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Bruce Boardmeister
Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 7941 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:02 am Post subject: ConnectionOpen Anyone? |
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The ConnectionOpen folks have a new and improved voiceover over Internet program which includes simultaneous video (if you want it). It's available for $25 per month with a small number of free passes each month to invite non-users to connect with you. They're offering one year at 50% off of that rate at this time. They have a more expensive package for regular users.
Has anybody here used it and what do you think?
Since few of us initiate live sessions it seems it's really up to the studios and producers to adopt this system, and so far it appears they haven't. It looks slick, but the proof is in the pudding as they used to say.
B _________________ VO-BB Member #31 Enlisted June, 2005
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Eddie Eagle M&M
Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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I like the CO platform (although I'm a SC Standard user) but its primary clientele is musicians. VO just happened to fit in as bycatch when ISDN became outlandishly expensivo. So you probably won't see it in mainstream conversations. |
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George Been Here Awhile
Joined: 09 Dec 2019 Posts: 283 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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It looks like something Steinberg has been doing with VST Connect for quite a while; something else that never caught on. Which is a shame since it only requires purchase (not subscription) by the DAW end user and is free to use for connecting people. Great for remote session work for musicians and VO as well but just didn't catch on with anyone I know.
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Jack Daniel Cinquecento
Joined: 23 Jun 2016 Posts: 576 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: ConnectionOpen Anyone? |
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Bruce wrote: | Since few of us initiate live sessions it seems it's really up to the studios and producers to adopt this system... |
Exactly. I'm not going to add to my yuuuge bundle of subscriptions for another technology that no one has ever asked me to use. I'm about 10% Source Connect, 30% ISDN, and the rest good ol' phone patch. Yep, most producers prefer that I record and send the file along... I should add that *very* occasionally I have a call for ipDTL qua ipDTL, but this is rare (though I love using their ISDN and phone patch service). _________________ Jack Daniel
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Bish 3.5 kHz
Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Posts: 3738 Location: Lost in the cultural wasteland of Long Island
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Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:29 am Post subject: |
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There is no doubt that Connection Open is a fine product that could be a great alternative to Source Connect standard etc. I have tested with Randy over the years, and I honestly feel that the product is technically ready for prime time. However, as far as the VO industry is concerned, what we think about it is of no relevance whatsoever. We are the tail... not the dog. CO needs to be in the hands of studios and production managers. If they adopt it in any numbers, we will fall in line out of necessity. _________________ Bish a.k.a. Bish
Smoke me a kipper... I'll be back for breakfast.
I will not feed the trolls... I will not feed the trolls... I will not feed the trolls... I will not feed the trolls. |
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Philip Banks Je Ne Sais Quoi
Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11049 Location: Portgordon, Scotland
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Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:16 am Post subject: |
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Most people responsible for giving us work aren't interested in the least.
"I will discharge it in either your straw-color beard, your orange-tawny beard, your purple-in-grain beard, or your French crown-color beard, your perfect yellow" Bottom - A Midsummer Night's Dream. |
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