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Quote from HarringtonLaw: “We have long said that there are three ways to satisfy us, and two of them cost you nothing:
1) Get certified (or, now, enroll in HELP),
2) Play from original SC discs, or
3) Don’t play SC tracks” end quote.

Well, I picked # 2. Effective immediately I am bringing all my sc discs (1,440 sc ONLY) to my gig, play them to a cd player – 'till the dust settles so to speak. No worries!

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No probs playing my original sc’s. I have two dual pioneer cd players in the rig = 4 cd trays.

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That's a nice setup Brian - looks like you're ready to com the Starship Enterprise.

Host long and prosper!

I'm looking at the Zoom mp3+gs on dvd as a way to phase my SC out snd reduce how many discs I have to carry and how many times I have to load the player, but I'd say you have a lot more SC than me.

Brian, James also said that they're starting the certification again. Wouldn't it be a lot easier to have the audit, get certified and be done with it. And you won't have one more thing to lug around with you.

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Alan, you're characterization of the new program as "have the audit, get certified and be done with it" isn't quite what I've been reading from Harrington although the proposals seem to have morphed a bit over the course of the conversation. I haven't seen a final "product" in writing just yet... Reiteration below of what I recall the offer to be so far...

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jclaydon wrote:
So how much will the certifications cost now? If it is more than $150 would Kurt be willing to take a deposit and the rest when the audit is completed?


Although you asked me to PM your response, I think it would be helpful to post these details:

Applications will be accepted online only.

The initial application/certification fee is $150 per system certified and must be paid with the application. Applicants will be given a provisional certification, including listing in the certified KJ list, once they have submitted a complete application. Audits will be scheduled as soon as practicable, depending on the number of applicants and the general workload. Audits are generally going to be handled via Skype.

Certifications under this new program will be valid for one year from acceptance of a completed application. Certified KJs can choose to renew at a $100 per system annual fee. Renewal will include a maintenance inspection.

Operators who are certified under the old program will continue under the terms of their prior certification.

We will have more details available when the program is ready. We expect to be up and running before the end of this month, if not sooner. We'll make an announcement here and on the PEP.rocks website when that happens.


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So how much will the certifications cost now? If it is more than $150 would Kurt be willing to take a deposit and the rest when the audit is completed?




Certifications under this new program will be valid for one year from acceptance of a completed application. Certified KJs can choose to renew at a $100 per system annual fee. Renewal will include a maintenance inspection.



So if I'm reading this correctly. The audit fee is $150.00 and then there is a yearly renewal fee of $100.00 to maintain the certification? Just wanted to clarify this.


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So if I'm reading this correctly. The audit fee is $150.00 and then there is a yearly renewal fee of $100.00 to maintain the certification? Just wanted to clarify this.


Yes. We will be doing annual "maintenance" audits under this program, thus the annual fee.

Phasing out the soundchoice with Zoom is a perfectly valid option, especially if you don't want to keep paying, which i actually completely understand.

If your computer has a CDROM drive, you may not need to actuall use a CDG player to play your soundchoice discs. Lots of hosting software will play discs from a cd rom drive.

If yours doesn't, then there are second hand programs that will do this just file.

Just add an empty mp3+g file to use as a place holder for your software/rotation.

either way, problem solved..

-James

For the record, we have decided to make the maintenance audits optional. I posted that, but some posts have been removed, so it might not have made it.

We're just waiting on the software modifications to open up the certification process. I'm told the main holdup is the disc list feature, which is going to have some cool aspects to it. I will make an announcement when we've cleared testing on it.

It's a shame that legitimate KJ's have to resort to going back to the dark ages of technology just to feel safe from litigation.

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Mr. Harrington I'll admit:

The more I look at what I have invested in Sound Choice the more I realize what a huge project it would be to replace it all. If it's a one time audit I could probably talk the wife into spending the money even though I'm not doing a show right now.

So have I aggravated Phoenix to the extent that I'm persona non grata? Or will this program be open to me as well?

But not the annual renewal fee for those who choose to get certified now (as versus those who were already certified prior to the Rise of the Phoenix).


Maybe he just doesn't want to keep paying for that "privilege" each and every year.

I don’t have to lug any gear around, Alan. My rig is in a permanent set-up installation.

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Amen! Hence I opted to go option 2. Play from original sc discs. Problem solved! The rules have changed so many times, now James is saying the yearly maintenance audit fee is “optional”.

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No, sorry, that's not correct.

The initial certification is $150 per system. Once certified, if you later choose to have a maintenance audit, the fee is $100/system. The reason to do so would be to update your last audited date, which we'll show on the website, but it's entirely optional. If you choose not to, there is no annual fee.

So, Mr Harrington is this program open under the same terms to everyone?

so any word on when the audits will be open again? I certainly don't want to miss my oportunity this time around, and I do have to make sure that i can pay for it.

-James

Then I apologize for my misinformation. You originally stated somewhere, that it would cost $150 for a new Certification per rig, and that this would only be good for one year. After that, you had to renew your certification at the cost of $100 per rig. I must have missed it somewhere (probably mentioned in the deleted topic thread), where you changed this to reflect that $100 fee is now just for an annual maintenance (Audit) and to change your date of Certification to a more current date.

So, am I correct in reading this (now), that once a KJ gets Certified (one who wasn't prior to Phoenix coming into play), that the certification does not expire (as compared to your prior offer, where you were listed for 1 year, and then had to renew (for $100) for the next year (and so on and so on and so on)?

Everyone except current defendants, yes.

We're just waiting on some website modifications. The vendor hasn't finished the work yet. Should be this week. I'll announce it here and send you a private message when it's open.

Correct. The certification does not expire. If you want to update the certification, the cost is $100, but you're not required to.