5
Local Database is no longer an option from the browser. Previous versions used the Local
Database (mp3database.txt) as the search pool for all tracks. VirtualDJ v5 now provides an
intuitive on the fly search capability. Adding files for using the need global search can be done
two (2) ways.
First is by setting the ‘Search Database’
property in the Configuration Browser
tab to ‘Add automatically’. This will add
all files when browsing the folder
structures to the search.
The other option is ‘Add manually’. This
requires using the ‘Add to Search DB’
option to be selected when right clicking
on a file or folder in the main browser
interface.
In either scenario, once added to the Global Search; the ability to find the file is always
available when doing a search. The difference is in the results display of the search
determines if it is in the currently selected folder or elsewhere in the system.
In the below example, a search on ‘ba’ is entered into the search box. The center file browser
panel displays the results of the search. The file(s) listed above the dividing line represent the
file(s) found in the folder that is currently highlighted in the left folder browser panel. All other
files below the dividing line are files that exist elsewhere in the database.
Also if you want to limit the results to specific types of files, click on
the second bull’s eye circle to the right of the search box and chose
from the Show Covers, Show Music, Show Videos, and Show
Karaoke options.
