Author Topic: New music library and Radio Stations missing?  (Read 888 times)

Flourgrader

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Hello All,
I am using M/B version 3.5.8669 P
I am a big radio fan, I like to use my PC
to listen to the radio stations rather than use an old-fashioned radio.
I have a huge number of stations set up,
With all my preferences and customization set.
My problem is when I create a NEW music library,
I can still see all my music station folders, but all the stream addresses are empty in the folders?
So, I have to import my music streams then they need adding to the correct folders.
The artwork which I have linked to the stations is not imported so that needs correcting manually, and my other preferences need setting up manually.
My original music library is set up perfectly, so my question is:
Is there a file in my original music library folder that I can copy?
Into my other music library folders?
Or edit an *.ini file and copy and paste the radio info?
As an example of what my setup is:
G:\Portable Programs\MBee\MY_MUSICBEE_MUSIC_LIBRARIES\60s Music
G:\Portable Programs\MBee\MY_MUSICBEE_MUSIC_LIBRARIES\70s Music
The list goes on & on & on…………
Thank you.

Steven

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you can export the stations by clicking the Radio button in the panel header and import them to the new install

karbock

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Hello Flourgrader!

A disadvantage of having several libraries with a radio list copied in all your libraries, is that any change in the radio list must be reflected in all its copies.

Without knowing why you have divided up your collection into different libraries,
I can also suggest another method: managing ONE library for your whole music collection + radio list,
but using the 'Filter' feature.

Filters allow you to see only a subset of your collection in the 'Music' tab, which leaves the radio list untouched and assures you that it's always present.
Thus, as for the radios: one list to rule them all. :)
And as for your song collection, you can achieve the same result (browsing only a subset of your tracks),
but with even more flexibility: you can adapt your filters without needing to go back to the drawing board for your folder structure, for instance.

Filters are easy to define:
* Right click on the 'Music' tab header
* Menu Filter -> Manage filters
* Enter the filter names and their matching rules (button '...')

Once filters have been defined, you can apply one (or reset filtering) the same way:
* Right click on the 'Music' tab header
* Menu Filter
* Select the desired filter (or 'No filter')
Last Edit: October 09, 2023, 12:26:09 PM by karbock

Flourgrader

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Thank you, Steven & karbock,
I very much appreciate the advice given.
The reason for divided up my collection into different libraries,
was, it Just seamed a good idea at the time to have
different categories for listening moods, keep the library short,other miner reasons.
Cheers..