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Clean, simple look
And a score of unique capabilities.
If you are technically inclined, below is a long list of features.
Not finding something you need?
Ask us, it's possibly in ShowPlay, but not in this list.
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| Lyrics |
Get rid of binders (and stress).
Integrated word processor.
Lyrics extracted from any MIDI or mp3, when present.
Cut-and-paste from elsewhere, i.e. Internet.
Insert images, i.e. scanned lead sheets.
Scroll any lyrics over song's duration, with no work! |
| Multi-monitor |
Put full-screen lyrics on a 2nd monitor or a projector;
for yourself, a partner or the crowd. |
| Karaoke |
Superb smooth scroll; useful for rehearshing, etc.
Broadcast-quality graphics & effects. |
| CDG |
High-definition CDG; unlike any other CDG playback you have seen!
(also known as MP3+G or MP3-karaoke)
See how it looks. |
| Search easy |
Find songs just by typing letters.
Works for title and artist alike. |
| Single keys |
All on-stage functions by single keystrokes. |
| Quickies |
Play recurring songs with single key, i.e. Birthday.
With keys 1 to 9 |
Footswitch
jacks |
2 dual 1/8" (3.5mm) jacks (A & B) allowing up to 4 pedals.
Control playback, tempo, lyrics, looping, etc.
Most footswitch types supported (momentary, latching, any polarity). |
| MP3 |
Pitch & tempo controls, high-quality and adjustable separately. |
Play from
1st note |
Automatically skip empty space at song's beginning. Play fast!
Not available for mp3 & WAV. |
| Sysex reset |
No more weird sounds because previous song messed up your synth.
Automatic before each song.
Supports GM, GS and XG synths. |
| Mixer |
Can make and save changes during playback.
Mute / solo settings also saved. |
| Multi-port |
Up to 10 MIDI interfaces can be used simultaneously. |
| No limits |
Unlimited songs, sets and songs-per-set. |
| Screen layout |
Completely configurable.
Resize panels, indicators, lyrics area, etc. |
| Set report |
With total playing time.
For each song: playing time, tempo, lyrics... |
| Tempo percentage |
Works even with further tempo-changes within song. |
| MIDI pitch |
All tracks at once.
Everything is transposed without cutting notes. |
| Never wait |
Songs load with no delay, no fuss. |
| Auto scaling |
When resizing forms, their content zooms. |
| Resolution independence |
Same appearance regardless of resolution, be it 640×480 or 1900×1200.
Move between computers without formatting any lyrics.
Directly supports wide-screen and portrait
monitors. |
| Visual themes |
Many quality themes provided: Dark, light, seasonal, etc.
Or create your own themes with the powerful theme editor. |
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Insert or add special-requests at will.
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Pre-select next song (or set) while current song plays.
Change set order on-the-fly (just move the cursor bar).
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3-bars pre-count for markers to see them coming.
Useful to identify cue-points for start of verses, solo, ending, for non-karaoke songs.
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Always proper sounds, levels, etc. No matter if pausing, skipping forward, etc.
Even jumping mid-way in long sustained notes sounds these correctly. |
Lock transposition for all songs until you reset it; a life-saver when your throat begs for relief.
Works with all synth types, even old non-GM.
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Easily modify the type of reverb and chorus for individual songs (Hall, room, etc).
You can also specify the default reverb and chorus type for all songs. |
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Specify MIDI channels that will pass through your synth, allowing your songs to control external effects like reverb, guitar processor, harmoniser, light dimmer packs, etc, without a 2nd MIDI interface.
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Setup allows muting selected MIDI channels of specific devices.
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Panic key to stop and rewind the song; also resets your synth correctly.
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Customizable RESET.MID and CONFIG.MID files,
to send extra sysex and MIDI commands.
CONFIG.MID sent once at program start.
RESET.MID sent after every song played.
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Customizable CONFIG.MID file, to send extra sysex and MIDI commands after each song played.
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Totally integrated song / set management; i.e. renaming a song will automatically update all your sets to reference that new name.
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Vast majority of lyrics formats supported via flexible artificial intelligence.
Cleans up auto-extracted lyrics by eliminating spam in Title, Author and Lyrics.
Supports of foreign language characters.
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ShowPlay is fast, regardless of 50 or 10 000 songs in list. |
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Convenient mouse features for laptops, especially for trackpoint and touchpad:
►Drag forms by any empty area.
►Maximize with double-click on any empty area.
►Close forms with right-click on any empty area.
(much easier than aiming for small X in upper-right corner)
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Songs are "striked out" when played; it's easy to see which you already did. |
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At the end of a good gig, ShowPlay can make a set out of the songs you played.
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ShowPlay is a clean program without annoying dependencies.
You can even do portable installations. |
| Select display language on-the-fly. English and French built-in. |
And a whole lot more.
The tutorial also contains information.
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