tamanaco;498493 Wrote: > Michael, correct me if I'm wrong. My understanding is that the server is > only used to speed up the analysis process. If the track you're trying > to analyze is already in the server then it sends you an identifier and > the analysis data. If the track is not in the server then using the > MusicIP client your computer analyzes the data (a longer process) and > sends the analysis results to the server so that subsequent user that > need to analyze the same track avoid the long analysis process. In other > words, I thought that the MusicIP client could work independent of the > server. Of course, anylizing a big library, from scratch, in stand-alone > mode would take a very, very long time. MusicIP is perfectly viable without > the AmpliFind (formerly MusicDNS) servers existing, as you say analysis would just be a lengthier process. There is also no reason to believe that MiP's underlying technology has been abandoned or in fact that the MusicDNS servers will be decommisisoned. The co's underlying techologies have been relaunched under the banner of 'Amplified Music Services' (http://www.amplifiedmusicservices.com/) and if one looks at their business model, it is in fact to their advantage to keep the servers running because it adds to their underlying database of analysed tracks and accompanying metdata (which I believe they still source though Musicbrainz). Whilst their focus is now solely B2B (read what the hell are you waiting for Logitech?) and MiP is no longer developed/ supported, the API is actively developed and available for integration in solutions like SBS - this is their underlying business model. What worries me is if people like Michael aren't aware of this, then what hope do we have of a corporate bigwig paying any attention and realising the merits of what's being asked for here.
tamanaco;498493 Wrote: > I've have been backing up the analysis data (default.m3lib) as I thought > this would spare me from ever having to analyze my library from scratch > again. I did not embed the signatures in my FLAC files as MusicIP has > forever been in beta.Over 100,000 FLAC tracks here and all have embedded > analysis - never had a single issue. tamanaco;498493 Wrote: > Are you saying that the MusicIP server massages the analyzed data > further once the local process is done and that without the server any > MusicIP client analysis is useless?This is incorrect, the complete analysis > is done locally if there's no MusicDNS server. Only caveat is genpuid won't do it, you'd have to revert to MiP. -- audiomuze The problem with most music is I don't care to hear it again. "No doubt they're also putting their energies into developing ever-more clever "Apps" like the deeply impressive spiffy-neato-keen Facebook interface, which everybody knows no world-class music system should be without. Perhaps the next release will have an App that lets us look up recipes for chocolate martinis or something. I can hardly wait." -- Dogberry2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ audiomuze's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33613 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72940 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
