Copy display title of on stream radio track

[feridone]

found a solution to copy the title of radio streaming track, especially for stations that are added manually. I noticed that the track information currently playing is only avalible in bottom panel of the player controls, so I found a way to copy it.

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set this field to <Artist & Title> and copy it from the player controls panel by right-clicking and sending to> clipboard



If there is a better solution, please advise.

[sveakul]

That is a good way to do it.

If you were trying to save track titles/artists from a stream on an on/off basis, this plugin will give you a nice list:
https://getmusicbee.com/addons/plugins/197/play-history-to-text-file/

[hiccup]

To me this doesn't seem to be a "Tip and Trick - User-to-user advice and tips - no questions please!", but a Question?

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I noticed the OP has deleted a second post of his right before this one, where he tried to explain what he was hoping to achieve.

Deleting earlier posts after replies have been posted is never a good idea, forum-wise.

[wiz_d_kidd]

If you want to save the track information only for selected radio tracks (not the whole history), try my solution here: https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=17823.msg233030#msg233030

I added a button to the toolbar to invoke it. So when a track you like comes on, one click and you've stored the track info.

[feridone]

If you want to save the track information only for selected radio tracks (not the whole history), try my solution here: https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=17823.msg233030#msg233030

I added a button to the toolbar to invoke it. So when a track you like comes on, one click and you've stored the track info.

Wow, thanks!
This is actually a better solution and so easy to use. I had searched the forum for a similar question before, but couldn't find this.

[feridone]

I also used the mb_SongHistory plugin. But the report outputs all tracks and I only wanted to save my favorite ones. wiz_d-kidd introduced a good method.

[feridone]

To me this doesn't seem to be a "Tip and Trick - User-to-user advice and tips - no questions please!", but a Question?

edit
I noticed the OP has deleted a second post of his right before this one, where he tried to explain what he was hoping to achieve.

Deleting earlier posts after replies have been posted is never a good idea, forum-wise.

Yes, that's right, I felt like it was a trick because I used a rather unconventional method to do this. I'm glad I found the right method thanks to: wiz_d_kidd.

[wiz_d_kidd]

Glad it helped! To make it even easier, add a button to the toolbar...

1. Right click the toolbar (the one that shows Music, Explorer, Radio, Playlists, etc).
2. Select "Configure Toolbar".
3. Add a button text (like "Radio Logger")
4. In the command field, select "Send To: External Application (now playing)"

That should give you a button you can press to save the currently playing track. (It also works when playing stuff in your library, not just the radio).

[hiccup]

Deleting earlier posts after replies have been posted is never a good idea, forum-wise.

Yes, that's right, I felt like it was a trick because I used a rather unconventional method to do this. I'm glad I found the right method thanks to: wiz_d_kidd.

I can and should respect that.
It's just that I think it would be good to separate what is a 'Questions' from what is a 'Tips and Tricks'.

Ask questions first, and when you have figured things out, then create a Tips & Tricks topic.
Just my opinion.

[feridone]

Glad it helped! To make it even easier, add a button to the toolbar...

1. Right click the toolbar (the one that shows Music, Explorer, Radio, Playlists, etc).
2. Select "Configure Toolbar".
3. Add a button text (like "Radio Logger")
4. In the command field, select "Send To: External Application (now playing)"

That should give you a button you can press to save the currently playing track. (It also works when playing stuff in your library, not just the radio).

I set a global hotkey for it, and I have to say—it works great.

[sveakul]

This is nice but I'd never make it to the key half the time before the song changed, which is why I prefer an actual log list solution.  The MusicBee "History" window keeps track of radio stream titles played as well.