What Song Book Program Do You Use

[Joe Nieves]

I use MusicBooks Dlx and I find that a lot of KJ & DJ host I Met that are in the business are using it to.

Would be nice to be able to use the information already paid for to integrate into Hoster.

[Skybird74]

I used KJ Pro for years but it's an extra step that is no longer necessary with Hoster. Everything you import into Hoster is already there & ready to print into a Songbook - all you have to do is push a few buttons & decide what to print. The built-in Songbrook program is the original reason I bought Hoster.

[swany]

I use KJ pro, I find for my purposes I can edit out all the number stuff easily. Exporting to Excel for backup or printing is a plus. I have used the Hoster book and printed books for my shows using it. I'm back with KJ pro, guess I'm just stuck in my ways. My books are numberless, and quite often run a gig with very few slips.

[RIKKI TIKKI]

I've been using a custom built program for my book making since about a year after I started in the business ( 13 years and counting ). One of my Geek Karaoke Buddies developed it, and we just tweaked it last year to use the Hoster bucket database. It updates every time I add to Hoster and then I determine if I want to delete any duplicates by seeing if the version added is better than what is already printed. I can edit it the way I want, and its attactive, and if he ever goes into the business, I'll let him post it for all of you to preview!

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke

[goonie227]

Using KJ Pro to many years to switch now guess I'm Set in my ways.
Dick

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by RIKKI TIKKI

I've been using a custom built program for my book making since about a year after I started in the business ( 13 years and counting ). One of my Geek Karaoke Buddies developed it, and we just tweaked it last year to use the Hoster bucket database. It updates every time I add to Hoster and then I determine if I want to delete any duplicates by seeing if the version added is better than what is already printed. I can edit it the way I want, and its attactive, and if he ever goes into the business, I'll let him post it for all of you to preview!

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke

How do you get it to use the Hoster Bucket database when it is password protected? Are you sure it is using the Bucket and not the Songs database? You can't even use the new Bucket from 4.03 with the older versions of Hoster because the password was changed.

[RIKKI TIKKI]

Dale,

After thinking about your reply ( Question ), I realize that you are absolutely correct. It's my song database that the program updates with everything new that I import. CDG's are all I have ever transferred since I went computer ( Hoster ) about 4 years ago. Sorry for the confusion!

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke

[bigjohn]

hoster songbook works ok not sure if its worth the diference from the lite program just to have it and play disks.

kjpro is at the top for most users i would think. Fasttrack2 is looking very good though has list for webpage,request slip maker and a few other toys price is up there for what it does so i can see why its not at the top. The biggest problem with is that it needs more page options maybe there is a better way to use it not sure only printed books out once so far show is getting to be paper less more and more we keep singers song slips also thats why i like the new singers list.

[Big KJ]

I'm using Song List Generator and I love it.

Please look at my posr at: http://forum.mtu.com/showthread.php?t=10585

[billyo]

i use Karaoke Song List Creator, fast and easy , just need to update it once in a while, and the updates are free

[James w murray]

I use a program called songfinder as well that completely iliminates the need for books or slips.
The song requests are sent via wireless laptops on a electronic karaoke slip to my main laptop into a seperate window with name, key change song title, song number, artist and time slip was sent

[Skybird74]

Sounds interesting. How long have you been doing it this way? What about customers who can't type? What kinds of problems have you had doing it this way? Sorry so many questions. I've just never seen anyone use this system.

[James w murray]

I have had no problems using it or the singers using this as well and it uses the song.mdb file to build its database so your electronic book is updated all the time by replacing the songs.mdb file in songfinder each time you add new songs

here is a link

[billyo]

trying to imagine how this works, if your doing a show how can your singers send you an electronic msg, if they are in your show?, the walk ins, how do they request a song, do you get the requested song in advanced? can't imagine how it works, unless you have your songs list posted out there, and one more question ( sorry ) what do you do if you get the same song requested by a bunch of singers...

[James w murray]

i have 3 laptops set up in the bar. my main laptop is onstage with me and the other 2 are placed on a table at the end of the stage. when a singer goes to the laptop they search for there song using the program
search is individual song or artist or there are tabs to view the entire book by title or artist.
once the song is selected with the mouse all of the versions such as sound choice dk ect. pop up .
then the singer clicks on the version they want then a electronic karaoke slip pops up with that information and they then fill in there name and there are tabs on the side of the slip to select the key change. once complete they click on send and it is then sent to my main laptop into the songfinder receiver program which floats above hoster and can be resized to fit anywhere.
if you check out the link it has some screen shots to show how this works. all my singers love this program and hoster as well

[bigjohn]

yes i know of this one looks good if you can setup wireless if not you need a printer.

fasttracks2 has a program just for laptop list lookup not bad also no dogle for program

[billyo]

sounds good, the only thing i dont like about it was, yeah you dont have all that books and slips, the only thing was you'll have a lot of people ( singers ) line up waiting to send in a request and to me that makes you're area cluttered, ( i know i dont have to use the program )arent you worried that singers might spill drinks on your laptops ? and i think you have to be connected to the internet, what happened if it goes down?

[bigjohn]

you can buy older laptop very cheap for this purpose fastrack files will even work on windows 95 operating system 2 small files to copy to hard drive from a floppy even. the one thing good about this over paper books is the search is fast then they just right down the number of the track. only thing is price is a little up there. cheap as printing books i guess

[James w murray]

no internet connection is needed just a wireless router
i bought a compact one thats 3in square. using 2 laptops
if there is a person at each laptop entering a song once they get done then 2 other people come up to enter there song. i usually have a 2 hour rotation and the singers are very respectable of each other. I
have used the program for 3 years and no drinks are allowed at the entering station. When there is a special event like a birthday party i then have 2 xtra laptops which i got on ebay for less then 150 dollars each which i then place in other areas around the room for songs to be entered as well

[bigjohn]

yes i think it is a great program to have and i hear it works with hoster. with a screen on your desktop would be nice if hoster could add there own program to do something of the same thing right into hosters program.If the price would come down on it they would sell a lot more it has been out for a long time and know one is talking it up and i think the price has a lot to do with it. I know on the site they talk about how mutch it cost for printing songbooks dang hoster cost about the same or close to it lol. There should or will be more programs like this out as paper gets less and less plus hardware gets cheaper to get a hold of. Like i said fasttrack2 has a program like this but you still need to fill in a slip from the info.But the thing is you get some other programs to work with and half the price.