Topic: PC as Karaoke and Mixer

[av_phile1]

I am curious if anyone is using the PC's Mic and Line input capabilities found in the mobo's built-in soundcard or a creative audigy card software to make it a full-fledged karaoke and mixing console.  Ofcourse I have to connect it to a suitable amplifier which I already have, using the Windows Media Player to play wav files ripped from CDs.  Haven't tried, but can you mix the mic and line input to a CD input in a PC and have them recorded as one wav file?  TIA

[av_phile1]

Seems nobody's using the PC as a mixer/karaoke. 

[Munskie]

my brod-in-law uses his laptop as karaoke.  he bought a karaoke software in US and uploaded all karaoke vcds he has.  he also transferred the files to his ipod video, using it as a very portable karaoke gadget which can be connected to an external monitor and amp.  kinda cool but pretty long to upload lots of vcds.    ill post later for the software. 

[av_phile1]

Finally, good to hear about that Munskie.  Talk about ipod, I recently say at 5th Ave an Ipod mxing station.  Not realy curious about it, but just amazed.

Any way, I was tinkering with the Cakewalk Guitar Tracks Pro software on the PC and can't seem to be able to control the recording.  I earlier discovered that the Line In and Mic In are mutually exclusive, can't use both at the same time.  No wonder the Cakewalk software only see one Track with the Creative Soundblaster Audigy.  It seems it can have as many tracks as long as the soundcard allows it.

I just wanted to record some guitar tracks on a minus-one CD.  Or use a rhythm box on one track, my bass guitar tracks on another and a my accoustic on another, while monitoring the other tracks.  Then make a stereo wave file from it. 

[Munskie]

sir av, heres the web page of the pc karaoke software...  www.unifykaraoke.com

[av_phile1]

Thanks, Munskie,  will explore it.

[jpadua]

I downloaded the trial for unifykaraoke before.   Unify is professional software karaoke same used in karaoke bars that use networked PCs in each room and connects to a server holding all the VCD files.  I tried the home version, and it works ok.  Problem is its hard to make your own database of songs.  You can opt to purchase a harddrive from unify that has 3000 songs already and integrated with their database.  you can then add your own vcd songs after and just update the database.  If you plan to start a karaoke business ling Io or music21 or redbox, they use similar software

[av_phile1]

Window-shopped in some professional studio stores and saw some digital 24-bit/96khz mixers that have USB and S/PDIF connection. Was informed they come with so-called cubase audio editing/mixing software.   It seems the mixer with almost a large set of digital effects can be used as your soundcard and any PC audio editing/mixing software can use it.  Has anyone tried this?   Anyone tried the USB route as your audio codec?  TIA