Jukebox 3
Jukebox 3

This application turns any pc into a digital music jukebox. It's written for a touchscreen and no keyboard or mouse is necessary.

Guests have fun browsing the songs, artists, albums and genres. Guests can add any number of songs to the playlist up to a pre-configured maximum time limit or, if no songs are chosen, Jukebox will randomly play any song.

There are functions that will add to your party such as musical chairs (automatic or manual), sing-along (plug a microphone in and sing along with your favourite tunes) and speeches (plug a microphone in to use the Jukebox as a P.A. and pre-select a song to play after the speeches).

The party host has full control over the available songs and, when secured using a pin number, can keep the guests out of all the functions that you typically don't want guests messing with such as the volume and setup controls. Host functions include volume control, pause, skip song, clear playlist, genre setup, theme party, lockdown.

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This will page will be updated over the next little while with more information, screen shots and pricing etc. Jukebox 3 will be available for purchase within the next few weeks. Visit this page again soon to keep up with the latest.

Main Screen
Jukebox 3 - front page This is the main screen. The top section shows the song currently playing, including the artist and album and a thumbnail of the album art. The middle section shows the playlist, the songs chosen by guests. Floating around this area is a 3D cube of the current song's album art. The bottom area is a toolbar of options. During normal operations this is where Jukebox stays and, if left long enough, it will return to here.

The floating 3D cube can display random messages or advertising via external jpg files.
Browsing Albums
Jukebox 3 - browse albums This is the album selection screen. It shows album art thumbnails. The toolbar on the left is a common tool in selection screens. It's used to sort the list by title or artist and allow the user to jump to any location in the list. The arrow buttons below the list move the list foreward or backward through the list. The "Album" button opens the selected album where the guest can see the album tracks, artwork and any comments added to the songs and album.
Browsing Songs
Jukebox 3 - browse songs All songs in the jukebox can be found in the song list, including songs not on any album. This screen contains the standard controls for sorting the list, jumping to various points in the list and scrolling the list forwards and backwards. When a song is selected, the guest pushes the "Play Song" button and the song is added to the playlist. The guest can also "double click" on the touchscreen. The "Album" button will open the album browser containing the selected song.
Browsing Genres
Jukebox 3 - browse genres Guests can browse the genres you defined when building the song database or, if the host has configured jukebox for a theme party, the genres made available by the host.
Setup
Jukebox 3 - setup page The Setup screen allows the host to control the kind of music that Jukebox will randomly play. In addition, if the Theme Party option is set, this music is what will be available for guests to choose from. This allows the host to have a theme party such as an 80s rock night or a disco night or only play dance music. The host can also set the pin number and the colour style.
Styles
Jukebox 3 - styles The Styles configuration is a bit of fun. The host can choose from one of the preset colour configurations. The presets can be constructed at the factory in advance.