Playback management
Song playback is controlled from the rotation/playlist window.
The rotation/playlist window can operate in two modes: rotation and playlist. Rotation allows to manage the singer rotation, and playlist shows the list of songs and singer in order how they will be played. We recommend using rotation mode for hosting karaoke shows.
What is the rotation?
To run the show in fair way you need to make sure that one person does not sing more often than the other. To do this Siglos Karaoke Professional places the singer in the queue, and first play one song for each singer before allowing the second round. The order of the singers is displayed in the list on the left of the rotation window.
In rotation mode the window displays two lists -- singers on the left, and songs on the right. When you click on the singer, the list on the right contains all songs added for the selected singer. The number in brackets displays the number of songs for the singer.
Next column contains estimated time the singer will be on stage. Last displays the last time the singer was on stage. In column contains the time singer or song was added.
TIP: You may choose which time-related columns should be displayed in Settings dialog box.
By default Siglos Karaoke Professional waits for the operator to start the song (songs and singers are added by clicking Add Singer button). When the song is ready to be played, the button at the lower left will say Start and will display and exclamation mark.
List controls
Both singer list and song list have control buttons next to them. First five buttons (
) allow to change the position of the selected item (they are for respectively moving the item to the top, moving it upwards, removing from the list, moving down, and moving to the bottom of the list).
Move to next button 
allows to advance the singer or the song in the rotation -- it will position the singer or the song for the next performance.
Disable button 
temporary disables the singer or song. It will not be removed from the rotation, but will be skipped until the singer or song is enabled again. Disabled items are marked as gray on the list.
Add Song button 
opens Add singer dialog box with the current singer selected -- it allows to quickly add songs for the selected singer.
Remove empty singers button 
removes from the list all the singers that have no songs assigned (they have [0] next to their names).
Usually you would want to display announcement for your audition -- this is controlled with Show announcements option. When it is enabled, Siglos Karaoke Professional will display an information screen with singer's name and the song details.
The look of the announcement screen (background and text styles) can be changed in KJ section of Settings dialog box.
When you are ready to play the song, click Start. The song will start, and the button text will change to Go to next. Also Restart button will become available. Once the song finishes or you click Go to next button, the next song will be loaded and Start button will appear again (you may also press F5 key for this).
Proceed automatically option will cause the program to enter the automatic mode. It will not wait for you to click Start, but will display the singer announcement for the period of time defined in KJ section of Settings dialog box, and then will automatically play the song.
Show scrolling message is a global control for the message displayed at the bottom of the screen announcing the next singer.
If you click Go To Next button, Siglos Karaoke Professional will finish the song and will move to the next singer/song, waiting for the operator to click Start button. If 'Go to Next' starts the song option is selected, the song will start immediately, without waiting for Start.
Wait for songs is a control that allows to manage singers that have run out of songs. If the singer that is about to sing has no songs in the queue, Siglos Karaoke Professional will pause and will allow you to choose what to do.
You may choose to skip the singer but keep him/her in the queue, you may remove the singer from the queue, or you may add the song for the singer and allow the singer to sing straight away.
Choosing Don't show this window again option will always skip the singer. You may change it back to displaying the options to choose from in Settings / KJ Adv. / Always skip empty singers if 'Wait for songs' is selected.
Manage song database gives access to song database management, and Settings button opens KJ Settings dialog box.
Show windows section allows to show and hide additional program windows.
Fill in playlist is an additional playlist with music tracks that are played in between karaoke songs
Item details displays and allows to edit currently selected playlist item (you need to select Apply button to accept the changes)
Preview window displays a copy of the singer's screen (it is useful if you cannot see the screen)
Audio Panel contains all audio-related controls (volume, tempo, key and lyrics adjustment)
Instant Sounds window allows to program keys to play frequently used sound effects or other music files
Rotation presets allow to save active rotation for later use and load predefined selection, while User Presets button allows to save and load a set of songs for the current singer (you can use this for regular customers).
Quick Songs and Quick Singers allow fast access to songs and singers without the need to open Add Singer window
Remote Queue (
) is the command center of the remote access to your show, allowing to browse song list and add requests from remote devices as phones or tablets. This also allows to set up a kiosk mode. See more info in Remote Access section.
ROTATION PRESETS
Siglos Karaoke Professional allows to store predefined rotation and load them without the necessity to add singers and songs one by one. This can be very useful if you run your show in a place that has regular singers singing their favorite songs.
To enter rotation preset management click Presets button in Rotation dialog box.
The list on the left contains available rotation presets.
To add current preset to this list select Add current button and enter the name of the preset.
To load the saved preset select it on the Saved rotations list (Preview window will show the rotation) and then click Load button. Current rotation will be removed and saved preset will be loaded in its place.
If you would like to remove one of the items from the list select the item to remove and click Delete button.
INSTANT SOUNDS
Instant Sounds window allows you to assign frequently used sounds (like cheers, applause, or introductions) to the panel of 10 keys.
Buttons with digits allow to play back sounds that are assigned to them. If the button does not have sound assigned, clicking it will open dialog box that allows to assign a sound file and define the name for the sound. You may change sound association by clicking the button with CTRL key pressed down.
If you need more that 10 sounds you may create additional sound bank by clicking + button. Each bank contains ten sounds and the number of banks is unlimited.
Vol slider controls the volume of the sound.
Siglos Karaoke Professional comes with 10 predefined sound effects.