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General => MusicBee Wishlist => Topic started by: jistme on February 13, 2012, 09:07:38 PM
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Having left foobar due to many idiosynchronicities and overcomplications to learn and personalisize , there was one extremely popular add-on option which I must admit I miss a lot.
It is a visual seekbar which visualizes the waveform.
It can look something like this: (http://i.imgur.com/fclpdl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/fclpd.jpg)
Any chance to integrate this into MusicBee?
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Not something that you absolutely need but it would be nice as an additional feature:
http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=1850.0
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You are fast ;-)
So this is not a very original request/proposition, but it has been 'in the freezer' for a while?
Is there an overview with all pending/rejected MusicBee wishlist requests showing status and/or comments from Steven The Great? (no phun intended; respect!)
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in fact i have already built a waveform generator but havent decided where to put it (it was done to include on the "Playing Track" tab but it didnt look any good mixed in with other information). Suggestions welcome.
the overview of the requests is the previous 82 pages in this topic ;)
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Probably easy to suggest as a non-programmer:
There already is a seekbar in the player.
Mayby an option to toggle 'standard seekbar' / 'waveform seekbar'? (since there probably is a performance penalty)
Mono representation would be adequate (for me even preferred), and it doesn't have to be very big or fancy.
Just the functionality itself would be great.
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^That sounds like a good idea and good placement.
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I use this feature with foobar2000 and it is really nice.
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+1 Maybe could be implemented like something similar to soundcloud in the "Playing track" tab
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The waveform could be placed in the middle of the screen - between (genre, artist, albums) and attributes of the songs
Display the waveform and can not work with it has no value (just serve to occupy space) - there must be work tools - there would be good for at least the following tools:
Normalize
Split
Join
import
Delete (part)
Select (part)
Mute (selected part)
Insert vst aplications
Undo
Functions available in: Edit- audio
And then it would open a new window occupying the entire screen and showing the waveform with the tools.
If it was just to see the waveform: see- waveform
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You are very right about the waveform not being shown when the waveform is not known (yet). Especially when streaming over network this can take some time.
If it would be placed in the position of the standard seekbar, it would have to be automated so that if or as long as there is no waveform information, the default seekbar is being shown.
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In think it should be placed in the position of the standart seekbar so you can skip to certain point in the songs you recognize because of the waveform ( like the chorus, the "drop" in electronic musik, quiet parts in some songs etc.)
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That's exactly why it's called waveform seekbar ;-)
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To illustrate maybe a little bit better; I just found a layout I once made in foobar which I liked a lot:
(http://i.imgur.com/zXKbll.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/zXKbl.png)
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in fact i have already built a waveform generator but havent decided where to put it
it would be very nice if you released it as a plugin or as an option in the MB preferences to choose the wavebar :)
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Guys.... I like to point out that this request was made a while back and still no waveform seekbar has been implemented. I would very much love this feature as it's the only reason why I still use Foobar2000.
I find out about MusicBee via 'AlternativeTo' and it is everything I ask for made for me, easily ready to use.
The following reasons why MusicBee might be the future:
-couple output formats (direct output; asio; wasapi)
-simple playlist view (library; now playing)
-radio
I really think the option to replace the default seekbar with a customizable waveform seekbar would be the ultimate 'Cherry-on-Top' plugin MusicBee needs as I can't find "ANY!!!!" player with it.
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in fact i have already built a waveform generator but havent decided where to put it...
please steve, add it as a plugin or just as a standart option.... It will be great for finding parts or "drops" in musicmixes, and even in songs :)
would really like to the waveform seekbar; it was always a very important thing I miss from foobar
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hi,
I found the waveform seekbar in the now playing tab. It's great but I'd really like to be able to have one as a configurable layout on the now playing bar (not sure what's its proper name), be it
1 above or below the seek bar OR
2 replacing and being the seekbar, like soundcloud:
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7955/32537047.png)
I never use the now playing tab because I like to have my library instantly within reach and not look at some pictures and lyrics.
as always, thank you steven and know that you make my life so much better :D
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+1 for waveform bar instead of seek bar
FYI you can can also make the waveform bar appear in the bottom left panel. Right Click and...
(http://i.imgur.com/8ueJDl.jpg)
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ah ya didn't know that haha, that's nice, but ya, I'd still prefer having it below/above/as the seek bar
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Something along the lines of what is currently used by SounCloud would be great:
(http://i.imgur.com/Cj1Cel.jpg)
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( You might this: http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=8363.msg48448#msg48448 )
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( You might also this: http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=7240.msg44711#msg44711 )
:)
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nice stuff lnminente, but I don't know how to make the xml file work... do I just paste it in my mb folder with the latest update? Anyway to rollback in case I don't like it?
mikebo, I cant find any waveform patch in your link.
Btw I prefer the old soundcloud one over the new onesided one, which only shows the top half of the waveform. An option between the 2 would be nice
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Here is the thread with all the info about the embedded theatre mode: http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=8234.0
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thanks Steven for making this into 2.1.4924
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Something along the lines of what is currently used by SounCloud would be great:
(http://i.imgur.com/Cj1Cel.jpg)
How to get something like this to be visible and seekable? Now?
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View > Arrange Panels > drag the Wavebar from the Available Elements list to one of the highlighted panel areas.
Or if the skin you're using supports it, you can right-click the playing controls pane, and select Panel Layout and Wave Bar from there to show the wave bar instead of the normal progress bar.
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View > Arrange Panels > drag the Wavebar from the Available Elements list to one of the highlighted panel areas.
Or if the skin you're using supports it, you can right-click the playing controls pane, and select Panel Layout and Wave Bar from there to show the wave bar instead of the normal progress bar.
Thanks. Found it. Looks nice and clean.
Any way to make it LARGER - did a bit but is the Max height defined by the Skin?
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Depends which way you've displayed it.
For the first way I described, you can right-click and set it to be any height you like.
I believe the second way is set by the skin.
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Depends which way you've displayed it.
For the first way I described, you can right-click and set it to be any height you like.
I believe the second way is set by the skin.
Tried your way - Love it.
I just realizes I've never played extensively with Panels and always remained with default skins.
Is there a MASTER VIDEO tutorial (or set of them) that walks through how one can/ should play with panels to find their IDEAL Music Bee ARRANGEMENT ? and SKIN Combo?
If you could point me to that it'd be great. Thanks.
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Is there a MASTER VIDEO tutorial (or set of them) that walks through how one can/ should play with panels to find their IDEAL Music Bee ARRANGEMENT ? and SKIN Combo?
I'm not aware of a video, but this page covers most of the panels (a few have been added since it was updated last): https://musicbee.fandom.com/wiki/The_Anatomy_of_MusicBee
As for skins, go to the skins (https://getmusicbee.com/addons/s/?type=1) and try ones you like. They don't change MusicBee's functionality, just the appearance.
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Is there a MASTER VIDEO tutorial (or set of them) that walks through how one can/ should play with panels to find their IDEAL Music Bee ARRANGEMENT ? and SKIN Combo?
I'm not aware of a video, but this page covers most of the panels (a few have been added since it was updated last): https://musicbee.fandom.com/wiki/The_Anatomy_of_MusicBee
As for skins, go to the skins (https://getmusicbee.com/addons/s/?type=1) and try ones you like. They don't change MusicBee's functionality, just the appearance.
Big thanks. Will have to go through this at length.