Create Song Manually

PowerWizard will help you to create your first karaoke song with Karaoke Creator.

Starting PowerWizard

To start PowerWizard click New Song Wizard toolbar button ()  and choose Synchronize lyrics manually.

Soundtrack

The next step will be choosing the soundtrack to use for the song.

 To load the soundtrack click Browse button and navigate to the audio file you want to use.

After the file is loaded, its name and playback time will displayed in the wizard window. Karaoke Creator can use WAV and MP3 files as soundtracks. 

Remove Vocals

PowerWizard allows to remove vocals from the song. More information on removing vocals can be found in Removing vocals section.

To proceed to the next step click Next button.

Lyrics

Now it is time to provide lyrics for the song.

 There are several ways to add lyrics to the song. You may:

·    type lyrics in (you may listen to the song as you type -- use Play button to control the playback)

·    use web search for lyrics; Karaoke Creator automatically opens browser window and runs search using provided details (song title and artist name); more on lyrics search can be found in section Search for lyrics on the web

·    paste lyrics from the clipboard (you may select the lyrics in web browser or text editor, copy it, and then paste it into Karaoke Creator)

·    import lyrics from the text file

To proceed to the next step click Next button.

Synchronizing lyrics

This step is the most difficult in the whole process of karaoke song creation. You have to synchronize the lyrics to the music.

 During synchronization process Karaoke Creator highlights words one by one, and your task is to tap the space bar at the moment the word is sung. It is not simple and takes some experience to achieve. To start synchronizing press Start synchronizing button. The first word in the song will become highlighted and the song will start to play.

When the song reaches the highlighted word, press Space key on your keyboard. The highlighting will move to the next word and so on. To mark the end of the word (usually before the long instrumental break) press Ctrl key. When you are done (ie. all words have been synchronized press Enter key or click Done button).

Now you need to check how good job have you done. To do this click Test button and see if the words highlight correctly during playback. Please note that if you have not done perfect job you may adjust synchronization later (see Adjusting synchronization section).

 As you have probably noticed synchronizing lyrics is not an easy task. Here are hints that can make your life easier:

·    use speed control to decrease the playback speed; if you select 0.5 the playback will be two times slower

·    use Go Back button if you miss the beat; Rewind buttons rewinds the playback, but does not move highlighting

·    if you are working on a new song, synchronize it from start till end, and then do it once more; second pass will be much better

·    see Advanced synchronization for synchronization tips

 

To proceed to the next step click Next button.

 Wizard is done

The wizard is complete -- most of the work is done.

 You are left with three choices now. You may:

·    Apply a visual style to the song -- this button will open Styles dialog that will allow you to use one of song templates

·    Adjust synchronization or edit the song -- choosing this option will let you to fine tune the song, edit lyrics, or fix synchronization errors

·    Create file will take you directly to file creation

If Save the song before continuing is checked, you will be prompted to save the song. Karaoke Creator saves song in PK3 files. Note that saving files is disabled in demo mode.