[ddouglass]

There is a program that you can run side by side with Hoster that will do those bells and whistles you are asking for. It is called Messageoke.
Personally I would rather see Hoster be the best and easiest karaoke program to use for actually running the show rather than have MTU spend all their time programming in the bells and whistles. Yes Bryant I agree with you that the SND needs so background options instead of just black, but beyond that let me have the best quality sound and video outputs.