Here
are a few of the unique features we built into Home JukeBox! –
·
Superb Sony® CD Changer Control
Will work with either the Slink-e or SAVR hardware device
Any combination or quantity of devices can be controlled
There is no limit to the number of changers that can be controlled
·
Superb CD
Recognition
Inventory of your
CDs and digital albums through the online Gracenote® CDDB Database
The Gracenote®
database contains millions of commercial CDs, assuring that your CD will be
automatically recognized and catalogued
The CDDB includes title, artist, credits, song list and Genre, and often disc
and track notes for each CD
For commercial CDs, you don’t need to type in any information!
Automatic download of CD Cover Art from the internet
·
Superb
Look and Feel
Free-Floating forms with high graphics
Main screen looks and works like a standard
JukeBox
Play As You Go™ screen presents your music collection,
including all digital audio and video files, by Artist, Album, Song, Changer
Position, Genre and Cover Art allowing you unprecedented avenues to construct
play lists
Floating Player removes all that clutter from the
desktop to listen to a play list
Now Playing screen displays cover art for the
current song, the next song and the 2nd up song too
· Superb Functionality
Works like a REAL
Jukebox! Just scroll through your list
of CDs and Digital music files, click on the track number, and the song will
play! Keep on clicking to continue
adding more songs to the list to play. There is no limit! Your guests
will love this feature!
We have now added Remote Control for the
Home JukeBox!
server. Launch and control a play list from any network connected
PC in the house or office! Even start a random play list by Genre!
Home JukeBox! Remote™
also displays the cover art on the remote PC and allows the user to
launch the Now Playing screen there too!
We have recently
introduced Home JukeBox!
Server™,
allowing you to connect to the hardware from any PC in your network with
a the full
Home JukeBox!
application.
Ready for Touch Screen!
Now you are able to set the "click" for menus to be the left click,
which allows the use of a touch screen where right click is difficult.
Ready for Dual Monitor
graphics cards! If you have a dual monitor graphics card you can
display the JukeBox on one monitor and the Now Playing screen on
another, such as your TV in the listening room!
System Lock
capability permits you to allow your guests or even your children to choose
what music they want to hear without fear of loosing your information. Functions, such as Inventory or modifying
cover art, are disabled.
Launch a play list on the fly by selecting a Random Genre list by track
or by album.
Use the built-in capability of your Sony®
changers to play random CDs and tracks or specific groups you have set
up.
Home JukeBox!
has the capability to "Follow Along" what the changers are playing
without any control over them - you have control! Displayed is a
limited version of the Now Playing screen with details of the playing CD
and track as well as cover art.
Customize the
display of information to your liking.
Home JukeBox!™ has the capability to define fonts – choose a
default font for the entire system, choose by Genre, or even choose a
particular font for a particular CD. Choose a font for your Classical Genre, and another for your Rock
Genre, etc., to give a clear difference in your albums.
Search
functionality is outstanding. You can
search for Artist, Song Title, or even a lyrics snippet. You know some of the lyrics, right? But can't remember who did it or what the
song is? Do a search for the lyrics
you remember and you will be presented with a list of songs to choose from or
listen to until you find the one that’s right!
Animation control
is outstanding! Now you are able to
see your track listings screen grow to the needed size and shrink down to
nothing when closed. You can set cover
art or buttons to pop up large when moused over.
Drag-and-Drop
capability for ease of Play List generation
Include iTunes®
music or any digital music files
Include any
digital Video files
Scroll through
your CD collection using the standard next and previous buttons, or use your
mouse wheel
Display details
for any given CD, allowing you to modify any information
Alphabet bar at
the top permits you to quickly jump to the Artist or Title for that letter
Tools menu
permits you to Globally change Artist, such as from The Beatles to Beatles;
convert a changer, if you have moved a changer from one position on your
hardware device to another; delete a changer completely; conversion utilities
from CDJ, TitleTrack and XML files; database browser that permits any and all
information to be modified; and database backup and restore functions
Upload disc
memos, for changers that support this feature, by Artist or Title
For Slink-e
owners,
Home JukeBox!™ provides the functionality to construct, save
and utilize a remote control for IR control of any defined device
Automatically
update CDs, Cover Art, Lyrics, Disc Memos and Digital audio and video files
Set a song to
“Never-Play” so you don’t have to worry about it’s inclusion in any play list
(do this if the track is scratched or skips)
Play an
individual track or a CD by itself
Scroll through
your music collection and select which tracks and/or CDs to add to a play
list
For each CD you
can retrieve Cover Art, get Lyrics, play the CD, delete the CD, copy the
Cover Art, paste a picture, update disc memo, find the CD in all play lists,
or look up further information about the Artist from Answers.com
Display and
modify Lyrics for any track on any CD
Play As You Go™
(PAYG) screen allows you to drag-and-drop any selection, whether it is an individual
track, a CD, an entire Artist collection, an entire Genre, an entire Changer,
or any combination, to the play list area for immediate inclusion in a play
list or to save for future listening
PAYG also permits
you to drag-and-drop a song directly on the Player to begin play immediately;
Mix-It-Up button automatically shuffles the list and staggers between
players; examine and/or modify Fade parameters for optimum listening
pleasure; sort Cover Art by Artist, Title or Position; Player includes the standard
Play, Pause, Stop, Next, Previous, Fast-Forward and Fast-Rewind buttons;
displays the Cover Art for the current song; allows you to open a screen with
a large version of the Cover Art or to display the lyrics for the current
song; or launch the Now Playing screen
Now Playing
screen allows you to change colors of displayed information; Menu list
displays the entire play list and allows you to jump to any song on the list
immediately; control the play process through Play, Pause, Next, Previous and
Stop buttons; also allows you to display the current Cover Art full-screen
Launch a play
list with the individual, free-floating Player, removing all that clutter
from your desktop
Drag and
drop or copy and paste any picture for cover art, or retrieve an appropriate
one from the internet. You are allowed
to choose!
Stagger songs between players – leaving virtually no gaps in your music
·
Superb Play List
Capability
Create a play
list to fit any mood or occasion
Create an
unlimited number of play lists
Create or modify
any number of play lists at the same time!
Add or delete
entries in a list on the fly
Construct a list
while listening to another
Generate a list
based on any given Genre or SubGenre
·
Superb Investment
Registered users
receive lifetime upgrades
We listen! Most enhancements have been added in from
user suggestions; so don’t be shy and give us your feedback
Home JukeBox! Users Manual (Version 4.X)