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Is that a common requirement for Karaoke software?

no, just one software.

I downloaded the newest version of Karma and all it did was give problem after problem.

and yet I don't see you making a single thread here trying to address those so-called problems. Sure you can say you didn't want to deal with me, but what's wrong with the folks here? They're good enough to take your advice but you can't ask them for help? I'm not buying it.

Because the author of the software is just too lazy to support his own software so he whines that the rest of the world should do his job for him because he can't.

Still not buying it. You're going to have to do better than that.

you've become (literally) an industry joke.

I hope not. I think #4 would get you in trouble. If Windows sees them and they're setup as extended displays, it will work. Most laptops have an external HDMI or VGA port for a secondary display. To make a third display you just need a spare USB 3.0 port and a USB to HDMI device.

Here's one on Amazon for less than $20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PHV489H/

The feature is definitely not for everyone because of the extra hardware and setup, but for those who understand it, they love it. Depending on your point of view, it serves a purpose for everyone from the KJ to the crowd. For starters, if you set it up right, the singer screen should only be seen by the singer and gives a more professional show, because without the lyrics visible to the crowd, the attention is more on the singer, where it should be. The crowd screen can also show in big letters who's up next and be seen from across the room without the lyrics getting in the way. If the singer is lousy, the crowd isn't looking at the lyrics anyway. What a great opportunity for the KJ to get the crowd's attention during a bad performance with a slideshow of pictures or ads. If the crowd screen is setup so the singer can't see it, you can also send messages just to the crowd screen. The same applies to the singer screen, so, you could privately message the singer something like "back off the mic" without anyone knowing and embarrassing the singer. The only downside is the extra hardware and setup required. The main reason it will never be for everyone is because a lot of small local crowds like singing along with the songs. The KJs who seem to like this feature the most are usually the ones with the more competitive singers and larger audiences. Another thing that helps is if you're one of those KJs who's equipment stays at the venue, so you don't have to set it up each time. Most of the time, you would already have a monitor setup in front of the singer and a display splitter going to the bar TVs. In that scenario, you wouldn't need any additional monitors. You're just now sending 2 different outputs instead of 2 duplicate outputs.

I can use Songbookdb as my remote request system.

and yet I see you were testing out SingNext.com slips in Karma late last night in automatic mode. Songbookdb can't do that. Even manual mode is better because it's all integrated into Karma and you're not flipping between windows

Question can Sing Next be accessed and used through an old flip phone. I know that Smartphones are becoming more popular but there are still some people who are still stuck in the flip phone age. Most carriers still offer them.