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charger28
Contributor I
June 6, 2011

"Jukebox" Mode

  • June 6, 2011
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I have a number of clients that have installed Sonos in their bars/restaurants. A lot of them wanted us to recess an iPad into a wall (using Sonance mounts) and use the Rhapsody service exactly like a jukebox.

The only issue is that the customers would constantly override the existing song by selecting "Play Now". Would you consider adding a "jukebox" setting that would only allow the user to "Add to Queue"?

The "Play Now" feature is also an issue at my house when there is a party. Most people do not have the patience to listen to a song picked by another individual. I would love to be able to lock down this behaviour.
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      Ole
      Avid Contributor I
      June 8, 2011
      +1 from me

      Havent actually been an issue for me yet, but i can definatly see the pro's and con's with this feature.

      Regards Ole
        Majik
        Majik
        June 8, 2011
        me too!

        Cheers,

        Keith
          Andyman
          Trending Lyricist I
          June 9, 2011
          +1 from me
            charger28Author
            Contributor I
            June 9, 2011
            The title is probably a little too limiting. What I really am requesting is "Access Control". I think it could be kept pretty simple by just adding a "admin" and "other" grouping.

            It would be a too cumbersome to have users log in to determine their privileges but a "admin mode" in the settings would be nice. This could also incorporate the functionality to give access to only certain zones which is another topic on this "Sound Ideas" forum.

            The jukebox feature would be a byproduct of that.
              gareth_alien
              Contributor I
              August 30, 2011
              The controllers are all well and good, but what I'd really like is a large-button front end to use with touch screens.
              In the past I've had some freeware jukebox software that plays my music from the PC. The downside of this is that there is only one input - one jukebox screen. The first advantage with Sonos is that it can work well with different people adding to the same queue.
              The jukebox doesn't need options for zones or linking zones, just a way to display album covers and scroll through them, probably with power scroll also. A display of the tracks on the album and the queue.

              It could probably fairly easily be an add-on to the desktop software or be done by an enterprising programmer.

              Any thoughts?
              SeanMo
              Lyricist III
              August 30, 2011
              I've got 3 Sonos controllers + an iPad floating around... it would be nice to have this as a selectable function for parties etc.
              gtyper
              Contributor I
              August 31, 2011
              Definitely love the idea.

              But one issue that you might encounter is abuse. Someone playing 45 tracks in a row or playing the same song over and over.

              I would make the suggestion to offer more access features as well - how many songs can a client request? request delays? things of that nature.
              augustwest
              Enthusiast II
              September 3, 2011
              +100

              I posted this last year and nobody was interested. Glad to see some supporters now. This is also really useful for parties where inevitably a guest will always hit "play now" instead of adding to the queue.
                sfr
                Contributor I
                September 4, 2011
                Along with locking out the "Play Now" and "Play Next" features, it would be nice to add volume locks both on the mobile and desktop Controllers as well as on the Sonos devices themselves.

                It would be nice to be able to limit the volume or disable changing the volume entirely on each device.

                Without these features, it can be difficult to use Sonos during parties as there are always a few people who can not quite comprehend that my neighbors can only stand so much loud music after midnight.
                chetlet
                Contributor III
                September 6, 2011
                I would also like to see this jukebox feature.
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