Adding singers

To add the singer to the playlist select  Add Singer  button on the playlist window or choose  Add singer/song  command from  File  menu.  Add Singer  dialog box will be displayed. 

 

   

 Choosing the singer 

   First you need to select the singer. If you would like to use the singer that already is in the rotation, select it from the drop-down list. If you are adding a new singer, type the name into  Singer's name. 

 If you enter the name of the new singer that already is listed in the database, Siglos Karaoke Professional will display warning and will prompt you to choose one of the possible actions: 

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 Add hidden description in parentheses  will create a new singer name by adding hidden number to the name (the number will be visible to you only, your audience will not see it) 

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 Use different name  allows you to select the different name for the singer 

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 Add new singer  of the same name will add a new singer with the same name as the one in the database 

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 Use the last singer of the same name from the database  will invoke the last singer of the same name from the database 

   

   It is also possible to add to the name extra description in parentheses (eg.  John (Smith) ). The part of the name in parentheses will not be visible to the audience, it is for your use only. You may also add extra notes about the singer in  Notes  field. 

   Siglos Karaoke Professional allows you to tag the singers by venue name. To this check  Add hidden venue name  option and type the name of the venue into the edit box. With this option enabled Siglos Karaoke Professional will add hidden  {V:Name}  field to the singer name. You may later choose to display only singers from the same venue (to do this check  Show from current venue only  option in  History Options ). 

   If the singer requires non-standard song key, select it in the  Key  list. It is possible to change the key 12 tones lower or higher, but using values larger than 5 may cause sound quality degradation. 

   You may also modify the tempo of the song -- the range is from -100% (it is twice as slow) to +100% (twice as fast). 

   If you have added singers in the past, the list next to  Singer's name  will contain singers and songs they sung -- to quickly select the singer double-click appropriate item on the list (or single-click it and then select  From History  button). Selecting a singer from the history will fill  Song list  with the list of the songs sung by the singer in the past. Both song list and history list can be expanded and searched, using the search button next to them. 

   Once you have chosen the singer, it is time to choose the song. 

 Note: you may skip selecting the singer step -- if you do this singer field will be blank 

 

   Selecting song 

   Siglos Karaoke Professional allows to search the song database using multiple field matching. You may use the global filter, that matches text in artist name, song title, and disc ID, or search each of the fields separately. Each of the search field have multi-matching capability, meaning that you may enter several match phrases. For example, entering  ma he  in  Title  field will display all songs that contain 'ho' and 'ca' strings in their titles (so the list of results may include  Ma de In  He aven ,  He ll's  Ma id , and  Ma y he m .) As you can see the searches are not case-dependent, and the order of the match does not matter. 

   Search phrases need to be at least 2 characters long (for large databases displaying all matches for single character might be too slow), but if you would like to apply single-character match or even display all of the songs in the database, select  Apply Filter  button. 

   Once you entered the search criteria the  Song list  will be populated. To choose the song simply select it from the list. 

   The list right to the search criteria contains the songs from the history, displayed in order from the newest to the oldest. To choose the song from the history double-click it or select it on the list and then click  From History  button. Both song list and history list can be expanded and searched, using the search button next to them. 

 To display singers from the current session only, or to limit the number of items in the history lists, use  History Options  button. 

   All lists are sortable -- to sort the list by the column, click its header. Appropriate sort mark will appear. 

   

 Adding tracks from CD+G discs 

   It is also possible to add tracks from the CD+G disc or a file from the hard disc that is not registered in the database. To do this select  Add CD Track  or  Add File  option -- Siglos Karaoke Professional will display the dialog box allowing to choose the track number or file location, and to enter the song title and artist name. 

   Display scrolling reminder during previous song  will cause the program to display a banner at the bottom at the screen reminding the singer that he/she will be singing the next song. The message that will be displayed is customizable ( {Singer} ,  {Artist} , and  {Song}  will be replaced with the appropriate text). 

     

 Rotation management 

   Siglos Karaoke Professional automatically manages the rotation of the singers, however you may select the position in the rotation where then new singer will be placed. By default new singers are placed at the end of the rotation, but you may change this behaviour by adding them to the beginning, after the singer that is currently on stage, or you may specify the exact place to add the singer. 

   Once you are done with all the settings, select  Add and Close  button. You will return to the rotation window, and the singer and song you have selected will be added.