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One track at a time

Postby Spidermansdad » 13 Oct 2013 10:18

Hi Guys. I'm a singer in a duo and we use WAV files as backing tracks, using VLC under Windows connecting to our mixer via USB.
Please does anyone know how I can enter a Playlist that will play one track at a time, with the next track playing only when a single keystroke is pressed?
What I hope to achieve is 'keystroke' single track plays then stops, next track ready to play (player in pause mode), 'keystroke' - next track plays. This is repeated throughout the playlist.
At the moment, I can play one track at a time by selecting the tracks from a folder outside VLC, but it means double clicking the music file which is taking too long on stage.
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Re: One track at a time

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 13 Oct 2013 17:46

Use play-and-pause option of VLC.
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Re: One track at a time

Postby gene » 16 Nov 2013 14:53

Try to use program called Mixere. It is free and easy to use.
http://mixere.sourceforge.net/

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Re: One track at a time

Postby Rita VLC » 03 Dec 2013 10:16

I have used the Mixere program and I find it is much easier than the play-and-pause option of VLC.

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Re: One track at a time

Postby Phasma Felis » 04 Dec 2013 07:45

You want VLC's "pause on the last frame of video" setting. It works with audio as well, despite the name. Here's how to do it:
  • Select Tools > Preferences
  • Select the Interface tab (default tab)
  • At the bottom of the Interface options, in the Playlist section, tick "Pause on the last frame of a video"
  • Click Save
  • Start playing the first video
  • It will pause once it reaches the end
  • To move on to the next video, hit n (next).
  • If you need to go back, hit p (previous).
(Credit goes to d3vid on AskUbuntu; reproduced here for convenience.)


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