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Show HN: An OS X music library I've been working on for the past year.
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#122You don't need iPhone / iPod sync functionality. All you need is for Enqueue to sync back to the iTunes library. So when you change a rating or playlist in Enqueue, it should automatically update the iTunes library and the change should be reflected in iTunes. Then I can just use iTunes to sync my iPhone / iPod.
Or make Enqueue use the iTunes library directly, as Simplier[^1] does.
[^1]: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simplier/id467077932?mt=12
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#123I'd buy this if I could use it as an MPD client.
There's always Theremin (http://theremin.sigterm.eu/) although it hasn't been updated in a few years.
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#124This is a good program. I'm glad to see the return of the genre->artist->album browser that was trashed from iTunes some years ago. For several years now I have not been using iTunes as I find it too frustrating to find my music. I now realize that a big part of that was the loss of the 3 column search. Looking at a dozen out of a thousand 512x512 icons most of which are empty at a time to try to find things and hove…
> I'm glad to see the return of the genre->artist->album browser that was trashed from iTunes some years ago. Huh? It never went away. Cmd+B brings it up, or go to View -> Column Browser -> Show Column Browser in the menu.
Oh wow. Thanks.
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#125Looks very cool. I can't wait to try it out. My biggest gripe against iTunes has always been speed.
Small tidbit of advice: Developer Terin Stock seems to have overcome the media key dilemma with his GSDesktopHelper app which allows Grooveshark to hijack the media keys when it is running (If it is not running, the add-on does nothing).
You may find something useful with it. Code: https://github.com/grooveshark/GSDesktopHelperMac More info: http://threestrangedays.net/gsdesktophelper/
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#126Nice, now that you don't really need iTunes to sync iOS devices I've been shopping for an alternative player. My only request would be a "fob" mode that minimizes the player to a small controller view.
Good work, looking forward to the official release!
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#127I'd love to get rid of iTunes, but AirPlay is a complete necessity for me. iTunes + AirPortExpress == poor-man's-sonos. Also, podcasts would be good.
+ Airfoil. e.g. play Internet Radio (radioparadise.com) on your Mac to Airfoil on your iPod Touch in a speaker dock. Very nice when you're decorating a room at the weekend. But iOS should include an Airplay server.
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#1281. Love the icon.
2. Will "import" copy all my music into a new directory? That should be explicitly mentioned (whether it does or not).
3. Love the fade in and fade out on pause. Is that time configurable? Also, a feature I've wanted forever is the ability to crossfade into a new song. Abrupt stops and starts are so bad at parties, etc.
4. Need tooltips on the "×" and gear icons in the bottom left. Also I wasn't expecting for the "×" to remove things from my playlist. And those need to look more like buttons.
5. The play/pause/next/prev buttons need work.
6. "Add to playlist" should have a "New..." option in it.
7. Love the concept of "History." Lots of cool directions to go here.
8. The info pane is cool but what's with the striped background?
9. I tried to drag songs from the Queue to a playlist. Gone, oops! And there's no undo!
10. How do I play a playlist? Double clicking doesn't seem to work.
11. "1 songs" in this playlist?
Overall, this is great. Keep making improvements!
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#129Without AirPlay support, this is pretty much a non-starter for me. But I rarely play music from my computer, so I'm probably not your target audience. Also, I think this is really missing from your FAQ: Q: Why should I use Enqueue instead of iTunes?
You should check out Airfoil. Fantastic third-party app, will let you send any audio to AirPlay.
Yes, Airfoil works with this app fantastically. I use it for Spotify and VLC also.
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#130This is a very good player for Mac. I've so far tried Cog, iTunes, Winamp for Mac, Fidelia and a couple of other ones (Songbird). All fail on either two things: 1) FLAC support 2) Ability to handle a very large collection effortlessly, and easily (scan & import, search & play) On Linux and Windows I've been spoilt for choice with players, but iTunes dominance on Mac has meant that few players have matured enough to o…
I imported 19 000 songs and started playing a song while still importing and playback only paused once for maybe a second and then everything was smooth. Impressive really.