erland wrote:
> For those of you who are living together with a spouse or kids, I'd like
> to understand a bit better how you would like to use local music
> libraries in the future. Ignore what's supported in LMS and Squeezebox
> today and instead think about how you would like it to work in the
> future.
>
> Do you have a need to let each family member browse their library
> individually ?
Me, wife, 2 computer + tablet using daughters (17 & 14.5), son (8.5)
without own access to the system. Only myself and the eldest daughter
are active users of the system. Wife can't be bothered to try, only
complains when it's not to her taste ;)
> If so, where are the music files stored ? On a central computer/NAS, on
> a computer/NAS per family member or on the portable device of each
> family member ?
1 central server (Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory domain
controller at the moment, 17TB of storage for all music, video, photo's
& user data). Mediamonkey on separate computers for syncing to
non-connected portable devices.
> Do you have a need to keep track of playlists for each family member ?
Daughter(s) would probably like that, I don't have the need
> Do you have a need to keep track of favorites for each family member ?
Daughter(s) would probably like that, I don't have the need
> Do you have a need to keep track of ratings and playback statistics for
> each family member ?
No
> Does each family member have individual players which only one of the
> family members mostly use ?
Yes, the individual computers, using Squeezeplay at the moment, will be
Squeezelite in the future, controlled with their own Android
tablet/smartphone, using official logitech app for the daughters. I use
Squeezeplayer + official Logitech app on my Android tablet, Squeezepad
on the iPad, and control the Touch from both tablets + my android
smartphone
> If so, should all players be controllable by everyone or do you want
> access to certain players to be restricted ? In that case why ?
I want to keep full control of all players, the daughters should not be
able to control mine :D
> Does each family member have their individual remote control/smartphone
> to control the players or do you also have remote controls which you
> share between different family members ?
Individual controllers + Harmony 525
> If you have a remote control which you share between multiple family
> members, is it a IR-remote, smartphone, tablet or computer ?
Shared: Harmony 525, mainly just used to power up the amp + Touch, and
to skip a track if it doesn't please at that moment. Also used to start
a new random song mix (pre-configured to give only 1 track, after which
Sugarcube takes over).
> How would your dream system work to work as good as possible for usage
> of local music on Squeezeboxes and portable devices in your family ?
At the moment I'm extremely pleased with the way my system works:
- 1x Touch in the living room, synched to
- 1x computer with Squeezeplay + touchscreen in kitchen
- My Android tablet, synced or unsynced as situation requires
- Daughters computers with Squeezeplay, synced or unsynced as
situation requires
- iPad, synced or unsynced as situation requires
Squeezeplay will get changed to Squeezelite when PC's get upgraded to
Windows 8, Touch will move to kitchen when the community funded
replacement becomes a reality and actually sounds better. This will free
up the current PC (a Panasonic Toughbook) to move to my car, so I can
have a mobile LMS, with also Squeezelite over A2DP to the car stereo,
controlled through the steering wheel controls :D
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