CD+G FAQ

This page isn't as much a list of frequently asked questions and answers as it is a collection of various web resources relating to CD+G.

Documentation

The Philips Red Book which is the definitive document on all the information on CD+G
http://www.ip.philips.com/services/?module=IpsLicenseProgram&command=View&id=16&part=2

CDG Revealed - the Jim Bumgardner document on CD+G
http://www.jbum.com/cdg_revealed.html

MAC Player - the source to Jim Bumgardner's CD+G player for the MAC
http://www.jbum.com/sware/cdg_player.source.hqx

Program to extract the CD+G data
CDDA software.htm#cdda

CD Recording software to copy CD+G discs
http://www.goldenhawk.com

software that will take bmp files and merge them with wav files to make raw data that can be burned
http://users.pandora.be/erik.deppe/cdgcreator.htm

Commercial software that will let users make their own discs:
Sound Choice http://www.soundchoice.com
Music Maestro http://www.musicmaestro.com
Pocket Songs http://www.pocketsongs.com
Sunfly http://www.sunflykaraoke.com

Micro Technology Unlimited
1. Karaoke Pro package is now bundled with a PC computer and audio workstation, starting at $12,200 http://www.mtu.com/basics/karaoke-pro.htm
2. Karaoke Home Producer software is $150. It is for home use and does not support duet or any form of graphics. It is not designed to allow copyrighting a production. Karaoke Pro does that.
http://www.mtu.com/basics/karaoke-home-producer.htm

DART Karaoke Studio
The software suite with everything you need to make custom Karaoke for CD+G machines.
All the tools and fun of DART Karaoke Studio Plus
- record CD+G discs for Karaoke machines Plus
- create CD+G files for software CD+G Players
http://www.dartpro.com/products/DartKarStudioCDGV1.asp

The first PC based player was our CDGPLAY which will play from either the CD+G disc, or from a file of just the raw packs, allowing the author to test the data before burning to cd: software.htm#cdgplay

There is a new WinAMP plugin that will let you play mp3 files at the same time as CDG files: http://www.physysteme.com/in_cdg.html

There is the program WINCDG that will just play the raw packs at the same time as playing an MP3 file: http://ca.geocities.com/sjgray@rogers.com/wincdg.htm
WINCDG Pro 2.0 http://www.tricerasoft.com/index.html

PlayCDG Software CD+G Player for PC for Windows 95, 98, ME
http://www.cavsusa.com/pc_player.htm

Thanks to Jim Bumgardner the first software player for any computers was for the MAC:
http://www.jbum.com/sware/cdg_player_101.hqx

Plextor Manager can read and write CD+g discs http://www.plextor.com
CloneCD can read and write CD+g discs http://www.elby.ch
CDRWIN can read and write CD+g discs. http://www.goldenhawk.com
Nero CD can read and write CD+g discs http://www.ahead.de/