Music

Music: local playlists and crossfades

Add your tracks, build playlists, and set the booth's volume and crossfades.

Feature being rolled out. The Music page is arriving gradually in BoothX versions. Depending on your version, some settings may differ from this description.

The Music page gives the booth a soundtrack: background music that draws guests in, quieter during sessions. Music is played from your own files, on the booth: it works without an internet connection.

Add music

Open the Music page from the sidebar.
Add tracks from the computer: one file, several files or an entire folder.
Common audio formats (MP3, AAC/M4A, WAV, FLAC, OGG) are supported, depending on the codecs available on your system.

Tracks stay where they are on disk: if you move or delete a file, it disappears from the playlist. Keep your booth music in a dedicated folder that doesn't move.

Playlists

A playlist is a list of tracks played one after another. Create several for your different gigs: “Wedding cocktail hour”, “Dance party”, “Trade show”.

For each playlist:

add, remove and reorder tracks;
turn on shuffle to avoid always hearing the same opening;
turn on repeat so the music never stops during the event.

Playback and volume

Play / Pause, Next, Previous from the Music page.
The booth volume is independent of the computer's overall volume: you can turn the music down without muting the interface sounds.

Set the volume on site, with the room full: an empty room echoes far more than a room full of guests.

Crossfades

Crossfades prevent abrupt cuts:

between two tracks, the end of the first blends into the start of the next;
when the music has to stop (for example while a video message is being recorded), it fades out gradually, then fades back in smoothly.

Set the fade duration to suit the style: a few seconds for background music, shorter for upbeat tracks.

Music rights

Playing music in a public place or at a professional event may require a license or royalty payments to your country's collective management organization. Use tracks you have the public performance rights for, or a royalty-free music library. BoothX doesn't provide music.

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