Rockit 5 - Feature Requests

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Hey Rick is there anyway to preload the folders? My idea sounds complicated I can imagine coding it would be a nightmare but here's my thought.

What if as long as no music was playing (to avoid hiccups) Rockit would parse file meta data on any folder clicked and cache it basically creating a separate library file which is then written to disk, saved, but loaded into RAM at start up along with the regular library. Updates to folder based library files could then take place either on the fly by clicking on the folder or silently so long as not music is playing. I don't know how your library works but the folder parsing could just be dumping tag data into a simple XML that's relatively easy to parse.

I haven't fleshed out the idea, the challenging part is the updating the folder based libraries quickily and silently.
 
Big Dan said:
Hey Rick is there anyway to preload the folders? My idea sounds complicated I can imagine coding it would be a nightmare but here's my thought.

What if as long as no music was playing (to avoid hiccups) Rockit would parse file meta data on any folder clicked and cache it basically creating a separate library file which is then written to disk, saved, but loaded into RAM at start up along with the regular library. Updates to folder based library files could then take place either on the fly by clicking on the folder or silently so long as not music is playing. I don't know how your library works but the folder parsing could just be dumping tag data into a simple XML that's relatively easy to parse.

I haven't fleshed out the idea, the challenging part is the updating the folder based libraries quickily and silently.
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Actually Danno, that's totally opposite of how Rockit works.

I typed out a cool response, but then I realized something...

That's what happened to MusicMatch, iTunes, WMP, Rhapsody, et. al. ;)


They became bloatware -- Rockit will not :)
 
Here's a funny for ya (true -- I couldn't make this sh_t up if I tried). :sqerr:


Guy calls me today, and says my Para Meters are wrong.

So I ask what's wrong with them.

He says the program comes up, but the Para Meters don't work.

"What's wrong with those meters?"

They won't work.

"The meters aren't showing?"

Huh? It says the Para Meters are bad.

"Hang on, this calls for a beer..."

"Ok, so yer meters don't work -- how is your library?"

I haven't been to the library in a while.


Then the connection went dead for some reason -- probably a quake somewhere... :sqwink: :sqlaugh:
 
SoftJock Rick said:
No, the mask is the same -- that is settable by you, in the Library Manager->Settings. You can set that to whatever your filenames are. There are 5 fields available in the mask, but it's up to you to make sure they all match across your files.

The speed up thing, is not using a tag parse when displaying through the MyComputer tree. Basically, I would just parse the filenames, and not try to see if tags are available, read them , etc.

It makes for about a 1000% speed increase, but you will only see what can be parsed from the filename itself, based upon the mask you set above. In other words, if you mask was say <artist - title>, that's all that would show up in the list -- the other fields like genre, etc., would be blank.

I totally understand what you are looking to do Randy, but the above are caveats, because in order to make that speed change, I have to leave some processing out.

What I'm trying to determine, is whether that is acceptable to folks...
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Well, it would work and be acceptable to me. ;)
 
Put a new feature in that some of you folks may find useful...

Text output to an external monitor/projector. You can put up drink specials, dedications, announcements, etc. Colors and fonts are all changeable on the fly, and you can also preview it, before you display it to the outside world :)

Should probably work well in bars, where you can plug into their video system...
 
Little sneak peek at one of the V5 skins and simple text output to external monitor, showing now playing (working on some other neat stuff for that as well)... :)

ri5.jpg
 
bestdjinfl said:
Rick:
When will V5 be out?
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When it's done... :D

I'm working on the final tweaks to the library subsystem now, and then a couple weeks of round the clock testing, fine tuning, and finishing it up. Then a few days for the docs that nobody will read, build the install, and update the website.

Hopefully not much longer :sqbiggrin:
 
bestdjinfl said:
Hey Mr. Rik;
Is there any chance you could have a timecode cd mode? Just curious...Thanks man
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How do you mean...?

As in having a CD type controller, that controls Rockit?
 
bestdjinfl said:
Thanks for the quick response. No using your existing CD player with Timecoded Cd's to control your software....
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Not really, because Rockit uses its decoder in streaming mode -- it only buffers about 2 seconds worth of a song at any given time, and it's resolution at best, is a half second in streaming mode.

That's pretty much a trade-off -- stability and low resource usage, over the ability to scratch, and have access to the entire song in a buffer.

It actually has the ability to completely load the song into memory, and go down to sample level resolution, but I don't expose any way to turn that on in the interface (my version works that way though -- I even have tempo/key lock). The reason is simple -- it would drive my support costs way up, and I'd have to radically raise the price of the software...

If I decide to go that route, it would be with a different product, because Rockit holds a nice niche in the marketplace, with a low price and solid performance :)
 
We're getting closer... :)

Couple things -- Rockit now has a preview window available that is used in conjunction with the main track list -- it shows pertinent info when you click a song in the list, such as comments, etc.

Trial version can no longer be unlocked, and has a couple minor limitations, and a cool random audio blurb like OTS (my voice). Once purchased, you will get a download of the full version from a secure site you will get a code to log into, which will let us keep track of things for piracy related purposes. The website will be changing as well, to only allow registered users access to certain areas.
 
Randy A said:
Have you nailed down the pricing to upgrade from V4?
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Why, is it windy out there...? :sqlaugh: :rofl:


Actually, I do have a figure in mind, which I think most current users will be pleased with... :)
 
Suggestion for the Multi tag editor

Hey Rick,

Can you make the filter that is shown on the bottom of the track manager show up in the multi tag editor. This would be a great help if I could filter out a subset of my music to globally modify a tag.

-Pat
 
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