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Slink-e / CDJ Discussion Archive #4

New CDJ beta version

Posted By: Colby Boles <cboles@n...>
Date: 4/19/1999 1:30p.m.

I'm leaving for a week starting today, but I wanted to post a version of CDJ which includes some of the new features I'm working on. I've put this version in a new "beta" area within the download page. This version does a number of new things such as use an Access database, make / play MP3 albums, continuous playback of consecutive tracks, improved automation support... It might also fix the startup delay problem that some of you are seeing. In order to use the database features, you will also need to install ADO 2.1 (large - 6Mb!) which is on the download page. Here's some of the info from the revision log. Other than the new automation features, these new things aren't documented anywhere else.

4/18/99
Added new automation commands to sleep and wake CDJ, as well as query the playlist. Track information now includes the CDDB ID so that additional fields can be looked up easily in the Access database.
To transfer your library from the old format to the new one, go to the library / images tab and type in a valid library database filename with a .mdb extension and select the "Use database file" radio button. Back in the menu bar, select library | save all to write out the current library to the DB file.
4/17/99
The database components of CDJ have been compiled to use ADO 2.1 and the MS Jet 4.0 Database Engine. You must have these installed to use the DB features . There should be links on the site as to how to get these.
Audio files can put into an audio file album by drag-and-dropping them on the audio file album of your choice in the album library view.
You can also delete files from an album by highlighting them in the track view and hitting delete. I will eventually support drag-and-drop re-arrangement of the order.
Because library information changes every second now, you should enable the autosave every N minutes feature, otherwise you will experience large delays when writing out the library on exit and won't have up to date info for other program sharing the database. The autosave will probably become mandatory soon.
Once auto save is checked, the lib will also auto-save on exit.
4/6/99
A general note: Since the toolbars are customizable, there is a problem where as I added new buttons, you won't see them on your toolbar. Using the "Reset" button in the customize toolbars dialog quickly add these new buttons.
If consecutive tracks in a playlist are consecutive tracks on the same album, they will be played through without any stopping.  This also means that using the >>| CDJ player or  remote control button will allow you to advance to the next track without interruption
A warning is now issued if the search discovers two identical discs
CDJ now uses a real database!
CDJ allows you to use the old text type database or the new .mdb Access-compatible format.
CDJ has reload and save all library menu items to allow you to easily load a library of the old text format and save it out in the new database format.
CDJ will now prompt you before creating as new text or DB library file.
CDJ now tracks the time you added a disc, time you last played it, amount of time it was played, and the number of times it has been played. These fields are only saved in the DB version of the library file, not the text one.
MP3s and other audio music files are now stored in "albums". You can create these by using the new toolbar and menu items

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