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Is there any way I can load the songs using a keyboard short cut like shift right or shift left. Please let me know thanks
 
Posted Tue 01 Mar 11 @ 12:42 am
Yes: "deck 1 load" or "deck right load" e.t.c

All you have to do is to go to the mappers tab, select the key you want and write the above code
 
Posted Tue 01 Mar 11 @ 10:31 am
jamteeHome userMember since 2008
Hi I wanted to Know How To add Multiple hot cues or cue points. I'm pretty good with the computer but need guidance step by step.

Thanks.
JT
 
Posted Tue 01 Mar 11 @ 1:08 pm
JoeyKJPRO InfinityMember since 2008
Another thing you can do is go to C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\VirtualDJ\Mappers, highlight "Keyboard mapping.xml" right click and chose open with notepad, once open print it out to use as a reference if needed...

Good Luck,

Joey...
 
Posted Tue 01 Mar 11 @ 1:25 pm
JoeyKJPRO InfinityMember since 2008
 
Posted Tue 01 Mar 11 @ 1:27 pm
jamteeHome userMember since 2008
Thanks for the insight Joeykj, but that was way too confusing for me. In VDJ, I thought I was able to set cues up to 99. I went to mappers and found up to ten. Can I Set This Up To 99 Cues for example? I really only need about 20 just to have. The Keyboard mappers.xml in VDJ Folder showed:

<map value="ALT+1" action="goto_cue 1" />
<map value="ALT+2" action="goto_cue 2" />
<map value="ALT+3" action="goto_cue 3" />
<map value="ALT+4" action="goto_cue 4" />
<map value="ALT+5" action="goto_cue 5" />
<map value="ALT+6" action="goto_cue 6" />
<map value="ALT+7" action="goto_cue 7" />
<map value="ALT+8" action="goto_cue 8" />
<map value="ALT+9" action="goto_cue 9" />
<map value="ALT+0" action="goto_cue 10" />
<map value="CTRL+1" action="set_cue 1" />
<map value="CTRL+2" action="set_cue 2" />
<map value="CTRL+3" action="set_cue 3" />
<map value="CTRL+4" action="set_cue 4" />
<map value="CTRL+5" action="set_cue 5" />
<map value="CTRL+6" action="set_cue 6" />
<map value="CTRL+7" action="set_cue 7" />
<map value="CTRL+8" action="set_cue 8" />
<map value="CTRL+9" action="set_cue 9" />
<map value="CTRL+0" action="set_cue 10" />

Thanks again,
Jamie T.
 
Posted Wed 02 Mar 11 @ 3:33 am
Yes, you can map your keyboard up to 99 cues if you wish so (99 is the max for VDJ) but chances are that you will run out of keyboard keys first especially if you use a laptop.
Anyway, in order to "save" some keys you can use modifiers or key combos

For instance:

<map value="ALT+1" action="goto_cue 1" />
<map value="ALT+2" action="goto_cue 2" />
<map value="ALT+3" action="goto_cue 3" />
<map value="ALT+4" action="goto_cue 4" />
<map value="ALT+5" action="goto_cue 5" />
<map value="ALT+6" action="goto_cue 6" />
<map value="ALT+7" action="goto_cue 7" />
<map value="ALT+8" action="goto_cue 8" />
<map value="ALT+9" action="goto_cue 9" />
<map value="ALT+0" action="goto_cue 10" />
<map value="CTRL+1" action="set_cue 1" />
<map value="CTRL+2" action="set_cue 2" />
<map value="CTRL+3" action="set_cue 3" />
<map value="CTRL+4" action="set_cue 4" />
<map value="CTRL+5" action="set_cue 5" />
<map value="CTRL+6" action="set_cue 6" />
<map value="CTRL+7" action="set_cue 7" />
<map value="CTRL+8" action="set_cue 8" />
<map value="CTRL+9" action="set_cue 9" />
<map value="CTRL+0" action="set_cue 10" />
<map value="SHIFT+ALT+1" action="goto_cue 11" />
<map value="SHIFT+ALT+2" action="goto_cue 12" />
<map value="SHIFT+ALT+3" action="goto_cue 13" />
<map value="SHIFT+ALT+4" action="goto_cue 14" />
<map value="SHIFT+ALT+5" action="goto_cue 15" />
<map value="SHIFT+ALT+6" action="goto_cue 16" />
<map value="SHIFT+ALT+7" action="goto_cue 17" />
<map value="SHIFT+ALT+8" action="goto_cue 18" />
<map value="SHIFT+ALT+9" action="goto_cue 19" />
<map value="SHIFT+ALT+0" action="goto_cue 20" />
<map value="SHIFT+CTRL+1" action="set_cue 11" />
<map value="SHIFT+CTRL+2" action="set_cue 12" />
<map value="SHIFT+CTRL+3" action="set_cue 13" />
<map value="SHIFT+CTRL+4" action="set_cue 14" />
<map value="SHIFT+CTRL+5" action="set_cue 15" />
<map value="SHIFT+CTRL+6" action="set_cue 16" />
<map value="SHIFT+CTRL+7" action="set_cue 17" />
<map value="SHIFT+CTRL+8" action="set_cue 18" />
<map value="SHIFT+CTRL+9" action="set_cue 19" />
<map value="SHIFT+CTRL+0" action="set_cue 20" />

Finally you can use "hot_cue 1" instead of "goto_cue 1" and "delete_cue 1" instead of "set_cue 1"
The behavior of the buttons will change a little, but you' eliminate the need for another 20 key combos in order to delete your cues
 
Posted Wed 02 Mar 11 @ 7:08 am
jamteeHome userMember since 2008
Hi PhantomDeeJay,

Did what you said exactly, not working with the new combinations: SHIFT+CTRL+1 & set_cue 11

Any other suggestions?

-Jamie T.
 
Posted Wed 02 Mar 11 @ 9:04 am
This is an nice bit of code, basically this will save you using 20 keys for 10 hot cues instead it only requires 11 keys per deck or if your smart 13 keys for both decks... Set whatever keys you want but I suggest...

1 - 0 for your hot cues
ctrl for selecting left deck
alt for selecting right deck
and shift for hcd_shift (changes the function of the cue button if you are pressing it)

that way if you press ctrl + 1 you will play: deck 1 hot_cue 1,
if you press alt + 1 you will play: deck 2 hot_cue 1
but if you press shift + ctrl + 1 you will: delete deck 1 hot_cue 1


action="set hcd_shift while_pressed" />
action="var hcd_shift ? deck 1 delete_cue 1 : deck 1 hot_cue 1" />
action="var hcd_shift ? deck 1 delete_cue 2 : deck 1 hot_cue 2" />
action="var hcd_shift ? deck 1 delete_cue 3 : deck 1 hot_cue 3" />
action="var hcd_shift ? deck 1 delete_cue 4 : deck 1 hot_cue 4" />
action="var hcd_shift ? deck 1 delete_cue 5 : deck 1 hot_cue 5" />
action="var hcd_shift ? deck 1 delete_cue 6 : deck 1 hot_cue 6" />
action="var hcd_shift ? deck 1 delete_cue 7 : deck 1 hot_cue 7" />
action="var hcd_shift ? deck 1 delete_cue 8 : deck 1 hot_cue 8" />
action="var hcd_shift ? deck 1 delete_cue 9 : deck 1 hot_cue 9" />
action="var hcd_shift ? deck 1 delete_cue 10 : deck 1 hot_cue 10" />

hope this helps
 
Posted Fri 04 Mar 11 @ 10:37 pm
SchiumPRO InfinityMember since 2005
So I've tried a few iterations of "deck 1 load" etc, with the shift+left and It won't load the selected track from the browser window

the command seems to work with other keys, just not the shift+left combo

Am I doing something wrong?

Also how would I tell vdj to ignore the warning that a song is playing with this keystroke? or would i just have to disable that in the options?

pls hlep
 
Posted Wed 30 Mar 11 @ 8:17 pm
djdadPRO InfinityDevelopment ManagerMember since 2005
Goto Config (Settings) --> Options and set Security to None.

As for the SHIFT+LEFT Arrow keystroke, it works just fine to me. Maybe you have assigned another windows macro on that key combination
 
Posted Thu 31 Mar 11 @ 4:59 pm
SchiumPRO InfinityMember since 2005
Schium wrote :
So I've tried a few iterations of "deck 1 load" etc, with the shift+left and It won't load the selected track from the browser window

the command seems to work with other keys, just not the shift+left combo

Am I doing something wrong?

Also how would I tell vdj to ignore the warning that a song is playing with this keystroke? or would i just have to disable that in the options?

pls hlep


Ok ive figured it out, you were correct djdad, those key combos that I was having trouble using were already mapped to something else, removed the other mapps and boom worked like a charm
 
Posted Fri 01 Apr 11 @ 1:57 pm
can someone tell me how to write this correctly, i made it this far

crossfader 0% & pause deck 1 & play deck 3 & goto_cue 1

im trying to make a hotkey to pause a track on deck 1 and start a track at a cue point on a deck 3
 
Posted Fri 30 Jan 15 @ 11:43 pm
locoDogPRO InfinityModeratorMember since 2013
One post is enough please don't cross post.
 
Posted Fri 30 Jan 15 @ 11:56 pm
Hi there, is there a keyboard shortcut for deleting tracks from your collection ?
 
Posted Fri 26 Oct 18 @ 9:49 am


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