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can someone chime in here please? yes even you, the one who is reading this?? | can someone chime in here please? yes even you, the one who is reading this?? | ||
==A nice intro== | |||
okay hi!! welcome! | |||
first, your superdrive likely won't work (it's not a software problem, it's like asking a CD player to play a DVD, it just can't read it) | |||
pop in any CD+G disc and play it with kJams, just double click the first track. | |||
does it say "sorry not compatible"?, well then I recommend a LightScribe drive, just about any one will do, amazon has them. they're less than $100. they also let you burn mix discs (with the separate burning plugin, only if you want it) | |||
second how many songs total do you have? | |||
less than 5,000? then you'll be fine with 1 GB RAM | |||
5,000 to 20,000 then 2 GB | |||
> 20,000 go with 4GB | |||
third you'll want the MP3 plugin, so when you rip your discs, the audio encode to MP3. download and install it from the downloads page. | |||
fourth just download kJams and run. if you're a pro running shows get the Pro version (license required for public performance), else get the Lite version. Pro manages venues and singers at each venue, and song preferences per singer ("tonight" que, faves, history etc). plus a bunch more for "pros" | |||
go to preferences, and set your "Importing->Encoder" to "LAME MP3", "Best" | |||
yay! | |||
go to "KJPro™" preference panel and enter: | |||
user name: kj pro tester | |||
code number: secret sauce | |||
and check the "Use KJ Pro..." checkbox | |||
now stick in one of your discs | |||
if you get a dialog asking for the "kjpro name" click the question mark icon or click here: | |||
http://www.kjams.com/wiki/KJ_Pro | |||
to learn how to look up each disc, so YOU don't have to type anything | |||
AFTER you get all the meta data correct, THEN drag the icon of the CD (on the left) ON to the icon of the "Library" (or you can select only the tracks you want and drag them to the library) | |||
YAY! | |||
Revision as of 06:26, 9 July 2008
kJams needs some Plugins:
- MP3 (for ripping CDs to MP3 files)
- mpeg (for playing back MPEG1&2 files (VideoCD, etc)
don't forget to sort by User Sort Order.
Understand about the kJams Music Folder.
know about this: Talk:Version_History
can someone chime in here please? yes even you, the one who is reading this??
A nice intro
okay hi!! welcome!
first, your superdrive likely won't work (it's not a software problem, it's like asking a CD player to play a DVD, it just can't read it) pop in any CD+G disc and play it with kJams, just double click the first track. does it say "sorry not compatible"?, well then I recommend a LightScribe drive, just about any one will do, amazon has them. they're less than $100. they also let you burn mix discs (with the separate burning plugin, only if you want it)
second how many songs total do you have? less than 5,000? then you'll be fine with 1 GB RAM 5,000 to 20,000 then 2 GB > 20,000 go with 4GB
third you'll want the MP3 plugin, so when you rip your discs, the audio encode to MP3. download and install it from the downloads page.
fourth just download kJams and run. if you're a pro running shows get the Pro version (license required for public performance), else get the Lite version. Pro manages venues and singers at each venue, and song preferences per singer ("tonight" que, faves, history etc). plus a bunch more for "pros"
go to preferences, and set your "Importing->Encoder" to "LAME MP3", "Best" yay!
go to "KJPro™" preference panel and enter:
user name: kj pro tester code number: secret sauce and check the "Use KJ Pro..." checkbox
now stick in one of your discs if you get a dialog asking for the "kjpro name" click the question mark icon or click here: http://www.kjams.com/wiki/KJ_Pro
to learn how to look up each disc, so YOU don't have to type anything
AFTER you get all the meta data correct, THEN drag the icon of the CD (on the left) ON to the icon of the "Library" (or you can select only the tracks you want and drag them to the library)
YAY!