CDG Compatible Burners
For a burner to be "CDG compatible" it needs to be able to read and write subchannel data. This is information that is written to the usually unused subchannel of an audio sound track. In a CDG song track this would be the graphic information in the form of lyrics and images.
Not long ago you would be told that you MUST have a Plextor or some other specific make and model of burner in order to burn a CDG disc. While you still need such a drive to be able to play CDG discs with some computer programs you no longer need one to make copies of CDG discs or to rip song tracks from them.
Modern software applications like
Microstudio and
Power CD+G Burner work with
most modern burners. An easy way to find out if your burner is one of these is to download a
trial copy of Power CD+G Burner and see if it works.
If your CD writer does not work with Power CD+G Burner then you will need to upgrade. You will find some that are guaranteed to work at
Karaoke CDG Compatible Burners.