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The "Not Quite Amiga but still computer related category" => Amiga Emulation => Topic started by: Lo on December 06, 2003, 01:21:18 AM

Title: CD32 Emu for CD+G disks?
Post by: Lo on December 06, 2003, 01:21:18 AM

I miss my CD32 for playing CD+G discs (JIMI HENDRIX Smash HITs roxx).  Is there a Emulation solution?
WinUae? Amithlon? Akiko? Even a WinDoze freebie?

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Title: Re: CD32 Emu for CD+G disks?
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on December 06, 2003, 03:28:22 AM

Since the CD32 plays CD+G as standard, emulators like Akiko as well as WinUAE (new version) wich claim to be able to handle CD32 titles should also be able to handle CD+G cd's

Btw, doesn't the PC have an utility to handle CD+G?

Title: Re: CD32 Emu for CD+G disks?
Post by: Amigadude on December 06, 2003, 06:32:46 AM

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Btw, doesn't the PC have an utility to handle CD+G?

Hmmm... there is 1 I know of it costs as much as a 2nd hand CD32 & needs a CD+G compatible CDRom drive (rare)

Best solution is to image the CD with Diskjuggler (with a drive that supports RAW read which is most modern writers (Lite-ons r good)), then mount the image with Daemon Tools. Rip each track into a .bin using CDRWin (RAW read & CD+G need to be on in options).  Then (quite complex this ain't it :-)) convert to MP3+G using MP3+G Toolz (http://www.activeaspsoftware.net/default.aspx?p=Product%2fprod&a=e&N_ProdID=3)

You can play the .mp3/.cdg it produces using a free plugin for WinAMP :-)

I only half worked this out myself, I got started by reading a lot of karaoke forums, none of the solutions worked for me so I tinkered :-)

BTW if that is too much of a pain, buy a Cyberhome CH-400 DVD player (50UKP @ WHSmiths) plays CD+G, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R (Don't have a DVD+RW to test), SVCD, VCD, SVCD with VCD headers, SVCD on DVD, MPEG files on data CD/DVD, Does slideshows from jpegs on disc, MP3, Audio CDs & a partridge in a pear tree :-)... oh the thing is tiny as well :-D

JohnN

Title: Re: CD32 Emu for CD+G disks?
Post by: lempkee on December 06, 2003, 12:08:16 PM

there is a tool for playing it on your amiga also (without using an cdtv/cd32)..

but i have forgot the name but i will check asap zulu for its name :)

Title: Re: CD32 Emu for CD+G disks?
Post by: Lo on December 06, 2003, 05:32:32 PM

@amigadude

*wow* man, that IS complex, but thanks a heap!
a CD+G compatible CD Rom drive is what I should seek, then?

(off to ebay)

Title: Re: CD32 Emu for CD+G disks?
Post by: Amigadude on December 09, 2003, 02:07:20 PM

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a CD+G compatible CD Rom drive is what I should seek, then?

Yup + a piece of s/w that costs 35USD (IIRC)...
oops...60USD Tricerasoft's Wincdg Pro 2 (http://www.tricerasoft.com/wincdgpro2.html)

Another way is to troll "alt.binaries.sounds.karaoke" if u have access to a newsserver that carries the group, most songs appear as MP3+G on there eventually & u can play them thru the free WinAMP plugin :))

JohnN