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Questions / Re: View/Display - Show as vertical list

« on: April 28, 2023, 04:58:58 PM »

Okay - here's a screenshot:



You see the 2nd tab along is selected (Music Explorer) and the albums in that view are displayed as left-to-right/grid style.

I'd like a top to bottom list of the album covers, so that I can read the full titles of the albums.

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Questions / View/Display - Show as vertical list

« on: April 24, 2023, 07:32:52 PM »

So I'm using the "Music Explorer" View, and, I want the album covers for each artist to be displayed in a vertical list, instead of in a grid.  I find that too much of the text in the "Title" field is truncated in the standard grid view.

How do I change the layout in the Music Explorer view? Any guidance on this is greatly appreciated.

The personalisation of MusicBee is eluding me!

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Questions / Re: Synology NAS; Laptop & Tablet accessing media and library from NAS.

« on: April 21, 2023, 02:01:00 PM »

That post was super useful - thanks mate!

One library, one set of music files, one copy of MB to keep updated and configured.

Can you set the library locations in the preferences of the MB portable version?  

So, is it the case that, you have a standard install on your laptop, another standard install on your desktop (your desktop is your server, so, it always has to be powered on?) and, a portable version in a share on your desktop, with all 3 MB's pointing to a library and music files on your desktop shared folder(s)?

Feels like it would be even easier for me.  With a folder on my NAS containing my media files, and, a copy of the MB Portable .exe, that I would access from either my laptop, or, my tablet. I'm guessing that the portable .exe will ask for a location for the library file(s) to be stored when I start it?

Is there a way to copy my display settings from my current local install (on my laptop) to the new portable version on my NAS?

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Questions / Synology NAS; Laptop & Tablet accessing media and library from NAS.

« on: April 20, 2023, 05:30:50 PM »

So, I currently have a local installation of MusicBee on my laptop.  All of the media is on a separate USB drive (D:), and, the MB Library is in the local Music Folder on the laptop (C:\Users\Patch\Music\MusicBee).

I've just bought a cheap 8" Win8 Tablet to use with my hi-fi in the lounge.  Same room as the NAS and the laptop. The Tablet will be connected to the hifi aux in with a cable. Old School.

I want to be able to use the tablet as a player only.  Any work I do on creating playlists, downloading and adding music to my library, etc..., will be done on the laptop.

What is my best method of doing this?  Would it be to drop a folder on the NAS with a Portable version of MusicBee on it, and a folder for all of my media files on the NAS too, and, just create a link to MusicBee portable on the Tablet and the Laptop?  

How do I transfer my settings from my current local installation, to the portable version that I'd load on the NAS.

Is there a more elegant way of doing it? I want to be able to access the media and the library from the tablet, even when the laptop is not powered on...

Very grateful for any assistance here.  

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Questions / Re: MusicBee on Synology NAS, with MB Remote on iPhone???

« on: October 15, 2022, 10:27:48 AM »

Hey - does anyone know if the MusicBee iPhone remote app would wake a sleeping laptop???

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Questions / Re: MusicBee on Synology NAS, with MB Remote on iPhone???

« on: June 15, 2022, 09:22:01 PM »

Okay - so it looks like using an old iPhone is out of the question.   

Might have to be a windows tablet, then, with the media stored on the NAS...

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Questions / Re: MusicBee on Synology NAS, with MB Remote on iPhone???

« on: June 14, 2022, 07:31:28 PM »

So - could I install the portable version on my NAS, and, use the iOS remote app to control MB on the NAS?

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Questions / MusicBee on Synology NAS, with MB Remote on iPhone???

« on: June 14, 2022, 06:36:28 PM »

Hey - so I'm trying to set up a MB library that will live on my NAS (which is always switched on), and, using the MusicBee iOS app, use an old iPhone as a media player connected by 3.5mm jack to my hi-fi.

Is this possible?  Could my iPhone connect wirelessly to the NAS, and select music to play through my hi-fi?  Could it be done with the portable version of MB, with the library living on the NAS with the portable installation?

Go easy on me.  I'm very new to this...