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[Dufgolfer]

I am using 5.01 and loving most of it but when I try to import a song from a singers disc the program freezes (video and audio) until the song import and writing kma are complete. I am using a ruggedized Twinhead N15RB with a pentium 1.8g processor, 1g ram and XP. I haven't found any threads addressing this problem. I have been using this computer with hoster for several years.

[RIKKI TIKKI]

Originally Posted by Dufgolfer

I am using 5.01 and loving most of it but when I try to import a song from a singers disc the program freezes (video and audio) until the song import and writing kma are complete. I am using a ruggedized Twinhead N15RB with a pentium 1.8g processor, 1g ram and XP. I haven't found any threads addressing this problem. I have been using this computer with hoster for several years.

Dedicated video memory is the first place that I would upgrade... Last year I upgraded my Laptop to what you see in my signature as a test computer ( I'm a Beta Tester ), and have been able to add singers disk selections on the fly during a show, without a glitch, sync problem, or crash... my old laptop (now my show backup!) had similar specs to what you are using, and had glitches, and sync problems when trying to add singer disc songs on the fly, since about Hoster 4.06... before, when using my old reliabe MTU built computer, I had to tell everybody coming to my shows with their own discs to let me add their selections prior to the start of the show! Not too cool... Now I have peace of mind knowing I can add singer disk selections, and singer flash drive selections, without the problems that you are incurring! Hope this helps you!

[kod]

Roy,

These songs are normal purchased mp3 songs and prior to Hoster 5.x (4.32), I could play dance songs in "auto" without a hitch and have been doing so for several months! This was the first crash I've had while using "Auto."

The reason I posted it is I remember someone else posting the same type of problem using "Auto."

As for BA, as I said in my post, I had stopped using it a while back because of "crashes!" It's frustrating not to be able to use it, but I can live without it!

[Lonman]

Originally Posted by Dufgolfer

I am using 5.01 and loving most of it but when I try to import a song from a singers disc the program freezes (video and audio) until the song import and writing kma are complete. I am using a ruggedized Twinhead N15RB with a pentium 1.8g processor, 1g ram and XP. I haven't found any threads addressing this problem. I have been using this computer with hoster for several years.

Bumping to 2gb ram wouldn't hurt either.

[WaltR]

Last night I did a show for the first time using 501. Here is a problem I had. When I bring up the search window, list a song and then hit the folder button to bring the song up, the search window appears on the singers display. This only happens when I hit the folder to activate the search. Has anyone else encounter this? It is a problem because if a singer is performing when this happens the search window blocks out some of the words and is a distraction.

Walt

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by WaltR

Last night I did a show for the first time using 501. Here is a problem I had. When I bring up the search window, list a song and then hit the folder button to bring the song up, the search window appears on the singers display. This only happens when I hit the folder to activate the search. Has anyone else encounter this? It is a problem because if a singer is performing when this happens the search window blocks out some of the words and is a distraction.

Walt

The folder button is not for you to search for a song. The folder button is if you put a singers name in that field then click that it will open that singer's list from the Singer's Database. This should open right next to the search window.
To activate the search for a song type in your search info and hit enter.

[WaltR]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

The folder button is not for you to search for a song. The folder button is if you put a singers name in that field then click that it will open that singer's list from the Singer's Database. This should open right next to the search window.
To activate the search for a song type in your search info and hit enter.

Thanks Dale. That explains it.

Walt

[admin]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

The folder button is not for you to search for a song. The folder button is if you put a singers name in that field then click that it will open that singer's list from the Singer's Database. This should open right next to the search window.
To activate the search for a song type in your search info and hit enter.

One additional point, the size/location of the "Singers Songs dialog" (appears when you click the "folder" icon) is persistent; i.e. it appears in the same size/location when you last used it. You can move it and resize it, and you should do this BEFORE your show, not during it.

Originally Posted by WaltR

Thanks Dale. That explains it.

Hope that helps you further.

I updated the Manual to make this clearer.

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by WaltR

Last night I did a show for the first time using 501. Here is a problem I had. When I bring up the search window, list a song and then hit the folder button to bring the song up, the search window appears on the singers display. This only happens when I hit the folder to activate the search. Has anyone else encounter this? It is a problem because if a singer is performing when this happens the search window blocks out some of the words and is a distraction.

Walt

One other thing, if it is appearing on the "Singers Display" on the extended monitor, Drag it back to the main monitor or alternately press the "Reset Displays" button in the Tools/Options.