Siglos Karaoke Professional allows to play CD+G karaoke discs and files from the hard disc.
To start the playback of the song:
•click Load File button () (this allows to play files from the hard disc)
•click Load CD button () (this will play CD+G disc)
•double-click the song on the playlist
•drag-and-drop the file on Siglos Karaoke Professional window
Siglos Karaoke Professional supports the following file formats:
File extension |
Description |
.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 |
.bin |
BIN files contain both lyrics and audio of CD+G song |
.zip |
Karaoke ZIP files contain pairs of CDG/MP3 files |
.cda |
CD+G disc tracks |
.kar, .mid |
MIDI Karaoke |
.avi |
AVI video files |
.mpg |
MPG video files |
.kma |
MTU's Hoster files |
.wmv |
Windows Media Video files |
Once the file is loaded its name and playing time will display in the status bar.
You may now use transport buttons to control the playback.
Button |
Command |
Shortcut |
Description |
Play |
P |
Start the playback |
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Pause |
S |
Pauses the playback (and recording, if active) |
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Stop |
A |
Stops the playback |
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Previous song |
< |
Plays the previous song from the playlist or CD+G disc |
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Rewind |
Moves 10 second backwards (NOTE: does not work with CD+G discs) |
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Fast forward |
Moves 10 second forward (NOTE: does not work with CD+G discs) |
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Next song |
> |
Plays the next song from the playlist or CD+G disc |
Changing key
Siglos Karaoke Professional allows you to adjust the song you are playing to better suit your voice by changing the key of the song. To do this use key changer slider.
Key changer section allows to change the pitch tone of the song up to twelve semitones either up or down. The current key change is displayed next to the key changer slider.
NOTE: Please note that pitch shifting may slightly reduce the quality of the music. It gives better results for instrumental parts and worse for human voice.
NOTE: Key changer does not work for MIDI karaoke.
Full screen mode
Full screen () button (or F key on the keyboard) allows you to display the karaoke window on full extent of your monitor. To leave the full screen mode press F key again (or press ESC).
If you click left mouse button in the Full Screen mode the Siglos Karaoke Professional window will appear on top of the display. You may hide it by clicking Full Screen again.
If you have two monitors attached to your computer you may display the karaoke lyrics in the other monitor while continuing to use the Siglos Karaoke Professional window on the main monitor (this is particularly useful if you have TV or large display connected to your computer). Siglos Karaoke Professional will automatically detect second monitor, but if it does not go to Settings and select Use secondary monitor under Display settings. If this still does not work please see Troubleshooting.
Multiplex
Siglos Karaoke Professional allows you to play multiplex CD+G discs. Multiplex is a special type of CD+G karaoke disc -- there are two tracks for each song on the disc, one track in karaoke format and the other track with the lead vocals so you can learn the song.
Siglos Karaoke Professional allows to turn on and off the lead vocals during playback using Multiplex slider.
This gives you the opportunity to turn off the lead vocals as needed.
Background images
Siglos Karaoke Professional displays images behind the karaoke lyrics. To change the images or use solid background click Settings button () and select Display. Siglos Karaoke Professionalhas three background modes:
•Solid color background (choose a color for MIDI karaoke, for CD+G the background color from the file will be used)
•Gradient background (smooth transition from the color at the top to the color at the bottom)
•Image slideshow (you may define images to be used in the slideshow, select the display time of the single image, and choose to display the images in the random order)
You may also choose an image to be displayed instead of default black background on the playback screen. This may be your logo or some other information. To do this select image to display using [...] button in Inactive background section.
MIDI Karaoke display
You may change the way that MIDI karaoke songs are played. To do this click Settings button () and select Display.
You may change the font used for MIDI karaoke lyrics, change the number of lines on the screen, and define the lyrics location (top, bottom, or middle of the screen).