Installing

Installing kJams is simple. All versions of kJams and its plugins and accessories can be downloaded here.

By the way, the download is the same for the trial version and the registered version. Why? Because you have to download the trial version first in order to purchase. This keeps it very simple in that once you install kJams, there’s nothing more to do to get the registered version. You already have it!

For Mac Users

Here is a tutorial video.

1. Click the link of the version you want to download.
2. The DMG ("Disk Image") file should download into your "Downloads" folder
3. It should automatically mount the disk image, and open it's Finder window on your Desktop. If not, double click the DMG file in your Downloads Folder
4. You will see the kJams icon on the left, and a shortcut on the right which points to your own Applications folder on your Mac
5. In keeping with the big red arrow, click on the kJams icon, and drag it on to the Applications shortcut icon, then let go. kJams will be installed.
6. Double click on the Application shortcut, and scroll to where the kJams icon is showing
7. Drag it from your Applications folder to your Dock. Now you can launch it from your Dock with a single click.
8. You may now eject the disc image, and then throw out the .dmg file

For Windows Users

Here is a video tutorial.

1. Click the link of the version you want to download.
2. Your browser will query you (At the bottom of the screen) "Do You Want to Run or Save this File?". Click "Run". If it asks for confirmation, do whatever affirmative action is necessary on your OS and browser to get it running.
3. if you see "This may not have been installed correctly", just ignore it, close the window
4. go thru the installation wizard, following the instructions. You may have to confirm you really want to install it, again.
5. The kJams icon automatically appears on your desktop and in your Start Menu.

Installing an encoder for Ripping CD+G Discs

In order to import karaoke tracks from your CD+G discs to your hard drive, the audio needs to be converted from the raw "CD-Digital Audio" (aka "PCM") format into a computer-file format. This is known as "ripping": it is a type of “format shifting” and one of the steps is called “encoding.” This step requires a specialized software library called an "encoder". QuickTime (which is already on your Macintosh computer, but will have to install on a PC) includes several built-in encoders that are quite excellent, so you don’t need to install an encoder unless you want a file format that QuickTime does not support.

If you are okay with AAC, AIFF, WAV, or AppleLossless encoding, then all you need is QuickTime.

However:

• If you want encode to MP3, then install LAME.
  • Translation for non-techie types: if you want to copy songs from a CD and have them end up as MP3+G files, you will need LAME installed on your computer.
• If you want to encode to Ogg Vorbis (mac only), then also install that.

Some formats require a separate QuickTime decoder:

• ffmpeg for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 playback (free) (note: for MPEG2 you still need ANOTHER MPEG2 plugin below)
  
• MPEG2 (OS X 10.7 or higher)
• Perian for AVI, DivX, FLV, MKV, GVI, VP6, and VFW
  
• Flip4Mac for KMA and WMA playback
• DivX
  
• AC3
  

If you want to install any of those codecs, it's likely you're technically inclined enough to know how to do it on your own, and we don't have to tell you.  :-)

Don’t forget -- Your drive may not be able of reading CD+G disks.

Other downloads

Here are some Sample Songs to try for free. (This download includes "Twist and Shout" and a test file from TriceraSoft.) Once the songs are downloaded, they are ready to be added to the kJams library (pick "Move").

Uninstalling

If you really want to utterly remove everything related to kJams from your system:

• Mac: just search for "kJams", and delete what you find
• Win: Go to "Add / Remove Programs", click "kJams" then click "Uninstall", then do the step above for Mac (it's the same)

Keep in mind that if you delete the "kJams" folder that is under your user's "Music" folder, you will end up deleting all of your karaoke music!