MP3+G (MP3 plus Graphics) is a karaokefile format that was created to allow CD+G karaoke to be played from a personal computer easily and quickly. MP3+G was created from the combination of the MP3 audio file (the CD audio is converted and compressed to MP3) and a raw CDG file which contains the RW subchannels from the CD+G track.
History[edit]
MP3+G was first called MM+G in combination of various audio formats synchronized to a CDG file. MP3 and WMA became the most popular audio format used for karaoke and therefore MP3+G and WMA+G became the most popular formats used. Microsoft first unofficially adopted the WMA+G for use on the Xbox for the Xbox karaoke product.
MP3+G was named in 1998 as the media format for WinCDG which was the first MP3+G player. The technology was intended as the new standard for PC karaoke without the need for a disc.
Other products have found a new way to transport the MP3+G pair of files by 'zipping' them. A zip file is a data compression format used to compress and contain files together. Containing the MP3+G file pair in the ZIP became known as an 'MP3+G Zipped'.
Since the creation of the format the technology of MP3+G was first licensed as the Breeze engine by Tricerasoft. It was later released as a codec engine technology to various computer software companies, including TouchPoint, PCDJ, DJPower, Alcatech, Hercules, and AVA Systems.
KaraFun Player is a free CDG player software for Windows. Android OS 4.4 with built in WiFi Bluetooth FM radio.10.1' touch screen.
Mp3 Player History
Design[edit]
MP3+G is derived from the CD+G format and the CD+G disc format invented by Philips. MP3+G is created by extracting the CD-Audio packets from the CD+G disc with a CD-ROM that is capable of also extracting the RW channels from the disc. The digital audio portion is compressed to MP3 and the RW Channels (CD+G graphics) are stored to a CDG file. The player products read each file and synchronize the information to display the interpreted graphics along with the music.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Rader, Paul (2007-07-13). 'MP3+G Format'. Professor JAM. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- 'History of MP3+G'. TriceraSoft. 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- 'MP3+G'. AfterDawn. 1998-01-01. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- 'WMA+G on XBox (XBMM are in WMA and CDG file format)'. Xbox-Scene.com. 1998-01-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
play cdg karaoke files in Winamp
play cdg karaoke files in WinampThis tool is used to play CDG files (AKA mp3+g) in sync with MP3 or other supported formats by Winamp.
| January 29, 2004 by Yannick Heneault | 511841 downloads |
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Turn Winamp into a karaoke machineAllows for you to play CDG files along with mp3's and other supported formats. Just place the CDG file in the same folder as the music file, and a window will open up that displays the information.
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Great Plugin, does exactly what it is supposed to do with no problems at allThank you, les - March 15, 2011 by ljr2025
i have used this for years and still does the bis,nes.i have over 35,000 cdg files i use when dj ing.it has frozen a few times over the years.but i,m still very happy with it.i use it with winamp modern. great item.many thanks.eddy - September 21, 2010 by edreddin
Downloading - I have been trying to download file but it never completes, tried on two computers,any suggestings. Thanks or the help - June 8, 2009 by crazzjack
Very nice! - i needed a simple lyric player and here it is!!thank you, this is very useful and easy to adjust the speed. - January 16, 2009 by Marc Trans F4ael repair manual.
Fantastic - This plugin is absolutely fantastic turning your home computer into a professional karaoke playerI am surprised many DJs out their dont use it. I just love it thanks Yannick your a star.***** - November 11, 2007 by David Bryan
CDG Plug-In - I love it. I have experienced very few problems with it. In fact the only problems I have had are with a few corrupt mp3+g files I tried to play. I would reccomend this plug in to anyone that loves to Karaoke. - October 4, 2006 by Garry Espinosa
Karaoke zip files - I have been using this plug-in for ages and I love it! It would be the perfect plug-in if it could play karaoke zip files and save having to use another program in combination. I realise that zip files aren't a media format so maybe it can't be done but it would be cool if it could be. - March 28, 2006 by De Lee
Macdive for mac. Still the One and Only, and works great too! - Very true to the look and animation of the original. Fast to appear, plays well with tempo changers and other plug-ins.Yannick - any chance of providing a knob to adjust the transparency of the background color on the fly? Thank much!! - March 13, 2006 by Dave Hanson
Mp3+g Players
It works - Title say all - October 21, 2004 by Eric Zirbel How to add an alias in outlook for mac.
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Not working on Winamp 5.05 PRO - Works great on Winamp 5.05 as it has on previous versions of Winamp. Have been unable to get it to work on Winamp PRO. Will keep trying. - September 12, 2004 by Robert Brown
Cd+G Plugin - I've been using this plugin at my shows for over a year. It works perfectly! I wouldn't want to go back to CD+G disk. I also really love using Winamp it's so easy to use and does not need a super fast computer to operate. - May 24, 2004 by David Petteys
Karaoke zip files - I have been using this plug-in for ages and I love it! It would be the perfect plug-in if it could play karaoke zip files and save having to use another program in combination. I realise that zip files aren't a media format so maybe it can't be done but it would be cool if it could be. - March 28, 2006 by De Lee
Macdive for mac. Still the One and Only, and works great too! - Very true to the look and animation of the original. Fast to appear, plays well with tempo changers and other plug-ins.Yannick - any chance of providing a knob to adjust the transparency of the background color on the fly? Thank much!! - March 13, 2006 by Dave Hanson
Mp3+g Players
It works - Title say all - October 21, 2004 by Eric Zirbel How to add an alias in outlook for mac.
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Not working on Winamp 5.05 PRO - Works great on Winamp 5.05 as it has on previous versions of Winamp. Have been unable to get it to work on Winamp PRO. Will keep trying. - September 12, 2004 by Robert Brown
Cd+G Plugin - I've been using this plugin at my shows for over a year. It works perfectly! I wouldn't want to go back to CD+G disk. I also really love using Winamp it's so easy to use and does not need a super fast computer to operate. - May 24, 2004 by David Petteys
Thomas Reed u Don't know what U R Talking About. - This plugin works great!!!! It Rocks...Thomas Reed obviously has no idea what he is doing..So Thomas..before you give negative reviews... maybe you better learn how to run the program,because there is nothing wrong with this it.Get it and have Karaoke right on yer computer..exactly like real karaoke. - May 14, 2004 by michelle nex
Update for Winamp 5? - I downloaded and installed Winamp 5 before installing this plugin. Big mistake. It doesn't apparently work. Hopefully, it won't take a lot of rewriting for the genius who created it to update the plugin. Wish I could do it, but I'm kinda a country boy whut never been to the big city and all. - March 11, 2004 by Thomas Reed
Good Karma Man !!! - I love it . Greatest plugin. I took my Karaoke Files, put them on a CD and put winamp (V2.4 won't work with 3.0) on the CD, made an auto run file and I have Karaoke CDs that I can pop into any PC !!1 Talk about being the life of the party ! I just bring em along and before you know it everyone's a star !!! Yannick . You mad a lot of folks happy .. Good Karma Man !!! - July 25, 2003 by k0sm0 kramer
Works beautifully - This CDG Plugin works great, especially for the price! I use it over WinCDG Pro 2. A winning combination with the pitch controller. I've been into karaoke for years and this is the way to go. The lyrics onscreen are sometimes out of sync a bit during long songs but overall this is a top notch job by Yannick. There's also a version of the CDG plugin for Winamp 3. - June 5, 2003 by Hound Dog
Bravo, Bravo, Bravo - For me this is the best plug-in for winamp I ever use.Thank you very much, you make great thing for karaoke community. This plugin is stable, fast and FREE:))?CyBeRpUnK? - September 5, 2002 by Karaoke King
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Excellent! - Vast improvement over WinCDG, in all but one respect - it works with cdg files only, and can't see true CD+G cds. - September 1, 2002 by Dave Howe
CDG Plug-In for WA3? - This what I have been looking for ever since I have started singing Karaoke. Is there a version of this in the make for WA3? I hope so and can't wait till it's release. - August 21, 2002 by Jesse Wilson
DOESN'T WORK ON WINDOWS XP - downloaded this plug in but it wont work in xp the title comes up then the display shows the usual spiral effects but alas no cd+g graphics but the audio plays. - August 8, 2002 by mike kerr
karaoke player - works great on xp you must have a problem understanding your operating setup , this is a first class addin , works better than wincdg pro and its free , i use it all the time the rendition of graphics is fast and smooth and really well written . i reccomend this to all karaoke freaks.tc - August 8, 2002 by antonio capone
My Vote for Best Plug Ever - This is the most useful smoothest plug I know of. It makes Winamp do a better job with karaoke than the existing commercial apps ever did.. - July 24, 2002 by Rock Kennedy
Incredible - This one is great, Im a DJ I use it all the time. 1 Word alt.binaries.sounds.karaoke. Get a Newsgroup 1,000s and 1,000s are there. - July 14, 2002 by kevin McDermott
Great Plug in! - For those of you that like.. nay LOVE Karaoke, do yourself a favour and pick up this Plug-in. The first version was pretty darn good, the second one fixes some bugs, and makes it an awesome one. Yannick, keep up the good work, and lookin' forward to the next version!!! - July 13, 2002 by klutzo klutzo
Yes, it works... - If you have tried WinCDG and weren't too happy with it, here's your solution. Download this plug-in and sing along till your neighbors start knocking..works great. - July 1, 2002 by Andy E.
Whoa, this s**t rocks!!! - Hey, you! If you found this review the same way I did, then you have to download it! It absolutely blows WinCDG away. I can't believe I paid money for WinCDG..poor me. It runs the way you wish WinCDG would run, especially on slower machines!!! - June 30, 2002 by Cory Jacobs
Works, and works great! - This plugin completly blows away WinCDG (a $15 program, considered to be the standard in this area). It gets 100% of the graphics right on some formerly difficult to play CDG files.Watch out, it's not compatible with crossfade plugins, but that's not the author's fault ;) - June 4, 2002 by Joseph Wisniewski
