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Rockit Pro DJ
Library Load Error on Startup of Rockit
Does Rockit run an Apple
computers?
What audio file formats does
Rockit support?
Can I install Rockit without an
internet connection?
Does Rockit play iTunes music?
Does Rockit play Windows Media
music?
How do I rip my music into my
computer?
Rockit's skin is too big or small
for my screen - how do I fix that?
Rockit hesitates while loading a
song into a deck, why?
What types of files can Rockit's
video decks play?
How do I backup Rockit's library
and playlists?
Rockit Pro DJ FAQs
Library Load Error on startup of Rockit
If when starting Rockit,
you receive a message that says "There was an error
when loading your library database, and it could not
be parsed properly.", it means you have added tracks
that contain embedded NULL or control characters in
the tag data, and Rockit cannot fully load the
database. Click the Ok button, and Rockit will
continue loading, but will display an empty track
list. Close Rockit, and go to our Downloads page,
and download the Library Analyzer located in the
Tools section at the bottom of the page. Save that
file into the C:\SoftJock\RockitProDJ42
folder, and then run the file. It has instructions
at the top of the screen, on how to remove the
offending files from our database, so Rockit will
load normally.
Does Rockit run
an Apple computers?
No -- Rockit is Windows
based software. It may run using an emulator package
on an Apple, but we do not test in that
configuration, and can do no support for that.
What audio file
formats does Rockit support?
MP3 and WAV.
Can I install
Rockit without an internet connection?
Yes, the current version
can be installed without an internet connection.
Simply save the downloaded install file to a flash
drive, or burn it to a CD. Then copy that file onto
the computer without the connection, and run the
install.
Does Rockit play
iTunes music?
No, not in the native
AAC format. You can convert them using the latest
version of iTunes, or using a 3rd party audio
converter program. We do not supply those programs.
Does Rockit play
Windows Media music?
No, not in native WMA
format. You can convert them using a 3rd party audio
converter program. We do not supply those programs.
How do I rip my
music into my computer?
There are an abundance
of ripping programs available. In fact, you can use
iTunes and Windows Media Player to rip your songs,
you just need to set the options to rip to MP3 or
WAV format. We suggest MP3, because WAV
files are much larger, and generally do not have any
ability for tagging. We suggest ripping to MP3 at
192 Kbps or higher, to get the best quality.
We have a program called
AudioGrabber on our websites. This is an excellent
free ripping program, and there is a tutorial
available to get you started on our
Tutorials page.
Note: AudioGrabber is in the public domain, and
therefore we mirror the download on our websites. It
is NOT a SOFTJOCK product, and we do not do support
for it. They have their own support forums,
where you can learn many things about it. Do a
search for AudioGrabber, and you will find their
latest website with the links.
Rockit's skin is too big or small
for my screen - how do I fix that?
Rockit is skin
dependent, meaning that the size and layout are
controlled by the skin mapper. We provide numerous
skins in the install, plus have plenty available for
download on this site, that have different sizes,
usages, etc. If you like a particular skin, and it
may be too big or small for your screen, you can
easily change your screen resolution in Windows
Desktop -- you can do this temporarily and switch
back after a Rockit session, or just change it and
leave it.
If you like to tweak
things, you can modify our existing skin mappers --
they are simply XML text files, and you can open in
any text editor like Notepad. It will be much easier
if you have a text editor that properly formats XML
files, and there are many freebies available on the
internet. You can also build your own skins from
scratch, in which case you will also need a graphics
program such as Photoshop, to build the background
image and controls.
Our Tutorials page
contains a Basic Skinning Modifications tutorial, as
well as the full skinning reference manual, if you
want to go beyond simple changes.
Rockit hesitates while loading a
song into a deck, why?
This will sometimes
occur when you are using an external hard drive, and
the drive has spun down to conserve power. In that
case, the drive has to spin up to speed, before
Rockit can load the song into a deck or queue. You
can alleviate that problem by using our MDIS (My
Disk Is Spinning) utility program, which runs in the
background, and keeps the external drive spinning
continuously. See the download page to get a copy of
MDIS for free.
What types of files can Rockit's
video decks play?
Rockit's video decks are
DirectX based, meaning they work very similar to
Windows Media Player, and will play most files you
have a Codec installed for (with the two exceptions
being WMA and WMV).Rockit does not install any
Codecs itself, so if you need to play a particular
type of file, you will need to find the proper Codec
on the internet. The K-Lite Codec packs are used by
many people, and seem to perform well.
The video decks can also
play music files, and display image files, such as
BMP, JPG, GIF, etc.
How do I backup Rockit's library
and playlists?
By default, Rockit keeps
all library and playlist files in the folder
C:\SoftJock\RockitProDJ42 (or 41, 40 if you have
an older version). The library files have the file
extension .RDF, and playlists have an extension of .RPF.
So if you want a backup of these files, simply copy
all the RDF and RPF files into another folder,
drive, flash drive, etc. If you should need to
restore them after a reinstall of Rockit, just copy
them back into that folder.
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