I need some suggestions for song book and DB

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by N181RV

I sure hope I am posting in the right place. I am a newbie to Hoster.
I have a couple of issues to discuss. cornfused>

1. sometimes when a song is playing, the audio goes into severe scratchy distortion. This will last a random amount of time, usually 5 to 15 seconds. The graphics also go distorted and both audio and graphics seem to slow down. after a few seconds, it comes back instantly to normal. It may do it again a time or two, and it may not. It has happened on three or four occassions in the last week. I am still running shakedown runs in the garage. I happens to different brands of music and did not happen to the same song twice.

I have 2 gb Ram and 256 mb on the video card. Can this be a mechanical problem with the hard drive? or does anyone have any suggestions?

Hard drive problem not likely, If it were the HD the file would simply stop working and you'd get an error mssg or Hoster would crash. I'm not a techie but something to investigate is whether you've got things running in the background (virus scanners etc), make sure thats off.
Try running Hoster with the Task Manger running and note what the CPU usage is when the sound distorts or graphics slowdown - also note which processes might start running at the same time.
Although you didn't provide much in the way of specs, it sounds as if you've got plenty of resources, so I would suspect something in the background.

some other suggestions:
Make sure you have DirectX 9 from Microsoft
Make sure your Windows are all updated.
Make sure your audio and video drivers are updated, preferably from the maker not from Microsoft. And while your at it make sure the firmware for your cdrom is the latest.
There is a section in the manual (available from the HELP tab) about dealing with troubleshooting audio drops, listing a number of steps you can take to free up computer resources.

Now the other question. when loading song tracks to the hard drive from CD's, how can a string of tracks be removed that were erroneously added?

In my experimentation, I added a vocal CD to my CDG songbook list and I can't get it off. I know it is a simple thing but I can't find it.

Anyone who can explain it, do it like you are giving a rank beginner the instructions, because that is what I am.

I am having a lot of fun with this program but it does have a good learning curve to it.


Thanks, Happy now>

Phil in mid Illinois

Click the tools tab at the top of the playlist screen, then click edit songs. in that screen you can find the songs by song title, artist or book id.
Highlight the song you want to get rid of and click delete.
At the top of that screen are buttons to give you the option of deleting one at a time or multiples, use which ever seems appropriate and/or you are comfortable with.

Ahhh It's not that big of a curve, it's just a matter of starting at the top of the manual and checking out each feature hands on while you're reading about it IMHO.

Hopefully this will help some or at least give you something to try until someone smarter comes along.

Sam

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BTW: Welcome aboard

[mindonstrike]

Alright Dale, How'd you beet me to this by 15 minutes?
Well at least I beat Beavis to the Windows update bit

Sam

[ddouglass]

What can I say Sam? I'm quick on the keys!

[Beavis]

did anyone ask him what version of hoster he was running ?? he might have an old version that didnt work properly.

more than likely windows updated a hardware driver. I hate when that happens !!!

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by Beavis

more than likely windows updated a hardware driver. I hate when that happens !!!

That is why I have the Automatic Update set to "Notify" me that updates are ready and I use the custom setting rather than express, so I can see what Big Brother is doing to MY computer!!

Judging from his lack of knowledge about Hoster, the fact that he is still testing, and his join date, I didn't figure his version was too very old, but good point. I should have asked about his Windows updates too....guess I dropped the ball on that one. So, N181RV make sure you Windows are up-to-date.

[Beavis]

the year he joined was the first thing i looked at, and its the first thing i check when someone posts. it tells a lot !

i think the one thing that has never been asked here is:

does it matter if your having problems with Hoster and you are not up to date with windows updates, then you update.

or should you uninstall hoster after you are done installing all windows updates, then reinstall Hoster ?????

admin ?? MTUSUPPORT ???

[George]

Originally Posted by Beavis

the year he joined was the first thing i looked at, and its the first thing i check when someone posts. it tells a lot !

Doesn't say as mush as you think. I believe the join date is when they first joined the forums, not when they first purchased and started using MTU Products.

Take a look at somebody with just a few posts and a recent join date that suddenly pops up and says they've been using a product for 4 or 5 years. Happens every now and then.

Part of the silent majority.

On the other hand, we have one gentleman that probably goes back to 2002 or so who the last I knew has yet to acquire anything except a Hoster Demo. ADMIN knows who I mean.

[admin]

Originally Posted by Beavis

does it matter if your having problems with Hoster and you are not up to date with windows updates, then you update.

or should you uninstall hoster after you are done installing all windows updates, then reinstall Hoster ?????

admin ?? MTUSUPPORT ???

Shouldn't make any difference what Windows is doing for updates. However, like any program, if things just aren't working right, doing an Update of Hoster will usually fix it. Computers can get farkled!

Phil, great to hear you are helping out kids at church. I'm updating our church also to do this. A well done Karaoke show can expose kids to a talent they may not have realized God gave them, and lift their spirit. Peers can be brutal, and having them all get together and sing can be a big life changer for all.

The problems you are describing are definitely not normal Hoster actions. As the friends here are pointing out, look for something running in background, or going haywired. Until you get Hoster down pad, I wouldn't run anything else at all, especially in background. Do check the Task Manager for what else is running. Its a matter of hunt and seek to beat computers into sumbmission sometimes.