Creating a CD-G

[HowardBrazee]

I used to have a program that would create a cd-g with me tapping my space bar while reading the lyrics and listening to the music.

But that doesn't work on my 64-bit MacOS.

What are my options in creating a kJams compatible song if I have the music without voice?

[dreben]

Use FCP.

[HowardBrazee]

FCP? Is that Final Cut Pro for $299?

[dave]

kJams Light or Pro, with the Burning plug-in, is capable of creating a CD+G from original CD+G digital files. kJams 2 can do it as well and does not need the Burning plug-in because it is built-in.

I would be very surprised to learn that Final Cut is capable of burning a CD+G disk, I think it burns only DVD.

[dave]

I have an old Mac that runs macOS Mojave, and I use Tune Prompter there, sorry I don’t have better options at the moment

[HowardBrazee]

I downloaded MidiCo, and it looks like it could do the job well. It costs € 29.90 (which includes the ability to make MP3 + CD-G). (I have never ordered anything in anything but dollars before, that is $33.18).

It would certainly be worth it if I could use it to fix typos in karaoke songs I have already purchased, but it can't do that. There are so many typos.

[dreben]

"What are my options in creating a kJams compatible song if I have the music without voice?" FCP is capable to do a compatible KJams songs, but NO CD+G. I'm sorry Dave, you are right.

[HowardBrazee]

I tested MidiCo in trial mode and the first song I used had some dashes in the lyrics. That created a problem, as the program uses dashes as a tool to determine when syllables start.

So for that song, I need to tell it that my dashes are real. Or maybe I could put in em-dashes.

[dave]

yes, search-replace using em- or en-dash