Converting CAVS disc music to use in Hoster

[doliverson1]

I am currently trying to set my show up to run completely from Hoster. I have been doing shows for a long time and have a few different formats that I use (CD+G, CAVS, MP3+G and yes Laser Disc). I have figured out how to import the CD+G and the MP3+G songs but not the Laser Disc stuff and CAVS songs. I purchased the file converter from CAVS but am having trouble importing them into Hoster. Does anyone have experience converting CAVS songs and adding them to your library? I'm pretty sure that I am going to bag the Laser Discs but if anyone knows of a fairly easy way to convert them I would love to hear it. Thanks all!

doliverson1

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by doliverson1

I am currently trying to set my show up to run completely from Hoster. I have been doing shows for a long time and have a few different formats that I use (CD+G, CAVS, MP3+G and yes Laser Disc). I have figured out how to import the CD+G and the MP3+G songs but not the Laser Disc stuff and CAVS songs. I purchased the file converter from CAVS but am having trouble importing them into Hoster. Does anyone have experience converting CAVS songs and adding them to your library? I'm pretty sure that I am going to bag the Laser Discs but if anyone knows of a fairly easy way to convert them I would love to hear it. Thanks all!

doliverson1

The cavs converter, converts them to mp3g. You should be able to just import that way after conversion.

As for laser disks, you'll need a TV card (internal or external) for your computer and connect your laser player to the card/computer and record each track that way. You won't be able to import them into the database yet but you can select them from the video tab at the top of the playlist screen.

Sam

[Skybird74]

4.0 is supposed to be able to Import Video (hopefully everthing that Hoster wll now play from the hd). That's what I'm waiting for.

So, laser disks will have to be converted to the proper format for Hoster to recognize.

[ddouglass]

The CAVS converter does not convert them to a usable format for anything except adding them to their jukebox computer. The program you need to convert them correctly is CDGFix. Do a search on the internet and you will find it easy.

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

The CAVS converter does not convert them to a usable format for anything except adding them to their jukebox computer. The program you need to convert them correctly is CDGFix. Do a search on the internet and you will find it easy.

I use the free cavs converter for the one or two mp3+mcg songs I buy occasionally from them, and it works fine
for converting them to mp3+cdg.

Now if by "cavs disk" he is refering to SCDG, then yes it requires a different converter like the one CDGFix sells.

[capnvic]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

I use the free cavs converter for the one or two mp3+mcg songs I buy occasionally from them, and it works fine
for converting them to mp3+cdg.

Now if by "cavs disk" he is refering to SCDG, then yes it requires a different converter like the one CDGFix sells.

Definitely, With the CDGFix, you will be able to convert to a format that is acceptable with Hoster.

[stephen mcgrath]

how can i hookup my cavs player to my laptop. is there an adapter for the laptop

[mindonstrike]

how can i hookup my cavs player to my laptop. is there an adapter for the laptop

depends on what you are trying to accomplish.

[capnvic]

Originally Posted by stephen mcgrath

how can i hookup my cavs player to my laptop. is there an adapter for the laptop

If you are attempting to transfer your CAVS media to your laptop, better to use CDGFix and use the DVD-ROM drive on the laptop. If you have the CAV's Player with the hard disk drive w/USB connectivity. You should still be able to connect the hard disk drive unit to your laptop. I am not aware there is any other way to connect the CAV's player to your laptop.

[marklwood]

Originally Posted by stephen mcgrath

how can i hookup my cavs player to my laptop. is there an adapter for the laptop

Which cavs player do you have? Did you buy it with music already on it?

If you have the JB-99 and you bought the music already on the player, you are out of luck.
If the music was added later you have 2 options.
1. You can remove the hard drive and install it in a desktop machine as slave on the primary channel. Boot into DR DOS, run CAVS utilities and recover your music.
2. You can get the special serial to printer cable they sell, hook it up to a computer that (A) is old enough to have a serial bi-directional printer port. (B) will not choke on the software. (C) has enough hard drive space left on the C: drive to copy all the music over.
After all this you don't make any mistakes and erase the JB-99 hard drive.

But why go to all this trouble. If you put the music on there yourself you probably wouldn't be asking this question.

Why not determine which songs are REALLY played from the thousands you think you need, and purchase those seprately. Sell the CAVS unit to one of your customers to play with at home. It would make a great set up for a home machine, just not that great for the pro. I gave mine to my mother-in-law and now I'm her favorite

[capnvic]

Have a friend who owned the JB-99 and gave up the ghost, couldn't blame him. It is definitely awkward to use for shows. He went with the CAV's software and wrote code so he could use wireless laptops for signup. The signup part works well, would be a neat feature for Hoster. have one or two laptops via wifi provide the host machine with a signup list. He also came up with a way to prevent multiple signups by one person....

The CAV's DVD players like the later model of the 203 and some others have USB and hard drive storage. CAV's loaded some of the Hard disks with CAV's SCDG music. Its ok for home use, but not for Karaoke shows.

[stublack]

I realize that this thread is old an maybe outdated. I recently purchased some Super CDG that I want to convert to MP3G or Bin to use in Hoster. I read out here that CDGfix is the way to go. I downloaded the Demo and if I try to play or read the Super CDG or any CDG it does not recognize it from this software. I may be doing something wrong or maybe I downloaded the wrong software in any case I don't want to purchase the software unless I know it's going to work. Can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong

[Lonman]

I used another product which shall not be named here. Imported all the CAVS SCDG's to mp3g which I imdexed as KMH files in Hoster.

[stublack]

That's nice

[kod]

I used Roxbox Karaoke File Converter to convert over 6,000 CAVS songs from discs I bought at a Flea Market and imported all of them as KMA files...

If I remember correctly, I paid about $100 for it...

[stublack]

thank you I'll check that out