Live window
This is the interface for live playing. The accompaniment
will start when a chord is played.
In the upper right corner you can browse thru the styles on
your computer. When a style is clicked on it will be loaded
instantly. An already playing style will not be interrupted
until the end of the bar and then switched without a glitch.
The same area can be replaced with a lyrics viewer by
clicking on the options at the left of it. On the left,
current settings are displayed: selected style, voice,
volumes, etc.
The lower area shows the keys of your computer keyboard. The
keys can be used to switch
stylevariations and activate
all kinds of things while playing. It can even be used to
play chords and melody. The assignment of actions to keys is completely customizable, just right-click on
a key to change its action. A key can be a menu which gives
access to another keyboard full actions which can again
include menus. Instead of using your computer keyboard you
can also assign functions to MIDI messages coming from your
MIDI keyboard controller in the Preferences window. There you can also select for another
control device than the computer keyboard to activate the
actions: a MIDI keyboard controller or a touch screen. The
layout on the bottom half of the screen will change
accordingly.
In the upper left is the record option. When you check this
all events will be recorded from the moment that the
accompaniments start (not before that) and each recording
will be stored in memory. When you select menu File>Save
Recording, you will be presented a list of all recordings and
you can select one to save to disk.
When you increase the size of the Live window then everything
on screen will be enlarged. If you have a big screen then you
will be able to read the text from a long distance. This will
come in handy if you are playing your MIDI keyboard
controller at a large distance from the screen (on stage, in
the studio).
The lyrics viewer displays the lyrics in the current preset.
You can browse with the "scroll up" and
"scroll down" functions. When a Karaoke file is
played (defined as karaoke file in the preset) then the
Karaoke text will be displayed in big font and highlighted
while playing.