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Questions / Start Time of Songs Does Not Import from iTunes

« on: August 31, 2018, 11:38:58 PM »

I'm using version 10.6.3 of iTunes.
When I scanned for new songs with the first install of MB, the start time worked just fine.

However, I uninstalled and then reinstalled Music Bee once.
I wanted to see if I could resolve another bug by doing that.

However, now when I scan new files from the iTunes library,
the start time of the songs does not import.
The player starts at 0:00

When I change the start time manually in MB, there is an error message
that the file is being used by another process.

Do you recommend I use the latest version of iTunes?
Will that help?

Thank You

I'm learning how to use Music Bee!
Your program is wonderful.

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Questions / Re: Scan for modified files creates junk numbers in the year field

« on: August 31, 2018, 04:58:12 AM »

iTunes just displays the year!    Not the month or day!
I don't see any additional junk data on iTunes!
I'm using version 10.6.3

The extra data isn't on all the songs.
I scanned iTunes the first time and all was normal.
It was only later when I modified the iTunes songs
and scanned them into MB that this junk string
appeared!

Okay!   I understand it's not junk!
But it doesn't look clean.

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MusicBee Wishlist / Floating Annotations and Jazzy Notes Editor

« on: August 31, 2018, 04:48:32 AM »

The potential of the multimedia computer is finally being realized.
We have music and pictures.
But what about text?
Let's bring text back in!

It's not the same this time with the auto-pick color scheme!
Text simply looks beautiful the way Steven handles it on the song list auto-pick panel!
What Steven has done with text is superior too.
Let the end-user add notes and mark up MB with notes giving us total control of the text too.

I'm using Green Eclipse StickyPad and Simple Sticky Notes programs to make notes.
But it would be nice if MB would offer a notes editor that is associated with an album or artist or individual song!
The notes would be saved inside the album, artist or song embedded data!

There is a comments box for each individual song.
But that comment box could be expanded upon.

Create a simple notes editor so we can add text to the albums, artists and songs.

With a toggle switch between Header, SubHeader and Text.

Also a toggle switch between 3 auto-pick color schemes and 3 user-defined.

We could have floating annotations that can be resized to fit anywhere on the screen and associated with the MB program!
Then specific notes that are associated with an album, artist or song.

The option to have an icon representing the notes on top of the album artwork in the left bottom corner or the option
of disabling the notes feature!

With Steven at the helm, we could have a superior notes editor to add notes!

A lot of people want to add tour dates and artist info to the artist or album!
Give us more power Steven!
Blow iTunes out of the water!

My vision is for a notes editor that is customized specifically for music!
The music is the dominant media.
But with text, the power of music can go further.

There is plenty of open source code to create a notes editor!
You can do this better too!
It should take you one week!

Thank you for what you have done so far.
MB is a success!

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Questions / Scan for modified files creates junk numbers in the year field

« on: August 31, 2018, 03:38:20 AM »

When I run a scan for new and modified files in my iTunes library,
the modified files have junk numbers in the "year" field!

For example:   2008-11-11T:08:00:00Z

Another example:    2016-08-18T07:00:00Z

These junk numbers display in track information in the right panel
and in the Edit Tags panel.

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MusicBee Wishlist / Re: Total Control of Artwork

« on: August 29, 2018, 05:37:56 AM »

Thank you Phred!
I now have the largest artwork!

Another thing!
How can I scroll down two rows at a time?
I tried changing the control panel mouse scroll settings!
If you don't have scroll control, add this to the wish list!
Thank you!

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MusicBee Wishlist / Total Control of Artwork

« on: August 29, 2018, 01:51:05 AM »

The most powerful music player software gives you total control over the music and artwork!
I want to focus on the artwork in this post.

The album artwork adds to the enjoyment of the music.
It would be nice if we could have more control over its size and appearance.

iTunes 10 was very powerful in terms of control of artwork
before Apple dumbed down the software with reduced features.

iTunes 10 had a slider that would change the size of the albums in
the album grid view.

This slider would have 6 to a row, 5 to a row and 4 to a row.
It would be nice if MusicBee could offer 4 to a row.
It's more pleasurable and graphically absorbing to have 4 to a row.

Right now, I feel the album artwork in the grid view is too small.
I also have trouble seeing it!
I'm getting older!     The population is getting older.
Make sure to make it easy on our eyes!
Some of the artwork is too small!

When I double click on the album artwork, I get a very large standalone image.
But I cannot adjust its size with resizing arrows!
Can you add this feature to resize the artwork?

Now the artwork is too big!    Let us control it to make it smaller!

We must have total control of the artwork (and music)!
Then your software will become the most powerful and popular software.
An incredible work of art because the end user will control and decide everything.

I think you did a wonderful job so far!
MusicBee is wonderful.
But it would be perfect with total control!