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Topic: Play button loads track on empty deck
jmurph71PRO SubscriberMember since 2022
Using a Rane Four controller and I noticed that if I select a track to play on an empty deck and then hit the play button, the track begins to play automatically. I do not want this to occur but want to use the load button on the controller. Any fix for this?
 

Posted Sun 31 Mar 24 @ 12:13 am
Hello!

I believe play (or play_pause) will automatically load no matter the setting, but I could be wrong.

You can change your mapping from the original command like play_pause to 'loaded ? play_pause : nothing' to check if the deck is loaded before taking the action.
 

Posted Sun 31 Mar 24 @ 2:46 am
Yes, the "play" action in VirtualDJ if executed on an empty deck, it will also load the deck and start immediate playback. This behavior is global to the software, and not related to any particular controller.

As explained above, you can remap the button if you wish.

PS: It's all the "play" actions that do this. play, play_pause, play_stutter, play_button e.t.c.
 

Posted Sun 31 Mar 24 @ 11:18 pm
jmurph71PRO SubscriberMember since 2022
Whats the exact syntax to enter for the mapping? I cannot get it to work
 

Posted Sat 06 Apr 24 @ 9:30 pm
This works for me:
loaded ? play_pause : nothing
 

Posted Sun 07 Apr 24 @ 1:00 pm