mp3voodoo 1.1
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Author: Jšrg Pressel

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What you need

- Obviously you will need some mp3 files - get mp3s for example at: http://www.mp3.org/
- If you want to use SoundApp as player download it here: http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~franke/SoundApp/
- You can download track information from internet cddb databases with the help of NetCD. Get it here:
   http://macinsearch.com/users/tobyrush/software.html - Install it on your hard disk and configure the software
   according to its manual (set preferences like server location etc.)
- make sure you have AppleScript activated


Exploring the collection database

01. Launch mp3voodoo with a double click
02. In the File Menu choose "New CollectionÉ" and create a new collection database
03. The main window appears - Left is the collection part, right the current playlist
04. To add your mp3 folders to the collection simply drag and drop them to the left side of the window
05. There are two views: The list view and the cover view - toggle between them with the icons in the top-left corner
06. Add whole album folders to the playlist by double-clicking their name or dragging them to the playlist
07. Add single files to the playlist by double-clicking or drag&drop (in list view) or
    clicking on the cover and choosing a title (in cover view)
08. To directly play a title or an album from the collection double-click on it while holding the command key
09. To edit album information (ID3 editor) double-click on an item while holding the option key
10. To add a cover image to a album folder simply drag a picture or image file to the folder
    (better choose small pictures like 170x170 or 128x128)
11. You may want to change the list view columns: In the view menu select the information to display
12. Search for titles with the quicksearch field at the top of the window or open the find window


Playlist experiences

01. Add some titles to the playlist as described above
02. Change the order of titles by dragging them to another position
03. Delete selected items with the backspace key
04. Explore the "Playlist" menu for file handling and other features


What's next

- Explore the Preferences dialog! Use third party applications as your player or for playlist handling
- Try the contextual menus that are available for collection and playlist by clicking on items whil holding the control key
- Change the preferences to your needs
- Try different appearances with the "Appearance editor"
- If you have many album folders in your list try the "Playlist constructor" - it's a great help for building a playlist
- If you like mp3voodoo, please register - this will help us to keep improving it.
- Send us comments, bug reports and suggestions - Thanks!





Quicktime is a trademark of Apple Computers Inc. All rights reserved.
NetCD Copyright (c) 1999 Toby W. Rush. All rights reserved.
MACAST is a copyright of @soft, http://www.at-soft.net
SoundApp Copyright (c) 1999 Norman Franke. All rights reserved.
mp3voodoo (c) 1999 three-2-one interaktive Medien GmbH. All rights reserved.
SoundJam MP Copyright (c) 1999, Casady & Greene Inc. All rights reserved.