Ideas for jukebox program

[Generic Eric]

I have a few ideas for a jukebox program.   Granted they don't actually apply to a jukebox, but... Ok...here they are.

Two for Tuesday mode.
Im not sure the best way to implement this other than with the mp3list.  But is there a way to program it in?  Like if there is an AC/DC song on my list that the program stops following the list and searchs for another AC/DC song?  The search is liable to be huge, so maybe you could narrow it down by selecting a directory of artists that were eligible.

Metallica @ 9 mode.  I am not worldly myself, but I know that rock and roll stations in more than one state do this.
My idea for the implementation in the jukebox program would be that @ 9pm, a set of random Metallica songs would play.

Get the Led out.  This is similar to Metallica @ 9 mode.  One of my favorite classic rock stations did this.  They played random Led Zepplin songs for an hour every night.

I don't know if the jukebox programs have the ability to play a song or mp3list at a certain time.

[aj6500]

Nope, none.  Why not just play your metallica cd's when you want metallica?

[Generic Eric]

Why not just play your metallica cd's when you want metallica?

...Why?  Because I want it done automatically at 9pm.  

[aj6500]

Buy a cd alarm clock and put in the cd you want.  Or if your radio station does it at nine, turn on the radio.

[Generic Eric]

Ok.

Maybe I said something you didn't like.  I think my ideas are fine.  If you don't like them, just come out and say so, but please don't bring my thread down.

The idea of  triggering an mp3 or an mp3 list at scheduled time could be helpful to others and might be of some interest to programmers.  How about some relaxing jazz after a long day of work?  

Please note that the subject read "Ideas for jukebox program," not "Demands for jukebox program." I didn't post to a particular author (or any author for that matter) demanding or even requesting that it be included in the next release of their software.

[aj6500]

I'm not trying to bring the post-down, just trying to give a couple ideas that would more or less work.  None of the programs I know of have those kinds of features, or anything similar.  If you use a cd-alarm clock plugged into a juke, you would have that feature.  It wouldn't run through the software, but it would run through the juke.  Same thing for the radio, set it to turn on at the time the theme program comes on, and you have the same result.  Again it won't run through the software.  

You can probably find alarm software for the pc that will run a program at a certain time.  Task manager may even allow for it.  Possibly set up winamp to startup with a playlist of what you want to hear.  Something like a batch file with a listing of the songs you want at a given time.  Winamp can be set to shuffle the order when it runs.  Different lists set at different times through TM and you'ld have grouping.


If you're using VJ you could just create an album w/the songs and just "00" on the album to do the full list.  It wouldn't be automatic, but you wouldn't have to search through an entire library looking for the songs you want.

Speaking of VJ, here's how to make it work,maybe.  Just popped into my head.  Create a seperate library/series of libraries of just the songs you want (metallica, AC/DC...) and have it set as the active library.  Set VJ to 0 minute attract mode (I think it will do this, mines not booted right now so I'm going from memory) Set task manager to run VJ at the time you want the songs to play.  TM should start VJ at that time every day, and VJ should immediately start random playing from the active library.  You would have to change libraries when you wanted to play from all the music, and you would not be able to differentiate albums by time itself w/o resetting the active library, but it's about 1/2 way there while using an actual JB program.

[Mameham]

 My 2 cents is you're trying to create a virtual radio station here, not a virtual jukebox...

 Yeah, timer programs and winamp would be the way to go on the something@9 thing - Cron is good - http://www.kalab.com/freeware/cron/cron.htm

 As for the two-fers... that's really not a jukebox option... I think too many of the jukebox programmers are getting distracted from perfecting the jukebox style of their programs with silly requests for non-jukebox stuff... Perfect the jukebox first, then add silly things like Lyrics and twofers and stuff...

 Incidentally, it wouldn't be too hard for VJ to add the "twofer" option... it won't really be "twofer tuesday" but he could just add an additional option to the playlists ( like the 00 option ) that would play two random songs from an album...