FAQ
What is it? What can kJams do today?
See the description of kJams.
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How do I print song books?
See Printing.
Why should I buy this instead of iStar?
See Compare.
When will the Burning plugin be done? Can I test it early?
I've decided to release 1.0 without burning, and supply a burning plugin afterward, that can be used in both Lite and Pro. That means it will be quite a while before I get into developing the plugin. It is hard to predict how long it will take to finish. Currently we're at "development" stage, very close to going "alpha". There's a lot of work to do. Hopefully less than a year? If you would like to test it early, please write to me and I'll put you on a list.
Please explain "Rotation", or What's the difference between "Rotation" and "KJ Rotation"?
See Rotation
Can kJams be remotely controlled?
You bet! Go to the downloads page, at the bottom.
How do I import my monster library?
Check out Importing
How do I consolodate and/or move my library to an external volume?
Check out Consolidating and Moving
How do I rebuild my library?
Throw out the "kJams Library" folder. Yes the whole thing. You will loose all your playlists, venues and singers. In Late Beta there will be a feature that does this without you loosing your lists. Do NOT throw out "kJams CDs" or "kJams Musc" or anything else you find at the same level.
How do I manually send you the Log File or Crash Report?
Check out Logs.
Can my iMac or eMac or iBook use a TV as a 2nd display?
Check out this, or this. You'll find this interesting too. You'll need this too.
How can I add even more displays?
Only if you have a PCMCIA slot. For 1 more display, go here. For 2 more displays, go here. For each display that you need to be on a TV screen, you'll need one of these.
How do I use Preset Playlists?
Check out Preset Playlists
What are you doing accessing the internet on startup?
kJams is requesting the file: http://www.kjams.com/downloads/version.xml so that it can compare your version with the latest on the server. kJams will NEVER gather or send personal information anywhere, ever. No I don't do statistical profiling either. Use LittleSnitch if you're paranoid. You can shut it off in the Preferences.
What drives are supported?
Here's a BIG list. Or try TriceraSoft, MTU, GoldenHawk.
Can I get kJams to burn using my 3rd party drive?
You must install PatchBurn. This allows you to burn CD's using 3rd party drives. No more "unsupported" message. Burning will not be supported in kJams until OS X 10.4 (Tiger, July 2005)
Can I stream the audio to AirTunes?
Short answer? No. Long answer: maybe someday it'll be built in, but in any case, you won't be able to sing along (thru the remote speakers). The only software capable of streaming any audio out to AirTunes (besides iTunes) is AirFoil. The reason you can't sing along is that there is about a five second latency with streamed audio, so your graphics won't line up with the audio, and your singing won't either.
What drive do you recommend?
A Plextor drive with a Wiebetech Drivedock!
What are the minimum requirements?
Got info on decoding CD+G streams?
Technical info on the CD+G format
What are your Development Stages?
Go to Development Stages
Where did it come from?
The graphics decoder is based on code from Jim Bumgardner. For more info, go here, then scroll down to (or search for) the CD+G Player section. The pitch bending is based on the SoundTouch library. The zip format support came from zlib. The sharp and flat symbols come from the free font "Musical Symbols". The audio player, and some other stuff came from Apple sample code. Shoping cart by eSellerate. Encoding to MP3 and editing ID3 tags (meta info) optionally provided by LAME, via the LAME Framework. The rest I wrote in C++, heavily relying on the STL.