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ConnieTerwilliger · Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:36 am Post subject: SoundStreak Review by Todd Schick

http://www.toddschick.com/ISDN_Alternatives_Sound_Streak_Review_and_Summary.html#!

(weird, I had to edit a couple of time and for some reason the URL link didn't work)

Haven't had Todd come to mind for a long time, but saw his name twice this week - someone did a session with him (Kelley I think) and then saw this review of SoundStreak.

I think I'm on the band wagon...
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FinMac · Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 10:11 am Post subject: Thanks!

Thanks Connie for the heads up. Looks, or should I say, "Sounds Great"!

All the best,

Mac Smile

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Lance Blair · M&M Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2281 Location: Atlanta

Thanks for posting this. The fact that you can read to video with it should make it the industry standard.

I like Todd's detailed look at this and agree with all of his points.

I need to get some kind of Soundstreak badge for my website. I think I'm going to write to them to make a badge for VOAs to use to spread the good word.
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Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:05 pm Post subject:

Talent can love it all they want. But until the producers embrace it, it's not a contender.
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ConnieTerwilliger · Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:31 pm Post subject:

Yep. So we need to get places like SunSpots and ProComm and VTW and Dog and Pony and all of our usual ISDN studios to try it out. Source-Connect makes me nuts, because I hardly ever use it and there is that HUGE delay.
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Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:44 pm Post subject:

Is it just me or their pricing system clumsy? You buy "tokens" which are good for 90 minute sessions? What studio is gonna want to micromanage tokens? Just give them a flat monthly fee for unlimited usage.
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Lance Blair · M&M Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2281 Location: Atlanta

I agree Jeff, but if talents embrace it, then that's an incentive for studios to go for it. Talents need to take the lead in the move from ISDN, because the studios aren't going to do it without a nudge (understandably).
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Frank F · Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 5:17 pm Post subject:

Looking ahead to the extremely near future. Google hangouts "on-air" is making the move to "studio" and the best quality codec available today. It will be available for our use within the next 30 days and is by far a better way to go than any other choice at present.

'nuff said.

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Fran McClellan · Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 6:45 pm Post subject:

I did a test session with a production studio and really liked the ease of use. Of course, I didn't hear the end result, but the producer raved on and on about Soundstreak and they are doing their best to help promote it (supposedly, they are not affliliated with Soundstreak, but they were on the bandwagon for sure).
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Jason Huggins · Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 8:32 pm Post subject:

The google hangouts quality has me interested for sure. I switched to Skype for phone patch a while back because of the call quality of google voice, however, the integration of GV with hangouts should mean much higher quality (and for free...for now at least).

Deirdre · Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:27 pm Post subject:

http://www.luci.eu/?page_id=15

Luci Live is pretty awesome, too.
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Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 10:12 pm Post subject:

I just took a look at Google On Air and it seems that all the broadcasts are public. I didn't see a way to do it between just two people. Don't imagine clients want their sessions going out to the world.
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Frank F · Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 10:44 pm Post subject:

"On air" is a public oriented offering. On the other hand "Studio" is designed as a person to person (with invited guests) offering.

As for a more 'pro' look and feel, the test product is iffy but growing and changing daily as real studio pro's are doing the tweaking. The top issue is and has been my personal peeve and I am assured it is being worked on as I write.

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Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 10:47 pm Post subject:

Studio is simply a switch in the settings. I'd love to do a test of this to see.
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