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Originally Posted by admin
BEECEE,
Try listening carefully to the U_Best VCD .DAT files while playing.
Use a Mix console (or unplug the left/right speaker cables) and mute the left channel. If you hear the vocals on the right, then mute the Right channel. If you hear vocals on the left, this proves the vocals (and probably music) are recorded STEREO... NOT Karaoke Multiplexed.
 
Our Mux works only when the vocals are on ONE channel only, along with the MONAURAL mixed music on the same channel, and the MONAURAL music only on the other channel. We "bridge" the music only channel to both L/R speakers when you select "No Vocals", and you have set the file property for Mux to "Vocal on Left" or "Vocal on Right", depending on the file.
Let us know what you find.  |
Admin,
I apologise for the delay in responding. Since my last post on this U-Best VCD issue, I resorted to completing a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate on my laptop (twice) including all Microsoft updates and ensuring that all recommended Windows 7 settings for Hoster have been implemented. I’ve also experimented with the numerous settings combinations of various codec packs, making sure to never have more than one codec pack installed at the same time because of possible conflicts.
In short, the Hoster MUX functionality will not work for the U-Best VCDs on my particular Asus N50VC notebook in the Windows Ultimate environment. As mentioned in post no. 33 of this thread, those identical U-Best VCD tracks installed on my desktop running XP Pro work flawlessly with the Hoster MUX functionality. These VCDs are definitely multiplexed and most of my VCDs have the vocals on the right channel.
The only key point of difference that I notice when playing any VCD tracks in Hoster is that ffdshow audio decoder launches in XP Pro, but it doesn’t launch at all in Windows 7 Ultimate. I’ll try and upload a screen-print of the XP Pro ffdshow audio decoder configuration window so that you can see evidence of how these files successfully play in Hoster via XP Pro via a decoder called ‘libmad’.
Only 10 of my 500 karaoke discs are VCD, the rest are CDG. To be honest I hardly play any of the VCD tracks, but I was hoping to get all of my Karaoke stuff digitised through Hoster. So for me it’s more of a frustration about not being able to figure out the problem, as opposed to VCDs being a major component of my collection.
I think it’s a codecs issue somehow linked to Windows Media Player. Probably some simple setting but I can’t resolve it. If there is a solution, that would be great. If not, so be it, life goes on
Thanks for your time and advice. Hoster is the best!