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Cmagic

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How to use ALT Playback mode ?
« on: June 04, 2002, 07:13:10 am »

Hi Folks,

My usual playback mode is : "Crossfade aggressive 5.0 sec"
The other day I wanted to play an entire album ("Queen II") with "Standard Gapless"
mode because this album is basicaly gapless. So I decided to setup the [ALT] playback
mode in "Standard Gaplesss". (Options/Playback)

My understanding of this feature was that by pressing the [ALT] key while cliking on
album play it would start playing in gapless (alt) mode. Nope, it didn't and kept on using
the usual (crossfade) playback mode !
I tried to press Alt Gr, Ctrl|PLS|Alt, Shft|PLS|Alt everything while clicking on play,
I was not able to trigger the [ALT] playback mode.

Sorry for this silly question but I probably missed something as big as
a "nose on someone's face" ("Comme un nez au milieu de la figure" in french)
What am I doing wrong ? Or, is there an option to be set somewhere ?
Or, could it be a bug in 8.289 ?

I'm using MJ8.289 under Win XP/pro.

If someone could help,

thanks

Christian
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RE:How to use ALT Playback mode ?
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2002, 07:16:51 am »

Cmagic,

The way you are trying to use Play with the ALT key is what I pushed for and wanted too.  But, I think I was told it was too difficult or something to implement ALT-Play in MJ 8.0 (maybe 9.0).  Currently, ALT only works with Stop, Next & Prev (I think).  I guess it was too hard for MJ to remember how the Play button was pressed initially and know which playback mode you were using (Default or the ALT settings).
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RE:How to use ALT Playback mode ?
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2002, 07:18:51 am »

MJ checks the [ALT] state as you're stopping / seeking / switching tracks.  It doesn't remember anything.  Like Z said, maybe in a later version...

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RE:How to use ALT Playback mode ?
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2002, 07:25:31 am »

I see,

It means that if I want to change the playback mode from say "Crossfade"
when listening random stuff to "Std gapless" when listening a whole album,
I need to go to Options/Playback and change it manually each time !
If this is the case, the help file section documenting [Alt] playback should be changed
because it says exactly what I tried to do (pressing [ALT] key while clicking on play)

Anyway, thanks ZRocker,

we shall push that feature for MJ9.0.

C
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RE:How to use ALT Playback mode ?
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2002, 07:26:49 am »

.. and thanks Matt !
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RE:How to use ALT Playback mode ?
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2002, 07:52:26 am »

cmagic,
Try a right click on the playback options button in the player window.  It's a little less stressful.
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RE:How to use ALT Playback mode ?
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2002, 08:10:05 am »

You're right going there through the player window saves two cliks.

Thanks Jim
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