

$41.66/hr.

$125.00

?????

$125.00

Cost of 30 songs

KJ makes $125 for 3 hrs.

X 1 hr. for 30 songs

Opportunity Cost

Total Cost

$59.70

$41.66/hr.

$41.66

$0.00

$101.36

Average Scenario

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What Is Your Time Worth?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

$0.00

$25.00/hr.

$75.00

$14.50

$89.50

Cost of 30 songs

KJ makes $75 for 3 hrs.

X 1 hr. for 30 songs

Opportunity Cost

Total Cost

$59.70

$25.00/hr.

$25.00

$0.00

$84.70

Worst-Case Scenario

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Streaming: The ContendersWeb-based Client Karaoke Cloud Pro

Free Ain’t Free

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

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

What Is Convenience Worth?Web-based Streaming Karaoke Cloud Pro

Cost of 4G card + plan

Convenience Cost

Total Cost

Based on 8 shows/mo.

$50.00/mo.

$49.00

$99.00

$6.13/show

Cost of KC Pro

Convenience Cost

Total Cost

$99.00/mo.

$0.00

$99.00

Built-In Tools

Free Ain’t Free

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

Free Ain’t Free

Pay Yourself First… then pay for your karaoke.

Thank you for listening.