Confetti Screens

[bryant]

hmmmm...but when I get junk, especially from ChartBuster discs..they are junk at any speed. Doesn't seem to matter.

[Karaoke John]

Well I just tried the duplicating disk using Microstudio and I got a little message that said the disk was multisession and unsupported by Microstudio. I am using version 2.6 I think. I use it so rarely. So I guess that is the problem and Hoster 3.30 Latest version won't read it correctly either. One of the disks I get screen stacked on top of screen . It looks like a ticker tape Parade . If I can't get this resolved I'll Just use them the old fashioned way and not buy anymore Chartbuster.
John

[admin]

We have found that if you slow down the import speed, there are far fewer errors. The Chartbuster discs are so warped that when they spin at high speeds they wobble the drive and laser positioning mechanism. This causes read errors that cause the various problems.

Hoster 3.310 has a new Disc Speed: control that allows you to import at a slower speed. We have seen very significant improvements in our "bad" Chartbuster discs after importing at the slowest speed.

FYI: Our target to release 3.310 is by May 31, 2006.

[bryant]

Just being inventive here, but was wondering if one could help correct the wobbling by increasing the thickness of the disk by perhaps using several layers of labels pasted on?
Anybody wanna try or re-advise?
Bryant

[ddouglass]

That could add to the problem Bryan especially if you don't get the labels perfectly centered. Maybe we need a "Balancing Machine" like they have for tires??

[Karaoke John]

Admin are you saying reduce the input from 128 to say 96Kbs? I will try that or even the lowest setting. The fact that they are Multisession discs will that be a factor. I could upgrade to the newer version of hoster I originally imported the discs using it It has a multisession button on it should it be red or some other color.
I really don't want to have to switch disks during a show, Hoster has really spoiled me.
I was thinking that I may have to go in and Delete the bad imported songs which is pretty much all of them around 700 songs so far. Then reimport them.

I'm Trying to about it all.

John

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by Karaoke John

Admin are you saying reduce the input from 128 to say 96Kbs? I will try that or even the lowest setting. The fact that they are Multisession discs will that be a factor. I could upgrade to the newer version of hoster I originally imported the discs using it It has a multisession button on it should it be red or some other color.
I really don't want to have to switch disks during a show, Hoster has really spoiled me.
I was thinking that I may have to go in and Delete the bad imported songs which is pretty much all of them around 700 songs so far. Then reimport them.

I'm Trying to about it all.

John

Admin is saying reduce your drive speed from 32X to 4x or even 1X (you'd want to experiment a little)

reducing your bit rate setting won't imprve the graphics but they can make your music sound crappy

With CB reducing the drive speed might make a small improvement but don't expect miracles

Sam

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

That could add to the problem Bryan especially if you don't get the labels perfectly centered. Maybe we need a "Balancing Machine" like they have for tires??

I can see us now gluing little weights on to the disk - LOL
Hey it works for ceiling fans!

Sam

[ddouglass]

Or taking all our discs down to Discount Tires to have them spin balanced...

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by Karaoke John

Well I just tried the duplicating disk using Microstudio and I got a little message that said the disk was multisession and unsupported by Microstudio. I am using version 2.6 I think. I use it so rarely. So I guess that is the problem and Hoster 3.30 Latest version won't read it correctly either. One of the disks I get screen stacked on top of screen . It looks like a ticker tape Parade . If I can't get this resolved I'll Just use them the old fashioned way and not buy anymore Chartbuster.
John

Don't "duplicate". Import each track individually (minus the MS track) and use custom assembly to reassemble. On the last music track when hoster hangs at about the 3/4 mark, hit eject on your cdrom. Hoster will say "abort" but in fact the track will be there.

Sam