Main Window

The main window is the heart of the player. Here, you specify which song to play, select which outputs to display, and also access some special functions like "shuffle" or "scan". The main window mimics to a large extent, video or music tape players and works pretty much the same. You can be intuitive about getting around this window.

To load a song, create a playlist or double-click the sound file in Windows Explorer (or drag & drop onto a window of the player). A new playlist identified as "(default)" will be created. If there is already a playlist entitled "(default)", its contents will be replaced (if you want to keep that playlist, simply rename it via the Playlist Window so it won't be overwritten later).

Player Control Buttons

Other Windows

The bottom line of the Main Window contains buttons which are used to open or close the other windows of vanBasco's Karaoke Player. The following windows are available:

Player Mode Buttons

These are toggle buttons to select on or off. Red means ON, black means OFF:

Misc Buttons

Quick Select Window

Click the file name (or press 'Q' on your computer's keyboard) to bring up the quick select window. Here, you can easily navigate to any song in the current playlist, which is very convenient for on-stage usage, for example. There are three ways to do this:

Once the desired song is highlighted, simply press the Return key to load that song. If you don't want to make any selection, you can dismiss the Quick Select Window by pressing Escape (Esc).

By the way, vanBasco's Karaoke Player can also be controlled via several other keyboard shortcuts.