Ticerasoft Justkaraoke!!!

mitch the dj · Post by **mitch the dj** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:14 am

Being a digital kj/dj and after using various software packages I just stumbled upon Justkaraoke by Tricerasoft. This is excellent! The best part is that it keeps a singer history as well as many other features. I encourage everone to check out the demo. It only costs $24.99!!!!! Check it out and come back here and post your comments.

Mitch

DanG2006 · Post by **DanG2006** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:25 pm

Tested the demo and I actually like it. thinking about buying it for myself. If it will work alongside winamp, it would be just what I need.

mitch the dj · Post by **mitch the dj** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:56 pm

Why do you need winamp? It will play video and mp3 files also.

DanG2006 · Post by **DanG2006** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:01 pm

Actually JustKaroke is for just that- Karaoke. If I read their list of features right. You can't mix in filler with that one player. No prob for me as I still like winamp for my dj stuff and don't intend on switching from it. I set up a sample playlist for every venue I do and need the playlist capabilities that winamp has for my filler music. Doesn't mean the songs stay in their respective places as I move them around as I feel the room out.

mitch the dj · Post by **mitch the dj** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:55 pm

No you can't mix filler. If you use 2 soundcards you can use one for justkaraoke and one for winamp though.

letitrip · Post by **letitrip** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:45 am

What mitch has suggested is how I do it. Right now I use AutoKDJ for my Karaoke through WinAmp (assigned to one card) and SAM Party DJ for my Filler or DJ music assigned to the second card. So my question to Mitch is can the output from JustKaraoke be assigned to a specific sound card or do I have to use the default sound card assignment to control which card it outputs to?

DanG2006 · Post by **DanG2006** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:17 pm

It has no assignable features other than the ones for announcing the singers automatically and whether or not to delete the singer's name out of the rotation if no songs are enqued for them. Still for what it does do. You would have to assign your dj program to the second sound card.

mitch the dj · Post by **mitch the dj** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:57 pm

I use PCDJ, which allows me to assign a souncard. The cost of the software is $24.99! Well worth the money. It uses the same engine as other Swift software. By manipulating the "collections" file in the program folder, you can set up different collections and singer histories for different shows, this database can be opened in excel. This feature is an option on the interface of other Swift products, but they cost much more. You also can edit the "background" bitmap to display you company logo or whatever you like. This is new and I worked with Tricerasoft on a few ideas for features. It will remain simple to use until the "pro" version comes out a a later date. It may have some feature to add scroling information between songs but not much else. This ensures an attractive price point.

DanG2006 · Post by **DanG2006** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:00 am

I'm not argueing the cost in fact with my next paycheck I'm gonna buy a couple of copies. I am trying to decide if building a new computer is more cost effective than getting one from my job already put together. Right now the job's units are winning as I can sell my original computer, after wiping the drive for what the new computer would cost me.

mitch the dj · Post by **mitch the dj** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:30 am

Are you talking about a laptop for karaoke?

DanG2006 · Post by **DanG2006** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:26 am

mitch the dj wrote:Are you talking about a laptop for karaoke?

It's been done with MTU's software. I have even seen a company using PCDJ KJ with a laptop. In my case it is a needed switch as I have issues about weight on my left shoulder. I decided to go up a step in cost so I will not get an even trade when I sell my rackmount pc. although a planned event should cover the diffence. Already bought the laptop and it is more powerful than the rackmount. The actual computer I was lookng at was a desktop made by the same manufacturer as the laptop. Gave up an athlon 64 for an intel (the processor I trust most- had nothing but trouble with the last AMD processor with overheating issues).

letitrip · Post by **letitrip** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:57 pm

I made the switch to a laptop as well. I had been using a rackmount PC but switched to a laptop as part of an overall size consolidation effort I'm going through. Bought a USB sound card for my second output and run both into the board on seperate channels to control Karaoke and House music from the board. Works great except that my USB Sound Card has started having problems lately.

mitch the dj · Post by **mitch the dj** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:57 pm

I use a laptop also with a usb soundcard for the 2nd stereo output and an external hd for my karoake. I hook the hd up to my home pc when I update music. I am all mp3+g now as it is more cost effective as well as easier to use. I download from tricerasoft at $1.49 a song. I figure if I spend 15-20$ a month I will have all the latest good stuff without the crap on cdg's. You can DL just the mp3 for $.99 and add the lyrics yourself. What other sites have others found to DL other than full disc torrents and newsgroups?

letitrip · Post by **letitrip** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:48 pm

Well as far as legal downloads of MP3+G (which is the only way a KJ should be doing this) I know of three sites.

Tricerasoft (www.tricerasoft.com)
CAVS (www.cavsusa.com) *These maybe MCG format so you need a converter
Buy Karaoke Downloads (www.buykaraokedownloads.com)

As far as buying & downloading the Karaoke tracks alone (from Walmart Music or other sources) and then adding the lyrics, I'm not sure if there are any legal implications there or not. I would assume no, but you might want to double check to be sure.

mitch the dj · Post by **mitch the dj** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:25 pm

I would imagine that there are no legal issues. You are legally purchasing the track just the same as a mp3+g and it is Soundchoice etc.