new to karaoke and need some help!!!!!

[skinnyblack26]

so im new to this whole karaoke thing... wife bought me a machine for xmas. on my mac im using a program called ikaraoke tuneprompter. basically im trying to make my own karaoke files/songs.
i plan on using a usb in my machine to access the content. i made a karaoke song and it came out in a ktp file. but for me to be able to play any tunes on my machine it wants a cdg and mp3 file per song... 2 seperate files.... any help would be appreciated. and please be VERY detailed as i am a noob to this
thx!!

[skinnyblack26]

all i wanna do is find a way to make my own karaoke songs, put them on usb, and play them on my karaoke machine

[dave]

Okay, to do what you're asking, you need:

1) a Macintosh computer (sorry, Producer is not available for Windows)
2) if you need to burn discs: a drive that is definitely capable of burning CD+G discs (you can test this with the free kJams Lite, burn 2 songs, then play it in your hardware machine)
3) kJams Pro, cuz it works best with Producer (kJams Lite actually removes a main feature of Producer).
4) if you need to burn discs: kJams Burner, to burn CDs to use with your karaoke hardware
5) if you need to burn discs: kJams Producer, to convert a KTP file into a CDG file (plus lets you edit / tweak the sync stuff & add graphics)

note that if you're NOT burning discs but just exporting your MP3+G, you do NOT need to buy the Producer plugin, it's free to use. you're only REQUIRED to buy it if you burn discs with songs you made with it.

[skinnyblack26]

ok so basically get myself the kjams package and i can do whatever i need to do... i run a mac already so thats good and want to put most music on a usb to use in my machine.

[dave]

okay then all you really need is kJams Pro (the free Producer "tryout" is built in)

there are tutorial videos on using producer