Introduction
Thank you for choosing Siglos Karaoke Professional.
Siglos Karaoke Professional is a karaoke show manager that allows you to keep song database, and helps to run karaoke shows by the means managing singers, songs, and rotation.
Siglos Karaoke Professional is also an advanced karaoke player that can play karaoke songs in various formats (including CD+G and MIDI Karaoke) and record your voice while you sing along.
The program has two modes of operation -- professional and basic. Professional mode should be used when running a show, while basic mode is for everyday use. To switch the mode go to Settings dialog box, select KJ section, and change Use professional KJ mode option.
- Main window controls
- Getting karaoke songs
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Supported file types
- Troubleshooting
- Unlocking and evaluation
Main window controls
Getting karaoke songs
Internet is full of MIDI karaoke files and Siglos Karaoke Player provides a simple tool to help you find them.
To start MIDI karaoke web search select Search for karaoke on the Internet command from Tools menu.
To start the search you need to provide artist name and the title of the song. Note that the song title does not have to be complete -- you may enter just first couple of words.
Search engine combo allows you to change the place that you will use to search for files. You may try changing search engine if you are not getting the results you need.
Clicking on OK button will open the search in your web browser. Once you find the file save it to your hard disc and open it later using Load file button.
Disclaimer: Doblon does not provide MIDI karaoke files. They are provided by various websites that are not affiliated with us.
Keyboard shortcuts
The easiest way to control the playback is to use multimedia buttons on your keyboard. In addition to basic functions extra functionality is provided with CTRL and SHIFT keys:
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Volume Up + CTRL |
Key Up |
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Volume Down + CTRL |
Key Down |
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Volume Up + SHIFT |
Tempo Up |
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Volume Down + SHIFT |
Tempo Down |
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Next Track + CTRL |
Fast Forward |
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Prev Track + CTRL |
Rewind |
Professional mode:
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Next Track or F5 |
Start song / Go to next song |
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Prev Track of Ctrl+F5 |
Restart playing song |
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F6 |
Add Singer |
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F7 |
Song Database |
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F8 |
Import Songs |
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Volume Up + SHIFT or { |
Tempo down |
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Volume Dn + SHIFT or } |
Tempo up |
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In song list |
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DEL |
Remove song |
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Enter |
Move song to next |
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In singer list |
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DEL |
Remove singer |
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Enter |
Move singer to next |
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Space |
Add songs to singer |
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Ctrl+D |
Disable singer |
Supported file types
Siglos Karaoke Professional currently supports following types of files:
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File extension |
Description |
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.cdg |
Also known as MP3+G. CDG files are usually paired with MP3 files. CDG file contains lyrics, while MP3 file contains audio of the song. To open a pair of MP3/CDG files you need to open CDG file only |
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.bin |
BIN files contain both lyrics and audio of CD+G song |
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.zip |
Karaoke ZIP files contain pairs of CDG/MP3 files |
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.cda |
CD+G disc tracks |
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.kar, .mid |
MIDI Karaoke |
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.avi |
AVI video files |
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.mpg |
MPG video files |
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.kma |
MTU's Hoster files |
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.wmv |
Windows Media Video files |
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.mp4, .mpeg, .mov, .webm, .mkv |
Video tracks |
Troubleshooting
I play CD+Gs and see no lyrics
I play CD+G discs and graphics are damaged
My second monitor does not work with Siglos Karaoke Professional
Siglos icons are too small/too large
YouTube playback does not work
If there are some other problems please contact technical support at support@powerkaraoke.com.
I play CD+Gs and see no lyrics
- Your CD-ROM may not be able to read CD+G data. If you have more than one CD-ROMs in your computer, please try the other device.
I play CD+G discs and graphics are damaged
- Your CD+G disc may be scratched -- it downgrades the video quality. Some CD-ROM drives are better at reading damaged discs, so if you have more than one installed in your computer, please try the other one.
I cannot record my voice
- Check if your microphone is connected properly. Use Recording settings to set up recording levels.
My second monitor does not work with Siglos Karaoke Professional
- Always plug your TV monitor in and turn it on before turning your computer on. If not, your dual display card will come up in single-display mode.
- With multiple monitors, one will be your Primary display (for you to operate by) and the other your Secondary display (for singers).
Siglos icons are too small/too large
Try changing DPI compatibility settings. To do this:
1. Right click Siglos icon and choose Properties
2. Choose Compatibility tab and click Change high DPI settings
3. Try setting to this options. If it does not work, change High DPI scaling override to Application
YouTube playback does not work
As Siglos is not an official YouTube player and uses yt-dlp software for this feature, it may happen that YouTube servers block access. This can occur if you download too many files or use YouTube playback too much. As a solution, you may connect your YouTube account to Siglos. To do this, open Settings in the Play From YouTube window and choose the browser you are using in the Use cookies from browser field. Unfortunately, Chrome does not fully support this, so if you still encounter errors after selecting Chrome, try installing Firefox and logging in to YouTube with it. You do not need to make it your default browser. Then choose Firefox in the Use cookies from browser field.
If this still does not help, it means your IP was banned from automatic access to YouTube. You may try changing your IP if possible (sometimes disconnecting your router/modem does that) or connecting via VPN. Usually, the ban is removed after a few days.
Unlocking and evaluation
How do I unlock Siglos Karaoke Player
To unlock Siglos Karaoke Player you need to purchase the unlock code from Power Karaoke website. The unlock code will be delivered via email. Once you have it select Unlock from Help menu.
You will have to provide your name, email address used to purchase the unlock code, and the unlock code itself. If the unlock code is accepted all limitations will be removed and you will see your name in the About dialog box.
What are the limitation of the trial version
Trial version of Siglos Karaoke Player has the following limitations:
· Only two minutes of the song will be played
· Only one minute of your singing will be recorded
· You will see the purchase prompt from time to time