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BallroomDJ features:

(Updated 2020-8; BallroomDJ version 3.29.24)

• Runs on Windows (7, 8.1, 10), Mac OS X, Linux
  Windows Installation
  Mac OS X Installation
  Linux Installation
• Free and open source software. There is no cost to you.
• Flexible: Almost everything can be configured to suit your needs: dances, ratings, levels, genres, what columns are displayed, etc.
• Full unicode support. All languages and character sets are supported (except right-to-left languages).
  Configuration: Global (Locale)
• Uses your music collection from your hard drive.
  Setup: Configure The Folders
  Configuration: Folders
  Setup: Configure How the Audio Files are Organized
  Setup: Building the Database for the First Time
  Overview: Update Database
• No limitations on the number of audio files. One BallroomDJ user has over 30000 audio files.
• Help Extensive context sensitive help is available in the program. Or on this wiki
• Raffle Games.
  Subject: Raffle Games
• Control BallroomDJ remotely with your mobile device (basic functions).
  Configuration: Mobile Remote Control
  Subject: Mobile Remote Control
• Song adjustments for playback
  Subject: Adjusting Song Start and Song End
  Subject: Speed Adjustments
  Subject: Volume Adjustments
• iTunes Interface
  Importing Data and Playlists from iTunes
• Player
  • Configuration
    • Configure the maximum play time.
      Subject: Maximum Play Time
      Playlists: Set the Maximum Play Time for a Playlist
    • Configure the gap between songs.
      Subject: Gap Between Songs
      Playlists: Set the Gap for a Playlist
    • Configure the marquee display.
      Configuration: Marquee
      Configuration: Colors
  • Player Controls
    • Requests.
      Music Player: Adding a Requested Song
    • Requests of external songs not in the database.
      Adding a Request from an External Source
    • Seek in Song
      Player: Player Controls
    • Speed with pitch control.
      Player: Player Controls
      Subject: Speed Adjustments
    • Repeat.
      Player: Player Controls
    • Pause at end.
      Player: Player Controls
    • Pause after each song.
      Player: Player Controls
  • Songs can be removed / moved / added to the queue while playing.
    Music Player: The Music Queue
  • Restart where you left off after a computer crash, power outage or accidental exit.
    Subject: Restarting the Player After a Crash or Exit
  • Build a CD or DVD with the volume adjustments, speed adjustments, song start, song end and maximum play time applied.
    Subject: Exporting Audio Files to Burn to a CD
  • Edit upcoming songs in the music queue.
  • History of Played Songs.
    Player: History
• Playlists
  • Manual playlist selection.
    • Use a manual playlist to play songs in an exact order.
      Main Menu: Edit Song Lists
      Setup: Creating a Manual Playlist
      Playlists: Manual Playlists
      Subject: Manual Playlists
    • Export song lists to CSV, HTML, M3U or M3U8.
      Song List: Exporting a Song List
  • Sequenced playlists
    • Define a sequence of dances to play in a particular order.
      Main Menu: Edit Sequence
      Playlists: Sequenced Playlists
      Subject: Sequenced Playlist
  • Automatic playlist selection.
    Playlists: Automatic Playlists
    Subject: Automatic Playlists
    • Choose which dances and how often they play compared to other dances.
      Configuration: Edit Dances
    • Choose which songs play based on rating.
      Configuration: Dance Ratings
      Subject: Dance Ratings
    • Allow songs tagged with a particular keyword to play.
      Subject: Keywords
    • Require songs tagged with a particular keyword to play.
      Subject: Keywords
  • Playlist Controls
    • Stop playing at a particular time and pause or continue with the next playlist.
      Subject: Stopping a Playlist
      Playlists: Stopping a Playlist After a Certain Period of Time
    • Stop playing after a certain number of songs and pause or continue with the next playlist.
      Subject: Stopping a Playlist
      Playlists: Stopping a Playlist After it Plays a Certain Number of Songs
    • Configure the gap between songs for the playlist.
      Playlists: Set the Gap for a Playlist
      Subject: Gap Between Songs
    • Configure the maximum play time for the playlist.
      Playlists: Set the Maximum Play Time for a Playlist
      Subject: Maximum Play Time
  • Mix manual, automatic and sequenced playlists in the playlist queue.
    Playlists: Playlist Management
    Playlists: Example 1: Flexibility with Multiple Playlists
    Playlists: Example 2: Adding a Mixer to a Manual Playlist
    Playlists: Example 3: Adding a Mixer the Easy Way
  • Rearrange or modify the playlist queue at any time.
    Playlists: Playlist Management
  • Create a song list based on the playlist queue.
    Subject: Creating a Song List from Other Playlists
• Music manager and Editor.
  • Easily filter your song collection to select the songs to work with.
    Searching for Songs in the Music Manager
    Listing Songs that will be Played for a Playlist
  • Edit one song or many songs.
    Music Manager: Modifying Songs in the Music Manager
    Music Manager: Editing Songs with the Music Manager
  • Batch edit songs.
    Music Manager: Editing Songs with the Music Manager
  • Mark songs as the same song to prevent similar songs from playing.
    Subject: Same Song Marks
  • Audio Identification: Look up Audio Tags on MusicBrainz and AcoustID
    Subject: Audio Identification
• Song Adjustments
  • Normalize the volume of the song.
    Subject: Normalizing Volume
    Music Manager: Adjusting the Audio File
  • Trim silence from the beginning and end of the song.
    Subject: Trimming Silence From a Song
    Music Manager: Adjusting the Audio File
  • Apply Adjustments (song start, song end, speed adjustments and maximum play time) to the song.
    Subject: Adjusting Song Playback
    Subject: Applying Adjustments to the Audio File
    Music Manager: Adjusting the Audio File
• Administration
  • Set up profiles to save different configurations.
    Subject: Profiles
  • Synchronize the BallroomDJ database and audio files between multiple computers.
    Initializing the Synchronization Process
    Synchronizing Between Two Computers
    Synchronizing Missing Audio Files
  • For larger ballrooms, run BallroomDJ in server mode on one computer and in client mode on other computers.
    Configuration: Song Server
    Subject: Song Server
  • Smart File Manager.
    Subject: File Manager
    • Highlights which files are dependent on another.
    • Renaming a file modifies dependent files.
    • Back up BallroomDJ data files.
      Subject: Making a Backup of the BallroomDJ Files
    • Restoring BallroomDJ backups to a different computer or location automatically updates the database and song lists.
      Subject: Restoring a Backup
      Subject: Moving BallroomDJ to Another Computer
  • Support for multi-media keys.
    Configuration: Special Keys
• Optional Configurations
  • BPM.
    Configuring and Using BPM
    • Configure BPM Ranges per dance.
    • BPM Counter.
    • BPM display changes depending on the speed adjustment for the song.
  • Announcements
    Playing Announcements Before a Dance
  • Audio File Management and Organization
    Keeping Audio Files Organized
  • Paths to the audio files are fully configurable.
    Setup: Configure How the Audio Files are Organized
    Overview: Organization
  • Files are renamed automatically.
  • Status Tracking
    Tracking Song Status
  • Dual Queues
  • Two music queues and two playlist queues for ultimate flexibility.
    Player: Dual Queues