Sweep slow on last word of line

[DrJimi]

When replaying my attempts at songs, either in KHP or when viewing the final CDG via MicroStudio, all of the color sweeping is in sync, except for the last word on almost every line. This last word sweeps very slowly, instead of sweeping at the speed I intend, then maybe pausing. I believe I am making appropriate use of the Space and CRTL keys, but have not yet found a way to get the last word "sweeped" cleanly -- whether there is a short or long pause after the line.

Questions:[list=1][*] What is the right way to employ the CTRL key in this case? Assume I want to sweep the last word and pause sweeping for a second or two. Admin Answer: FIRST - Make sure you have added the 2 blank lines at the end of your song. Without these, your last word willl not sweep correctly (this is covered in the manual in Step 2 #4Insert Two Required Blank Lines at the Song End). Now, before you tap the space bar for the 2 blank lines, do the following sequence. Tap the space bar to start sweeping the last word (or *syllable). When you want the sweep to stop, tap the Ctrl key, immediately followed by the space bar 2 times for the 2 blank lines. This should sweep the last word correctly over the duration started by the spacebar tap to place the last word and ended by when you tap the Ctrl key.
[*] Is there a prefered page layout? I'vre tried using the bottom 3 lines and the middle two (depending upon how the song lines "scan", etc.). Admin Answer: No. It is totally flexibile as to how you want the song "phrasing" to appear on lines to sing. You can use blank lines in any line position on the display. Keep in mind - the upper lines (all but the bottom-most) are replaced when the last line (even if it is blank) starts to sweep, which will not be visible if it is a blank line. If you don't allow some time for sweeping the last line, you run the risk that the next "page" of lines will not draw fully before the first line must start sweeping. In a really fast moving song, the first line may not be fully drawn before it starts sweeping. This is a CDG limitation you must learn to live with as a producer.
[*] I have tried breaking up words into sylables (the "* " trick), but then see the last sylable sweeping slowly. Admin Answer: This is the same problem as described in #1 above. Follow the suggestions to solve it.
[*] Occasionally, the final word does not sweep at all (no color). Maybe this is a case of space bar input getting dropped? Admin Answer: No. It appears you are not adding the 2 required blank lines at the end of the song and tapping the spacebar to place them (read Manual Step 2 #4). You can use the Ctrl key before them or not.[/list=1]

BTW, system is an Athlon 850, ASUS K7M board, 256MB of PC133 memory, Voodoo 3500 TV video card (to be replaced soon with an ATI Radeon 64 DDR, I hope), Western Digital disks @ 7500 rpm, ATA66.

Anyone have any suggestions? I'm quite prepared to believe it's my technique or lack of knowledge causing this.Admin Answer: Please carefully read ALL of the manual Step 2 on Formatting the Lyrics File, including #5 which is Advanced Features.

Regards, Jimi