What do I need?

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Originally Posted by cbr929pilot

okay, i need help.
Tell what to buy, all i want to do is be able to have Kakoake at home.
I have a nice PC with a lot Hard drive space.

What software and where do i buy the music what format?

any help is appriciated. I'm trying to do it this weekend.
thanks
email: cbr929pilot@hotmail.com

I'm responding based on your statment of "this weekend". I'm assuming a birthday or other party that is your "deadline".

What we hear from MANY who bought an "el-cheapo" hardware system from Target, Wal-Mart, etc. is within months (sometimes weeks) they are broken... ESPECIALLY if the kids are allowed to use it. Also, kids will destroy CDG disc quickly by handling them! You DO NOT want to scratch a master CDG disc as the lyrics will be damaged. Frankly, we never recommend this direction based on the experience of others who call us.

Our Microstudio software ($39.95) is able to import songs from Karaoke CDG discs to the hard drive on your computer and let you play them in any order. You can also play directly from the discs, but importing makes play start instantly, and you don't keep handling your discs. You will need a CDR or DVD burner that can import the CDG disc format. Hoster is better for running professional class karaoke shows, but it is $99.99, which is a bit pricy for home use.

Now, if you want to make your own songs, consider our Karaoke Suite 4 ($149.95), which gives you 2 of our programs for free:

1. Microstudio software (import, play, burn custom discs, backup discs)
2. Karaoke Home Producer (make your own songs with sweeping lyrics)
3. Vogone (vocal reducer to reduce vocals from audio CD songs)
4. Keyrite (key change either audio or karaoke files with lyrics already in them)

This can give you and your family a lot of milage together.

Karaoke CDG discs can be found lots of places (try Google, eBay, Karaoke.com, etc.), depending on the songs you want to sing. Expect to pay about $10 to $20 a disc, with 10 to 15 (sometimes more) songs per disc. These make you legal. Microstudio also allows you to make backup copies to protect your masters (requires CDR blank media and a CD/DVD Burner that can write CDG discs).

Frankly, since you are in a home environment, I wouldn't even consider worrying about a microphone and recording with this tight a deadline. Just play the karaoke "backing music" with the lyrics sweeping, and have fun! Too much technology can get in the way.

We are working on a major upgrade of Microstudio that will hopefully be released in October that can use almost any CD/DVD drive (your computer probably has one now) for importing and writing karaoke CDG discs and tracks. I wish I had it right now; it would be ideal for your needs.

Let us know if you have more questions.