VJ question and bug

[Mincer]

I got VJ 3.13 of the stie to try it out and I like it a lot. First before I register it, I wanted to make sure that some features are limited untill I register. I noticed that only the first 6 albums in a library show up. I assumed this was because I had not redistered yet. Also, I don't know if this is known or not, but if I have the display set up to show 4 albums without tracks and start playing randomly, eventually it stops and shows the message "music file not found!". I also noticed that after this the album order gets rearanged/messed up. I can get the "music file not found!" message to come up everytime by turning on random and pressing skip on each song. It will play a few and then stop and show the message. I have tried this out using the 2 album and track listing display and it never happens. I have tried skipping and even let it play for 6 hours while I was at work and it was still running when I got home.

[Mincer]

Ok. I noticed a new version and after installing it, my question about the 6 albums got answered. I'll be registering as soon as I get back from vaction. However, the "music file not found!" bug when in random mode and the display is set to 4 albums is still there. I did notcie though that since I can only have 6 albums, the second "page" only has 2 albums and 2 blank spaces. Could this bug be because the random mode is trying to pick from album 7 or 8? If this is the case, then after I register it should be no prob making sure I have all the album spots filled, but it would be nice to not have to worry about it. Thanx for making such a cool program.

[aj6500]

It's probably trying to find a song you put in the library, but is unavailable because of the 6 album restriction.  I've gotten the same message but only after deleating or renaming a song.  Removing the missing cd from the library list takes care of it.

[Mincer]

No, thats not it. I've already thought about that. I went so far as to reinstall everything and make sure I only put 6 albums in the library. I'll be registering right after I get done unpacking from vacation so I'll post if I have the problem still or not after registering.

[Mincer]

Ok. I got the newest version and I'm registered and the bug is still there. It happens when there is an empty album spot on a page (ex. only 1 album on a 2 album page or 2 on a 4 album page). After a while of playing in random mode, it stops and says "music file not found!"

[aj6500]

Just to verify, it only does this when a blank album is displayed on the monitor, or simply an odd number (blank one somewhere) in the library?

The order mix-up happens on mine also, but only w/an odd # of albums.  And if you change pages during random mode the new albums are not the succsessive ones to those displayed.  But I don't think I've had the exact problem you are having.  Of course I have about 12-15 hundred songs, so maybe the odds haven't hit yet.  Does it shut down the program or just pop up a window?  In either case email cyberpunk.  I'm pretty sure he's dedicated to making the best possible product and fixing all known bugs.  Especially since he's considering retailing.  If he does you'll be glad you got in towards the bottom level before it costs $50 a copy.  

[Mincer]

It can be anywhere in the library. It just shows the "music file not found!" in the area it shows the current track. The program still works but random play kinda gets hung and doesn't play anything. This can be fixed by simply turning random play off and then back on. I too have noticed the order mix-up during random mode. It looks like random mode changes your current position in the library to the album the song it is playing is in. So if your on the page with albums 1-4 and random mode pics a song from album 50, when you "turn" the page it will be around album 50. This also seems to mess up the order, often times making album 1 not be the first album on the page it is on. I do plan on letting cyberpunk know about it, I just wanted to see if it was a known bug or not. On another note, in the direction it's headed, I feel VMJ will be well worth $50 when that time comes.

[aj6500]

Ok, I finally got mine to display your message.  I left it on random play for about 20 hours w/my amp turned off.  And after it displayed that message, the program didn't hang but just had an empty queue.  I think I might possibly know of an idea of what conceiveably is happening.  I think the program marks each random song that is played as being played and does not re-play them for a given random set.  I don't recall ever hearing the same song twice when I'm set to random, and that's 90% of the time I use my juke.  So possibly you're just exhausting your library, and it may not be a bug at all.  When you turn random mode off and back on, it resets all played songs and begins fresh.   Just a thought, but it feels right.  Cyberpunk can probably confirm or deny this.  Spend a couple weeks ripping every cd you have, and the problem will probably take longer and longer to pop up.

For the album spacing getting messed up I think if you create 2-3 empty albums and adding/removing them as needed to keep the screen full will fix this.   I haven't tried it, but again it feels like it should work.  The different listings during random mode... I think we're stuck with it at least until the next version.  

With the little quirks and bugs, it's still  more than worth the $15 I spent(registed about 2 weeks before the increase).  It brought my entire project together in one fell swoop.  I was using arcade jukebox v.7 and built my control panel around it.  But after you get 100 songs on it, it's not very usable.   Get 1200+ songs on it and you'll never find what you want.  Works great for singles, not so much for full cd's.  So I still need to redo my cp, but it's working well.  I didn't go the pc speaker route.  I've got monster speakers and good power so it SOUNDS like a juke, shakes the walls and windows.  My cab looks more like a kiosk than a jukebox, but once I find a gutted juke cab that will be taken care of.