Hi Ben, On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 7:28 AM, Ben Wheeler <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Albert et al > > 2009/11/16 Albert Santoni <[email protected]>: >> With that in mind, I decided to turn the play queue into something >> called "Auto DJ", which is now in the features_sqlite branch. Auto DJ >> contains a playlist that you can add tracks to (just like any other), >> and when you enable Auto DJ mode, Mixxx will load the first track and >> start playing it. > > Are you saying that when you enable Auto DJ having previously been > DJing manually, it kills the currently playing track and starts > straight away on the auto list? Could it maybe just load the first > track into the non-playing player and wait until the current track is > within 5% of end? >
No, my bad, I didn't explain that well. If you already have track playing, Auto DJ will takeover at the end of that track, just like you suggested. The only caveat is that you need to have at least one player stopped before enabling Auto DJ mode. > Does it make sense for it to be a percentage of the length? Automatic > crossfades need to be fairly quick otherwise you could be having a > hideous soundclash for a long time just because the track is long. > Fixed fade time makes more sense to me. I found that percentage usually works decent, though it depends on the type of music that I'm mixing. My logic behind that was A) that it was the easiest thing to code and B) longer songs sometimes have longer intros/outros. That said, any soundclash is bad and I can see us switching to fixed fade when enough people complain about it (either before or after the beta). > > Is there any mileage in the idea of being able to set a cue-out point > for each track in advance, where the AutoDJ will start the crossfade? > Or start and end points? Yeah totally, and we'll see what other suggestions come in from people and maybe try to implement some for 1.9. Beyond the bathroom break use case, I'm not really sure how people are going to want to use this, so suggestions like this are enlightening. :) Thanks! Albert > > TBH I don't think it's a feature I will ever use, I'm just throwing > ideas out here. > > Ben > -- > Quextal plays progressive and psychedelic breakbeats and 4/4s > for innerspace journeying and wild dancing. > Free Trips available from http://quextal.com. > Search for Quextal on Facebook to get gig/radio info direct. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Mixxx-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel
