# How to Preview songs without Mouse? MIDI Control to Seek Preview

**URL:** <https://community.algoriddim.com/t/how-to-preview-songs-without-mouse-midi-control-to-seek-preview/29067>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** macOS, Windows, iOS\
**Created:** [August 28, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/how-to-preview-songs-without-mouse-midi-control-to-seek-preview/29067 "2024-08-28T19:41:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![dj\_estrela](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/dj_estrela/32/10507_2.png) [@dj\_estrela](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/dj_estrela)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/how-to-preview-songs-without-mouse-midi-control-to-seek-preview/29067/12 "2026-05-03T00:16:23Z")

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I’ve now added two 1-minute videos [here](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/preview-player-enable-seeking-with-midi-encoders/42175) to show this feature:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch/BYNpNWP25qY](https://www.youtube.com/watch/BYNpNWP25qY)  
[https://www.youtube.com/watch/Ai7aMea3FNM](https://www.youtube.com/watch/Ai7aMea3FNM)

**\>\> please vote for this on that thread ! \<\<**

> [@Preview Player: enable Seeking with the Browser encoder](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/preview-player-enable-seeking-with-the-browser-encoder/42175):
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> Desired behaviour: (Traktor) a) enable seeking the Preview Player with the Browser MIDI encoder b) enable interaction “hold” on the “preview selected start“ . Explanation video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch/BYNpNWP25qY](https://www.youtube.com/watch/BYNpNWP25qY) TSI mapping: [dj\_maps/sets\_preparation/Preview Player Demo at main · pestrela/dj\_maps · GitHub](https://github.com/pestrela/dj_maps/tree/main/sets_preparation/Preview%20Player%20Demo)Current behaviour: (Djay) seeking: only buttons are supported ([previous discussion](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/how-to-preview-songs-without-mouse-midi-control-to-seek-preview/29067/8)) start player: only toggle is supported . Explanatory video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch/Ai7aMea3…](https://www.youtube.com/watch/Ai7aMea3FNM)

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