Gigs: venues, schedules and Instant gig

Source-reviewed for Auto-KJ v1.30.0 at 4171265227d8ea584bca359ba40b09d3ac0c8c6a on 2026-10-09. This written guide has not been validated against a new recording or native run. Existing v1.29 screenshots and videos remain historical.

Find the tab and prepare

Open Gigs between Inbox and Break-Wave. The desktop now has eight tabs. Gigs saves account-backed venues and schedules through Auto-KJ cloud; enter your key in Settings → License Activation and have internet available. The server checks plan access. A displayed cached list can be stale when the cloud is offline.

The tab has four main areas: Instant gig, the collapsible New gig form, the Gig list, and Venues. Refresh reloads both lists.

Start right now

1. Under ⚡ Instant gig, optionally enter a name and address. A blank name becomes Instant Gig.
2. Press Start instant gig. A saved venue with the same name is reused, ignoring case and extra spaces. For a new venue the app tries the address, or this computer's location if the address is blank.
3. If neither method locates the new venue, it creates an unmapped venue. Singers can use its show code; do not promise that it appears on the nearby map.
4. The new one-night gig is dated today on this computer. It starts at the current quarter hour and ends six hours later. The app selects it and requests a cloud connection.
5. Check the online state before inviting singers. Their code appears on the lyrics and rotation screens when hosting is connected. A creation message alone does not verify the singer connection.

Add a venue

1. Press + New gig → + New venue, or Venues → + New venue. Both reach the same form.
2. Enter the venue name and street address, then Add venue. Standard venue creation requires both fields; the server geocodes the address.
3. Verify the success message and selected venue. Creating the venue does not silently create its gig: complete the schedule next.

Schedule a gig

Choose the venue, then:

• One night: select one calendar date
• Weekly: select at least one weekday; multiple days are allowed
• Monthly: choose an occurrence and weekday, then press Add for each rule, such as 1st Friday. The UI offers 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. It has no Last or 5th option. Use a rule's × to remove it before saving

Set Starts and Ends. The form defaults to 20:00–02:00, so review the times for your event. Switch this show to the new gig is checked by default. Leave it checked to select the gig immediately, or uncheck it to keep the current show selection. Press Create gig and verify the row in the list.

Select and read a show

Tonight's gigs appear first, followed by repeating gigs and other one-night gigs. This show marks your selected gig. Tonight indicates the schedule matches today's local date. Live is a separate server-supplied state.

Press Use for this show on another gig to switch. The app remembers its ID, refreshes the gig's blocked-song list, updates the native active-gig information and reconnects in cloud mode. This action does not clear the rotation or invoke Start Fresh Session.

Settings → Show night → Shows still selects LAN only — this network, Cloud — default show, or a saved gig. LAN network remains a separate card controlling the address advertised to local singers. Account-backed creation and deletion require internet even when local hosting can continue.

Delete safely

• A gig's Delete opens an inline confirmation. Keep cancels. The selected gig's Delete button is disabled until you switch away
• A live gig warns that deleting it ends its show and requests
• A venue's Delete removes the venue and its gigs. It is disabled when the selected show uses one of that venue's gigs
• A venue row counts gigs in the returned list. Old hidden gigs can also be removed by the server cascade
• There is no edit-existing-venue or edit-schedule button in this version. Treat deletion as a consequential removal, not a harmless edit

Deleting a gig no longer causes the app to recreate it on refresh. Older one-night gigs are hidden after a one-day date margin rather than automatically purged; a gig with an active show stays visible.

Check problems before retrying

Key missing: use Settings → License Activation. Cloud offline: the list may be stale and changes need internet. Creation failed: read the inline message; a bad address or server plan refusal requires correcting that issue. No map entry: an Instant gig can have an unmapped venue, so use its show code. Delete disabled: switch the selected show to another gig first.

Sources and production status

• Tab order
• Gigs controls and network actions
• Schedule validation and instant timing
• Show selection
• Settings show/LAN selector
• Server venue management and geocoding
• Old-gig visibility

The accompanying narration and capture plan are drafts. New UI captures, voice audio, timing, native checks and PDF regeneration remain pending.