Intro Screen Only... Adjust graphic hardware acceleration

[pcgumshoe]

Okay, so I have 4 machines at the bar that play karaoke. I have three computers (all with a plextor drive on them for obvious reasons) and I have Microstudio on all my computers (I only use it one at a time and I am the only user). So, here is the problem, I try to play a CDG disk from Microstudio. Usually, I can get one song to play, sometimes two, but rarely a third. When I get to the point where I say, "I can't play a song," I mean that only the intro screen appears.

Now, the intro screen is not "DRAWN" it just flashes on. I notice that when I normally play a CDG the intro screen is drawn depending on the manufacturer. After I recognize that the program hasn't drawn this screen, I wait and eventually hear the music but no lyrics...

Anyone got an idea?

[MTUSUPPORT]

Have you tried changing your Hardware acceleration on the Sound Card as stated in this post: http://forum.mtu.com/showthread.php?threadid=1796

This has fixed almost all Playback problems as yours in the past.

Let me know if this works for you.

[pcgumshoe]

I will give this a shot. It seems I remember seeing something like this with my KHPro... I had a problem there as well. When I would near the end of a song I was tapping in, I would get this loop back of the last few seconds of the song... Usually I was able to tap the last verse fine without a problem.

As I recall, this was a similar recommendation, lowering the accelleration. I will give it a try.

Is there something to do with the sound card? Does MTU have a Sound Card that they RAVE about for your software? I have invested in all PLEXTOR drives, I do whatever is necessary, heck this is at lease cheaper than trying to build a game machine that needs so much particular hardware to operate the specific types of games I play ;)

check back...

[MTUSUPPORT]

It seems that the Audigy seems to be the best sound of the sound cards, that I am aware of, but it also must have you do this to it.

So what I would do is stick with whichever card that you have, just try this and it should fix it.

[pcgumshoe]

Yes, this solved the problem... Here is what I think the problem is for the CD player issue addressed here... There is no code... no code to buffer the transfer of the digital audio... I just had to stop and take myself back to using the Sony 300 disk player... Ask yourself, how does it work? Simple, the text (graphic) is contained in the digital music... you need a digital stream to pick it up... ergo the use of a digital coaxial out...

Transfer this to the problem I have, your software either A) does not buffer this code very well.... (not that that is a problem) or B) your software WILL buffer the code, provided I have a digital stream.... hence I would have to use a CD drive that has a Digital Audio out and plug it directly into the sound board...

Might be an interesting exploration ;)

As for the code (not a writer of software just using your lingo and all) I have thought of using this digital form of communication from and CD drive that has it to direct it out of a computer to a digital "GRAPHICS LIFTER" that are commercially available. That would be for on the fly type stuff and avoid all the hoster saving on the Hard Drive issues... just put a CD in and press play... simple for during a performance.

Would you say you do have code to buffer the audio stream? I guess I don't see the problem so much as the sound card... the sound card is doing what we ask of our 4x 10x 24x 48x 54x and on and on drives... reading them faster... there just seams to be a bottle neck somewhere... software or hardware... maybe in the IDE cable... who knows... have you explored this or am I SOOOOO FAR off base that I should be shot for even pretending I know anything about this stuff... If I am right, please give me a nice accolade, and for gosh sake make me a beta tester... I love your products!