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Main => Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Forum => Topic started by: Josh on November 26, 2004, 11:21:27 pm

Title: Jukebox Folder Question
Post by: Josh on November 26, 2004, 11:21:27 pm
I have a hopefully simple question about using a jukebox program in a Mame cabinet.

Currently I am using Wincab and it is not working too bad

Is there a jukebox program out there that will let me select a source folder upon startup?  or let me select a "type" of music?

Here is my problem

My wife likes her Christmas music, but I don't want to have to wade through all of it just to find what I want to listen to.  I want to be able to select like "Christmas" or the folder that it is contained in.  So, she can listen to her music when she wants and I can select mine too

 
I hope I am making sence.  Thanks for any help you can provide
Title: Re: Jukebox Folder Question
Post by: Chris on November 27, 2004, 02:34:16 am
I think Arcade Jukebox 8 has that feature...

You could simulate it with WinCab by creating two jukebox.ini files and having a batch file that renames one to jukebox.ini and loads WinCab, but that's a but clunky... I guess I should have command-line options to override INI file settings for this sort of thing...

--Chris
Title: Re: Jukebox Folder Question
Post by: Space Fractal on November 27, 2004, 04:26:00 pm
My own jukebox (Arcade Music Box) does that (find the another thread for that). This is just a simple folder based jukebox program, that is a "overlay" of MS Explore in fullscreen (which still use a start folder).

Did you test all new jukeboxes in the past? There are now about 4 new arcade jukebox applications now, that all suited different cabs.....  [edit] and the all old jukeboxes in the link below.
Title: Re: Jukebox Folder Question
Post by: DrewKaree on November 27, 2004, 11:28:06 pm
Did you test all new jukeboxes in the past? There are now about 4 new arcade jukebox applications now, that all suited different cabs.....
Space Fractal, this is the second or third time I've read this from you.  I'm not mad or anything at you, I just want to point people to the (click the underlined section to go to the link) Jukebox Software List thread by Saint that gives screenshots and overviews of A TON of Jukebox software (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,13403.0.html)

It'll help folks more if they aren't under the impression that there's only 3 or 4 jukeboxes out there, when in actuality, of the dozen or more programs, there simply HAS to be something that will fit that one "gotta have" feature that a person is looking for.

 :)
Title: Re: Jukebox Folder Question
Post by: Space Fractal on November 28, 2004, 06:42:45 am
About 4 jukeboxes released in BYOAC in the past.

Look in the http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,27609.0.html

We should compile a new and maybe meanstream a new homepage about all arcade software jukeboxes, what they do and not to do.

One thread for new releases, like these 4 (and more), and leave the software list thread for the rest (I guess Josh did have looked on that thread, before asked).

These I have in mind, was all suited arcadecabs ones. That all!
Title: Re: Jukebox Folder Question
Post by: Space Fractal on November 28, 2004, 09:16:15 am
I think Arcade Jukebox 8 has that feature...

You could simulate it with WinCab by creating two jukebox.ini files and having a batch file that renames one to jukebox.ini and loads WinCab, but that's a but clunky... I guess I should have command-line options to override INI file settings for this sort of thing...

--Chris

Or maybe, you can just make a 2 WinCab installs, and start the one from the mamewah (or what you now use)?
Title: Re: Jukebox Folder Question
Post by: unclet on November 29, 2004, 03:00:09 pm
The jukebox software I created allows the user to assign genres they create (in your case "Christmas") to individual songs.
Title: Re: Jukebox Folder Question
Post by: Josh on November 29, 2004, 03:27:02 pm
Thanks everyone for all your help

with a lot of help from DrewKaree I finally got things under control