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MusicBee v0.3 - a music manager and player

MusicBee is a music manager and player I have written with a number of features described on the website. Version 0.3 beta is now available with the following new features and changes:
- iPhone/ iTouch support
- Artwork-only layout (just shows album covers and basic album details)
- Play History tab
- Undo/ Redo function for the now playing list
- Multiple Column sorting (using the Ctrl-mouse click action)
- Track Information tab in the now playing list, which can be configured for the tags it displays
- New Mini-player controls such as Show/Hide Now Playing List button
- Improve compatability of Vorbis Comment tags with other tagging tools
- Various GUI fixes
- Various performance improvements

The full install is on the MusicBee website or if you have already installed v0.3 then copy the files from http://www.mediafire.com/?hdm3ghwzyyy

When upgrading from 0.2, for one time only you need to do a full install - this is because many of the components are newer versions. After doing the full install, you can copy the MusicBee.exe file only for subsequent updates.

Any constructive comments about the functionality or issues using the application are welcome.

MusicBee v0.3 - a music manager and player

Reply #1 –
Thank you for update.

Do you plan to fix soon the problem with Bitrate displayed for musepack files? Now it always shows "Lossless".
I have some questions about tagging of mp3.
Is it possible to change/add behavior when adding ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags so that ID3v2 to be added only in case that ID3v1 is not capable to store longer tags?
Also, do you think to add APE/APEv2 tags support for mp3 files? This is pretty common nowadays, foobar2000, Winamp, mp3tag etc. already support it.
And, would you add musepack to the list of file converters?

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MusicBee v0.3 - a music manager and player

Reply #2 –
Quote from: Antonski on
Do you plan to fix soon the problem with Bitrate displayed for musepack files? Now it always shows "Lossless".

yes - its already been done for the next update

Quote from: Antonski on
I have some questions about tagging of mp3.
Is it possible to change/add behavior when adding ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags so that ID3v2 to be added only in case that ID3v1 is not capable to store longer tags?

its possible but to be honest i dont understand the point of this given the very tiny size being saved (and with file data being clustered anyway its possible you wont save space at all)

Quote from: Antonski on
Also, do you think to add APE/APEv2 tags support for mp3 files? This is pretty common nowadays, foobar2000, Winamp, mp3tag etc. already support it.

sure - it already reads/writes apev2 for other formats so could be easily added for mp3 files

Quote from: Antonski on
And, would you add musepack to the list of file converters?

i'm not familar with the encoder but as long as it supports stdin for input then I can easily do it

MusicBee v0.3 - a music manager and player

Reply #3 –
Quote from: stevenmmm on
Quote from: Antonski on
Do you plan to fix soon the problem with Bitrate displayed for musepack files? Now it always shows "Lossless".

yes - its already been done for the next update

Thank you for fast update!

Quote from: stevenmmm on
Quote from: Antonski on
I have some questions about tagging of mp3.
Is it possible to change/add behavior when adding ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags so that ID3v2 to be added only in case that ID3v1 is not capable to store longer tags?

its possible but to be honest i dont understand the point of this given the very tiny size being saved (and with file data being clustered anyway its possible you wont save space at all)

Well, maybe just a habit. If you don't have other requests about this feature, don't bother with it.

Quote from: stevenmmm on
Quote from: Antonski on
Also, do you think to add APE/APEv2 tags support for mp3 files? This is pretty common nowadays, foobar2000, Winamp, mp3tag etc. already support it.

sure - it already reads/writes apev2 for other formats so could be easily added for mp3 files

Just be careful when you have ID3v1 and APE tags, ID3v1 should be at the end of file. I don't want to teach you, just I've had some troubles in the past with apps that attach APE tags after the existing ID3v1.

Quote from: stevenmmm on
Quote from: Antonski on
And, would you add musepack to the list of file converters?

i'm not familar with the encoder but as long as it supports stdin for input then I can easily do it

Thanks a lot.

So far (after MAC development discontinued) I haven't used some music organizer exclusively, maybe MusicBee will become my new favorite one.

Cheers


MusicBee v0.3 - a music manager and player

Reply #4 –
Quote from: Antonski on
Also, do you think to add APE/APEv2 tags support for mp3 files? This is pretty common nowadays, foobar2000, Winamp, mp3tag etc. already support it.

Quote from: Antonski on
And, would you add musepack to the list of file converters?


this update supports MusePack encoding and replay gain, and APEv2 tags for MP3 files
http://www.mediafire.com/?hdm3ghwzyyy

also included:
- New background processing option for all menu functions
- New 48/96/192K resampler that can be enabled in the Player preferences
- New Musepack encoder and replaygain support (playback is already supported)
- New APEv2 tag support for MP3 files (APEv2 tags are read, but format when saving is specified in the Preferences/ Tags settings)
- New support for Jamendo radio playlists and stations
- New Find track in Now Playing List function
- New button on the Artwork/ Track Detail/ Lyrics panel to show the playing track or the selected track
- New options when configuring the layout of the Track Detail panel
- New Track Info popup button to find current playing file in library or to open in windows explorer
- New drag/ drop folder and playlists to Now Playing List now supported
- New click middle mouse button on a tab closes the tab
- New click middle mouse button on the left navigator opens a new tab with the clicked node as the selected item
- Improved lossless files should now display their bitrate rather than a generic 'Lossless'
- Changed handling for the shoutcast website
- Changed Queue Next action now queues tracks in sequence - previously a series of Queue Next actions effectively added the tracks in reverse order after the current playing song
- Changed Queue Next action plays the track next in Shuffle mode previously the track was added physically after the current playing song but when it played was random
- Changed APEv2 custom tag names for Sort Artist, Sort Album, and Sort Album Artist to improve compatibility with other tagging tools
- Fixed converting TAK files which were failing on completion
- Fixed CD rip which wasnt saving the artwork this was a recently introduced bug but is fixed now
- Fixed single album files with embeded cuesheet which was showing 0:00 duration for the last track
- Fixed ipod sync bug where it was failing when updating an existing file on the ipod (was ok for iphone/itouch)
- Fixed floating lyrics window which wasnt updating as tracks changed
- Fixed drag/drop re-ordering of tracks generated by the auto-dj
- Fixed APEv2 handling for Track and Disc tags where data included total track or discs eg. 3/11
- Fixed secondary sort options in the Artwork layout (only the first sort option was working correctly)
- Fixed the preamp in the equaliser not being applied if changed after a song has started
 

MusicBee v0.3 - a music manager and player

Reply #5 –
I'm starting development to support ASIO output. As I don't have an ASIO soundcard myself I am wanting anyone interested to let me know here or by PM.
I can develop and test using an ASIO emulator. I just need someone to confirm it works OK on a real ASIO soundcard. With no unexpected problems I should have it ready by the end of the weekend.