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The DJ's Feature Request Thread

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tunetyme:

--- Quote from: keither on May 13, 2009, 08:27:07 pm ---
Things we're still asking for:

* Completely automatic perfect beat-matching transitions and switch tracks anytime without losing the beat.
* A way to see track status in an inactive zone (specifically time left on a playing track)
* User settable cue in and out points for each track in the library [iTunes has this feature]
* Support for USB Midi DJ controllers [this would need more definition]
* Per track transitions in a playlist [silence, crossfade, etc.]
* Add key determination (G, Bb, etc.) to audio analysis
* Configurable crossfade types, with pictures so we know what the fade looks like


--- End quote ---

For me key determination is the top priority as a part of the audio analysis.
It might be helpful to be able to adjust the gain in the playlist.
I really like the idea of being able to store the transition in a playlist.  Do you envision this to apply when you burn a CD as well?

Tunetyme

keither:
I'm not burning CDs, and I really only need the track-by transitions in Playing Now - but I figure once it's in playing now, it's part of the database and should be more valuable to other people who are creating playlists ahead of time.

I would guess that having the ability to burn those tracked transitions would be a separate feature.

JimH:
Thanks for the report (and the purchase). 

tunetyme:
Keither:

Have you ever put together a great playlist at a club that is truely and inspiration?  Wouldn't it be nice to be able to hear it again in the car or at the office?  That's why I would love to be able to create CD's with the transitions stored in the playlists.  I understand as a DJ, you do things based on the mood and feedback that you get from the crowd.  For me, a great playlist that captures the right mood is worth its weight in gold.  That is the primary reason that I have loaded all my music on my PC.  I want to be able to create playlists or CD's that I can listen to in other environments.  One example is, what I call, rainy day jazz that is 5 hours of great music for a Sunday afternoon or of course a rainy day.  Everyone who has heard the playlist loves its’ smooth transitions and how it completely captures the mood with its' fluctuating intensity just like the rain.

This is why key determination would be so helpful for me to develop playlists and being able to store the transition in the playlist itself along with adjustments in gain would be ideal.  That way I don't have to alter the original information stored from the CD. 

keither:
The developer in me wants to ask this question:

How do you burn a CD with transitions that aren't "gapless" or "silence"?  Where do you put the track divider when you're crossfading between two tracks?

I think there's an argument that you could "render" the playlist to a single long audio file.

Would having tracks on the CD be important?

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