CATraxx - Screenshots

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	Audio Player CATraxx has its own audio player closely tied to the database that will keep a detailed log of all the music you play. The player has an explorer pane showing information about the track that is currently playing. You can click hyperlinks to either select another album to play (for example when you click the artist name or release year), or to open the Explorer window where you can explore the data further (for example when clicking the album title or producer name). From the explorer pane you can also rate the currently playing track, and edit the lyrics.
	Audio Player - Album Carousel This window allows you to view your collection as album covers in a manner similar to iTunes coverflow. You can bring up this window by either clicking the artist name, release year, label or genre in the explorer pane. Here we have clicked the U2 link, and are presented with a nice view of all U2 albums. Select the album you want to play, then click OK.
	Audio Player / Track Selector From the Track Selector window you can easily query the database on almost any data field and immediately see the results, and then select tracks, or albums, to play. Here we are displaying albums by R.E.M. The list below shows all tracks on the selected album.
	Audio Player / Explorer Window - Track List Another way of selecting tracks to play is to use the Explorer window which allows you to search and browse your database in a familiar browser interface. In this example we have search for all track titles containing the word “you”.
	Audio Player / Explorer Window - Artist Details You can look up artist details from the Explorer window. Here is an example showing information about XTC. Notice the links at the top of the page which easily allows you to display (or play) albums or songs by XTC, cover versions, etc.
	Explorer View The Explorer View allows you can easily search/browse your database in a familiar browser interface. From the home page you can search by various fields, including song title, album title or artist, and browse for albums or tracks by artist, label, songwriter or musician. You also see the latest additions to the database, get access to all stored web links, and you can perform common tasks like adding data, checking titles in or out, or more advanced search options.
	Explorer View - Browsing Artists Here we are browsing tracks by artist. First we clicked “R” under “Browse tracks by Artist”, and got a list of all artist names starting with “R”.
	Explorer View - Track List Then we clicked on ”R.E.M.” to display all tracks by R.E.M. in the database. As this screenshot shows you can play both tracks and albums (notice the little play icon to the right of the title) directly from the explorer. You can also rate your music.
	Explorer window - Track Details When you click on a track title, you see the detail page with all information stored in the database about this track. Notice the links at the top of the page: Here you click to display the credits (songwriter, producer, musicians, etc.), the lyrics or the album details. To edit the track, click the Edit button on the toolbar.
	Album View From the Album View you add and edit albums. You can also use filters to only display specific albums (for example live albums, or albums that are for sale). In this example the grouping list to the left shows all artists in the database (you can group on almost any data field). Simply click on an artist name to display albums by this artist.
	Album Edit Window This is the Album Edit window where you enter album information. You can also add and edit the tracks on the album from this window. CATraxx has a comprehensive set of album data fields enabling you to catalog a wide range of information: artist, album title, media format, release year, label, catalog number, purchase price, current value, music genre, total playing time, and much more. If you are not satisfied with the layout of the data fields, you can use the Form Designer to change the layout.
	Track View In the Track View you work with tracks the same way you work with albums in the Album View. In this example we have grouped by both artist and album title in the grouping list to the left. In the browse list to the right all tracks on the selected album are shown.
	Track Edit Window The Track Edit window is where you enter the track details. You can enter a wide range of information, from artist and title to songwriters, production credits, studios and musicians/instruments, and much more. CATraxx allows you can register multiple artists on each track – including customizable artist roles (“feat.”, “vs.”, “with”, etc).
	Lookup View (Artist/Person) From the Lookup View you edit data in the various lookup tables (Artist/Person, Format, Genre, Instrument, Keyword, etc.). You save time by using lookup tables: Register information such as artist, songwriter, musician, label and group lineup only once. The use of lookup tables will ensure that data is not duplicated. In this example we are browsing the Artist/Person table.
	Lookup Edit Window (Artist/Person) In the Artist/Person table you can store artist profiles, biographies and reviews, as well as pictures and links to web sites. You can also rate your favorite artists. Let the audio player automatically pick songs by these artists!
	Edit Lineup Window CATraxx lets you specify members of a group (the lineup). You can use the lineup information when you register credits information like songwriters, producers, and musicians. This is a great time saver.
	Lookup Edit Window (Genre) You can set up your own genres by editing the Genre lookup table.
	Playlist Manager View From the Playlist Manager view you create and edit playlists. A playlist is a selection of tracks you can choose to listen to rather than your entire music library. CATraxx lets you create two types of playlists: "Manual" (you manually add tracks to the playlist) and "Dynamic" (a playlist based on a filter).
	Playlist Edit Window In the Playlist Edit window you select type of playlist, and you can assign the playlist to a category/sub-category and a status. You can also add your own notes. When setting up a dynamic playlist you specify both the filter (for example your favorite "5 star" songs) and how you want to sort the tracks in the playlist (for example by title, album title or length). You can also control the maximum number of tracks, and whether the playlist should be randomized or not.
	Scan Folder: Add Audio Files Window From the Scan Folder window you tell CATraxx to scan your hard drive for audio files and automatically add them to your database. CATraxx supports 11 audio file formats: aac, ape, flac, mp3, mp4, m4b, mpc, ogg, shn, wav and wma.
	Audio-Organize Audio Files Window You can organize your audio files into a folder structure and filename format of your choice based on information in the database (artist, album title, track index, song title, etc.). Let CATraxx do all the hard work!
	Download from CDDB Scan your CDs and automatically download CD data from the CDDB database – no typing.
	Vinyl Query Window For vinyl records (and music DVDs) you can download data from Discogs. Discogs is a community-built database of music information. Imagine a site with discographies of all labels, all artists, all cross-referenced. It's getting closer every day.
	Form Designer Window Use the Form Designer to redesign the field layout in all data entry windows.
	Report Designer Window CATraxx allows you to create your own reports with exactly the layout you want, or you can use one of the more than 100 pre-defined reports. You have full control of data fields, groups, sort order, columns, fonts, colors, paper size, margins and print orientation. This example shows a simple report that prints the cover art, artist, title, release year and the song titles.
	Database Setup Window From the Database Setup window you can customize the tables and fields: Change field names, set default values, hide fields you don’t need, etc.
	HTML Export Window You can easily export data to a set of HTML pages you can upload to any web site.
	HTML Export - Result This is an example of the output using the Overview export template. The list on the left shows the name of the artists. Click an artist name to display all albums by this artist. Then click the album title to go to the album detail page (including songtitles and songwriters).