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[sgt_bo]

I am new to this so please bear with me.

I have a HP laptop with media software, i want to use my laptop for a Karoke machine, just for like the house and friends parties. I have a spare TV monitor I can use so they can see the songs but here are my problems.

1) What would be the best software to buy (I have over 100K songs) on a 1TByte Hard Drive

2) Only want to use my laptop and no other equipment, but also want to enable micrphones to be used

3) Want to be able to use regular CD plus have the lyrics on the screen is this possible?

thanks
bo

[billyo]

Originally Posted by sgt_bo

I am new to this so please bear with me.

I have a HP laptop with media software, i want to use my laptop for a Karoke machine, just for like the house and friends parties. I have a spare TV monitor I can use so they can see the songs but here are my problems.

1) What would be the best software to buy (I have over 100K songs) on a 1TByte Hard Drive

2) Only want to use my laptop and no other equipment, but also want to enable micrphones to be used

3) Want to be able to use regular CD plus have the lyrics on the screen is this possible?

thanks
bo

when you say 100K songs are you talking about karaoke cd or red cd ( regular audio cd) ?
you need to get either the full version of hoster or the lite version from mtu in order to do karaoke show ..the diff. between the 2 was on hoster lite you wont be able to import singers disc and you wont be able to create a songbook..regular cd ?do you mean audio cd ,you can play regular cd's, but no graphics ( lyrics ) will show up on your screen..only cdg' ( graphic cd ) if you wanna use your microphone,my suggestion is to get yourself a descent mixing board , and a studio quality monitor ( speakers ) you'll have a better sound quality than just using your laptop, ..to enable dual display click on control panel..display then setting , youll see two screens 1 and 2 ,1 being your main screen and 2 your viewer screen..click on 2, click on extend my monitor, click apply ,then ok..make sure your tv is on before doing these steps..you should be running in no time doing these steps...good luck.. i forgot to mentioned you need an s-video to rca cable also plug in the svideo to your laprop and rca jack to your tv..

[bobcox- with the Lord]

You can't get on screen lyrics from a regular audio cd.
you need cd+g, that is a karaoke cd + graphics
also you will need equipment for your mics.

[sgt_bo]

So with the Hoster program will it copy CD's to make a CD-g, or how can i make a CD-G. I have over 100,000 songs on my external hard drive that i brought into itunes.

I just want to be able to use the songs i have currently and just a laptop to go to friends houses and have fun. I am not interested in doing this for a business just for personal fun.

I have looked for CD-G blank discs all over the place and have had no luck in finding them. I understand it is the words on the screen that makes it the (graphic) part of the CD-G.

[Beavis]

there is no cdg blank disk. you can use any blank cd. its the software that you need.



are there really 100,000 songs in cdg format in this world ?

[billyo]

Originally Posted by sgt_bo

So with the Hoster program will it copy CD's to make a CD-g, or how can i make a CD-G. I have over 100,000 songs on my external hard drive that i brought into itunes.

I just want to be able to use the songs i have currently and just a laptop to go to friends houses and have fun. I am not interested in doing this for a business just for personal fun.

I have looked for CD-G blank discs all over the place and have had no luck in finding them. I understand it is the words on the screen that makes it the (graphic) part of the CD-G.

mtu has programs to create your own karaoke..not really sure how it works..i heard it's a lot of work..but the best way is to just buy the cdg ( karaoke ) disc..if its just for personal use..get microstudio from mtu its just you wont be able to show lyrics on your tv , it will just be showing on your laptop..but you still have to buy karaoke disc..still in my opinion..just get a descent mixing board (you can get one for under $100 ) and a descent studio monitor if you want to have a good sound quality especially if you wanted to use a microphone..you wont be able to find any blank cdg disc..you can use a regular blank disc, mtu has some blank disc that you can buy, if you wanted to make your own karaoke

[mindonstrike]

So with the Hoster program will it copy CD's to make a CD-g, or how can i make a CD-G. I have over 100,000 songs on my external hard drive that i brought into itunes.

No.
Neither Hoster nor any other program in the world will change an audio CD into a CDG, nor an audio song from itunes and magicaly create lyrics.

You could use Vogone to maybe reduce the vocals on the songs and then Karaoke Home Producer to add lyrics to the songs (after you've searched the internet for accurate lyrics.), but even if you got it down changing one song per hour, 24 hours a day, it would take you about 11 years to change 100,000 songs to karaoke.