ALSong let's you choose to synchronize 1, 2 or 3 lines at a time. There are some special cases where syncing 2 or 3 lines is desireable, and one special consideration for doing so.

Special Cases for Song Lyrics

For anywhere that warrants extra text to help with or enhance the original text for the audio, multiple line synchronization lets you add what you need. Some examples include:

1. Foreign language study - Translation & pronunciation guide lines
2. Commentary / Explanation of audio / text
3. Education - Additional information to accomany audio
4. Background lyrics - Keep everything displayed at the same time

Formatting for Song Lyrics

There are 3 display areas for song lyrics in ALSong:

1. ALSong's main interface Song Lyrics display window
2. Floating translucent song lyrics bar
3. The ALSong mini-player song lyrics display bar

When syncing 2 or 3 lines at a time, the original text for synchronization must be spaced properly in line groups of 2 or 3 lines. If you wish to add blank lines, you will need to add 2 or 3 blank lines instead of just 1. This will keep your synchronization well ordered and make it easier to work with.

Using a text editor that shows line numbers can make formatting and organizing a translation much easier.

For example, consider the following short text for the song Aldebaran by Enya:

Formatting this translation should yield something similar to one of the following:

Note the highlighting of line numbers in groups of 2 and how even the spaces are also grouped in 2's. Similarly for groups of 3, spacings should have 3 blank lines.