We'd like to thank all the millions of people out there who use and continue to use our software. Your continued support has enabled us to improve ALSong and make it better.
If you are new to ALSong, thank-you for using ALSong. We sincerely hope that you enjoy using it and that it makes your life easier and more convenient. Please recommend it to friends if the occasion arises.
ABOUT ALSONG
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ALShow is a Live Lyrics MP3 player and is free for personal and commercial use.
ABOUT ALTOOLS
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ALTools are user-friendly PC utilities from ESTsoft.
INSTALLATION
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Run the EXE installer. When prompted, choose your options. Click next as required. When installed, ALSong prompts you to set some options. Set as required or accept the defaults (recommended).
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Windows NT 4/2000/XP/2003
CPU Celeron 333 MHz +
RAM 32 MB +
ALTools Support and Sales Team (Support/Product/Ordering inquiries)
For ALSong support, please use our online Support Desk or forums at:
http://www.altools.net/
NO EMAIL SUPPORT
We no longer provide support via email. Since spam filters are very aggressive, our support emails to our users are sometimes thrown out. It is very important to us that users receive our support emails, and even 1 spam filtered email is unacceptable. We value everyone who uses ALTools and we ALWAYS answer ALL support requests in a timely manner. If you emailed us and did not receive a response, it was because your spam filters or your ISP's spam filters are too aggressive. Add us to your spam-filter white-list or contact your ISP to add ALTOOLS.NET and ESTSOFT.COM to their whitelist. Thank-you.
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# Version History #
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### ALSong v1.52 ###
1) Added: Playback controls added to Desktop Lyrics Bar (Previous/Next Track, Play/Pause, Stop)
2) Added: You can now hover over the right edge of the Desktop Lyrics Bar and resize it
3) Added: In Preferences > Shortcuts a new option for the Desktop Lyrics Bar was added (Default: Ctrl + Alt + D)
4) Added: In Preferences > Song Lyrics an option to toggle Always on Top for the Desktop Lyrics Bar was added (Default: Always on Top is checked)
5) Added: Playback controls added to Language Learner (Previous/Next Track, Play/Pause, Stop) and interface reworked for easier use
6) Added: The ALSong Web Radio Broadcasters list now shows the number of listeners
7) Added: Support for lyrics through ALSong web radio broadcasts for listeners with ALSong (i.e. Both the broadcaster and listener must be using ALSong for the listener to see the live lyrics.)
8) Added: Option to show your ALSong web radio broadcasts in ALSong Web Radio Broadcasters list added to broadcast settings
9) Added: Option to edit web radio favorites
10) Added: Option to add ALSong Web Radio Broadcasters to favorites list
11) Fixed: Clicking and holding spin controls in the Language Learner now properly updates the time display
12) Fixed: Drag & drop now functions properly in web radio favorites
13) Fixed: Web radio broadcast settings are preserved and survive restarts
14) Fixed: Alt + Tab in Windows now properly omits ALSong when ALSong is minimized to the system tray only
### ALSong v1.5beta ###
1) Added: Web Radio & Broadcasting with Shoutcast
- Broadcast audio played with ALSong
- Lyric support for ALSong broadcasted music without synchronizations
- Add favorite web radio stations
- Web radio presets list
2) Added: Album Authoring Extension
- Choose from 3 album themes
- Add custom images to albums
- Supports changing title in album list
- Compressed files can be used
- Font and background color can be set
- Advanced users can modify album source code (HTML)
- Albums can be edited and changed
- Album window size can be set
3) Added: For the playlist in folder view when you use the mouse wheel to scroll, the ALSong playlist automatically scrolls horizontally for you to show nested folders and files in nested folders when the path & name width is greater than the playlist width.
4) Added: Option to view desktop lyrics bar in 1, 2, 3 rows or in auto mode (Options > Preferences > Song Lyrics > Show Desktop Lyrics > View Height)
5) Changed: Updated playback module
6) Fixed: On some PCs CPU usage rose
7) Fixed: Issue with changing screen resolution caused windows to reposition improperly
8) Fixed: Loops were reset after stopping playback then playing again
9) Fixed: When ALSong was set to Always on Top, the Open File dialog and the Submit Lyrics window opened behind ALSong and not in "Always on Top" mode
10) Fixed: The option in the playlist to delete files from disk now sends them to the recycle bin
11) Changed: ALSong context menu items in Windows Explorer context menu are no longer cascaded
12) Fixed: Playlist item order changes were not saved
13) Fixed: Could not play files in folders with Unicode names
14) Fixed: Playlist items were displayed in all lower case
15) Fixed: Titles and addresses disappeared when reopening Web Radio Broadcast window
16) Modified: Web Radio favorites now saved according to Windows user accounts
17) Added: Can now set name of web radio broadcaster
18) Fixed: Problems opening invalid addresses and addresses ending in "*.pls"
### ALSong v1.2 ###
1. Added: New sort option in playlist - "File Path + File Name"
2. Added: New looping function added to DSP effects
3. Added: Option to toggle ALSong on/off in the Windows Explorer context menu
4. Added: Option to toggle Desktop Lyrics Bar on/off added to menu and context menu
5. Added: Option to toggle shortcut key functionality on/off
6. Fixed: Problem with playlist recognizing some audio files
7. Fixed: Problem with handling duplicated shortcut keys
8. Fixed: Lyrics now refresh better after adding/editing lyrics
9. Fixed: Selecting a folder in the playlist and pressing "Enter" now plays the songs in it
10. Fixed: When finished editing tags, confirmation message is now displayed
11. Fixed: Some audio files played too fast when editing lyrics
12. Fixed: ALSong icons now properly displayed in Windows Explorer when file extensions are associated with ALSong
13. Fixed: Problem with playlist entries being duplicated when ALSong playlist set to "No Repeat" and "Shuffle"
If you've identified a bug or have an idea on how we can improve ALSong, please visit our home page and send us some feedback. You can reach us through our support desk at www.altools.net.
Your Rights to Distribute ALSong
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DISTRIBUTION
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You may freely redistribute this program provided that you do not charge a fee, whether for distribution or the media containing this program, except as permitted herein.
ISPs, non-profit organizations, charities or charitable organizations, and educational organizations such as schools or universities may distribute this program for free to home users, volunteers, or students for non-commercial private use provided that they do not charge a fee for the program, but may charge reasonable handling and duplication fees provided that the recipient is explicitly made aware that they are not being charged for the program and that the token fee associated is exclusively to cover handling and duplication fees. If the program is included as part of a distribution package for which a fee is being charged, you may include the program provided that you do not levy charges for the distribution package beyond reasonable additional handling and duplication fees and that the recipient is explicitly made aware that they are not being charged for the program.
If this program is distributed as a part of another package or software bundle or in association with services for which a fee is being levied, the author's permission must first be obtained.
You may not distribute this program in connection with any illegal activites which may include, but are not limited to, software piracy, copyright infringement, or fraud.
In all cases where this program is distributed, it must remain complete and unchanged in it's original ZIP or EXE package with all messages intact. You may rename the distributable ZIP or EXE file for management purposes provided that the program name and version number remain clear in the new file name.
ATTENTION: This program is the exclusive property of ESTsoft corporation and is protected by international copyright laws. Unathorized copying, distribution, disassembly or reverse engineering is subject to prosecution to the maximum extent permitted by law. Please read the EULA for more information.
Copyright 1999-2006 ESTsoft Corp. All rights reserved. ALZip, ALSee, ALGIF, ALFTP, ALPass, ALMap, ALX, ALZ, ALSong, ALShow and ALTools are trademarks of ESTsoft Corp.
