Dart Karaoke Studio CD&G

Dart Karaoke Studio CD&G Features

Record from CD+G discs (rip) for CD audio AND graphics (BIN files) or just audio (WAV files)

Compile and burn custom CD+G discs

Includes a CD+G player

Add your own lead-in graphics to the CD+G disc or individual tracks

Customize display of lyrics colors, refresh style and fonts

NEW Duet "Flags" (*) - allows you to distinguish the parts to be sung by different singers and/or by both singers. Different singers can be placed either on the right, center or left side of the screen. And, each singer (or both) can have their own unique color scheme.

NEW Pitch Shifter - allows you to change pitch of the "Soundtrack" audio file used for DART Karaoke projects (*.dkx files) or CD+G tracks (*.bin files). (note: the Pitch Shift tool can not be used to change the pitch of live microphone input or existing CD+G tracks (*.bin files).

NEW Far Eastern (Unicode) language support - allows users to enter different characters used in Far Eastern written languages, which can then be built into *.bin files for burning custom CD+G CDs in any Unicode supported font/language. (note: this feature requires Windows XP/2000, or a Far East version Windows 9x, in addition to the use of an "IME" (Input Method Editor) utility, available as a free download via Microsoft.)

NEW "Insert silence" - allows users to insert a section of silence into an "Soundtrack" audio file, at any point in the file (beginning, end or cursor location).

NEW "Cut" - allows you to remove a section of an audio file.

NEW "Shift flags" - allows user to shift the positions of all, or a group, of synchronization "Flags" by a specified amount of time. You can also simply hold down your "Shift" key and slide all of your flags forward or backward in time, keeping intact the position of the flags, in relation to each other.

NEW End CD+G track image (*) - now users can add a unique image file to either the front or end of a CD+G track (*.bin file). You can also set each image to be displayed for a specific amount of time, as well as select different "dither" modes for each image, which increases its quality when used with CD+G.

NEW "MP3+G" support (*) - the Dart Karaoke Studio CD&G player utility now supports playback (only) of the increasing popluar "MP3+G" karaoke format. At this time, our software does not allow users to create the *.mp3 files needed for this purpose. (note: this "format" actually consists of two identically named files, one with a *.mp3 file extension (the audio) and one with a *.cdg file file extension (the graphics).

NEW More CD+G Colors! (*) - the number of available colors, for building CD+G tracks (*.bin files), was substantially increased and made much easier to select. Custom CD+G color selection was never so easy.

NEW New Fonts and language "scripts" - the following new fonts/language scripts are available for use in DART project files (*.dkx) or CD+G tracks (.bin files): Western European, Greek, Turkish, Baltic, Central European, Cyrillic.

NEW CD+G Track Recall (*) - settings used for building CD+G tracks (*.bin files), such as number of lines on the screen, font, font size, start/end image, coloring mode etc., are saved in *.dka/*.dkx files. (note: you must save your project file after building your CD+G track, for this feature to function properly.)

NEW Updated project file format - DART Karaoke Author files are now saved in a slightly different format and under a different name (*.dkx). The *.dka files, generated by the older versions of the program, are also recognized. The *.dkx file format has been designed to provide for enhanced features and expanded functionality for future releases. The new Duet Flag feature is just the first result of this new format system.

NEW Updated Dart Karaoke Studio CD&G Playlist - now supports use of the newer *.dkx project file format, in addition to the original .*dka project file format.

Dart Karaoke Studio CD&G System Requirements:

Recommended CPU: 233 MHz or better
System Software: Microsoft Windows® 95,98, NT, 2000, ME or XP
For Recording From A Common Home Stereo
A Windows® compatible sound card connected to mono/stereo audio system
For Writing Music/Audio CDs
An installed compatible CD-R or CD-RW: SCSI, USB or E-IDE
Memory
16 MB RAM Minimum, 6.2 MB Program Space
Video
800x600 video screen resolution, 16 bit color
Recording your Performance
Full duplex sound card (most are)
Microphone & Speakers/Headphones
CD+G Capable CD-R/W for reading & writing
Temp Disk Space
1.2 GB for a 74 Min CD