DTCAP (DJ twin deck console audio player.) 1.0

What is DTCAP?

MPV is currently one of the best media players for linux. As it is mainly controlled by a console there is no inherent (graphical) user interface. DTCAP is actually a large BASH script to offer a simple, fast and powerful text user interface to simulate two audio (DJ) decks with MPV. So far DTCAP works on every linux system that offers a BASH shell and runs the MPV media player.

How do I run DTCAP?

If you have a linux system with a running BASH ... install the MPV media player (i.e. with 'apt-get install mpv'). Then copy DTCAP to a place of your executeable path (i.e. /usr/local/bin) and start DTCAP in a console with 'dtcap'. If you want to operate with high readability in a minimal sized window try something like 'xterm -fn terminus-32 -geometry 59x12 -bg black -fg white -e dtcap'.

Are there any screenshots of DTCAP?

Which features has DTCAP?

Two music decks loadable from an inbuilt file browser.
Every deck is capable of play (progress), stop, pause, volume control, forward, rewind and looping.
An audio master with fader (left/right) and volume control.
AutoDJ: Plays files of a directory random on deck A.
Dynamic CPU load control - reduces CPU load gradually if not needed.

With which keys can I control DTCAP?

In principle you are free to edit DTCAP and assign your own key to the appropriate case-statement. The default assignment works with four cursor key areas:

Q W E A S D: Control deck A (pause, vol+, play/stop, fwd, vol-, rew)
R T Y F G H: Control the master (play_A, vol+, play_B, fade_left, vol-, fade_right)
U I O J K L: Control deck B (pause, vol+, play/stop, fwd, vol-, rew)
SPACE UP ENTER LEFT DOWN RIGHT: File browser (load_A, up, load_B, page_up, down, page_down)

And some other keys:

/ - <: One directory up
TAB BACKSPACE: Refresh display (sometimes needed)
5 6: Set loop for deck A or B
P 0 3: AutoDJ on deck A
X ESC: Exit
?: Help

How do I set the default music library?

To set the default audio directory, edit DTCAP and search for the line that starts with '# audio_dir="/"', uncomment it and expand "/" to the path of your music library.

How do I set the equalizer?

Setting the equalizer while running is not yet implemented. So far you can edit DTCAP, search for the equalizer section and set and name a profile for the 10-band-equalizer. Then assign this profile to deck A and/or deck B. See the existing examples in DTCAP.

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