importing singers disc

[billyo]

tried to import a singers disc last night, since i was having a problem importing singers disc using my int. cd/dvd drive last time, (song stopping for a few sec. and song playing goes out of sync) i've been using my ext. one, didnt have any problem in my last 2 shows, but last night did all the steps in importing singers disc,and i keep getting an error : couldn't find track 3 on the disc..i've been importing the same disc, same track for a while now from regular singer's disc and didnt have problems before..

[ddouglass]

Billy things like this are going to happen. Disks wear out (reason why we don't use originals), get dirty, scratched and abused because people do not know how to treat them. They have been told that disks are permanent and indestructable, so they don't take care of them like they did their vinyl records and tapes.

[Musicman51]

Billy i think dale has kinda hit it right spot on. Even if you are very careful with "Compact Disc", they will get scratched. Believe it or not, just taking them in and out of their jackets actually puts fine micro scratches on them. So it doesn't even have to be a case of abuse, rather could be a case of not using proper handling precautions, and old age. That is one of the reasons i decided to start using hoster, {among many other reasons} and i'm glad i did. I have actually had a couple of singers bring me CD+G's, that i refused to even load into my drawer so sticky, scratched, and dirty. Microstudio, and a good...i stress good writer will very often get that one last play, so you can back up and save that cdg...thank goodness. It's saved a lot of mine. There are a few good products out there to help restore CD's. A couple have actually worked...most don't.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by Musicman51

Billy i think dale has kinda hit it right spot on. Even if you are very careful with "Compact Disc", they will get scratched. Believe it or not, just taking them in and out of their jackets actually puts fine micro scratches on them. So it doesn't even have to be a case of abuse, rather could be a case of not using proper handling precautions, and old age. That is one of the reasons i decided to start using hoster, {among many other reasons} and i'm glad i did. I have actually had a couple of singers bring me CD+G's, that i refused to even load into my drawer so sticky, scratched, and dirty. Microstudio, and a good...i stress good writer will very often get that one last play, so you can back up and save that cdg...thank goodness. It's saved a lot of mine. There are a few good products out there to help restore CD's. A couple have actually worked...most don't.

my personal disc are in excellent shape, and i also made a copy of them ( all in 6, 120 or more cd binders ), i only used them for a few months, till like you i decided to get Hoster, i have a disc cleaner ( Skip Doctor) that brought some of my disc back to life, i don't really import singers disc, it's just she's my regular and i can't find the same disc she has, i already bought some of the same disc she has, it's just that one particular song i cant find..( broadway tunes )

[ddouglass]

What is the song Billy?

[xxyzz]

I never let a singer use their own disc. If they cannot find anything out of my 12000 songs then that is not my problem. I have enought things to do during the show.

I also don't let people bring their drinks up while singing, if they are falling down drunk, no singing for them either. They might trip on cables or spill drinks in your monitor if you use one.

[Musicman51]

I don't allow drinks in the singer's area either. I've had people spill them, forget them, and come back up to fetch their drinks while another singer is performing. Just a bad idea to allow them. But can't quite understand the logic of not allowing a singer's disc. Thats what i'm there for. I'm never too busy to accomodate a singer with their own disc. I have songs no one else in the world has, and i want to sing them. Could care less what's in the book. You would be doing me a diservice by not allowing me to sing them. JMHO...
P.S. Sound Choice is the exception. A sound choice product is noit allowed in my club. My rules. Management has no say so over my rules for karaoke. I don't serve drinks, they don't host karaoke. Been a winning combination.