Jukebox programs with keypad-based input?

[roabe]

Hello, first time poster.

I got my hands on a Rowe AMI CD-100D jukebox. Unfortunately it's been gutted and nearly all of its CD and audio components have been removed. So my plan is to convert it to an MP3/PC jukebox, with a large monitor where the glass is.

What I would like to do, though, is make use of the jukebox's keypad rather than put in a touch screen, using the numbers to select a corresponding album/song. So my goal is to rewire the keypad and interface it to a KeyWiz or I-Pac.

The thing is, the jukebox programs I've tried are geared mainly towards touch screens, with all of the song selection controls on the GUI, which I won't be able to use.  Can anyone point me to a jukebox app (Windows or Linux) that will use a hardware keypad as the input? Plus points if it uses CD album art like CD-100 jukeboxes.

Thanks!

[egosbar]

touchjams for me , has great button options and keyboard mapping with great touch support

if i was u id put in a touchscreen anyway , have both options , i have my juke with both options i mainly use the large arrow left right to scroll albums and the griffin volume knob to use volume and a added bonus of click in long short to map to what you want and push in left right = next song and in left clear  playlist but you can map to anything you want

i like the search feature using touch as you dont need a keyboard anywhere

it is fifty bucks but well worth it

[roabe]

Thanks. I'll check out Touchjams (I never figured it would support keyboards with a name like that )

The reason I was looking into a keypad interface is because I still want to retain as much of the original controls as possible. I was going to go for a touchscreen initially, but the small 12-inch one I already have would look weird in a space as big as the CD-100 juke, and a large one (27 inches is the size screen I plan on putting in) is way out of my budget right now.

[DLinkOZ]

I have a spare G that I plan to use in the same manner.  It's mostly gutted of it's audio equipment, used to build up a pair of H's.  Like you, I plan to mount a standard monitor (for me, I'll use the title page hardware as the mount).  Non-touch, since I want to keep it relatively stock looking and that means not doing anything too drastic with the front glass.  I've been thinking of completely replacing the button panel, though, since I just don't see the numbers mapping to most juke software.  Most of it is up/down/left/right arrows and the keypad can only accommodate up/down.  Though I've only just started looking at it, so maybe I haven't put in enough time to work it all out properly.

[roabe]

Well, I looked into more options, and I came across DWJukebox, which seems to do what I'm looking for. It supports many input options, as well as left/right menu controls and number-based selection (which is perfect for the CD-100's keypad). Button mappings are customizable as well, so hopefully it will easily interface with a KeyWiz/I-Pac.

It's pretty unremarkable on the graphical front, but if I can find a skin that emulates the look of the CD-100's album cover "flip book," I should be all set.

[egosbar]

hey mate , i use an ipac for touchjams and it works perfect , check out my thread on the  new touchjams feature on charts, that alone is a very unique feature and now with the green lights added its even better

[egosbar]

I have a spare G that I plan to use in the same manner.  It's mostly gutted of it's audio equipment, used to build up a pair of H's.  Like you, I plan to mount a standard monitor (for me, I'll use the title page hardware as the mount).  Non-touch, since I want to keep it relatively stock looking and that means not doing anything too drastic with the front glass.  I've been thinking of completely replacing the button panel, though, since I just don't see the numbers mapping to most juke software.  Most of it is up/down/left/right arrows and the keypad can only accommodate up/down.  Though I've only just started looking at it, so maybe I haven't put in enough time to work it all out properly.

i have numbers 0-9 on my juke and they do map with touchjams but i never hooked them up in the end , really didnt need them , but i think ill extend my on off computer button to one of them and maybe use them for other options

[DLinkOZ]

With the curved glass of the G, it's just not something I want to do (would take considerable modification for a touchscreen, and it would never look "right").  So it's either figure out how to make the existing buttons usable (0-9, RESET, POPULAR and up/down arrows) or replace the whole pad with a custom-made piece with more appropriate buttons.  But like I said earlier, I'm still in the very early stages and probably won't get this underway for a bit.  But I did like the look of the touchjams pic you posted in the other thread, much more-so than the others (touchtunes and etouch included, just too cartoonish for my tastes).

[egosbar]

just use an ipac control , its usb and you wire to what ever momentary buttons you want to coincide with the keyboard shortcuts , my left right up down arrows are just mapped to scroll albums

thats how i ran my buttons

http://www.ultimarc.com/ipac1.html

heres my juke , finished at the bottom of screen http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,105231.0.html

[DLinkOZ]

I know how the keyboard emulators work, I've actually used the AVR-based DIY setup a few times (sourced from this forum).  My dilemma comes down to the keypad - make it work or replace with a custom pad.  It's about 2-3 inches tall and 6-8 inches wide.  So not a ton of real estate, but just enough to make it happen.

[michelevit]

SK jukebox is a simple program that works with a keypad.
The first two numbers is the album and the second two is song number.
I'm finishing a wall hung juke and use a keypad to select songs.

[fa001]

First, I would add my vote for DWJukebox software. It is not a media center or album player but if one wants a jukebox it gives the look and feel.

Second, I would mention that the switches on the juke cabinet are probably break not make switches. In the swa160 I am working with the buttons push a contact bar out of line to open a circuit at a point. So all contacts before that switch are on and all after are off. That is not the behavior that a keyboard encoder is looking for. What I am doing is making a switch board from some perf board and micro switches. This board will mount behind the juke switches so that a button push will hit a micro switch. This will allow me to wire the individual switches so that they will work with an encoder.