1st Choice Karaoke
31-08-2010, 09:54 PM
I have been ripping disks for the last few weeks when I have a spare half an hour, in anticipation of my new laptop arriving, (we have decided to take the plunge and go over to a laptop based playout for Karaoke, with ProDub of course). Initially I started using OTS Studio, as it comes free with the OTS AV software we will be using. I noticed that on many tracks there were artifacts on the screen (jumbled up letters, flecks/spots on the screen) even on disks that did not look too scratched.
So, a few people recommended AudioGrabber so I tried that out. It was quicker than OTS Studio, but again, had artifacts on many tracks. I was getting quite frustrated with this and resorted to taking the disks to a local store to get them buffed to reduce the scratches. This helped a bit, but some were just not ripping clear enough to use in a professional environment. After a little research I found that in most good quality standalone Karaoke players, tey have a chip that performs error correction on the tracks as they play, cleaning up any glitches in the graphics, but neither AudioGrabber or OTS Studio do this. I eventually was recommended to try out POWER CD+G Burner. Its $39.99USD, digital download. I had so many tracks that I thought I was going to have to re-buy to make the collection up it was worth a punt.
All I can say is BEST $39.99 I ever spent. It rips CD+G disks real quick, and best of all, performs error correction. I have tracks on disks where you would swear they were deliberately scratched they are that bad, and they have ripped near perfect on this software. I really am chuffed, its saved me a fortune on replacing tracks I thought were useless.
So, if YOU are thinking about going over to laptop/pc based karaoke and have yet to rip your disks, go buy it! Seriously, you will not regret it! I wish I had bought it straight away instead of being stingy and relying on free software!
:beer1:
So, a few people recommended AudioGrabber so I tried that out. It was quicker than OTS Studio, but again, had artifacts on many tracks. I was getting quite frustrated with this and resorted to taking the disks to a local store to get them buffed to reduce the scratches. This helped a bit, but some were just not ripping clear enough to use in a professional environment. After a little research I found that in most good quality standalone Karaoke players, tey have a chip that performs error correction on the tracks as they play, cleaning up any glitches in the graphics, but neither AudioGrabber or OTS Studio do this. I eventually was recommended to try out POWER CD+G Burner. Its $39.99USD, digital download. I had so many tracks that I thought I was going to have to re-buy to make the collection up it was worth a punt.
All I can say is BEST $39.99 I ever spent. It rips CD+G disks real quick, and best of all, performs error correction. I have tracks on disks where you would swear they were deliberately scratched they are that bad, and they have ripped near perfect on this software. I really am chuffed, its saved me a fortune on replacing tracks I thought were useless.
So, if YOU are thinking about going over to laptop/pc based karaoke and have yet to rip your disks, go buy it! Seriously, you will not regret it! I wish I had bought it straight away instead of being stingy and relying on free software!
:beer1: