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Originally Posted by Deeter

I just loaded 4.22 last night- and after loading a few new zips and noticing the change in file handling, I may go back to 4.1 or even 3.321. I really don't want my files to be a mixture of kma, kmh, and zip in a myriad of locations.

Deeter, did you try playing some songs to see if the lyrics are now in sync? That was the MAJOR fix we did in 4.22. Others are reporting all their problems have now disappeared from the other bugs we finally found and fixed. Are you truly going to return to a back version and ignore these fixes?

If your complaint is not having all files in one folder, if you read the manual on the KMA and KMH importing, you should find we have built in a lot of flexibility to meet everyone's needs. You can have any folder/sub-folder structure you want; all on one drive or from multiple drives if you so desire.

The KMH format adds the same 256-byte header as we do in our KMA. However, instead of "wrapping" your ZIP or MP3+G or WM+G files into the KMA structure, we instantly add the header into the same folder where your ZIP, MP3G and WMAG files are, and we create these and index them in the Songs database at around 6/second, compared to MUCH longer for KMA files.

Also, you don't duplicate the file space with KMH. We simply use the same files you have, and allow your other programs (DJ, etc.) to also use them; something not possible with conversion to KMA.

4.22 also now indexes Video files, which if we converted to KMA would take 40MB-100MB depending on the file type and size. When we earlier converted Videos to KMA files, it took 12 seconds to open each file ready to play. Whereas with the KMH header added to the same folder, it takes milliseconds to open each ready to play. That was the driving force for the KMH format. Using it with ZIP, MP3G and WMAG was a natural fallout to save hard drive space. It also quickly indexes your library of songs so you could run your first show within hours of installing Hoster with your karaoke songs already on a hard drive.

In closing, please read the manual and reconsider the benefits the KMH 'header" format gives you. Again, you can rearrange your files into folders/sub-folders you want. The Import Hard Drive Files screen automatically adds any new import folders (and sub-folders if the checkbox is clicked) to the Build Songs Database dialog "window", so you know all the folders you are accessing in the Songs database.