Are EZH disc's a problem?

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Originally Posted by Kate Hurrell

1) Hoster can not be used as a backup program as no other MTU program can read the KMA format! Nor does MTU have any plans to do this!
2) Hoster can not read/record all the disc's that MTU claim it can read on their pre-installed song list! Plus MTU can not tell me when to expect a solution!

Kate, I don't have an immediate solution for you. As has been said, no other UK or other user has reported any problem with Essential discs. One of our workstation users in the UK records and mixes the music for Essential. I'll ask him what he can find out about this EZH series.

As to your questions above:

1. We are adding support for KMA format files converting back to CDG into our Microstudio software. It will be out this summer. This will allow taking KMA files and writing them to a CDG disc, in CDG format.
   
   
2. Right now, we are adding new CD Reading code into Hoster that should allow importing any standard disc on almost any CD/DVD drive. It has already been proven to allow importing Multisession protected discs. This should be beta testing by the end of this month. We expect to release it late June to early July. This really needs 3-4 weeks of testing to insure it is safe to release.

We can say that many Sound Choice users have reported 20 - 30 minute per track import time. It turns out if you make a backup copy of the same disc with Microstudio USING QUALITY MEDIA, then import it in Hoster, it takes only tens of seconds per track to import. In this proven case, it is the low quality media that was used by the producer. That is a fact, but I don't know if it applies to your EZH series.

We will try to buy one of these discs next week, as UK businesses are closed at this hour.


Here's a possible work-around:

Do you have any other software that can read these discs into MP3+G or ZIP files? That is what you would be using if you don't use Hoster. Well, Hoster 3.108 can import these files into KMA formats that add to our Songs Database and our Playlist, and our Song Book. So, try another import program and see if they can read these discs. If not, you got stuck with a new protection that won't import to any PC software.

Don't throw out the baby with the water. Try another import program to get MP3+G or ZIP files.

Another player (aka Hoster playing competitor) won't do you any good unless you have some way of ripping the discs into a compressed format that any of us can use.

This is a unique problem so far, which historically tells us all it is your computer setup. Work with us, not against us and we'll all try to get you running.

Have you made ALL Windows updates on your computer? If not, that might be the reason.