Professional Backing Track Player for Android
1. Rearrange setlist even on the fly
Place your finger on the track
you wish to move to a different
position and keep it there for a
second or so, then drag the track
to the new position. Hint: Drag
the track just below the line
where you want it to be.
2. Change the colour of the
setlist
If your not a fan of the multi coloured display of the setlist then you can
change it to a plain black background.
Go into Options and tick the box labelled Single Colour Playlist
Background , this option also highlights the selected track.
3. Adjust and set the volume of a
single track
Select the track you want to
adjust and place your finger on
the top Title Bar for a second or
so.
The Set Volume Track screen
will appear, start the playback of
the track and adjust the volume
then press save.
This track will remain at the set volume until you re-edit it.
4. Search for a track
If you briefly touch the Title Bar for a moment the Track Search option
will appear.
This feature allows you to search your Master Songlist by just typing in a
few letters of the track title, the more you enter the narrower the search
result! - When you select the track you want it will be placed as next to
play in the setlist.
If you are using this feature whilst already playing a track then it will be
placed so it will play after the current track.
5. Inserting Auto Pause commands for use with the Auto Mode setting
The idea behind the Auto Mode function is so you can create a setlist
where you can say play 2 or 3 tracks one after the other and then insert
a pause in the set so you can engage with your audience. To do this first
press the Open Setlists button then select Edit Setlists, select the setlist
you want to use then press the Add Auto Pause button. The Auto Pause
will be added the END of the list, you can then drag it to the position you
require - you can insert as many pause commands as you wish.
If you want to delete a pause command or any track for that matter just
tap it briefly and the Remove Track option will appear.
6. Using the On Screen Volume
control
Go into the Options screen then
press the Additional Settings
button. You will see the tick box
options to show the control and
also to keep the control visible
on the screen - Note: This
option only applies to the
playback screen (the one where you can see your tracks and the
playbutton). Select which options you wish to use then press Save
Settings on both screens.
In order to see the control press the devices volume button, the control
will now take control of the volume and will remain on screen whilst the
volume is being adjusted.
Note: The right hand side of the track list will be disabled from touch
control whilst the volume control is visible, the left hand side will behave
as normal and allow the list to be scrolled etc…
Pessing the volume number on the top of the display will toggle Volume
Mute
If you have enabled the Keep Volume Control Visible option then
pressing the devices UP volume will enable the display whist pressing
the DOWN volume will remove it.
7. Using the Split Screen /
Extend Vertical Display Area
options
The Split Screen option is for
use when in Landscape view
only, this option allows you to
see the track list on the left and
the lyrics view on the right. To
use this option open Options
then press the Additional Settings button. Tick the Split Lyric Screen
option and press the Save Options buttons. The play screen should now
look like this when Lyrics have been enabled:
In the Additional Settings screen
there is another option called
Extend the vertical display area .
If you tick this option it will
extend the lyric screen to the
top of the display area like this:
The extend display area is
available in both Landscape and Portrait views, please be aware in
order for this option to work it needs to hide some of the controls from
view such as the progress bar and title bar etc….
8. Select next track to play
Whilst Songer is currently playing a track you can cue the next track to
play simply by selecting it from the list.
This option makes it much easier to select a different track from your
list order should you change your mind.
9. Section Looper
This option gives you the ability to loop a certain section of a track
over and over - great for rehearsing or learning a solo!
In the Additional Settings screen
there is a tick box labelled
Enable Section Looper - tick this
box and return to the play
screen.
Select the track from your setlist
that you want to work with.
To display the looper click the
section underneath the track
title bar where it says This
Setlist Contains etc.. and the
looper screen will appear.
To create a loop press the New
Loop button and the track will
start playing and the Start Loop
and End Loop indicators will
appear.
Press the Start Loop indicator
when the track gets to the right
position and then the End Loop
when it reaches the end of the
required section.
The track will stop playing and
the Play Loop button will start to flash, pressing the button will loop
the selected section.
To clear the loop first press the Stop Loop button and then the Clear
Loop button.
To close the looper screen press the top bar where it says Section
Looper .
Note:
If you press just the End Loop indicator the start of the loop will start
from the beginning of the track.
The Main Control buttons - Play, Lyrics and Auto Mode are disabled
whilst using this feature!
10. Lyrics Text Formatter
This tool is hopefully an easier way of applying formatting to your
Lyric Files by giving them coloured text, larger fonts and block high
lighting etc..
To access this page:
1. First open a setlist and
choose a track with lyrics that
you wish to edit and press the
Show Lyrics button.
2. Now press the Lyric Options
button and place your finger on
the Settings button for a
second or so and the
formatting page will appear.
3. Now press the Edit button
and select the section of text
you wish to apply the
formatting to.
Note: You select the text by
placing your finger at the
beginning of the text and
dragging over the text to the
end of the section - as if you
were copy and pasting! You
may need to practice this a
little because if you touch the
text background by mistake it
will invoke the on-screen
keyboard and when you remove the keyboard from site it will also
remove your selection!
4. Now select the colour you want to apply and tick the relevant text
formats by touching the text in
the boxes. In this example we
are going to use Blue text,
make it Large and Underscore
it
5. Once these options have
been selected press the Apply
Format button.
6. If you wish to remove the formatting, reselect the text and press the
Remove Format button. If you are happy with the results you can
carry on formatting a different section or just press the Save button.
11. Rearrange & Remember Setlist Order
To re-arrange your setlist into an order of your choice just select the
set you want to move and keep
your finger on it for a second or
so then drag it to the new
position - thats it! - it is
automatically saved.
Worth noting if you decide at
any time you want to delete a
set from the list then the setlist
order will revert back to
alphanumeric sort.
12. Create Setlist - Track Search Option
Whilst creating a new setlist or editing an existing one you now have
the ability to search for a track.
in order to do this tap the
Master Songlist header (orange
text) this will invoke the search
prompt, just type in a word
from the track you are looking
for (the more you type the
narrower the results will be!)
choose the track from the
results and this will give you the option to add it to your set.
The search results are based on the tracks which have not yet been
added to your set so you cannot enter the same track twice.
13. Track Fade - Extra Options
When using the volume fade out option in Songer it is now possible to
take advantage of the Remove
Track After Playback tickbox in
the
Options screen. You can choose
to remove the track after
playback or
leave it in the list. Also if the
Stop button is long pressed it
will give the option to stop the Track or to reload the setlist.
This option is mainly used for funeral and life celebrations usage
14. USB / Bluetooth Control
In order to set up the remote controls in Songer you must first do the
following:
USB - Connect your pedal/controller using a suitable OTG adapter.
(Google OTG if you are not familiar with this)
BLUETOOTH - You must first PAIR your pedal/controller with your
Tablet or Phone and make sure it is connected.
Next open Songer and go into Options > Additional Settings > Foot
Control.
This will open the Remote
Footswitch Control Setup page.
Tick the checkbox next to the
operation you want, now press
the controller pedal/button you
want it to use.
A number should appear in the
box to the right of the
operation.
Repeat this for your available
pedals etc
Now tick the Enable Playscreen
Remote Commands checkbox
and press the Save button and
exit the Options screens.
Next open a setlist and check if your settings are working.
If you have an existing single button USB pedal then the old
commands should still work ie; the letter P or a number 0 (zero) just
tick the Enable Remote Commands button and leave the command
boxes at zero.
However, the best and most common commands to use are:
1. Left Arrow
2. Right Arrow
3. Up Arrow
4. Down Arrow
5. Page Up
6. Page Down
15. Scroll Speed & Track Volume indicators
New Indicator for Track Volume now added to Playscreen to
compliment the existing Scroll
Speed indicator
16. Backup and Restore
There is a button in the Additional Settings called
Auto Backup.
This will give you the option to
automatically backup your
settings etc at a given period ie;
1. Daily
2. Weekly
3. Monthly
All configuration and Setlist
data are backed up to your
external SD card in three
seperate folders.
SPData1
SPData2
SPData3
Tracks and Lyric files are NOT
backed up, so make sure you
have a copy of these safely
stored on your PC etc..
PLEASE NOTE:
The Backup Utility is only
available if you have a external
SD card installed.
Your data can be restored at
any time by pressing the Restore button.
You will receive a prompt informing you of the date of the last backup
before restoring the data.
17. Lyric Guide Bar
There is now a option in the Additional Settings page to activate a
Lyric Guide Bar similar to the one found in the Lyric Options page
18. Track View Option
This new option allows you to set the number of tracks which are
displayed on the tracklist in the Playscreen.
To access this you must first go
into the Options screen and
click the new Font Size &
Tracks button.
You will then be presented with
a prompt giving the option to
choose either:
SET NUMBER OF TRACKS
or
SET FONT SIZE
If you select the first option you
will be asked to select the
number of tracks to display -
the default is 8.
if you select a large number of
tracks to display it may be
worthwhile reducing the size of
the font in order to give a
better appearance.
Save settings and exit the Options screen.
19. Lyric Options new Loop playback feature
This feature is accessed by long pressing the Save Options button
Enabling this function will allow you to start playback of this track from
the point which you select.
This will allow you to rehearse a certain section without having to stop
and repeatedly rescroll to your chosen starting point.
To use this feature first drag the seek bar to get to the point you want
to start from then quickly
press the Set Loop button.
Now stop the track and press
the Close button and this
prompt screen will disappear.
By pressing the Play button
the track and lyrics will start
from the point you selected.
If you make a mistake just press the Clear Loop button and try again!
PLEASE NOTE: The loop settings are reset when you close the Lyric
Options screen.
Also if you allow the track to play for a while after you have completed
dragging the seek bar the lyric scroll will not be captured for this extra
time and will be out of sync with the music when you play it back.
Features & Instructions for use