back up a Karaoke cd+g disk

Karaoke disks are not like your normal audio cd's. It is the graphic part that is the hardest to copy. The first thing you need is a reader and or writer that likes Karaoke discs. Alot do not.


Very few cd roms read Karaoke cd's. I have not yet found one that does. I have to use my writer to READ and write the karaoke disks. Tested models are sony CRX120/140/160 series. Most Yamaha writers plus most lite-on writers will.

Next is the sofware you need. CDRWIN is excellent software (shouldn't be saying that on a clone cd forum). However, CloneCD will do it.

In clone cd (versions 3) when you insert the disk go to load cd and there is a Karaoke option. Highlight this and it will tick the following boxes;

READ SUB CHANNEL DATA
ABORT ON READ ERROR

It is the READ SUB CHANNEL DATA that will copy the words. If you don't tick this you will just get the audio (as I found out).

I personally don't tick the abort on read error as I have yet to find a Karaoke disc with protection or read errors ( i own over 300) and the only errors it shows is if the disk is scratched and all that will cause is a slight blip on the cd.

When writing the disk no need to tick any boxes.

Older Karaoke machines are very sensitive to fast read / write speeds. On my old phillips cdi karaoke player I cannot read faster than 12 speed and write at maximum 4 speed - if I do the words all break up.

On the newer machine (made within the last 2 years) I can read at maximum and write at 12 with no problems.

Clone 4 will also copy Karaoke disks. You need though to tick READ SUB CHANNEL DATA. No other settings need to be ticked.

It's a good idea to make backup copies of your karaoke CDG discs. They are expensive to replace and some discontinued discs may be very difficult to find. Making exact duplicates of your CDGs is a simple process if you have the right CD burner and software.


CD Burner - Your CD burner must be able to read and write subchannel data. The subchannel portion of a disc is where the graphics data of a CDG is written. Not all CD writers have this capability. Some CDG compatible drives can be found HERE.

Software - Probably the easiest to use software for making duplicate copies of CDG discs is CloneCD. Using a single drive, you will simply extract the contents of a CDG to an "image" file and then burn the image file to a blank disc. The result will be an exact copy of the original. This software will even duplicate copy protected discs.

If you will also want to create custom CDG compilations, and/or need to create discs from MP3+G files, then Microstudio or Power CD+G Burner would be a better choice.

Also see Create Custom CDG Discs.

Media - Virtually any data CD-R media can be used for karaoke CDG discs. DO NOT use the ones that are specifically designed for audio recording. The main difference between the cheap and expensive CDR discs is the material used in their manufacture. The cheaper discs will not be as durable as the more expensive brand names.

A word of caution! - Do not use "stick-on" labels on your karaoke discs. They are known to cause problems. Simply use a disc marking pen or regular felt tip marker to number them.
A list of readers / writers are as follows that will read and write KARAOKE disks;

CDROM Recorders (SCSI)
Creative CDR4210
Grundig CDR100IPW
Hewlett Packard 4020
Hewlett Packard 6020
Hewlett Packard M820e
Hightech CD-R2000
JVC XR-W2010/2012
JVC XR-W2020/2022/2626
JVC XR-2042
Kodak PCD200
Kodak PCD225
Kodak PCD600
Matsushita CW-7501
Matsushita CW-7502
Matsushita CW-7503
Memorex CDW-620
Mitsubishi CDW226
Mitsumi CR-2401TS
Olympus CDS615E
Olympus CDS620E
Philips CDD522
Philips CDD2000
Philips CDD2600
Philips OmniWriter
Pinnacle RCD5020
Pinnacle RCD5040
Pinnacle RCD4X4
Pioneer DW-S114X
Plasmon CDR4220
Plasmon CDR4240
Plasmon 480
Plextor PX-R24CS
Plextor PX-R412C
Plextor PX-R820T
Plextor PX-W4220T
Plextor PX-W8220T
Ricoh RO-1420C
Ricoh 6200S/6201S
Ricoh 7040S
Ricoh 7060S
Ricoh 8040S
Ricoh 7080S
Ricoh 9060S
Smart & Friendly 2001
Smart & Friendly 2004
Smart & Friendly 2006PLUS
Smart & Friendly 4000
Smart & Friendly 4006
Smart & Friendly 4012
Smart & Friendly CD-RW 226
Smart & Friendly CD-R8020
Sony CDU920S
Sony CDU924S
Sony CDU948S
Teac CD-R50S
Teac CD-R55S
Teac CD-R56S
Teac CD-R58S
Traxdata CDRW2260 PRO
Traxdata CDRW4260 PRO
Traxdata CDR4120 PRO
Wearnes CDR-432
Wearnes CDR-632
Yamaha CDR100
Yamaha CDR102
Yamaha CDR200
Yamaha CDR400
Yamaha CRW2260
Yamaha CRW4260
Yamaha CRW2216S
Yamaha CRW4416S
Yamaha CRW6416S
Yamaha CRW8424S
CDROM Recorders (IDE / ATAPI)

Acer CRW6206A

Creative Labs 2024 / 4224 / 4424 / 4800E / 8432E / 8433E

Hewlett Packard 7100 / 7200

Hewlett Packard 7500 / 8100 / 8200 / 9100 / 9200

Hewlett Packard 8250

JVC XR-W2080 / XR-W2082

JVC XR-W4080 / XR-W4082

JVC XR-RW4224 / XR-RW4424

LG/Goldstar CED-8041B / 8042B / 8080B / 8083B

Matsushita CW-7582

Memorex CRW-1622

Memorex CDRW-2216

Memorex CD-RW2224 / CD-RW4224

Memorex CDRW-4420

Mitsumi CR-4801TE / CR-4802TE / CR-4804TE

Philips CDD3610 / CDD3801 / CDD4201 / CDD4401 / CDD4801

Ricoh 6200A / 7040A / 7060A / 9060A

Smart & Friendly CD-RW2224

Sony CRX100E / CRX110E / CRX120E / CRX140E

Teac CD-W54E

Traxdata CDRW2260 PLUS

Wearnes CDRW-622

Yamaha CDR401 / CRW4001 / CRW4261 / CRW2216E / CRW4416E / CRW8424E



CDROM Readers (SCSI)

Matsushita CR-504

Matsushita CR-505

Matsushita CR-506

Matsushita CR-507

Matsushita CR-508

Matsushita CR-606

Matsushita CR-8004

Matsushita CR-8012

NEC MultiSpin 3X

NEC MultiSpin 4X

NEC MultiSpin 6X

NEC MultiSpin 8X

NEC MultiSpin 16X

NEC MultiSpin 24X

NEC MultiSpin 32X

NEC MultiSpin 40X

Pioneer DR-U10X

Pioneer DR-U12X

Pioneer DR-U24X

Pioneer DR-U03S

Pioneer DR-U06S

Pioneer DVD-303S

Plextor 4Plex

Plextor 4Plex Plus

Plextor 6Plex

Plextor 8Plex

Plextor 12Plex

Plextor 12/20Plex

Plextor 14/32Plex

Plextor 17/40Plex

Sony CDU-55S

Sony CDU-76S

Sony CDU-415

Sony CDU-625

Teac CD-56S

Teac CD-516S

Teac CD-532S

Toshiba 3401

Toshiba 3501

Toshiba 3601

Toshiba 3701

Toshiba 3801

Toshiba 4100

Toshiba 4101

Toshiba 5201

Toshiba 5301

Toshiba 5401

Toshiba 5601

Toshiba 5701

Toshiba 5801

Toshiba 6201

Toshiba 6401



If your reader or writer is not listed above, to check whether it reads or writes Karaoke disks go into Clone CD and click on the first option READ TO IMAGE FILE.

Select device you are reading and / or writing Karaoke disks with and it should have the following option Supports writing of CD+G RAW-DAO: Yes

If your writer has this but not your reader then you will have to read and write with your writer.
If all your devices says;
Supports writing of CD+G RAW-DAO: No then i'm afraid you will not be able to copy karaoke disks.

You need a new writer.
 
 
 
Ref URL:
1. http://www.karaoke-tutor.com/backup-cdg.html
2. http://www.karaoke-software.net/clonecd.html

Tags: Karaoke, CDRWIN, CloneCD