KayJayPro

Introduction

KJ Pro™ is a commercial database that contains a subset of meta data for just about every single karaoke disc that exists. That is, it contains entries that specify, for each CD, all the artist, album, and track title information. Presently there are over 331 thousand entries in the database. kJams incorporates access to this database so that, when you insert a CD, all you have to do is supply the correct "database ready" title of the disc, then the database is queried for the CD's meta info, so that you don't have to type it in.

Local and Remote Access

kJams will always attempt to find the information about a disc using a local copy of the database. If nothing is found, will then attempt to reach the database over the internet (if you have this option enabled). The Local database is entirely optional and many people will choose not have the local database installed, as it is quite large and does not automatically stay up to date like the internet database. It does come in handy, however, if you plan to play discs when you do not have access to the internet (eg: if you're a professional KJ and you're taking your laptop to a venue with no internet access). To install the local database, see below.

Getting Track Data

Any time a CD is selected in kJams, you can attempt to get the disc info using this database. Currently, when you go to the "Advanced" menu and choose "Get CD Tracks from KJ Pro...", kJams will then ask you for the "database ready" name of the disc. This means you first need to find the disc name that KJ Pro uses to reference the disc, and paste it into the dialog. When found, kJams will update the copy of the meta data that kJams keeps for that disc. Note you will loose any info currently stored for that disc.

1. stick in your disc
2. either the KJ Pro dialog will automatically pop up, or you can pick "Advanced -> Get Tracks from KJ Pro…"
3. now switch to your web browser
4. go to the KJPro web site
5. enter the disc number (do not enter any letters, eg: if you have Pocket Songs 1234, just enter 1234) into the "Disc #" field
6. if you do not see your disc, then it's not in the database.
7. if you see your disc, click the link to it
8. verify that this is, in fact, your disc
9. in the URL bar, you will see "DiscNo=" followed by the actual "database ready" name of the disc
10. double click on that, so that you have selected all the text that follows "DiscNo="
11. Edit->Copy
12. go back to kJams
13. paste it into the KJ Pro dialog and press return
14. that's it!

This also works for playlists with less than 30 songs in them. The songs MUST be in the correct track order and MUST contain every song in the album. Sort the playlist by "#" first (NOT by track number), and drag-reorder them to get them into the correct order. Then select the playlist and then go Advanced->Get CD Tracks from KJ Pro. Note, if the songs are in the wrong order, it will still "work" but you will have set the wrong meta data on the wrong songs!! Simply re-order the songs into the correct order, and re-get, and they should reset to being correct.

Installing the Local Access database

This section will be expanded when that option is available. Come back soon for more info.

Preferences

First you will need to purchase a subscription to the KJ Pro database. To do that, press the "Get Account…" button and follow the onscreen instructions. (presently this does not do anything, the option will be available soon). Enter your user name and code number into the provided spaces. If you do not check the "Use KJ Pro™ Online Database", then only the local database will be used, if it is found.