Setting preferences
Open the preferences with the mouse via the menu or with the key combination Ctrl+P.
The following can be set:
Directories
- Path audiofiles
The main folder where your audiofiles are stored. - Path sleevesfiles
The main folder where your sleevefiles are stored. You may leave it blank if you don't want to display sleeve images.
The advantage of this system is that when your main folders change (for example, because you have moved your music folder to another location), you can grant MixPerfect access to the files again by updating that directory in the preferences.
Playlists
None of the following options is required. Adjust them to create the desired playlists. This can affect the length of playlists, but you can always restore the default values by clicking the "default" button on the top left.
Playlist length
- Minimum number of songs
The minimum number of songs the playlist must contain (a value between 2 and 999). - Maximum number of songs
The maximum number of songs the playlist must contain (a value between 2 and 999). - Minimum playback time
Minimum playback duration of the playlist (a duration between 2 minutes and 10 hours). - Maximum playback time
Maximum playback duration of the playlist. (a duration between 2 minutes and 10 hours, or infinite length)
Song length
- Shorten songs
If you have placed skip-markers in songs, these songs can be played in abbreviated form. Default is Random, which plays songs alternately short and long, but you can also choose "Always" or "Never" to play the songs in their original length.
Repeating
- Unique songs before repeating
Prevents the repetition of the same songs. The choosen value determines how many unique songs should be played before a previously played song is repeated. You can choose a value between 2 and 100.
Speed
- BPM of first song
The BPM value of the first song in the playlist. The selection list contains BPMs of songs from the database. Default is random. - BPM order of songs
Determine whether the speed of songs in the playlist should change in ascending, descending or random order. - Maximum BPM distance
Determines how much the pitch can be adjusted (a value between 0.5 and 1.0). The lower the value, the less noticeable the pitch adjustment. You can choose a value between 0.5 and 9.5. Default is 2.0, which adjust the pitch no more than 2 bpm lower or higher. This does not mean that the playlist cannot contain songs with a lower or higher bpm. The trick is that if a song being mixed has about the same speed as the current playing speed, it will continue at the original speed after mixing. - Pitch reset
Determines when the pitch will be adjusted to the original speed of a song. This way, the playlist can contain songs with very different BMP values without excessively adjusting the pitch. The lower the value, the less noticeable the pitch adjustment.
Transitions
- Filter overlapped beats
Specifies which song(s) should have filtered beats during a transition. During a transition it sounds better if the beats of one song sound less heavy. Possible options are "Current song", "Next song", "Both songs" or "None". - Combine beats
Choose whether beats from 2 songs can be combined during transitions. This option only has an effect if the database contains songs for which you have indicated whether beats are audible in the intro or in the break. Default is "Yes", which results in overlapping beats. - Combine basses
Choose whether basses from 2 songs can be combined during transitions. This option only has an effect if the database contains songs for which you have indicated whether basses are audible in the intro or in the break. Default is "No", which results in more harmonic transitions but fewer mix combinations are possible. - Combine vocals
Choose whether vocals from 2 songs can be combined during transitions. This option only has an effect if the database contains songs for which you have indicated whether vocals are audible in the intro or in the break. Default is "No", which results in more harmonic transitions but fewer mix combinations are possible. - Combine melodies
Choose whether melodies from 2 songs can be combined during transitions. This option only has an effect if the database contains songs for which you have indicated whether melodies are audible in the intro or in the break. Default is "No", which results in more harmonic transitions but fewer mix combinations are possible.
Filters
The filter boxes contain data that you have added to the database. By selecting one or more items (hold Ctrl-key and click left mouse button) you can generate playlists with songs from specific artists, years, countries, record labels or genres.
Apply preferences
Click "apply" button on the top right to save the preferences. Important: changed preferences are only applied to newly generated playlists and not to the current playlist.