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Have been wondering for a while, is it illegal to create your own CDG...

2nd question is how about using them in a business venue (like your own club)?

No, as long as you don' sell it
No, as long as the place have the correct licence.

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I can neither confirm nor deny ever having or knowing anything about nothing.... mrscott

Any alternative beside CDG? My current dvd player doesn't support CDG... I have learned way to remove the vocal out of a song... the next thing is learn how to synchronize the sweeping lyrics with the playback... then convert into DVD/VCD.

Any good software to recommend?

It's illegal to come onto a karaoke forum and talk about illegal activities.    :O  :shock:  :yes:  :wave:  :D  :hi5:

I reather buy the player and the cdg;  than do the +G part of the song.
If you arebasicly cleaning the vox from those recording then the ans to your OP is Yes; its NOT legal.

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I can neither confirm nor deny ever having or knowing anything about nothing.... mrscott

that's what i thought at the begining when asking the 1st question. i also found lots of website selling the vocal removal software for creating the CDG... why aren't they get sued since it is illegal to alter somebody's song?

They are selling the tool, they are not removing the vocals. Selling you a hammer is not a crime, killing someone with the hammer is.
Another point, no matter what they say, websites claiming their software can remove vocals from tracks, is a load of balony. Looking at the pure physics of recorded music today will show you that it cannot be done without loosing a great deal of quality. If you need a track, buy it, or make it up with a good midi processor, like the Roland Canvas, or a midi module with sampled sounds.

I wish I could just buy any track I want, but most of the time I could even find them in the market. Unless you wait for another 3-6 months or wait until they decided build one.



Good suggestion, but it is beyond what I would do...