Questions 'bout this Program

[Rockrz]

It's not really a problem... I think Microstudio is going to be what I'll have to use when hosting a show.

[Roy Dennis]

I don't think your grasping how Hoster works, you do not load all the songs into the playlist only the ones that a singer has asked to sing.
You can't enter any singers names into Microstudio or keep records of your singers songs and the search features of Hoster far exceed those of Microstudio.

I suggest you take a look at this video showing Hoster as used in a show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOaesDiPdco

I should watch all the way through as it shows various ways of searching and adding to the playlist, if only watch the first few minutes you won't see any different than your doing now.

[Rockrz]

This is why I was wanting the song ID numbers to be lined up in numerical order so I could require singers to include the song ID number when signing up, that they would see next to the song in the songbook that I would print out and make available to them.

For singer convenience, I'd really rather prefer that they simply tell me their name and the artist and song they want to sing... and Microstudio provides this capability.

Don't know why Hoster cannot have the option to do what Microstudio can do as a feature since some like being able to simply see their entire songbook on the screen and be able to quickly sort by song or by artist

Either way, I can use Microstudio for shows and Hoster for importing music from CD+G discs which I'm doing in KMA format. I hope KMA files are better quality than MP3+G files are.

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by Rockrz

For singer convenience, I'd really rather prefer that they simply tell me their name and the artist and song they want to sing... and Microstudio provides this capability.

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So does Hoster if you use it right, did you watch the video right through ?

I'm dumfounded by your statements

If you really want to use it like your explaining with all the songs listed in order for you to find then you could actually do that in the search dialog by entering a wild card "*" for the search string it would then list the whole database in the search dialog with the artist and sort by which column you double click on. Then double click the song in the list you want to play to send it to the playlist.
Not how I would want to work but that's up to you.

[Rockrz]

I simply want to see the entire songbook in order either by Artist, or by Song and be able to click on the song I want and have it start playing.

I like quick, simple, and easy.

Besides, I don't see where Hoster has the ability to record singers as they sing like Microstudio does which will be a nice feature to employ.






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[RIKKI TIKKI]

Rockrz,

Microstudio is part of the MTU Suite of programs, that, used in their intended catagory, will give you the complete Hosting pleasure of a Karaoke show, whether it be the Home Hobbiest, or the Professional KJ...

The others that have responded to your inquiry, have given some very sound information...

I see you have been a member of this forum for 7 years, and probably are just a little dumbfounded by all the features that the current Hoster (5.20) software that you are TRYING to use in the way that you prefer, isn't filling the bill... Give us some more information on how and when you use the program... Home Recording? Home Party's? Commercial Shows?

I think it's been a while since you have read the users manual... at least browse the sections that pertain to your questions, and needs!

We all use Hoster to suit our needs, and the company (MTU) has given us the most powerful hosting software on the market! IMHO

Once you get Hoster 5.20 working and playing and searching your database correctly, let us know if you still want to use Microstudio to run your shows?

Good Luck!

We are here to steer you in the right direction, just give us a chance, once you give us a little more information, and try to decipher using the User Manual what the Hoster Program is capable of!

[Rockrz]

Originally Posted by RIKKI TIKKI

I see you have been a member of this forum for 7 years, and probably are just a little dumbfounded by all the features that the current Hoster (5.20) software that you are TRYING to use in the way that you prefer, isn't filling the bill

I've already posted that I will use Hoster to import songs for I can control exactly how the songbook appears, and Microstudio to host shows so I can simply and easily sort songs by artist or by song and be able to see the entire songbook containing both artist and song and be able to record singers as they sing...

So, I'm already seeing exactly how these programs will fit my needs. Even though I joined the board a long time ago, I just purchased the software a couple of months ago and am just now buying CD+Gs and importing them as this is a side gig for me as I work a regular day job at about 70+ hours a week.

So, no dumbfounding going on here... just working with the software and seeing how to use it as best fits my needs. I understand that others may choose to use the software in other ways as is their right to do so.

Thanks for answering my questions.