Back to Hoster 4.3 and lyrics back in sync

[James w murray]

too many problems with 4.4 and vista
4.3 works well with vista except for the key changer
the problem with 4.4 seems to be having the exact same display in the preview window as the tv display caused the lyrics to go out of sync
maybe mtu can release a version of 4.3 with the key changer fixed
As long as my lyrics are in sync I'll deal with using an external key changer in the mean time

[Skybird74]

What kind of problems with Vista - out of sync on all songs? Did you try changing anything in the Options? The Manual makes suggestions if it is out of sync.

I need the key changer. I put 4.04 on my XP and everything works like it's supposed to, including key change. Only need 3.4 for MUX videos. So, I was planning on putting it on my Vista.

[James w murray]

the new preview window with 4.4 is causing problems with vista
in 4.3 the preview window only showed the lyrics
in 4.4 they set it to show the marquee and name display as well and now the lyrics run slow and out of sync
in 4.4 i have to start songs sometimes twice because i get an error the first time when it tries to cue and it usually starts on the 2nd attempt
4.3 is much stabler with vista except maybe they could offer a patch for just the key changer or use 4.3 display in 4.4
i don't need to see all the details in the preview window, the 4.3 preview window was fine

[Skybird74]

4.05 is being BETA tested and should fix the key changer as well as the mux on videos and may be out in a month or so.

for now....... You didn't mention wether or not you made any changes in the Tools/Options, like changing from high priority to either normal or real-time and see if that makes any difference?

Also, did you read what the Manual says about audio being out of sync in the "Troubleshooting" section? It has a long explanation & possible solution.

[James w murray]

tried all fixes, turned off marquee set vista display to vista basic, windows classic, tried normal default and realtime, drivers all updated even did a full recovery and only installed hoster as the only program on the computer after doing all updates
i'll stick with 4.3 it runs solid on vista except for the key changer
i have an external key changer on my amp
rather have a solid working basic version then a fancy one that dosen't work
i would like to have the key changer fixed since i now have gone to touch screen songbooks and a virtual karaoke slip

[Skybird74]

One last question (if you don't mind), why don't you use 3.4 for your key changer? I use a powered dual band amp (not karaoke), so I'm not hooking up another machine just to change the key.