Answer to a private email that is relevant
Customer request: I AM JUST LEARNING HOW TO CREATE CDG'S USING MICROSTUDIO,VOGONE AND KARAOKE HOME PRODUCER. THE CDG'S LOOK GREAT AND SOUND GREAT ON MY COMPUTER,MY PERSONAL HOME KARAOKE SYSTEM AND MY FRIENDS PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND HOME KARAOKE SYSTEMS.
IT BECOMES A DIFFERENT STORY WHEN MY CREATED CDG'S ARE PLAYED ON A PROFESSIONAL KARAOKE SYSTEM. THE CDG'S LOOK GREAT BUT THE SOUND ISN'T THERE UNTIL THE SOUND IS TURNED UP TO THE MAXIMUM PEAK ALMOST ON THE VERGE OF TREMENDOUS FEEDBACK, AT THIS POINT THE SOUND OF MUSIC IS GOOD BUT NOT LOUD AT ALL. CAN YOU TELL ME WHY THIS IS?
Admin Answer #1
1. I assume you are importing the music from an Audio CD using Microstudio.
2. Then I assume you open the .wav file in Vogone and remove the vocals. As you do this, music frequencies are also removed, lowering the amplitude of the music. If you have Vogone 2.014, there is an "Adjust Output" control that allows you to bring the amplitude back up to adjust for some of what was removed. You should move the slider control lever upward, listening as you do. Also, watch the peak meter and make sure it does not turn red. This could indicate clipping which can sound distorted.
Once you have adjusted this output control to get the loudest sound you can without going in the red, then select your output file name and write the file to the hard drive.
3. Then take your vocal reduced song and bring it into Karaoke Home Producer to add the lyrics.
Suggestion #2 - Thinking about the professional Karaoke player, you are creating a stereo song (importing from an Audio CD which is stereo). The professional Karaoke machine may be combining the two tracks to play them together (sometimes called bridged monaural, A+B mix, MUX, etc.). When they do this, the sounds in both channels that are identical but 180 degrees out of phase will cancel each other, making the sound lower amplitude. I expect that is the problem. There is a setting on the Pro system that must be changed to play your songs. Usually there are 3 to 4 settings regarding playing the channels; left, right, both, bridged/mux, etc. Try changing this control.
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