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Topic: Android apk for adding files to VDJ playlist and play/automix next buttons

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Not sure where to put this question, but hope here will be fine. I would like to use my android tablet to manage playlist in VDJ over WiFi (add, play, automix to next). Not lazy, but why not? I've seen a lot of apk's for other media players (eg. http://wmcremote-en.lofter.com/), would it be complicated to make one for VDJ? I don't need some fancy itchy-scratchy monster, but just a 'song pusher and player' for playlist.
 
Posted Sun 09 Feb 14 @ 11:15 am
weirdjay wrote :
would it be complicated to make one for VDJ? I don't need some fancy itchy-scratchy monster, but just a 'song pusher and player' for playlist.

You need to create a 2 sides app.
First you need to code a plug-in for VirtualDj that will perform the tasks you want (load songs, start/stop automix, e.t.c.) You must use VirtualDj's SDK for this. http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/Developers.html

Then you must code your app on the android side that will "talk" to your plug-in.

For the future you should know that these kind of questions really belong to our plug-ins forum: http://www.virtualdj.com/forums/14/VirtualDJ_Plugins.html
 
Could I use a a remote server software on my laptop and make some keyboard combination shortcuts to use them with http://www.autohotkey.com/ ? Eg.:

ctrl+alt+shift+y -- current track - play pause
ctrl+alt+shift+u -- change track - prev
ctrl+alt+shift+i -- change track - next

The script, when running, "reroutes" all mouse clicks/scrolls to instead send the VDJ shortcuts keyboard combinations. What would be the shortcuts for adding song to playlist, play next in playlist, etc.? Sorry, but I just couldn't find that stuff anywhere, just regular shortcuts.
 
 
Why not just remote desktop your laptop screen to the tablet?

Several users do that already. What you could so is pick a more touch friendly skin so that while on your tablet VDJ would be easier to control...

No development or local servers required...

Cheers,

Roy
 
Yap, thanks... That would be a lot easier. Just got myself into bunch of scripts and regreted for nonsense. Is there any touch skin for Free VDJ users? I've seen one, but there was no button to switch from browser to working area and vice versa...
 
No skins on our website are legitimately available to Home FREE users. You will need to purchase and register the software to be able to download skins.

Home FREE comes with the default skin only, but you could make your own custom skin optimised for touch and to suit your own preferences.
 
Guys, remote desktops sucks a big time, I don't wanna chase the mouse pointer on my tablet... Back to scripts... Are these the only commands for playlist:

playlist_add : add to the playlist the songs selected in the browser.

playlist_clear : empty the playlist.

playlist_load_and_keep : load the first song in the playlist on the deck, but keep it in the playlist.

playlist_load_and_remove : load the first song in the playlist on the deck, and remove it from the playlist.

playlist_options : display a drop-down with the list of options for the playlist.

playlist_randomize : shuffle the order of the songs in the playlist.

playlist_remove_duplicates : remove duplicate songs from the playlist.

playlist_remove_played : remove from the playlist all the songs that have already been played since the software was launched.

playlist_repeat : repeat (or stop to repeat) the playlist while automixing.

playlist_save :save the playlist in a file.


Is there any for 'play next'?
 
Try "touch osc", with that you can make a template to suit your needs.

And the script I believe is "mix_next"
 
more commands:


mix_next : if the non-playing deck has a song loaded that's already been played, load a new one from the playlist. then, smoothly crossfade from the playing deck to the other, using beatsync if both songs have enough beat.

mix_next_sidelist : if the non-playing deck has a song loaded that's already been played, load a new one from the sidelist. then, smoothly crossfade from the playing deck to the other, using beatsync if both songs have enough beat.

mix_now : Smoothly crossfade from one side to the other, using beatsync if both songs have enough beat.

mix_now_nosync : Smoothly crossfade from one side to the other.

automix : start or stop the automatic playlist mixing.

automix_skip : if automix is active, skip the actual song and mix to the next one in the playlist.
 
It's a real joke, guys! This is not working. F...ing WMP works like a charm, but VDJ... no way. Android is a way bigger than VDJ, shouldn't you join the race? Or stay where you are?
 
Your options:

* A custom interface like the one I'm creating for Android. Requires Virtual DJ Pro Full.
* An OSC/MIDI remote such as TouchOSC. Requires Virtual DJ Pro Full.
* An OSC/MIDI remote such as TouchOSC running through a translator to turn the commands into keyboard shortcuts. Should work with any version of Virtual DJ.
 
Thanks for the offer, but I'm only trying to connect my android tablet with VDJ. I already did that with some other software, e.g. WMP, XMPlay, etc. If I buy Pro license, how will that change my present position: I can't connect it, even with autohotkey. Simple guestion is: if it's known what is needed for such a simple task, why there isn't any apk already? This is so unprofessional, buy our software and make whatever you want (yes, however you know). Software support staff is supposed to do such things, in the real world.
 
I didn't offer anything - I advised you of the options available to you. The purchase of a license would open up some of those existing options to you, and when my android remote is available it will also require a Pro Full license to work.

We don't advertise support for android, so if you want android support you can either wait until it's done officially or do it yourself.

Just so you know we also don't support Windows CE/Mobile or Symbian...
 


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