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Originally Posted by marklwood
The advantage I was speaking of was the updated DB by MTU to fix all those screw-ups by not having access to current info. ie: mispelled songs, artists. Sometimes I can't even tell you if the name is the song name or the artist.
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We have spent many hours updating, referencing Google for what is "correct" on both Artists and Song Titles. These tables are cleaned. We cannot "automatically clean what you already have imported, or at least we haven't thought about doing that. It could be difficult to do, but now that I think about it, there may be a way we can do this. I'll consult with engineering on Tuesday.
However, we are adding what is called "auto-complete editable combo list boxes" into the Import Screens and also Edit Songs. Thus, when you go to "enter" a Artist or Title in the Import Tracks'Files windows, you won't have to type the entire name in most cases. It will scroll (like Brand does now) to matching entries that may be in the list. Same when you go to "edit" a song.
We are now working on adding more DiscIDs to the database. This won't have much progress when we release 4.00. However, the Bucket (import) database can be updated outside of the Hoster install. That is what we are currently planning on doing as we expand the DiscIDs.
I appreciate your comments about our not charging enough. We have to worry about competition, which is why I don't have a price yet to upgrade or for new purchases.
We, and our honored Beta Testers also, have worked very hard to retain the ease of use Hoster is known for, and not changing how you run your shows so it is an "install and continue running". Then, you can look at the new features and see what you want to use in your shows.
Some things, such as the Singers field automatically saving all names you enter, will happen without your doing anything. Having the Intermission screen appear when silence would happen is something you will need to enable, and set up what will appear and play when it does appear.