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I'm new the the Karaoke scene however have been using laptops for 8 years as full-time entertainer playing MIDI sequences with external sound modules, guitar processors, harmony michines and lights.  It's common knowledge amongst many of us in the "live" arena that Dell laptops are very hummm, distortion loud and unuseable for direct output.  We have tried using the mini plug output for break music, either mp3's on the HD, CD internal with mp3's, or to an external CD player or mp3 device.  Compaq and HP are most common for reliable use on stage.
Santa brough me an HP, 100 gig HD, all necessary ports for Karaoke application.
Still searching for the best software for stage Karaoke shows.  Copy DVD's, play lists, etc.  Appreciate any input from you Pros on themost relaible, versitle, friendls software available.
Thank you,
Tunedude

PCDJ recommends the use of an external soundcard so you can seperate the 2 or 3 players if you have KJ.  I personally have not used an external yet, but would like to in the future.

So to use a mixer with my laptop I connect the headphone to the input on the mixer then output to my home theatre? I have the UB802 behrenger.

Im trying to figure out how to get the mics working.

Thanks

Mic to channel 1 or 2 of your 802. But it has no efx for voc. You may want to get this if you want some efx on the vox  http://www.behringer.com/UB1002FX/index.cfm?lang=ENG

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Im I correct on how to connect the mixer to my laptop and my home theatre amp?

When I first got my Dell, it did have the HUM you are all speaking of when running of AC power.  To eliminate I used a 79 cent ground plug elimanotor dongle....those little grey things that isolate the ground plug on the power pack...and the hum went away.

For about 3  months I used the built in sound via the headphone jack.  I was getting upset with some bass distortion, so I swithced to a SoundBlaster MP3+ Usb sound card ($15-20 on Ebayhttp://www.soundblaster.com/products/MP3+/  ).  My god A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE!  I trided the Audigy ZS2 PCMIA (http://www.soundblaster.com/products/pr ... duct=10769 )card, but IMHO the SB MP3+ sounded just as good if not better.