when will audio drop outs be fixed

[admin]

Gentlemen, Stellar is using graphic encoding techniques that hear-to-fore have not been seen. They are causing EXTREME DEMANDS on Hoster's graphic rendering code. This is the most complex code in Hoster to work on. In the past, we had similar types of problems with some other discs and all Madonna songs, and we solved them.

A number of projects at MTU are coming to an end soon, and we expect to have time to test the PHM discs next week. Once we can re-create the problem, we can work on it. However, our programmer who knows this code is not available until late August. I will be surprised if we can have a fix to you before September.

We don't like bugs in Hoster any more than you do. We have heard you, and the process is underway.

[big daddy]

Thank you very much for the response, it is nice to have some sort of time frame for a resolution and that you are working on the problem.
Thanks again, BIG DADDY

[tymzend]

That's all I wanted to hear.

Thanks for the update.

[George]

Have no idea of the magnitude of this Stellar problem, but if it centered mainly around a few popular tracks, I'd be very tempted to do a workaround as a temporary measure.

Import the audio portion of the track to the hard drive as a .wav, then download the lyrics and create new cdg's in KHP, thus bypassing the Stellar graphics encoding problem. It wouldn't be a great chore to try one and see if it would work.

Some hassle for sure, but less than the hassle and embarrassment at a show.

At risk of being redundant, it would all depend on how many of the most asked for tracks were involved, as to whether this would be worth the time or not.

George.

[tymzend]

Easier to go back and use the discs for PHM for now, at least for me.

Our PHM stuff is about 25% of the stuff that gets played at each show.

Just bought THM this month, will see how that goes on the PC.