Khpro5.00

[George]

Originally Posted by Musicman51

I can't remember singing any duet cdg that wasn't Pink For Female, Blue For Male, Yellow for both.

Right, you know that, and I know that, but what about the newbie?

[Musicman51]

well...he maybe a newbie to the software, but i doubt very much if he is a newbie to singing?? Could be i guess.

[orzelw]

I've installed and run 5.00 with no problems, and I've produced a track of "Sweet-Talkin' Guy" by the Chiffons, using the three-part capability for lead vocal, background singers, and all combined. It was a little dicey, but it came out fairly decent for a first-time attempt. I noticed a little squirreliness in setting the various color parts, in that some of the color settings would change after I had set them, especially after I had to edit some of the lines of lyrics for timing or breaking up the line to fit on the Play screen. Even in going back and resetting the line colors, it seemed to take several passes before the colors would stay where I set them. It seems to require that I start over from the beginning and reset all the line colors. Even then I'm not sure if they stay put or if I'm imagining they have a mind of their own.

Now I'm working on "Kind of a Drag" by the Buckinghams (a real challenge in timing the lead vocals with the background lyrics with this system, where I have to shift my attention in real time back and forth between the lead singer and the backup vocals, with some lines tied to the previous line simultaneously and some not). Same problem with the color settings. Persistence wins out, but persistence is time-consuming.

[orzelw]

Afternoon update on "Kind of a Drag"... Not much hair left.

After trying several different combinations of lines per screen, font sizes, line breaks, screen breaks, joining of words, and rearrangement of the order of the lead vocal/backup vocal lines and their "&" joins, I've about come to the conclusion that KHPro 5 is incapable of handling this particular song in "duet" format (lead singer as one vocal, with backup singers as second vocal). The screen refresh rate and "refresh start" timing are much too slow for the pace of the song and the number of words involved in the backup vocals.

[Musicman51]

Hummmm....sorry you're having trouble. I didn't have this situation at all. And my computer is 6 years old, and my monitor is all of 3 years old. Might want to ask mtu about it. But here in my studio i've written several, no color issue, or color fading or "squirreliness". And i've done some really fast paced songs. Wish i could give some advice. I'll try a few harmony songs and maybe i can send you a file or something. Anyway...you might ask the folks at mtu. Good luck George

[Musicman51]

I hate to double post. But to tell you the truth orzelw. I am a musician, have been for going on 40 years. I play lead guitar, bass guitar, pedal steel, dobro, and even sit in now and then on drums. So perhaps my phrasing is a bit better then most. But i can count on one hand the number of times i've had to go back and actually adjust the phrasing and music. MTU makes this khPro software so easy, and steady. That i give the pro's a run for the money. Most cases unless i actually tell some folks that i've written the cdg, they never know it.

I've written original cdg's for singers who do shows and professional presentations. I do parody comic songs, political satire, all using mtu products. I've done some things for our local high school here.

But anyway, i wish you luck. I'll see if i can duplicate your situation with that song you're working on, then send you the finished file. Respectfully Yours, George

[orzelw]

I'm still cogitating other solutions as well, George, but appreciate any different approaches. I've logged thousands of hours (literally) on MTU applications (Vogone, KHPro, Microstudio) plus graphic wave file editors, converting commercial songs to karaoke for both myself and others. Part of upgrading to new application versions is training oneself on the new capabilities and how to work within the restrictions. So I'm not giving up just yet.