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The DJ's Feature Request Thread
Alex B:
Instead of sending a mail I think it is better to give you advice here. Other users may need help as well.
I attached a couple of screenshots of the fields I created. You can add new fields in Options > Library & Folders > Manage Library Fields...
"Number Plays copy" shows automatically the current playcount value
"Number Plays store" is an example of a field that you can use for storing the value when you copy the field value from the "Number Plays copy" field.
For instance, technically nothing would restrict you from creating a new field for each week. They could be named like "number plays week 1", "number plays week 2", "number plays week 3", etc. You could create a playlist of each past week and show only that week's "number plays" column in the playlist view.
To update the total number of plays you can select the files and paste a string like =Math([Number Plays]+[Number Plays store] to yet another custom field. The example string would calculate the sum of the the two included field values and return a static integer number.
(Log in to the forum if you can't see the attachments.)
Vali Mihai:
Very Cool! Thanks a lot for help. Right now I start a brand new library with all the new features. Basically what i learned today I'll combine with smart lists that i already present you in an anterior post. It's a little bit sophisticated but I hope it works! Thank You!. As usual MC rules! After I understand the mechanism and all will works fine, I'll come back with a complete tutorial.
keither:
Just a brief update from me -
I DJed using .161 this past weekend. Having the separate playing now fields was awesome, as was the Stop After Every File. It was a little inconvenient to have to refresh the playlists when they blanked out, but I know this will be fixed in the next version and was definitely surmountable.
(The dancing was so intense, it shook the floor and dimmed the lights in the bar below us!)
Also, I talked to one DJ in Chicago who uses MC and another DJ who is planning on switching to it, and it was definitely a plus that I was able to tell them that we were getting features added to support us.
hit_ny:
--- Quote from: keither on May 05, 2009, 09:49:06 pm --- Having the separate playing now fields was awesome, as was the Stop After Every File.
(The dancing was so intense, it shook the floor and dimmed the lights in the bar below us!)
--- End quote ---
How do you manage this if you stop at the end of each track ?
keither:
--- Quote from: hit_ny on May 06, 2009, 02:19:25 am ---How do you manage this if you stop at the end of each track ?
--- End quote ---
So the stop at the end of the track just means that it won't automatically advance. This lets me choose the length of the pause between songs. If I want it to be "none", then I can start up the next song as the last song is finishing (status of "waiting...") and it'll go straight into the next track.
Also, you have to work the dancers up into a frenzy. That generally helps. :)
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