Exit 66 Jukebox
 
 

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About

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Exit 66 JukeBox (formerly Bluevade Jukebox) is a web based jukebox program for MP3 files.

It runs silently in the background and can be accessed by any machine on your local network.

Exit 66 JukeBox is the perfect way to utilize your MP3 collection to it's fullest.

Features include

  • Web-based Jukebox server accessable from any machine on your network with a frames-capable webbrowser
  • Works just like a jukebox at your favorite drinking establishment
  • Great for parties (that's actually how it came to fruition)
  • Support for the MP3 audio file format
  • Support for ID3 v1 and v2 Tags
  • Number of MP3 files is limited only by your computer memory and speed
  • Customizable look through style sheets
  • Assignable playlists for use when no songs have been requested
  • Administration functions can be limited by IP address
You can see screenshots here.

Exit 66 Jukebox is released under the GNU Public License.   The project page is hosted on Berlios.
 
 

Download

Current Release - v3.0.8 (12 May 2006)

As of version 3.0, Exit 66 Jukebox requires Java 2 (1.4). To get the latest version of the Java Runtime Environment, go to www.java.com and click on the "Free Download/Get It Now!" button in the upper right.

The Windows installer will detect if you have the correct version of Java installed. The cross platform installer requires you to have Java installed. The exit66jukeboxinstaller.jar should be started by typing the following command, either at a command prompt or through the Run command in your Start Menu:

    java -jar exit66jukeboxinstaller-X.X.X.jar

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History

v3.0.8 (12 May 2006)

  • Fixed: Problem with Internet Explorer
  • Fixed: Problem with playback stopping after file error

v3.0.7 (26 Apr 2006)

  • Fixed: Issue with album cover images not loading correctly

v3.0.6 (25 Apr 2006)

  • Fixed: Various speed enhancements

v3.0.5 (24 Apr 2006)

  • Fixed: bugs when viewing in Internet Explorer
  • Added: console only mode by passing "console" through command line
  • Changed: switched to using Jetty as the webserver instead of the original home grown server

v3.0.beta.4 (19 Apr 2006)

  • Added: Playlist rules: can define what tracks to play by library, track or genre
  • Fixed: files with uppercase extensions not importing

v3.0.beta.3 (17 Apr 2006)

  • Added: Ability to play/pause
  • Added: Password protect admin area - any user name works, no password by default
  • Added: Caching of album image covers for enhanced performance
  • Changed: Unknown Albums will be unique per artist
  • Changed: Search results returns 50 results at a time and can be paged through
  • Changed: Enhanced performance of artist list for large number of artists
  • Changed: Began conversion of admin area to new look and feel
  • Changed: Upgraded all components to latest versions
  • Fixed: Display problem in browsers with long lists

v3.0.beta.2 (26 Oct 2005)

  • Fixed: Problem with import of tracks from albums with multiple artists
  • Changed: The program and system tray icon

v3.0.beta.1 (25 Oct 2005)

  • Added: Completely new interface
  • Added: XML REST architecture responses for use with AJAX techniques
  • Removed: Socket server, can now use XML responses instead for external applications
  • Fixed: Use artist order name (i.e. ignore 'The') to find an existing artist
  • Fixed: Same album being inserted twice as two different albums during import
  • Fixed: Bug in tritonus code which resulted in certain MP3 files not being played
  • Enhanced: Scanning a library now returns immediately instead of searching for files first
  • Enhanced: Improved speed through the use of indexes and various other items

v2.7.1 (10 Aug 2005)

  • Fixed: Missing files in the installation program

v2.7.0 (9 Aug 2005)

  • Added: System tray icon for Windows
  • Upgraded: License information to the GPL
  • Upgraded: Enhanced the request links and currently playing text to use JAX (like GMail)

v2.6.1 (4 Mar 2005)

  • Fixed: Stop Current Song now works
  • Fixed: Installer didn't set working directory for shortcuts (special thanks to Polychronopolis for picking up on this)

v2.6.0 (27 Jan 2005)

  • Renamed from BlueVade Jukebox to Exit 66 Jukebox
  • Added: Support for OGG files
  • Upgraded: To Java 5 for better support of file tags

v2.5.0b (28 Jan 2004)

  • Added: GIFs are now supported when album images are pulled from directories
  • Added: BlueVade Jukebox Kiosk - a full screen graphical frontend
 
 

Support

The first place to look for help is in the documentation which is available online or through your Start Menu -> Exit 66 Jukebox -> Help.

If you have any questions, comments, fears or trepidations, please visit our forum.  We also have a system set up for report bug reports and feature requests.

 
 

Credits

Exit 66 Jukebox is written by:

Special thanks to those who have made donations:

  • Richard Cherven

It utilizes the following software:

  • JLayer (http://www.javazoom.net/javalayer/javalayer.html)
  • MP3SPI (http://www.javazoom.net/mp3spi/mp3spi.html)
  • VorbisSPI (http://www.javazoom.net/vorbisspi/vorbisspi.html)
  • JOrbis (http://www.jcraft.com/jorbis/)
  • hsqldb (http://hsqldb.sourceforge.net/)
  • IzPack (http://www.izforge.com/izpack/)
  • ZIP 2 Secure EXE (http://www.chilkatsoft.com/ChilkatSfx.asp)
  • Apache Ant (http://http://ant.apache.org/)
 
 

Upcoming Features (I hope)

  • Option to stream audio over Icecast, or some equivalent technology, instead of playing locally
  • Password protect the administration area
  • Ability to specify the order of tracks in the playlist instead of playing randomly
  • Improve web interface through the use of Javascript/DHTML (i.e. Gmail & Google Maps)
  • Add system tray icon in Windows with a menu for some simple admin functions
  • More detailed information on why songs weren't imported into the library
  • Add pause button to control center
  • Import M3U playlists