Handy Tips

[bryant]

1.) I size the Hoster screen a few inches smaller (Width-wise) than the desktop/laptop screen.

2.) Open up Notepad and size it about one to one-and-a-half inches wide and the same heighth as the Hoster screen.

3.) Place this just to the right of the Hoster screen so both Hoster and Notepad are in full view.

4.) I use all small letters as I list the "official" rotation in this notepad column.

5.) Doing it this way avoids having to depend on the Hoster playlist as some of us don't keep the "already played" names, and some of us tend to move names around a bit if singers aren't in the room and get moved up or down a notch.

6.) I also erase those names in the notepad listing if I am sure that they have left. I have used this since day 1 and it works like a charm.

[bryant]

An Interesting read about Codec Packs in case you experience unexplained video/audio problems you may think apply to codecs.

http://www.howtogeek.com/wiki/Why_Codec_Packs_Are_Bad - This is one of many I've found.

[Roy Dennis]

Another handy tip for those who play a few Promo video's
You can keep a handy list of your favorite video tracks by using the name "Video Playlist" as a singers playlist name, then use the S+ providing you have the video's imported in the first place to add them to the list.
You can then add a video to the playlist with "Video Playlist" showing for the singer field on your playlist and if the SND is activated on the singers monitor too.

This can also do the same with Audio only tracks, just make singers name "Audio Only"

[Roy Dennis]

This tip was first shown me by Lonman so credit to him.
To display extra info in the play list but not have it display on the extended monitor.
For example singers name, If you have multiple singers with the same first name or perhaps you want to distinguish different venues. This can be done by enclosing the word in angle brackets < >
Example: Roy < Dennis > or Roy < Georges place >
There must not be a space between the symbals and the name within them or it wont work (There is a space in the example because if there wasn’t it wouldn’t display on this page) These names can be saved like this in the singers database to recognise different venues or surnames.
I attach a picture to demonstrate this.

[Lonman]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

This tip was first shown me by Lonman so credit to him.
To display extra info in the play list but not have it display on the extended monitor.
For example singers name, If you have multiple singers with the same first name or perhaps you want to distinguish different venues. This can be done by enclosing the word in angle brackets < >
Example: Roy < Dennis > or Roy < Georges place >
There must not be a space between the symbals and the name within them or it wont work (There is a space in the example because if there wasn’t it wouldn’t display on this page) These names can be saved like this in the singers database to recognise different venues or surnames.
I attach a picture to demonstrate this.

This also works with song titles if you want to flag them for explicit lyrics for example, you can add a < PA > (without the spaces) on the song title & it will display on the kj (playlist/search) screen only, it will not show up on the SND for the singer/audience screen - only the title of the song.
You can even do a search once all marked with whatever you mark them as.

[Skybird74]

Originally Posted by Lonman

This also works with song titles if you want to flag them for explicit lyrics for example, you can add a < PA > (without the spaces) on the song title & it will display on the kj (playlist/search) screen only, it will not show up on the SND for the singer/audience screen - only the title of the song.
You can even do a search once all marked with whatever you mark them as.

Will is work the same when printing Songbooks?

[Roy Dennis]

No it only works on htm or html Type pages.

[nfountai]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

This tip was first shown me by Lonman so credit to him.
To display extra info in the play list but not have it display on the extended monitor.
For example singers name, If you have multiple singers with the same first name or perhaps you want to distinguish different venues. This can be done by enclosing the word in angle brackets < >
Example: Roy < Dennis > or Roy < Georges place >
There must not be a space between the symbals and the name within them or it wont work (There is a space in the example because if there wasn’t it wouldn’t display on this page) These names can be saved like this in the singers database to recognise different venues or surnames.
I attach a picture to demonstrate this.

What started doing a couple years ago was to "save-as" each place I entertaint so that if I am at ABC the names are for them and if I am at XYZ than those are for those singers.
Takes the thinking out of whose whose where.

[kod]

Originally Posted by nfountai

What started doing a couple years ago was to "save-as" each place I entertaint so that if I am at ABC the names are for them and if I am at XYZ than those are for those singers.
Takes the thinking out of whose whose where.

Since I have some singers that follow me wherever I play, I just use the <> method of identifying the person & place where they first sang with me.

Then their song list is available wherever I play...

[Skybird74]

Originally Posted by kod

Since I have some singers that follow me wherever I play, I just use the <> method of identifying the person & place where they first sang with me.

Then their song list is available wherever I play...

I've been doing it this was for a few years also. Now if there was only a way to sort/search for <>, then I could see all the singers from one Venue listed together to help me remember when/where I met them.

[kod]

Originally Posted by bryant

1.) I size the Hoster screen a few inches smaller (Width-wise) than the desktop/laptop screen.

2.) Open up Notepad and size it about one to one-and-a-half inches wide and the same heighth as the Hoster screen.

3.) Place this just to the right of the Hoster screen so both Hoster and Notepad are in full view.

4.) I use all small letters as I list the "official" rotation in this notepad column.

5.) Doing it this way avoids having to depend on the Hoster playlist as some of us don't keep the "already played" names, and some of us tend to move names around a bit if singers aren't in the room and get moved up or down a notch.

6.) I also erase those names in the notepad listing if I am sure that they have left. I have used this since day 1 and it works like a charm.

I thought I had already posted this, but I couldn't find it...

I do basically the same, but I use Windows 7 "Sticky Notes" to keep my rotation in order. It works great for me!

[a2kmike]

Originally Posted by bryant

1.) I size the Hoster screen a few inches smaller (Width-wise) than the desktop/laptop screen.

2.) Open up Notepad and size it about one to one-and-a-half inches wide and the same heighth as the Hoster screen.

3.) Place this just to the right of the Hoster screen so both Hoster and Notepad are in full view.

4.) I use all small letters as I list the "official" rotation in this notepad column.

5.) Doing it this way avoids having to depend on the Hoster playlist as some of us don't keep the "already played" names, and some of us tend to move names around a bit if singers aren't in the room and get moved up or down a notch.

6.) I also erase those names in the notepad listing if I am sure that they have left. I have used this since day 1 and it works like a charm.

@ Bryant...I have used this same process...it works well for me

[WaltR]

Originally Posted by bryant

1.) I size the Hoster screen a few inches smaller (Width-wise) than the desktop/laptop screen.

2.) Open up Notepad and size it about one to one-and-a-half inches wide and the same heighth as the Hoster screen.

3.) Place this just to the right of the Hoster screen so both Hoster and Notepad are in full view.

4.) I use all small letters as I list the "official" rotation in this notepad column.

5.) Doing it this way avoids having to depend on the Hoster playlist as some of us don't keep the "already played" names, and some of us tend to move names around a bit if singers aren't in the room and get moved up or down a notch.

6.) I also erase those names in the notepad listing if I am sure that they have left. I have used this since day 1 and it works like a charm.

I used to use "sticky notes" for this but now with the new "rotation" it isn't necessary.