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SJGPLAY has most, if not all, of the features you will ever need in a CD
audio player. I've tried to incorporate all the features I could think of,
while keeping in mind the limitations of DOS text-mode.
Track controls
- Play, Pause/Continue, Stop
- Next/Previous Track (skip)
- Play specified track (you must enter a two-digit track number)
- Fastforward/Reverse search
- Fastforward/Reverse x2 search
- One-minute search
- Re-Start track
- Jump to near end of track
Repeat Modes
- Repeat Track
- Repeat CD
- Repeat CD's in all Drive Units
- Single play tracks (stop after each track)
- A/B segment repeat
Intro Mode
- Play first few seconds (adjustable) of each track
Time Display
- Elapsed/Remaining track time
- Elapsed/Remaining CD time
- Track/Remaining frame# (used for lyric synchronization)
CD Cataloging
- CD Name and Artist
- Track names
- Automatic recognition of CD
- Catalog CD's, Lyrics, Albums or All files
(Delete, Edit, Sort, Print, Export)
Programming (playlist)
- Up to 99 steps
- Playlist saved with each individual CD
- Insert/Delete steps
- Clear All/Use All tracks
- Edit playlist WHILE CD is being played
- Shuffle (jumble) tracks
- Select only tracks with lyrics
- Program pauses
- Fit to tape length (insert pauses at the appropriate spots)
- Toggle programmed or standard play (track order)
Lyrics
- Built-in text editor for lyric entry
(* Memorize/Recall/Paste/Restore/Erase/Insert/Delete line
* Block Define/Copy)
- Track control during editing (pause/reverse/fastforward/re-play)
- Easy synchronization process
- Fine-tune synchronization
- Synchronized playback of lyrics
(* Paged style
* Karaoke-style (with next-line display))
- Lyric "traffic light" (prepares you for the next line)
- Lyrics stay sync'd during fastforward, reverse or pause
- Import (extract)/Export lyrics from/to "Album files"
- Rename lyric files (if an external editor was used)
Display
- CD and Track Title
- Status (playing/paused/open etc)
- Large track number and time indicator
- Total CD time, Drive unit, Volume
- Intro, Program Mode, Step#, Repeat mode
- Track percentage and total time
- Elapsed "time-bar" and frame-blip (those green divider lines...)
- Time of day clock
- Full-screen mode
- 25/43/50 line video modes
Large "Mode" Window
- Track list or Playlist
- CD Information
- Paged and Karaoke style Lyrics
- Large display of track name or CD title
- Catalog: CD, Lyric or Album files
- Configuration and Program Info
- Simulated Spectrum Analyzer (requires SoundBlaster)
- Waveform Scope (requires SoundBlaster)
- VU Meter
Printing
- Print CD Info, CD's, Lyrics, Album, or All Catalog
Device Control
- Supports multiple CD-ROM drive units
- Reset drive
- Volume control via SoundBlaster (CD input or master)
- Eject/Close CD tray
Mouse control of most functions
- Three Button-bars for easy mouse control (click the "|" symbol)
Play functions, Program functions, Display-mode
- Right and Middle mouse button support
Programmable Joystick Control
- Supports 4-button Joystick or Two 2-button joysticks
- Configure any combination of the 4 buttons
Miscellaneous Stuff
- Timed event based on time of day clock or Countdown
Display a message, Play a track, Switch display modes
- Elapsed Time
- Display mode Timer (Rotates selected display modes)
- Frame accuracy display
- ZIP add/extract functions
- Unit Scan (for multi-cd systems)
- Font Editor
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Screen Blanker
Configuration
- Initial display mode and full-screen mode
- Auto edit new CD info
- Auto play (Normal or Jumbled)
- Stop or Eject on program exit
- Define alternate video mode
- Define fastforward/reverse and intro time
- Define volume control device
- Set initial repeat mode
- Karaoke colour
- Full control while configuration displayed
- Configuration saved as a text file
- Environment variable "SJGPLAY" to define data-file and config-file
location (run SJGPLAY.EXE from anywhere if in PATH)
Command-line mode (for use in batch files)
- Select a secondary config file
- Check for presence of disc
- Control playback (Play, Stop, Eject, Next/Previous track, Single play)
- Random track selection
- Volume control
- Display info (Track List, Title, Track title, Elapsed time)
- Conditional control of command-line arguments
- Wait for track end
Help
- Built-in Help and Utility Screens
- Full control while help displayed
- Intuitive controls
And the best feature...
- It's free! No more guilty conscience for not sending in that
shareware registration :-)
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