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Questions / Re: Syncing libraries and playcounts on multiple computers
« on: January 10, 2024, 08:12:13 PM »
It seems to me there could be two approaches?

- Share the library but leave the reading access only to the music files from the HTPC. In this case the Play Counts are stored in the library.

- Two separate libraries but open the write access to the music files for the HTPC.  In this case the Play Counts could be stored in a custom tag written in the files.

Sharing a library between to or more PCs necessarily implies to not use the program on the two PC simultaneously?

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Questions / Re: Syncing libraries and playcounts on multiple computers
« on: January 10, 2024, 06:02:57 PM »
Very interesting, thank you. I will study the two approaches, AT&T plugin and single library with symbolic links. I don't really like having to use a cloud solution like Last.fm, I don't want to feed the AIs with my data.

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Questions / Re: Hide unknown
« on: January 09, 2024, 06:25:02 PM »
Hi, I have not the answer but you may want to support the wish to always sort empty ("unknown') entries at the end of the lists

https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=38481.0

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Questions / Re: Syncing libraries and playcounts on multiple computers
« on: January 08, 2024, 09:24:07 PM »
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use the Additional Tagging & Tools plugin to copy all of them and paste them to said CSV.

That's interesting. But the other part is about a to re-import (CSV -> tag in the library). It is possible with AT&T or another way?

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Have you explored ways to keep a single library across both computers?
Not a lot. But the settings in Preferences and GUI are somewhat different in each computer, so I assumed it wouldn't be an option.

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Questions / Re: Syncing libraries and playcounts on multiple computers
« on: January 01, 2024, 06:20:37 PM »
Thanks, I will look at this solution. The caveat sounds a bit annoying to me indeed.

So I guess an approach like below is not even thinkable?
Export the list of all the tracks in the libraries (and with the Play Count tag) to csv files. Merge manually the Play Count tag values in a unique .csv, and reimport the result in the libraries to update the Play Count tags.

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Questions / Re: Albums view: Sort titles inside albums
« on: January 01, 2024, 05:55:08 PM »
OK for the "enhanced panel". I ignored this term, I don't recall seeing this term in the program.

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Questions / Re: Syncing libraries and playcounts on multiple computers
« on: January 01, 2024, 05:49:58 PM »
Thanks for the suggestion. I don't really know Last.fm and I'm not inclined to use it. Will it sync the playcounts for ALL the titles in my database, even home made and very rare music ?

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Questions / Re: Albums view: Sort titles inside albums
« on: January 01, 2024, 05:44:35 PM »
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In 'Album View' you can sort the tracks to your hearts desire when showing tracks:
- in a separate panel
- to the right of the main panel
- at the bottom of the main panel

Yeah, I'm talking about the titles in the main panel :




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If you have no use for track numbers as they are intended to be used, couldn't you sort on the tag that you find important, and then renumber the tracks using that order?
Indeed... I would prefer something automatic and not having to rewrite the tags too often in the files, if possible (it changes the modification date for the files, so for the backups, etc this may have consequences)

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But you could create a wishlist topic for this of course.
Probably I will do it.

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Questions / Re: Syncing libraries and playcounts on multiple computers
« on: January 01, 2024, 05:33:14 PM »
I have a similar need. I have a master PC where the music files reside and are tagged, and a HTPC which accesses these music files (mounted network shared folder on the LAN) but with reading access only (not the rights given to write on the music files from this HTPC). The MusicBee databases and settings on the two PCs are independent from each other and that's OK like that (I do the settings in each PC manually, and copy from time to time the playlist files from a PC to the other).

The question is about the play counts. I would like to merge from time to time the play counts of the tracks between the two PCs, even manually. If someone see how it can be done...

Storing the play counts in a tag written in the music files is excluded because the HTPC has not the right to write on the files.

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Questions / Re: Albums view: Sort titles inside albums
« on: January 01, 2024, 04:52:07 PM »
After several months I search again for a way to do it and run into my post... Thanks for the answer The IBB, but it seems it can't be done even with virtual tags.

In short:
I have an album where tracks are not numbered (I don't want because I add new tracks in this album regularly).
In the Album view, I want to sort the titles of this album by a certain tag. But it seems they can't be sorted by something else than the title names :-(

I found another post with the same need: https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=25377.0

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I agree. I didn't want to hijack the thread, it's a very good idea. I just say the visual aspect of the feature could probably be improved too, because these square labels are very basic in their style and don't do much to introduce / enhance the content they present (the albums). And also, sometimes it can be not so obvious to make the difference between a label and an album next to it.

Your mockup is OK, the square labels look a bit better with a dark background than with a white one (my screenshot). But visually the feature is not yet to the standards of the rest of the program IMHO.

Will try to suggest something but I'm not very good for the design thing...

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+1. The 'Show Header in a Separate Row' disabled has a lot of potential but IMHO should be improved visually first before going further with sub-grouping...

IMHO the layout with these label squares lack of design... I find it visually gloomy, not appealing. Here how they appear in my setup;


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MusicBee Wishlist / Re: Tag inspector, delete multiple tags/frames
« on: January 01, 2024, 02:26:06 PM »
+1! please implement Shift+click selection for deletion.

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Questions / Re: Empty Artists Tag under Compilations
« on: January 01, 2024, 11:37:48 AM »
Seems related to this problem : https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=37794.msg207394#msg207394
Hope it will be improved.

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Hi,

In the Music Explorer tab:

In the Filter Panel (column on the left), the displayed entries are "by Artist", sorted by name, no grouping, "Show Thumbnails" on.
In the Artist Information panel (center panel), sort Albums by Year, descending.

Now I would like to understand (and, to control...) how the album thumbnail displayed in the Filter Panel is chosen, when they are several albums for an artist.
Because the results is not consistent and I don't understand why.

E.g.


OR





NB: The "(Singles)" albums are singles I gather in an album without a year tag set. My goal is to avoid this album to be chosen as the album in the thumbnail in the Filter Panel if they are other albums for an artist.

Thanks.

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