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OVERVIEW - GETTING STARTED
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Digital DJ Installation Instructions in the read me text.
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NOTE: This document covers ALL editions of The
Digital DJ Music System™. From this point forward:
Home Edition and general details are in green.
Deluxe Home Edition details are in Light Blue.
Professional Edition details are in red.
Broadcast edition details are in yellow.
Hyperlinks are in blue and red underlined text
First the basics then, we'll go screen by
screen.
- The Digital DJ Music System™ is set up much like a program director does for a typical radio station.
- We start with the music in all different types of formats. Slow, Fast, Pop, Rock, Dance, etc...
- After the locations of these music files are added through the "Program Director" to the
Digital DJ™, we can set what time of day, what day of the week and how often we want to play the
selection on a record level.
- Then, we can arrange these audio files into categories of our choice and select the same options on a
global level for each category.
- Now, We add some promo's, snipits, commercials (each with special settings of their own) and you've got
the perfect mix.
- Digital DJ™ takes over. Plays all of this in a random order based on the timing and categories you set
up. We'll get in to all of the cool automated features like Power Play and 2x Play for Charted songs as
you read through the instructions.
- Now, On With The Class...
Quick Start
So, you don't want to read everything now…
Select File, Then "Auto Add
Selections"
Select the folder that contains your media files
and press go. (Follow the prompts) Note: load at least 20 selections.
Close the program director then, press F12 to
run the jukebox players.
PROGRAM LOGIC FLOW (Methodology):
(How does Digital DJ™ select the music?)
Music Play:
Level 1: Select Categories:
- Digital DJ™ selects the active categories
from the Master
Schedule database and then marks the records in the master database (Category
Tab) which have matching active categories. These are now the Active Entries.
Level 2: Random Selection
- Digital DJ™ takes a random selection from
the total Active Entries in its' database.
Level 3: Check Record level scheduling:
OVER RIDES:
The "Power Play" function on the Setup
screen overrides normal random selection when active. "Power Play" forces the system to pick a
"HOT" selection every (n) number of songs. Hot songs are charted songs listed on the Charts
Tab
Special Files See Special
File Section
Least Played: That right! We thought about
this one too! (I always hated those programs that never seem to play certain songs) So, After every (n)
selections set on the Setup
Screen, The Digital DJ Music System™ finds the least played ACTIVE (Category driven) selection and loads
it up!
User Generated Play List: See the Custom
Play List Screen
Block Party Mode: see Setup
screen. 2, 3, 4 5, in a row by the same artist! And a global 2 for Tuesday option.
CD Mix: See CD Mix below
By The Way, If you've
gone this far, you might as well buy it! It's A DJ's Dream come true. If
you're in broadcast, Mobil DJ, Night Club, At Home Music Lover, or just plain love music. The Digital DJ Music
System™ won't let you down!
Digital
DJ™ Setup Screen
This is the first place to go... Press [CTRL+E] or go to
"Options" and "Setup"
Active Database: This is the current active DJ
Database. You can copy and maintain as many databases as you wish (somewhat like the old Play List) Deluxe
Home Edition and Higher
Reg Code: This is you registration Code. You
will need this when purchasing or upgrading the system.
Lock Key: PCTS will supply you with this number
after you have purchased or upgraded the system. You must press the "ENTER" button next to this
field to activate the new code.
Play7 Mix Out: Sets timing "Mix out
seconds" for player 7.
Anti-Skip Mode: Use This to correct issues in
different operating systems and file types
- Mode 0: Play mode normal for WIN95 operation
Mode 1: New Set reload will have a 1 sec.
delay for each selection. (Win95)
Mode 2: New Set reload will have a 2 sec.
delay for each selection. (Win95)
Mode 3: Sets Players for ASF/WMA format
operation (Win98)
Mode 4: Sets Players for ASF/WMA format
operation and a 1 second advance on mix (Win98)
Power Play Every [nnn] Songs: This feature
allows you to select how often you wish the Digital DJ to force a HOT song to play. A Hot song is classified
as a "Charted" song. See the charts Setup Screen View Instructions.
Remote Access: This is the networking flag used
for multiple Jukeboxes and remote editing on one system. Deluxe Professional and Broadcast Editions
Auto Start: This allows The Digital DJ Music
System™ to run the players on startup.
Least Played Counter: The Digital DJ Music
System™ logic will count (n) selections before searching for the least played record.
Shareware On: Obvious isn't it?
7th Player On: This is the invisible 7th player.
It has two functions. 1) Plays an independent audio file after player 6 stops to eliminate pause time between
sets. 2) Option to run random CD selections in the 7th player position. PROFESSIONAL Edition and Higher
Live DJ Option: This allows the exclusive
Digital DJ Music System™ DJ prompt system to operate. PROFESSIONAL Edition and Higher
Block Party and Two for Tuesday Option: This
allows the user to select multiple songs to be selected by the same artist in automatic mode. PROFESSIONAL
Edition and Higher, Also, Use the Free Station Manager Module to remotely change this feature.
- Select how many "Songs / Block"
using the block "Artist" filter.
Short cut button is located on the
"Request Screen" "BP".
Block party automatically turns off at
midnight each day. The user must activate the "BP" button to activate "Block party".
However, The two for Tuesday selection forces "2 For Tuesday" play automatically every Tuesday.
Remote Drive Setup: Allows the user to identify
network mapping to "sync" the master and a remote DDJMS systems.
New Day Start Time: Time that the system will
roll over calculations. Pick any time you like. This is used for recalculating the top 75 requests etc...
Day, Week, Month Displays: Info on system
current status.
Log File Active: This enables logging of
selections played to daily text files. Higher editions have more information. The files can be accessed from
the main FILE menu. (Log Viewer) option.
M Filter: Music Extension Filter, When on, This
option will filter for only 1 extension type (WAV, ASF, WMA, MP3 etc…) for each set. DO NOT use this option
unless you are experiencing poor sound quality (Scratchy sound etc…) We have found that this occurs when
mixing Windows Media (WMA,ASF,ASX) files with other standard file types. As Always, We suggest using one media
type if possible when a quality sound/video output is desired.
Music Category Setup: Use
[CTRL+T] or "Options" "Music Category Setup"
Add, Delete, Close: Straight forward, These are
the master Categories that will be used in the program director and in the master schedule setup.
Digital
DJ™ Program Director Master Level Category Screen
Schedule [F3]: The Schedule screen is where you
can schedule when certain Music categories (Pop/Rock/Dance etc…) are played. This is the highest level used
for the Digital DJ. It allows the director (You) to select by day of week, day of month and start and stop
times. This is much like the Record
Level scheduling except, each record (file) is driven (filtered) by the category scheduler FIRST when in
the normal random selection mode. If You don't get it yet, go to the Program
Logic Flow Section
Schedule Pick List Tab: This tab is set up to
allow you quick access to all categories. It allows you to do a some on the fly selecting.
Power: Click in the "Power" column and
row for a particular category that you wish to turn off or on. A button will appear to the right of the
column. Click to toggle status. Warning: OFF means off! This will disable the scheduling for that selected
category until you turn the power back on again.
Run Now: (Or Schedule Bypass) Click in the
"Run Now" column and row for a particular category that you wish to turn on. A button will appear to
the right of the column. Click to toggle status. Warning: Turning this on will disable the scheduling for that
selected category until you turn the "Run Now" back off again. Example: Notice that the category
"Always" is set to "ON" Get it now?
On Now?: Informs you if this category is
currently active.
Name: This is the name that you give this
particular schedule.
Category: The actual category name associated
with this schedule.
Buttons: Refresh, Update, and Close.
Schedule Tab:
- Run Now, Power, Name, Category are all
described above.
Weekday Check Boxes: Check the boxes for the
days you wish the selected category to be active.
Active All Month Check Box: When Checked,
the schedule is active all month When not, you are allowed to select the Active Day = (Day of month).
Stime: Starting time of day for this
category.
Etime: Ending time of day for this category.
All Charts Check Box: This is a cool option
that automatically activates ALL records that are on one of the 4 Digital DJ Charts. See Charts
Tab
Add Button: Allows you to add new schedules
to the database. Note: you can select the same category for different NAMED schedules. This allows you the
flexibility of different times and days of activation. YOU MUST enter a unique name in the name field when
adding new records.
Delete, Refresh, Update, and Close buttons:
As indicated.
Digital
DJ™ Program Director Screen
The Bottom Half (file Setup):
- Add: Select this option when you want to add
a new selection to the database. Note: This does not copy the music file. It is only a record marker
for your file.
Delete: This will delete the record from the
database ONLY. Not the actual file.
Repair: This will allow you to change the
path for an existing record in your database.
Update: Refreshes your screen.
Close: Closes the program director
screen.
Prev and Next: These are record movement
buttons Prev = Previous [ALT+<], Next = Next Record [ALT+>]
Rec ID: Database record ID.
Last Played -1: Displays the time
before the last time that this selection was played (2 plays ago)
Last Played: Displays the last time
this selection was played.
- Sort: Sorts the Database by LAST
PLAYED (Oldest to Newest)
Length Display: Displays the playing
time for this selection.
Active Sort By:
(Section): These buttons will light up green when active.
- Title: Sort by Selection Titles
Artist: Sort by artist.
Request: Sort By most requested
selections.
Special: Sort by "SPECIAL"
files. These are detailed in the charts Setup Screen (View or Instructions.)
Charts: Sort By Charts Listings. This
starts with most requested then Top40, Then Country, Then Dance. Note: If selections are included on
more than 1 list; The Sort for that record will appear at the lowest level.
Most Plays: Sort by most plays.
Categories: Sort by all Categories. On
category setup screen (View). Sorted by
Category 1, 2 , 3 types.
File Name: NEW FOR VERSION 2.0 - Sorts
by Actual File Name
Max Plays: NEW FOR VERSION 2.0 - Sorts
by the Max Play settings on each record (QTY per Month, Week, Day) Most to least allowed.
None: Database default
Title: This is where you can enter/modify
your selection title.
Artist: This is where you can enter/modify
your selection artist name.
Active: Displays if selection is currently
active. 1=On, 0=off. Use this to help if a song is not playing. It is driven by currently active
categories.
Total Plays: How many times has this
selection been played? Here is the lifetime total.
Next / Prev. Letter buttons: Only
active/visible when certain sort types have been selected.
Playlist Random Button: Allows random or
"In Order" play back of the selected playlist.
Program
Director Category Tab
Category 1,2,3 Drop Down: Associate the
selection with a category. You can select up to 3 different categories per selection. If the category you
desire does not exist, use the "New Category" button to add a new
category. "See Category Highlights for more information"
Mix In: Set the mix in time for this
selection. "See Mix In on Program Director Preview tab for more
information"
Mix Out: Set the mix out time for this
selection. "See Mix Out on Program Director Preview tab for more
information"
Notes: Add any notes you wish for this
selection.
Display Information:
Creation Date: Displays the date and time
the ACTUAL file was created. (Not the database entry)
Program
Director Charts Tab
Request Totals (Section):
This Week, This Month, All Time:
Displays the total requests that this selection has had.
Max Plays Status (Section):
- Maximum Logic: Digital DJ™ has daily,
weekly and monthly maximum filters for each selection. This allows you to tell the system the maximum
amount of times you wish the selection to play for the given time period. Digital DJ™ waits until the
Day, week, or month shown on this screen before it allows the selection to be played again. Once the
maximum is reached; it automatically re-calculates a new reset time and starts the total counters to 0.
Cool Huh?
Next Daily Max Reset: Displays the
time when the daily play maximum limit counter will be reset. "See Base
Schedule tab for more information"
Next Weekly Max Reset: Displays the
time when the Weekly play maximum limit counter will be reset. "See Base
Schedule tab for more information"
Next Monthly Max Reset: Displays the
time when the Monthly play maximum limit counter will be reset. "See Base
Schedule tab for more information"
Next Reset Column: Displays the Day
& time the total counters will reset for Day, week and month.
Max Column: Displays the "Max
presets" from the Base
Schedule Tab
Count Column: Displays The current
amount of plays for each day, week and month max preset.
Chart Positions (Section):
- First, A word about Chart Automation:
The Digital DJ Music System™ recalculates your four charts like this:
General: The system automatically
recalculates all charts every day at 12:30am assuming the Digital DJ Music System™ is running at the
time.
Requests Chart: The system
automatically recalculates the top 75 requests (Driven by the monthly total). This in turn automatically
activates the 2x play option. The Deluxe Home edition and higher will then create an automatic playlist
called "TopRequest". This will appear on the program manager under this title. You can then
adjust the play schedule.
Top 40, Top Country, and Top Dance
Charts: The system automatically recalculates the top 75 requests (Driven by the monthly total). This in
turn automatically activates the 2x play option. The Deluxe Home edition and higher will then create an
automatic playlists called "TopDance, TopCountry, And Top40". These will appear on the program
manager with the associated titles. You can then adjust the play schedule.
Note: The "2X Play" logic
turns on automatically if a song is listed on one or more of these charts. 2X Play allows Digital DJ to
play this selection twice as much. Example: If you have programmed the song to play a max of Day=1,
Week=5, Month=20 then, 2X Play will allow plays up to twice those amounts.
Top 40 / Country / Dance: Allows you
to enter the current chart position for the selected song.
The Top40 / Country / Dance headings do not
have to represent the actual type of chart indicated. You can use each chart for your own type of music.
Positions in the charts are what you make
them. See "Special File Setup" below.
Top Request: Digital DJ
automatically re-calculates all of your requests entered on the Jukebox/Player
on a daily basis. The top 75 will appear automatically in this field. You may edit this field but, it is not
suggested because it will be erased on a daily basis.
Special File Setup
(Section): (Program Director Charts Tab)
Timed Promo: Allows you to set a selection for
a specific time to be played.
Snipit: Scheduling works just like a normal file
except:
Top 40 / Top Request / Top Country / Top Dance
Buttons: These buttons are used when you want to associate a lead in selection with a song. The related field
will light green.
Clear All Buttons: Clears the charts so that you
can find and reset the actual chart positions for "Top40", "Dance", and,
"Country" charts. This does not clear the special "INTRO Snipit" files.
Program
Director Base Schedule Tab
Valid (Day Of Week Checkboxes): Check Monday
through Sunday check boxes to enable the selection for that day.
Schedule Time Limiter Box:
Max Plays Status Box : Day / Week / Month
Max Fields: Allows you to set the maximum times the selection will be played within that time period.
- Note: This is a MAXIMUM setting only.
For example, if you have the daily max set to 4, it could take the system 5 days to play this selection
that many times. Digital DJ will continue to count until it reaches the maximum allowed preset (or 2 times
that amount if "2X play is active") before it checks to see if the max reset date has passed. If
passed, Digital DJ resets the counter. Get it?
Max Presets Buttons (Deluxe Home edition):
These are quick presets that automatically enter the daily, weekly and monthly max preset amounts for you.
Main Category Display: Displays
"Category 1" from the Category
Tab
Program
Director Search Tab
Search By Title: Click in the "Search
By Title" field and begin typing to locate a selection title or use the drop down arrow.
Search By Artist: Click in the
"Search By Artist" field and begin typing to locate a selection artist or use the drop down arrow.
Find Clone Record: Moves the database to
the Clone record.
Auto Add Button: Allow you to search
entire folders and automatically load any media files that are not already in your database. Hey! Look mom, No
duplicates!
Chart Helper: Allows you to automatically
set the chart positions once a selection is found.
- Directions: Adjust the current desired
selection with the ">" and "<" buttons. Search for the song desired, press the
chart button you wish to apply the charted number to.
Recalc: Press this when complete and
the DDJMS Exclusive automatic playlists will be re-loaded for the Top 40, Top Dance, And Top Country
charts. Now, you can select the playlist from the jukebox and have a good old fasioned COUNTDOWN. NOTE:
Recalc also occurs automatically at 12:30am every day (If the Digital DJ Music System™ is running)
Reset: Resets the chart counter to 1.
Program
Director Preview Tab
WARNING: You should not use this feature
while the Digital DJ Music System™ is playing the Jukebox. This is an editor that uses the same sound system
as the jukebox.
Change Playback rate (Deluxe Edition):
Allows you to change the playback speed while in the preview screen ONLY. This is not applied to live playback
at this time.
Fade In / Fade Out Check Boxes (Deluxe
Edition): Check these boxes to have Digital DJ automatically fade you selection in and out.
Start Position Field / Test / Set Start
Button (Deluxe Edition): This allows you to mark and test the start position for Digital DJ to use when
playing large files with multiple songs.
End Position Field / Test / Set Start
Button (Deluxe Edition): This allows you to mark and test the end position for Digital DJ to use when playing
large files with multiple songs.
Mix In (Set Mix In Position/Test): Enter
the amount of seconds to allow Digital DJ™ to mix in to this selection. This is usually the INTRO time on a
song (Music with no vocals). The ideal situation is where you set the mix in seconds just before the vocals
start. This allows the previous song/snipit/commercial/promo to WALK UP this selection. NOTE: In real time,
This feature is dependent on the MIX OUT time set for the previous selection. MIX OUT time is the primary
driver for mixing in Digital DJ™.
Mix Out (Set Mix Out Position/Test): Enter
the amount of seconds to allow Digital DJ™ to mix out of this selection. This is usually the FADE OUT time
on a song. The ideal situation is where you set the mix out seconds just as the volume fades. This allows the
Next song/snipit/commercial/promo to mix in with this selection.
Volume: Use this to adjust the LIVE
playback volume. Note: >0 is full volume. <0 to -2000 is usually the range depending on you sound card.
Selection Preview section: This is the
preview player. Play, Pause, Rewind, FF, Mark, Unmark etc...
Digital
DJ™ Jukebox / Request Screen and Audio/Video Player Screen
Request List Screen:
- Marquee: Displays current and upcoming
songs.
P Button: Turns the marquee on and
off.
Srch Button: NEW FOR VERSION 2 - This
button is enabled when the request list is sorted by "Title" or by "Artist". A drop
down box will then open allowing you to quickly pick a specific Title or Artist to move the juke box
display to.
C/O Button(Deluxe Edition): Short cut
to the Category override screen. This lights green when the category
override is active.
BP Button: Activates the Block Party
Option.
Alphabet Buttons: These are visible
when the sort type allows. Press the letter to move the jukebox display to the title/artist (whichever is
active) beginning letter.
Sort Button: Allows you to sort the
jukebox list by Title, Artist, Most Played/Newest Songs, Most Requested, Pop Only, Dance Only, AM (Adult
Contemporary) Only, Charts only, Country Only, Playlist Titles, Current Requests/Playlists.
- The Current active sort type is
displayed at the bottom of the request screen in green.
Prev Page / Prev Letter / Next Page /
Next Letter Buttons: Allows you to move the jukebox display on letter or one page at a time.
Playlist Button: See Custom
Play List
Jukebox: Displays the selections in
the Digital DJ Music System™ database.
- Color Coding:
- Pink: Indicates a charted
"HOT" song.
Green: Indicates a requested song
that has not yet been selected for play.
Orange: Indicates a new selection
(Less than 2 weeks old) that has been added to you database.
RED: Currently an active request
via "Playlist"
Press the Title of a selection to
request. It will light green. Note that the number to the right of the title increases. To reduce or
correct the request, press the number indicator to the right of the song title.
S Off Button: Enables Snipits to be
viewed in the jukebox.
H Off Button: Toggles display of
special categories in the jukebox off and on.
Hold Request Button: Lights yellow
when active. Puts all requests that have not been scheduled into play on hold. Just incase you need to
leave for a while.
Break Button: Skips the current song
playing. Note: Cool feature, Digital DJ automatically fades out the song for you for that
"Professional touch".
Audio/Video
Player Screen: The Digital DJ Music System™ has six on screen audio players. They have mixing logic built in
(Too much to explain here). You just have to listen to appreciate so try this. live1.htm
- Skip/Eject Button: Skips the current
song playing. Note: Cool feature, Digital DJ automatically fades out the song for you for that
"Professional touch".
Play7 On/Off Button: This turns player
7 on and off for improved mixing between sets.
M7/Sc Button: This allow for mixing
between sets when "Sc" is visible or Silent Change over when "M7" is visible.
View CD: Activates "LIVE" CD
mix as player 7 using the exclusive Digital DJ Music System™ CD Player/Scheduler.
- This feature is often used when you
want to highlight a new CD or "Artist of the day". Also used for seldom played selections
that are not recorded on your computer or network.
Video On/Off Button: Allows detail
viewing of each associated player that is running. Allows viewing of Video files. (See windows media
player help for more info)
Digital
DJ™ Exclusive CD Mix Option
- The Digital DJ Music System™ CD Player
Mixer will automatically prompt you when a new CD is inserted. For:
Once completed, The Digital DJ Music System™
logs the information into the "Program Director Database" and allows you to schedule this just
like a normal recorded file. If the Jukebox is running and the "View CD" button is pressed on
the player screen, The CD Player will be mixed at a rate of one random song per set. (This replaces player
7 during normal set operation). CD tracks can be requested also from the request screen.
The CD Screen allows you to change or
modify:
Play, FF, RW, Pause, End, Start, and eject:
Operates like standard CD buttons.
Hide: Hides the CD Player but allows it to
stay in the mix.
Close: Closes the CD system and removes it
from the mix.
Digital
DJ™ Custom Play List Option
Access this via the Jukebox/request list
"Playlist" button.
Digital
DJ™ Category Override Screen
Select the categories to activate during
override.
Selected the delay time. (How log do you
want the override to be active)
Press the Disabled/Enabled button.
Now, These categories will be active and
they override the master category schedule.
DJ
Cue Master™ Pop Up Screen
(Professional Edition) The DJ Cue Master
display will pop up when activated from Setup 20 seconds before each new song starts.
This feature will allow the DJ to easily
see when and how much talk time they have between songs.
Pause / Resume Buttons: These buttons
allow you to pause the sound system if more talk time is required.
Live Recording (Beta)
The Live recording feature: Allows for
live recording to ASF/MP3 format from The Digital DJ Music System or from live input.
The System wizard will walk you through
saving the recorded sound then, automatically load it into the Digital DJ Music System Database.
Currently, This feature is in beta. Refer
to the on screen documentation within the Digital DJ Music System for more information.
Auto Request system "ARS"
The Digital DJ Music System now allows you
to implement an automatic ASP web request system. Users can request songs from your system via the DDJAMS
broadcast network and the Digital Dj Music System automatically plays them back!
Web Page Request System Wizard
The web page request wizard feature:
Allows for automatic web page library creation. Your entire music library is automatically set up on web pages
and sent to the DDJAMS network automatically. Listeners can click a song and automatically request it via
email.
This function requires that the operator
to be a member of the DDJAMS network via the use of the Digital DJ Music System Station Manager plug in. All
of these software packages and memberships have free versions available. See the Digital DJ Music System Home
Page and Broadcasting Info for more information.
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automatically accepts the above mentioned statement by downloading or purchasing the DDJMS. Some methodologies
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