IPod?

[LAJennifer]

Is anyone planning on using an ipod for the reception music? Just wondering . . .

 

[XChick03]

I''m thinking about it actually. I''m big on music and just have to pick out every single song that''s going to be played. I don''t really want to leave anything up to a DJ.

 

[nytemist]

We definately are. My MOH has one. I hadn''t even thought of that and she volunteered it after seeing a reception held at the hotel she works in. We''re giving her a list of all the music we want and then plugging it into the speakers my sister has:
http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/productview.jhtml?pid=57596300

In the small space where we''re having the the event, it will sound great with 15'' ceilings.

 

[FireGoddess]

I did, and my best friend did as well. Worked out great!!

 

[XChick03]

You think we''d have to rent speakers and stuff, though? We''ll probably need a mic for the toasts and stuff. I''m actually getting an IPOD in a couple weeks (my birthday) but I''m not sure how we''d make it loud enough.

 

[TBeck2000]

Date: 4/11/2006 12:05:54 PM
Author: XChick03
You think we''d have to rent speakers and stuff, though? We''ll probably need a mic for the toasts and stuff. I''m actually getting an IPOD in a couple weeks (my birthday) but I''m not sure how we''d make it loud enough.

I guess it depends on the size of your reception venue. You can probably rent a PA system and some loudspeakers fairly cheaply (compared to the cost of a DJ). Get them for a few extra days and play with them until you are satisfied with the result. You might need time to head to Radio Shack to get a cable or two to run the Ipod to the board.

I really like this idea, because I''m on a shoestring budget and I would like to save some $$. I also don''t want to bother with trying to find a DJ that fits our style and would not make the place into a rave/dance party. We own most of the music we want to hear, so this might be the perfect solution.

 

[Caribou]

We are either using my friends iPod or burning some CD''s, it depends on what it easiest for the venue to do outside.

 

[appletini]

I thought about this too. But the DJ my venue uses is so cheap that we''re just doing that and making a playlist for him.

 

[E B]

We are!

 

[AmberWaves]

We were going to do this, but then Paul realized he had a friend who DJs for a living and would only charge us $250.00. If that falls through, the Ipod would be good!

 

[TravelingGal]

I''m using my laptop, if we can get the sound to be decent. I work for a video and audio software company, so I''ll mix our own playlists so the songs go seamlessly into one another.

I heard you can''t do that on an iPod? But I heard macs do a great job of mixing...

 

[AmberWaves]

Actually, you can make playlists on Ipod. I know I have one "Love Songs" list, and one "Quick Walkin''" list.. I think.. Anyone?

 

[TBeck2000]

The one thing that the Ipod doesn''t do that you could do with a PC is crossfading from one track to the next. You can do this pretty easily with Winamp and maybe some other PC-based mp3 programs.

 

[TravelingGal]

Yup, that''s what I was inquiring about..the crossfading...thanks!

 

[Faerievert]

I''ll be running playlists off an iBook (more control than the iPod, plus the cross-fading really helps). The room comes with a sound system as it''s usually used for business presentations and such.

 

[saturn]

I have a question for those of you who did this.

How much work was it to set things up? I''m hiring a DJ for our reception, but between the ceremony and the reception we were planning on having a casual mingling "reception" on the church lawn, with cookies and lemonade. It occurred to me that it might be fun to play music during that time, but I don''t want to spend a lot of time or money on it. Could I just rent a couple of speakers and plug them into my mp3 player, or is it more complicated than that?

 

[flutterby]

We got the ipod package from the Four Seasons, it is just over $200. They set up amps and speakers as well as a mic. It is still considerably cheaper than a dj, and we can listen to what we want. We have started different playlists for different parts of the evening. I think it is going to work out great. I had read this on indiebride.com and it was terribly helpful!...check it out

http://kvetch.indiebride.com/index.php?t=msg&th=11419&start=0&rid=0&S=dd2f7f720fd186388c09a7c8646668cc

 

[saturn]

Thanks, msflutter! That link is really helpful.

 

[MissAva]

Date: 4/11/2006 3:34:36 PM
Author: TBeck2000
The one thing that the Ipod doesn''t do that you could do with a PC is crossfading from one track to the next. You can do this pretty easily with Winamp and maybe some other PC-based mp3 programs.

You can do a crossfade with your iPod, go to preferences and then go to playback it is the top bar. Very Easy.

 

[AmberWaves]

I didn''t know where else to post this, but I saw it in a magazine and it killed me. It''s called an iSweat. A sweatshirt for your ipod. Self-explanatory, really.