Downloadable Karaoke Songs

[Roy Dennis]

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[kod]

Roy,

Thanks! I got it now. You guys have been great in helping me and teaching an old dog new tricks...

KOD (Karaoke Old Dude)

[SteveWalker]

I have a few .zip files (each contain .mp3 & .cdg file) albums. Does Hoster import these .zip files? How does it detect which CD+G manufacturer to assign the DiskID? Or, how is this done manually?

[Roy Dennis]

Yes it does import zip files, look in the manual under import hard drive files.

Roy.

[SteveWalker]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

Yes it does import zip files, look in the manual under import hard drive files.

Roy.

Please address each of the following 3 questions:

1. When importing, how do you assign the DiskID to each zip file in the folder? Do I manually assign the DiskID or does Hoster automatically detect this?

2. When importing, are the two files in the .zip extracted, then renamed to the Hoster file extenstion? Or, is the .mp3 and .cdg extentions remain the same?

3. Does Hoster ID3 tag the .mp3 files?

Thanks,
Steve

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by SteveWalker

Please address each of the following 3 questions:

1. When importing, how do you assign the DiskID to each zip file in the folder? Do I manually assign the DiskID or does Hoster automatically detect this?

If the disc id is in the file name it will assign it for you but you have to set up the define feild order correct. If the disc Id is not in the file name then you have to enter it yourself.

2.

Originally Posted by SteveWalker

When importing, are the two files in the .zip extracted, then renamed to the Hoster file extenstion? Or, is the .mp3 and .cdg extentions remain the same? .?

They remain the same.

3.

Originally Posted by SteveWalker

Does Hoster ID3 tag the .mp3 files?.?

Hoster writes a small header file to the same directory as the origanal zip with a .kmh extension.

Best to just try it, if you do it wrong delete the .kmh file and try again.

Roy.

Thanks,
Steve[/quote]

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by SteveWalker

2. When importing, are the two files in the .zip extracted, then renamed to the Hoster file extenstion? Or, is the .mp3 and .cdg extentions remain the same?

3. Does Hoster ID3 tag the .mp3 files?

Thanks,
Steve

Steve,
The originial zip files stays exactly the same as it is. Hoster creates a 3rd file outside the zip that will have the same exact name as the other two with just the Header information needed by Hoster.
Hoster does not create the ID3 tag for mp3 files.

[Chad Slater]

You can also check out Karaoke-Version.com it is an excellent source of purchase to download.

[RandyMcCharles]

Karaoke-Version is good. They used to offer CDG format, but no longer. You can get audio only or .wmv with lyrics.

[SteveWalker]

Chad and Randy,

Thanks for your suggestions. I looked at the website and it appears to be extensive offering.

I have purchased a couple karaoke songs online to quickly satisfy special requests for private parties. However, I prefer to buy cd+g disks because they provide physical proof that I own and purchased the mp3+g files on my laptop. It's hard to prove ownership of mp3+g files that you download from the internet, isn't it? Showing your receipts that can easily be self-generated is not good proof of purchase.

I understand that most of the KJ's out there are purchasing hard drives full of thousands of mp3+g files for cheap but these are illegal pirated files. These so called KJ's would pay a huge fine beyond belief if they are proven guilty of this crime. So I stay away from downloading karaoke files.

Thanks,
Steve

[RandyMcCharles]

I also prefer to have physical CDGs. However, the industry looks to be moving toward downloads in order to complete. The cost of manufacturing, warehousing, shipping, and retailing physical CDGs is not insubstantial, as the lower price of downloads demonstrates. As music stores shrink and consumers move to iTunes, so the karaoke industry will follow. I think it is only a matter of time (decades) before we have iKaraoke. The move by KJs from CDG players to HD only speeds this transition as the tracks can come from either source. All that is missing is for the industry to agree on a iTunes-like protection system. I have to think KIAA at least is discussing this. They will then say that only iKaraoke enabled HD systems are legal. Getting an industry to agree on a format and who profits how much from it can take a long time, however.

[ddouglass]

The biggest problem I have with downloads is the format. MP3 is a compression format that tends to lose a lot of the depth and sound quality thay you get from a CD copy. That goes for any music in this format. I would hope someone could come up with a compression format that does not have all that loss befor ethey go completely to downloads.