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add first description of Track Source feature
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kain88-de committed Nov 10, 2014
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The Auto DJ features in detail:

* **Shuffle button**: Shuffles the content of the Auto DJ playlist.
* **Add Random button**: Add random track from Auto DJ Crates.
* **Skip track button**: Skips the next track in the Auto DJ playlist.
* **Fade now button**: Triggers the transition to the next track.
* **Transition time spin-box**: Determines the duration of the transition.
* **Enable Auto DJ button**: Toggles the Auto DJ mode on or off.

The :guilabel:`Skip track` and :guilabel:`Fade now` buttons are only accessible
if the Auto DJ mode is enabled. The Search field in the upper left corner is
disabled in Auto DJ. By default, Auto DJ removes tracks after playing them but
you have the choice of telling it not to by activating the :guilabel:`Auto DJ
Requeue` option in :menuselection:`Preferences --> Interface`.
The :guilabel:`Skip track`, :guilabel:`Add Random` and :guilabel:`Fade now`
buttons are only accessible if the Auto DJ mode is enabled. The Search field in
the upper left corner is disabled in Auto DJ. By default, Auto DJ removes tracks
after playing them but you have the choice of telling it not to by activating
the :guilabel:`Auto DJ Requeue` option in :menuselection:`Preferences -->
Interface`.

**AutoDJ Crates**

Since |version| it is possible to add random tracks to the bottom of the auto DJ
playlist. The tracks are not chosen from the standard library but from a set of
crates. It will be all the crates that you have set as a source for auto DJ.
Mixxx will normally try to select a track that you haven't played so far. You
can set a amount off tracks that is always supposed to be available for
selection no matter when they where last played in :menuselection:`Preferences
--> Auto DJ --> Minium available tracks in Track Source`.

.. hint:: Put a pause between tracks that are automatically mixed by using a
negative value in the :guilabel:`Transition time` spin-box.
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* **Lock**: |ic_lib_locked| This icon indicates a locked crate. If a crate is
locked, you cannot add tracks, rename or delete the crate. Choose
:guilabel:`Unlock` from the context menu to unlock the crate.
* **Auto DJ Track Source**: Use this crate as a source for random tracks in AutoDJ.
* **Analyze entire crate**: Forces the analysis of the crate in the
:ref:`Analyze <library-analyze>` view.
* **Import crate**: Import tracks from an external playlist to a crate in various
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