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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 text at the top of the announcement screen 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.
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)
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