KMA and MP3+G naming on database and better name importing options

Originally Posted by madjim

Here are three reasons KMA's are superior to any other format:

1. Everything is in one file

2. It is a smaller file

3. KMA's use a higher bit rate (when imported from a disc) so they provide a higher quality audio signal.

I can rip an MP3+G (or WMA+G) at any quality rate I want, and I can zip it into one file that is compressed AND will work with over 90% of the karaoke apps out there, including hosters, file managers, and song book generators. So KMAs are superior how? You're going to have to do better than that. KMAs were invented for the same reason Microsoft invented WMAs: to keep you using their software.

Winter is coming. Can I have some of that wool covering your eyes?

[hwheeler43]

If you don't like the program go elsewhere. I find it kind of ironic that the folks with the most problems are the ones with illegal songs. Quite amusing huh.

[Big KJ]

Hey, this was NOT the subject of this post!

All I wanted is the possibility to use KJ File Manager in order to keep our MTU's Hoster files in a way that we have consistency over the Title/Artist naming.

I want to have my KMA files in the most possible consistent way.
I don't even care if they are a proprietary system file or not.

When I bought Hoster (I do currently have 2 licenses) about 5 or 6 years from now, I knew that it uses this KMA format, and that was/is okay to me.

For the discussion sake, please open another thread about MP3+G against KMA! That's NOT the point of this thread.

But, PLEASE, let's find a way that works for all of us in order to keep our songs folder, and booklists, the way they should be: with no mistakes, without mispellings and without diferent names for the same song or artist.

KJ File Manager, as far as I'd tried it with MP3+G, can do that!

Their other program Song List Generator already do recognizes KMA and it can do a really great job.

So why not have the best of both worlds and use KJ File Manager to help us cleaning our KMA songs?

The only thing needed is that they do have enough people asking them to support KMA files.

[Big KJ]

Just wondering if I'm the only one out there looking for consistency over the naming of the songs files.

This is a big problem for me, and, at least, I would like to know if there are any other users feeling the same.

Thanks

[ddouglass]

If you are looking for consistency then keep making your edit changes in Hoster and those corrections will get into the Bucket updates. When you make changes and import new CDs that are not in the built-in database then those additions and changes are saved and uploaded to MTU to be added to there list. This way everyone will get them and benefit from them.

[Big KJ]

This is not my problem, to add new disc not on bucket.
I'll do that all the time and I'm okay with that.

What I would like to have is some program routine that looks at my songs files and checks for inconsistencies and repair those in an automatic (kind of...) way; instead of going on and check one by one.

An KJ File Manager does this and only this!

My point is that:

Having, lets say for example these 3 naming variations for the same song:

SC3001 - Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2U
SF825 - Sinead O' Conner - Nothing Compares To You
EZ25 - Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares To U

Imagine a program that recognizes that these are the same song and actualy replaces the wrong or diferent spellings with only one, so they can appear in only 1 instance and not as if 3 diferent songs are, it would be fantastic.

Thats what KJ File Manager does.

At this point this works great for MP3G (which I do have only a few), but what they told me is that they will do the same for KMA files if there are enough Hoster users asking for it.

So my goal is to have this program looking at my songs folder, find the inconsistencies, do the repair (and this repair is very easy) and afterwards have Hoster rebuilding my song list so my booklists look without errors.

Wouldn't that be great?

[kiwisinger]

Hi Big Kj,

just read your post and Im hoping you've given me the answer to my problem. I have 1000's of CDG+mp3 files.

My problem is I've renamed every file according to its numbered disc folder as follows:

Eg: Folder Disc 001:

Disc/Trk Title Artist

01 - 01 Hot hot hot - Buster Poindexter.cdg
01 - 01 Hot hot hot - Buster Poindexter.mp3
01 - 02 I'm so excited - The Pointer Sisters.cdg
01 - 02 I'm so excited - The Pointer Sisters.mp3
01 - 03 Strokin' - Clarence Carter.cdg
01 - 03 Strokin' - Clarence Carter.mp3
01 - 04 Come on ride the train - Quad City Dj's.cdg
01 - 04 Come on ride the train - Quad City Dj's.mp3

In my post, I've learnt from those who responded what I have to do for Hoster to Import my files. The short of it is I have to re-write every file again. A task I really dont want to do as you could imagine.

Taking the examples from above,(which is exactly how Iv named my files), all I have to do is insert just a "space Dash space" " - " between "Track & Title". Hoster then recognizes the files and will import them.

My question is, will KJ File manager rename all my files by just adding that " - " ??

If it does I will definately buy the program cause I am not able to utilize Hoster with its full potential

Cheers

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by KaraokeHo

I can rip an MP3+G (or WMA+G) at any quality rate I want, and I can zip it into one file that is compressed AND will work with over 90% of the karaoke apps out there, including hosters, file managers, and song book generators. So KMAs are superior how? You're going to have to do better than that. KMAs were invented for the same reason Microsoft invented WMAs: to keep you using their software.

Winter is coming. Can I have some of that wool covering your eyes?

KaraokeHo,
Please take the time to educate yourself on MTU/Hoster and zip files. This issue has been discused in length in this forum. If you have the time, search this forum for zip file and read Admims posts.

One day down the road Hoster won't run zip files, it will convert them to CDMP3G files (a type of KMA) when they are loaded into the program.

Also pay atention to the bit rate choices when you import a CD+G. in Hoster, up to 192k.

I'm just a karaoke host/entertainer and all of my testing a research has shown me the KMA's are better than any other format I've tried. MTU has all of the answers, not me

I'm trying to help, not confuse.


Jim