Videoman

[videoman]

I Am Trying To Import Regular Audio Cd's Into Hoster. Can Anyone Tell Me How. Bob

[MTUSUPPORT]

There is no real way to do this correctly. Just use your .mp3 files from your computer to play the songs back in the Playlist.

If you really need to import your Audio files into Hoster, setup a new brand, and then start importing them as .kma, but they will never play on any other program.

You might just want to use Windows Media Player for the time being to handle your Audio Cd's.

[George]

VIDEOMAN,
Using any version of Hoster, you can first import your regular cd's to the hard drive using Microstudio.

Import them as CDG's though, not WAV.

Then burn the newly created cdg files to a disc and import them into Hoster as you would any other cdg.

George

[nreel]

Videoman: You DO NOT need to rip and Burn. Hoster will IMPORT directly from an AUDIO CD.

Follow these steps:
01. Place Audio CD in CDROM
02. Open Hoster
03. Click Import From CD
04. Click the Drop Down Arrow that is next to the BRAND Box
05. Select ONE: CUSTOM ASSEMBLY, PRIVATE RESERVE OF MINE, UNKNOWN
.....BRAND, or Type in something new, like AUDIO, to establish a NEW BRAND.
06. Click into the DISCID Box and Type something relevant to the Audio
.....Disc that you are importing or simply type AUD01.
07. Click NEXT in the BOOKID to automatically have Hoster assign a BookID or
.....type in a UNIQUE BookID. A unique BookID must not be a BookID that is
.....already in use. For all AUDIO CDs, you may want to set aside a BLOCK of
.....BookIDs...like, starting at BookID 3000 or Higher, depending on how many
.....Karaoke CDs you have or plan on acquiring in your Karaoke Career. Just
.....remember that, if you choose to select BookIDs that are NOT-IN-
.....SEQUENTIAL-ORDER, you should make a note of the STARTING and
.....ENDING BookIDs so that you will know what BookID to assign when
.....Importing more AUDIO CDs.
08. Click READ DISC/READ DISC TRACKS/ADD DISC TRACKS TO IMPORT,
.....depending on which version of Hoster you are using.
09. Click SELECT ALL or Click individual Tracks Boxes to Import just what you
.....need.
10. Type in SongTitle and Artist info. CDDB is not available to Hoster.
11. Click IMPORT TRACKS/PROCESS TRACKS/PROCESS SELECTED TRACKS,
.....depending on which version of Hoster you are using.

DONE

I have followed the above steps using Brand=AUDIO, DisckID=AUD01, BookID=3000, entering SongTile and Artist info, selecting a Track, and Importing with success and the Tracks, once entered into the Hoster Playlist, via the newly assigned BookIDs, Played correctly.

This seems to be a lot of work, when considering that one needs to type in SongTitle and Artist info. It has been easier, for me, to use a second computer, a Laptop, that has a DJ program, which Plays Mp3s, hooked to a 2nd LINE IN on my mixer. All I have to do is push the FADER up and I have instant Mp3 MUSIC. Because I am using DJ software, all my Mp3s have the SongTitle and Artist pre-entered via the online CDDB database. From the, now known List of Songs, I can pick and choose, at will, the SINGLE Mp3 that I want to Play next or have a LIST of Mp3s Play in AUTO Mode, one right after the other.

I hope you will benefit from the LONG Post. I didn't see any way to spell-out what to do in a SHORT Concise Post.

Good Luck,
Norm

[George]

Originally Posted by nreel

Videoman: You DO NOT need to rip and Burn. Hoster will IMPORT directly from an AUDIO CD.

Not so sure about that on anything prior to version 3.108. That's why I said ANY VERSION OF HOSTER. Older versions will not import audio cd's directly.

Looks like we both goofed by not asking which version of Hoster was being used.

Well, now he can go either way.

George

[nreel]

Well, I remember that MY 1st version of Hoster could Import directly from an AUDIO CD, but, I have no way of testing as I don't want to install a USB LAN and research a MAC ID to get it to work.

There have been a few questions, over the years, about Importing from an AUDIO CD. Too few for me to have shared the info that I discovered early on.

You can check out:
POST #8 by MINDONSTRIKE, dated as far back as 08/14/2004, which states the same thing as me, at: http://forum.mtu.com/showthread.php?...t=AUDIO+IMPORT

But, suffice to say, I have RE-Installed Hoster Versions 3.006, 2.219, 2.215#2, and 2.213#3 and all are able to IMPORT DIRECTLY from the CD.

So, I did not need to ask what Hoster Version was being used by Videoman, because I already knew that Hoster would IMPORT an AUDIO CD per my direction listed above.

[George]

All that aside I'm still glad I posted an answer to the question, although I did forget to include that using CDRW's would eliminate unneeded coasters.

Now he has a choice of methods that will work based on whichever he considers to be the easiest.

There's no right or wrong in that. It is up to the user.

George

[George]

NORM,

I owe you an apology, big time. When I scanned your original post I made the assumption(bad word) that you were basing your post on recent import methods that did not exist prior to 3.108. At first sight it appears that way, but it is not.

I was wrong..

Something about it kept bugging me so I took the time to really see what you had posted, tried it, and do sorely wish you had posted this a long time ago.

As much time as I spend "outside the box" I should have realized that you were out there also, on this one.

I wouldn't fool with burning anything either, not with this method available.

Now as the sun continues to rise slowly in the heavens, I'll go wipe the egg off my face.


Take care,
George