Karaoke Software

[DJ Frankie]

Otsav everytime, very reliable mate.

P.s Spud I am still up for that drink mate but its just been hectic here for the last week or so. I'll drop you a mail.

[KaraokeDJ]

The only main problem I had when using VDJ is that if there was a slight issue with a MP3+CDG Zip file, it wouldn't play it. With Tricerasoft Swift Elite 4.0 I don't get that problem at all.

Regarding Vista: I just got a new laptop and it has Vista and everything works fine. MixMeister Fusion and Swift Elite are the only things I install, everything else I use portable versions so my laptop remains music only.

[djrikki]

Great little thread. Personally when I do karaoke nights I bring my Mac along with me. I have over 6000 karaoke songs with lyrics.

For the Mac I use QMidi, its basic, but very reliable and costs less than a tenner to register. Then just download Screen Span Doctor also if you use have an iBook like myself. This will allow you to use a monitor/tv as a second display unit rather than the default Mirrored setting (on the iBook at least).

QMidi seems to be the only cheap, bug-free and reliable karaoke software for the Macintosh. You can't do nifty-things like show Singer's name, build a Singer's Playlist, but frankily who needs to. ;-)

[DJWayne]

I use Virtual DJ and have used swift elite 4 in the past.

I much prefer Virtual DJ for the speed of search when you have a large database of songs and for ease of use and quality of show.

THere are some compatibility issues with some hosters and certain mp3+g files i know virtual DJ is one of them as if your files are zipped with high compression or with the wrong names inside the zip file they wont load. I got around this by buying a program called songverter from MTU to convert all my songs to the right format now they will work with whatever software i use however it will take something really awesome to beat virtual DJ in my opinion

[djsteve10]

Virtual DJ & OTS AV for me,

[axeman]

i do Karaoke every weekend, so ive tried a few and had a few problems along the way, but if you want something that works every time and is very very cheap, download "karafun" its free and it works.

[ppentertainments]

Must admit I have gave up on the idea of going digital for karaoke. To many problems in my opinion and find it easier using discs.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Must admit I have gave up on the idea of going digital for karaoke. To many problems in my opinion and find it easier using discs.

What problems did you have?

[ppentertainments]

Tracks sticking or words missing. I must admit I did not perservere too long with the problem but still find it easier to use discs - guess it is just like going digital for disco.

[MrWeetabix]

I use an older version of Virtual DJ for my Karaoke nights, I chose not to upgrade as I find it more reliable and stable than the newer ones. Very easy to use and minimum spec is quite low, so hardware is cheap to provide/replace and is easy to run from most laptops (with S-video out).

We have three nights a week at present and all my DJs find it easy to use, with very little training or introduction. The windows-side desktop setup tends to be where I spend most time in terms of educating users.

The database search is also quite intuitive and providing you have good file-tagging, you should be able to find most tracks without the track codes.