Re: [slim] Creating Playlists
Thanks, you make some good points, seems in some ways we are going in opposite directions though. I would like to go ahead and create some playlists, although some of what I want to achieve could be done by re-tagging the original MP3's for example with a track number, that isn't the direction I want to go down I'll have a look and see if I can get videolan to create m3u files using drag and drop and then save the playlist into a location where the LMS can find them. cathcam's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43414 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95248 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Creating Playlists
As per the notes in the wiki, XSPF support in the future would be useful. XSPF seems to be gaining traction in the open software players like videolan. http://xspf.org/quickstart/ cathcam's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43414 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95248 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Creating Playlists
cathcam wrote: Thanks, you make some good points, seems in some ways we are going in opposite directions though. I would like to go ahead and create some playlists, although some of what I want to achieve could be done by re-tagging the original MP3's for example with a track number, that isn't the direction I want to go down I'll have a look and see if I can get videolan to create m3u files using drag and drop and then save the playlist into a location where the LMS can find them. If you want to create them manually and if VLC is already your preferred media software then sure, that would be a good place to start. And if the VLC standard configuration doesn't support m3u then you should look for add-ons, because m3u is still a common format. For example, when I first used Songbird it didn't support exporting m3u, but soon enough there was a community-contributed add-on that added that feature. aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95248 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Creating Playlists
I rarely hand select my playlists any more. My collection has gotten too big, and Squeezebox makes it too easy to discover tracks I've forgotten I have. Most often I use MusicIP to generate playlists based on the acoustic fingerprint of one or more seed tracks. Kind of like Apple's Genius mixes, but better in my opinion. Then I may tinker with what MusicIP has created, adding/deleting/re-ordering tracks to fit my tastes a little better. Unfortunately MusicIP is no longer actively supported, but there are a lot of users around here who can help. I found this wiki article essential for getting it up and running with LMS: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Integrating_MusicIP_with_SqueezeCenter . Fair warning: it does take MusicIP a long time to analyze all your tracks the first time. Beyond that, any music software that can read your music files and write .m3u format playlists will work. Foobar2000, MediaMonkey, J River Media Center, Winamp, Songbird, the list goes on. I am not sure if iTunes will write m3u playlist files, but I think it will. You can also make playlists using LMS, either through the web interface or through one of the SB players, although LMS's playlist creation interface is pretty awkward for most users. There are also 3rd party controller software solutions, such as iPeng, Squeezepad, etc. aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95248 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Creating Playlists from On-Line Services like Slacker
Hi Hmmm, no responses So, is there no way to wake up to a Slacker station? -- Kaizen28 Kaizen28's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5953 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46286 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Creating Playlists from On-Line Services like Slacker
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 8:53 AM, Kaizen28 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Hmmm, no responses So, is there no way to wake up to a Slacker station? Not that I'm aware of. You may want to xref this feature request: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3195 Which is a similar request for Pandora. Ben ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Creating Playlists from On-Line Services like Slacker
Thanks Ben!! Yup, it's exactly the same thing for Slacker as for Pandora. -- Kaizen28 Kaizen28's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5953 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46286 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Creating Playlists from On-Line Services like Slacker
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Kaizen28 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Ben!! Yup, it's exactly the same thing for Slacker as for Pandora. Actually, a bit more research on this... The bug I referenced is for SqueezeNetwork, which has a very different Alarm plugin/setup mode. It has much more flexibility than the SC alarm plugin in that you can use favorites for your alarm music, along with a bunch of other special cases like the natural sounds, etc. What would be great is if this were ported back into SC. Ben ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Creating playlists in Musicmatch not compatible with Slim server/Squeezebox?
if the playlists created with slimserver work why don't you open the Slimserver and Musicmatch created playlists in a text editor and see what the difference is between the two. You may be able to change the Musicmatch playlists with the find and replace function. Roy -- Roy Roy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5629 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40876 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Creating playlists in Musicmatch not compatible with Slim server/Squeezebox?
I tried to create playlists in Musicmatch (.m3u-files) and then use them with the squeezebox. No luck. Anyone has any ideas? Are you using a network drive? Can you give us some information about your setup? Or even post one of those playlists? Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Creating playlists in Musicmatch not compatible with Slim server/Squeezebox?
I'm not much help as I've been having the same fundamental problem as you (ie; it sucks to create playlists in SS), but I figured I'd point you to a thread that seems to have the most detail (and frustrations) regarding troubles with playlists and SS: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38479 -- Ken Rahaim Ken Rahaim ReadyNAS NV+ w/ SlimServer 6.5.4 Linux (in home office) - Linksys Wireless-G 2.4GHz Broadband Router - wifi - - Transporter (in great room) - 'NHT Xd 2.2' (http://nhthifi.com/2006/s-s-ultimate.html) - Squeezebox (in game room) - 'Emotiva BPA1' (http://www.emotiva.com/bpa1.html) x 2 - 'NHT IW3' (http://nhthifi.com/2006/products/s/iw3.html) - Squeezebox (in basement) - leftover, elcheapo Onkyo Home Theater in a Box Ken Rahaim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9526 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40876 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Creating playlists in Musicmatch not compatible with Slim server/Squeezebox?
Re creating playlists in SS, have you tried the slimfx skin for the slimserver web ui? It looks a lot like iTunes, and supports drag-and-drop. Search for slimfx on these forums and you'll find a link to download the package. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40876 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Creating playlists in Musicmatch not compatible with Slim server/Squeezebox?
I've created m3u playlists with Winamp and they played OK with SS. The problem that vnjeep has in the referenced thread is that somehow SS was told to look in the wrong place for the created M3U file. There has been no follow up giving info on what is causing the misdirection. The file names in the M3U file must have either a full path (no drive letters if on network servers) or paths relative to the Music folder setting in pref. Can you be more specific about the problems you are having ? -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40876 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Creating playlists in Musicmatch not compatible with Slim server/Squeezebox?
aubuti;247535 Wrote: Re creating playlists in SS, have you tried the slimfx skin for the slimserver web ui? It looks a lot like iTunes, and supports drag-and-drop. Search for slimfx on these forums and you'll find a link to download the package.Thanks aubuti. I've read through that thread and even loaded the skin on my Mac. Unfortunately for me, as you can see in my sig, my slimserver software is running on an Infrant NAS which is always on (unlike my Mac). As far as I can tell, I haven't read of a way to install the slimfx skin on my Infrant NAS. I'm all ears if someone knows how? -- Ken Rahaim Ken Rahaim ReadyNAS NV+ w/ SlimServer 6.5.4 Linux (in home office) - Linksys Wireless-G 2.4GHz Broadband Router - wifi - - Transporter (in great room) - 'NHT Xd 2.2' (http://nhthifi.com/2006/s-s-ultimate.html) - Squeezebox (in game room) - 'Emotiva BPA1' (http://www.emotiva.com/bpa1.html) x 2 - 'NHT IW3' (http://nhthifi.com/2006/products/s/iw3.html) - Squeezebox (in basement) - leftover, elcheapo Onkyo Home Theater in a Box Ken Rahaim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9526 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40876 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
