Any no-gui jukebox apps?

[Lilwolf]

I just got an old rock-ola that was interally trashed.  I've ripped everythign out of it and about to either hack a keyboard or buy and encoder (haven't decided yet)...

but the question.  Is there any application that will launch mp3 (or other) music files from two characters (A1, C7) and where the configuration can be updated through some easy to update file format?

If not, I'll write one... (have all the code already without the UI) but its in JAVA and I'm not sure if I will have any issues with java + via epia board + music (the board handles media files well.. but through java I might loose most of the optimizations)

Thanks

[Chris]

I just got an old rock-ola that was interally trashed.

[Lilwolf]

Not sure (at work) but here is the auction

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6183128694&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Did he end up having to rewire all the inputs?  I couldn't make heads/tails over it and was going to get the soldering iron out tonight and remove all the wires... and just do it by hand... Wasn't sure if I could capture the inputs in a normal way after the fact.

Anyway, I would LOVE to see how to setup up wincab to use with it.  Can you update the playlist over the net?  (through the filesystem?)

[Chris]

That looks like it has the same selection scheme as the one I just helped someone with: 20 letters and 8 numbers, skipping the I and the O, for 160 selections total.  Thus, the same skin I created for him will work for you.  Run the skin, take note of here each song is on the screen, and make the labels on the real jukebox match, and you're in business. He wired his buttons up to a keyboard hack; since you don't have to worry about multiple buttons being pressed at once, a keyboard hack is ideal.  Note that when you create the control map, you'll have to account for I and O being missing, so the J button gets mapped to BTN_I, K mapped to BTN_J, and so on:

L -> BTN_K
M -> BTN_L
N -> BTN_M
P -> BTN_O
Q -> BTN_P

etc, up to V -> BTN_T.

I'll have to dig up that skin and send it to you...

--Chris

[richms]

That jukebox was a steal at that price!

I would restore it myself, so whatever you do, when hacking into it, make it reversable incase you wish to resore it later.

[Chris]

Here's the skin for a 160-selection jukebox:

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[skin]
background=blank.pcx

[Selection]
SelectionMethod=Alphanumeric
UseZero=False
HighLetter=T
HighNumber=8

[Display1]
enabled=False

[Display2]
enabled=False

[Display3]
enabled=False

[Display4]
enabled=False

[TitleStrips]
FontSize=16
SmallFontSize=12
Width=120
Height=60

[StripGrid]
x=4
y=10
rows=10
cols=8
rowspace=6
colspace=8
order=Horizontal

Note that by default, letter buttons higher than BTN_J are not mapped to anything, and number buttons higher than BTN_4 are only mapped on the numeric keypad.  You'll need to edit controls.ini to suit whatever interface you are using to connect the real jukebox buttons to the PC.

--Chris

[Lilwolf]

COOL!  I will try it today (hopefully

As for restoring it.  There was a few reasons that it wasn't worth it.  It was a LOT worse internally then he mentioned.  Almost everything was locked up.  turntable, loading, ect.  He bought multiples to build one working.  This was the 'everything left' one.  I offered him the internals but he wasn't interested (and he had more jukeboxes).  I'm pretty sure he knew they where all dead.

Also both sides need to be replaced before it would ever be nice... luckly the bad side will be against a wall where I'm putting it in my house.  So I'm ignoring that for now.  But I don't believe it will ever be 'nice'.

Anyway, I'm happy with it being a computer inside.  Its pretty hard to get kidsbop I - IIV on 45s and I'm pretty sure that will be 1/2 the songs.