Hoster and Microstudio

IMPORTANT NOTICES!

1. MTU DOES NOT make any representations for cd burners purchased elsewhere, or that are on this list.
2. For Total Confidence... buy an MTU Certified CDG Burner knowing it will work as claimed, and get free, reasonable support. We test our drives, certify them to read and write CDG format discs correctly, and reject drives that fail our testing.
3. Orders received by 9:00AM EST ship the same business day. You can buy with confidence from MTU, knowing your drive will copy the lyrics and graphics.

DRIVE TESTING NOTES

1. Download the free Hoster or Microstudio demo program to test your drive.
2. Most Karaoke machines only read CDR Recordable media. Thus, DO NOT use CDRW rewritable media for Karaoke CDG discs. CDR media also has a much longer lifetime compared to CDRW media.
3. Some drives do not accurately read the CDG graphic-lyric data (RW codes). Test a drive using the method below before assuming you can safely use it to import many discs.
4. TESTING METHOD: To test a CDR/DVDR/ROM drive, import and play at least 3 different Brand discs. Make sure the graphics and lyrics do not have any random color changes ("snowflakes") within characters or in the background. If you see discolored dots, consider using a different drive or your singers will see these random color changes in your songs.
   
   WARNING! Do NOT use Sweet Georga Brown, Chartbuster or Sound Choice discs to test a CDR/DVDR drive. The error rates and non-flatness of their discs are much higher than other producers, causing color changes within lyric characters or the background. Use other brands. Also do not use MediaCloq or Multisession protected discs for testing.
5. CD Recorders can write at full speed with MTU CDG-CDR media if your computer and hard drive can sustain the required high speeds. NOTE: The reading speed will not be what the drive specification claims, as that is a peak not a sustained transfer rating.

Hoster 3.310+ and Microstudio 3.000+ Recognized Drives