Ya it reads your file system and spits out books based on that... as long as you've named all your files correctly you'll get perfect books everytime and it can be set to automatically combine multiple versions of songs into one entry with multiple disc manu indicators next to it....
KJ Pro sure does have a data base.... one that is flawed and inaccurate in some cases..... if you rely on it without editing it for mistakes your in trouble... not with Latshaw's Songbook creator... and unlike KJ Pro you can get more than two columns per page.... thus reduceing the size of your books
Ah, pretty cool! My comparison, based ONLY on what I've read here, so lotsa grains of salt:
On the other hand I would disagree about one thing. KJ Pro's database, with flaws, is still probably the best out there. Some of the flaws are created by the mfrs. themselves. Virtually every Top Tunes has to be edited, for instance. THEIR list is flawed.
As you say, the song generator works of of what the host has entered, and will also be only as accurate as that info. I don't know if that makes it more accurate, but still, it IS easier than entering disc by disc or song by song. If your music is PC based, you will only have to enter it once. Since I'm disc based, I only had to enter it once too! :sqwink: A breakeven?
4 columns still will require a font change if you want more info on each page. KJ Pro can do the change, though not the columns ( double only) as well. The question is, how small a font do you want to use? At two columns and an 11 font, they still squint in bar light. So...another breakeven?
KJ Pro can import from excel with a click, as well as clean out dupes with a single click, generate sa many custom songbooks as you want, and generate, by artist, title, disc#, or catalogue ( disc numbers, no tracks- for inventory). You can use mfrs. disc numbers (preferred by singers so they know what version it is. Don't know if Latshaw's allows this or not)) OR custom numbers.
OK, I'll call it a plus for Latshaw in regard to the auto generation,
and a plus for KJ PRo for the database subscription, which will also keep you abreast of new releases, and also gives access to other useful software...
OK, flip a coin.....:sqlaugh:
