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Hallo, Peter!
I discovered the Stage Traxx 3 app two weeks ago. I have been using the OnSong app for several years. And I have to say that ST3 is excellent. Her weak point is "Lyrics Only Song". The competition is better here. However, I am convinced that Stage Traxx can catch up with the competition. I made a video of how it works in OnSong, LINK. https://clipchamp.com/watch/NuRh0mQhcRG
Juraj K. Slovakia

    Juraj-Kubek Hi Juraj, you can already do this in ST3 by using loops which can be named and coloured and you can choose them by finger or by remote control.
    Just don’t use lyrics only , use stereo file.
    If you need more specific information of how to do this let me know.
    Stereo file does not have to be played but it can jump to any part of lyrics by using one audio file which can be silence.
    Cheers Damir

      OK, so the formatting options for title for example are already in Stage Traxx. See headings here: https://stagetraxx.com/user-guide/lyrics/#text-formatting

      The tap to view on external screen is indeed unique. But I wonder how would that work with audio tracks. Does it then repeat part of the track and for which time? I think maybe something like this could be combined with the audio region feature.

      In any case the focus of Stage Traxx are songs with playbacks. I suppose lyrics only songs are more like an add on. So any new feature needs to work well with audio tracks.

        peter Peter, the OnSong app is essentially an "Electronic Book of Lyrics". So what is an OnSong advantage is a Stage Tarxx disadvantage, and vice versa. OnSong, when it has a specified duration, can scroll the text on the iPad at a constant speed, but only the text marked with a red line is displayed on the external TV (a touch on the iPad is required).
        I have played (so far) one event with Stage Traxx. Zero errors.
        OnSong will make a mistake, e.g. on Lyrics XX, it plays track YY, or loses track assignment, error rate approx. 1%.
        ... that's also why I like Stage Traxx more.

        Damir Damir,

        1. I've created an MP3 that lasts 1:30 and contains only silence.
        2. I created Lyrics, example:
          # A ja taká dzivočka
          [00:00.00]Ľudová
          [00:00.00]Key: Dm
          
          [00:01.00]A ja taká dzivočka,
          cingi lingi bom.
          Rada vijem pérečka
          cingi,ligi bom.
          [00:01.00]Rada vijem rada dám,
          cingi lingi bom,bom,bom
          a za kalap zakladám,
          cingi lingi bom.
          
          [00:30.00]A ja taka jak i mac,
          cingi lingi bom,
          čarne oči mušim mac,
          cingi lingi bom.
          [00:30.00]Čarne oči mac mala,
          cingi lingi,bom,bom,bom,
          ja še na ňu podala,
          cingi lingi bom.
          
          [01:00.00]A ty cigan šumňe hraj,
          cingi lingi bom.
          Na dzivčata nežmurkaj
          cingi lingi bom.
          [01:00.00]Na dzivčata,na šumne,
          cingi lingi bom,bom,bom,
          naj ňe chodza po humne
          cingi lingi bom.
          
          [01:29.00]{c:red}Stage Traxx 3: Juraj Kubek, 2023{c}
          3.
          I created Audio Regions:
          [00:00.00 - 00:01.00] intro
          [00:01.00 - 00:29.99] verse 1
          [00:30.00 - 00:59.99] verse 2
          [01:00.00 - 00:30.00] verse 3
          However, it didn't work on the exer screen (mirror) without starting the song. I had to press "PLAY" in each region to move the text on the external screen.
          ... is the solution.
          If you have better, you can write.
          Juraj, SK

          Autoscrolling only works while playback is running. So what you could do is to use a dummy playback and set the song volume to -inf (muted). Now automatic scrolling on an external screen will work with audio region selection.

          Juraj-Kubek However, it didn't work on the exer screen (mirror) without starting the song. I had to press "PLAY" in each region to move the text on the external screen.

          Well that does suck, I don’t use external screen but if I did I would expect it to be exact copy of my screen otherwise what’s the point, auto scrolling is fine with backing but it controls you what you need is to control it when you decide you need it , to me that’s more practical if using LYRICS ONLY otherwise it is holding you back, surely when you press a loop it’s timecode is passed on to the slave and keeps in sync how is that not possible?
          I was thinking of doing a similar thing with my audience so they can sing along but I will have to think about it now and see if I can work around this problem.I just assumed itworked that way as it’s very logical.
          Good luck

          Just thinking of a workaround, in your case you simply go from verse 1 to 3 in sequence you could create a very short audio track with very short loops like a second or two and place a permanent loop on all sections so as you hit start you get the first verse and it stays there until you select the next loop it would then bring down verse 2 which would stay there as it’s permanently looped until you release it to go to verse 3 so this would then give you the end result with only one touch to move on.