Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Tracks Playlist - Are played tracks counted? - Feature request
Thanks, I will check the plugin out! BTW: Are random selections working well? I have some weird behavior. My genre "Discogs" shows 463 tracks. But if I do a random playlist from this genre with the "random *artist*" or "random *album*" I get all sorts of additional tracks that should not be in there. I checked if I might have tagged wrong mp3-tags but this is not the case (also those tracks do not come up under the genre as I said and they are in totally different folders.). It's always the same: - Random titles -> correct tracks from just that genre - Random artists (Interpreten in german) -> some of the correct tracks plus mostly totally wrong tracks - Random albums -> a lot of the correct tracks but some weird additional ones Also, every time I do this and delete the playlist, the order of the ramdomly added tracks is exactly the same. I do this from the main "random titles" menu in the GUI. I just updated from 7.9 to 8.1 and deleted and re-scaned my library. Sorry for the long post. I maybe should start a new thread on this. bvrulez's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67251 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113937 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Tracks Playlist - Are played tracks counted? - Feature request
You could set up a Group player (called something like Indie Mix) and queue the mix to that ... then join your regular player to it. Then when you Resume the group player you should find that you are where you were last time. When you want to listen to something else you simply pause the group player and play something on the real player (you might have to experiment with the expiry time on the group). Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), kcrw, supla finland, abc australia, cbc/radio-canada and rte ireland Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=105 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113937 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Tracks Playlist - Are played tracks counted? - Feature request
Okay, so based on this I now assume that when I power off the Squeezebox and start it again this means the mix is not restarted but it is the same mix running. This is good. But I might listen to other channels in between, e.g. a web radio. When I come back to the random mix by pressing the physical button it then will be started again. I thank you very much for replying. Have a nice week! bvrulez's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67251 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113937 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Tracks Playlist - Are played tracks counted? - Feature request
A simpler option would be to use a global counter: The random playlist will arrange only the least played tracks in general. This would be a good intermediate solution. There should be an option to set all tracks to 0, for having a clean start. As I said every track would only be played once, as long as you don't restart a random mix. The problem is we can't have counters for every possible mix configuration. Your use case is specific, in that you're always listening to the same mix, but seem to be starting it over and over again. ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Tracks Playlist - Are played tracks counted? - Feature request
Thanks for the comprehensive responses! I am indeed referring to multiple starts of "random" and it would be a good thing if a counter in the background puts a value to a song in terms of amounts played. *But just in this special context,* not an overall counter. The context should be defined by the _settings_of_the_random_menu._ In my case I have just one option set for one certain genre. (I DJ as a hobby and I want to make sure I listen to all of the tracks in my repertoire.) A simpler option would be to use a global counter: The random playlist will arrange only the least played tracks in general. This would be a good intermediate solution. There should be an option to set all tracks to 0, for having a clean start. Another option could be to create a huge playlist. As I understand a click/press will start a playlist of 20 songs. If a larger playlist of all possible songs would be created it could be saved and then restored upon the next start (of the same context). Maybe it would also be possible to save a huge list but only load 20 songs out of it, save the last song when "power off" is pressed and then load 20 songs from that starting point at the next start. Just some thoughts. Maybe some day I will be able to code that stuff, too. With 40 years of age I still have about 30 left to learn. Have a nice winter day! bvrulez's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67251 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113937 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Tracks Playlist - Are played tracks counted? - Feature request
My understanding is OP means a *Favourite* consisting of random playing a genre (as pic below), not a playlist as such. Ok, then the response will be different: whenever you start a random mix, a list of track IDs is created, and while the mix is running you shouldn't get any repeats (again - unless you do actually have dupes). BUT that list doesn't survive if you restart the mix, or play something different in between. Thus you can get repeats on repeated calls. ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Tracks Playlist - Are played tracks counted? - Feature request
mherger wrote: > > I made a playlist for random tracks per title of a certain genre and > > saved it as a playlist. > > > > Will the titles that have been played with that list be saved/counted > so > > they will not re-occur before the whole genre "played through"? > > I'm not sure I fully understand the question. But if you're playing a > playlist, then LMS would simply play all tracks in the list from top to > bottom. If you enable shuffle, then it will do the same after shuffling > the order. Therefore not track should be played twice, unless it's twice > > on the list. My understanding is OP means a *Favourite* consisting of random playing a genre (as pic below), not a playlist as such. 33375 +---+ |Filename: randomplay.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=33375| +---+ *Server - LMS 8.2.0 *Pi4B 4GB/Argon one case/pCP v7.0.1 - 75K library, playlists & LMS cache on SSD (ntfs) *Study -* Pi3B/pCP 7.0.1/pi screen/Hifiberry DAC HAT Ruark MR1 Mk2 *Lounge* - Pi2/pCP 6.0.0 > HiFiBerry DIGI+ > AudioEngine DAC1 > AVI DM5 *Garage* - Squeezebox Boom + Fostex sub *Dining Room* - Pi3B/Bluetooth/Echo Show 8 *Spares* - 2xTouch, 1xSB Radio. 1xSB3, 6xRPi kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113937 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Tracks Playlist - Are played tracks counted? - Feature request
I made a playlist for random tracks per title of a certain genre and saved it as a playlist. Will the titles that have been played with that list be saved/counted so they will not re-occur before the whole genre "played through"? I'm not sure I fully understand the question. But if you're playing a playlist, then LMS would simply play all tracks in the list from top to bottom. If you enable shuffle, then it will do the same after shuffling the order. Therefore not track should be played twice, unless it's twice on the list. ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Tracks Playlist - Are played tracks counted? - Feature request
Awesome! Somehow I didn't notice the arrows... bvrulez's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67251 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113937 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Tracks Playlist - Are played tracks counted? - Feature request
bvrulez wrote: > I made a playlist for random tracks per title of a certain genre and > saved it as a playlist. > > Will the titles that have been played with that list be saved/counted so > they will not re-occur before the whole genre "played through"? > > If not, I would like to suggest this as a feature. > > Also, I put this playlist of random tracks on a physical preset button > of my Boom. This was only possible through the physical device, by > putting the playlist under favorites on the server via WebGUI and then > finding it on the physical device under favorites and long-pressing the > button. I would suggest putting an option on the GUI, also. > > Thanks again for this awesome software/hardware-combination! Using it > for years now and loving it more every year! You can assign favourites to a preset button using the "Presets Editor" plugin. 33360 +---+ |Filename: presets editor.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=33360| +---+ *Server - LMS 8.2.0 *Pi4B 4GB/Argon one case/pCP v7.0.1 - 75K library, playlists & LMS cache on SSD (ntfs) *Study -* Pi3B/pCP 7.0.1/pi screen/Hifiberry DAC HAT Ruark MR1 Mk2 *Lounge* - Pi2/pCP 6.0.0 > HiFiBerry DIGI+ > AudioEngine DAC1 > AVI DM5 *Garage* - Squeezebox Boom + Fostex sub *Dining Room* - Pi3B/Bluetooth/Echo Show 8 *Spares* - 2xTouch, 1xSB Radio. 1xSB3, 6xRPi kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113937 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
