Spiros wrote:

Now works brilliantly!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations

Thanks 😁

Indeed, if B&O has an agreement with Gracenote, it will be hard to compete..so letting the users choose their own icons could be the solution.

Still in RADIO mode, wouldn't it be great to use LP2 as BeoConnect, now that the app's icon looks quite similar, and have 4 favourites list under each colour of Beo4, where each user could simply drag & drop his favourite station on a coloured playlist that's on LP2's icon?😕

Still no luck on my side with stand-alone Audiomaster setup; when is the next long week-end?😎

PhilLondon wrote:

JohnDK wrote:

No artwork though

When you look at the music files in the finder, do they show as standard icons, or do the show the album art as icon?

Also I know there is a separate directory/folder under Music > iTunes called Album Artwork; how it interacts with coverart that may be in the Music > iTunes > iTunes Music directory I don't know ... but I know you moved some tunes, but maybe not their cover art ... there is an iTunes menu option under Advanced that is "Get Album Artwork" ... once you have tried Phillippe's tests, try that option, and see f anything changes in the various directories

I finally found out why RADIO (NRADIO) was playing back the stations in alphabetical order in LP2 compared to LP1: I setup RADIO with Itunes Radio in LP1, not Linkradio; if I choose Linkradio in LP1, same thing happens as with LP2: playback is in alphabetical order.

Same issue with MUSIC source in LP2: in album mode, the playback stops after each album..so it's impossible to have non-stop playback, unlike with Itunes setup as NMUSIC source in LP1..

I know the whole idea behind LP2 was to get rid of Itunes, but it looks like the only solution to use Itunes playback "logic" would be to setup a single source on LP2 and use an Iphone or Ipod with the Remote app..? 💡

Artwork:

Initially it was only normal music icons in Finder, but as you suggested elephant, I probably didn't get the artwork acros to my MacMini, so I used the "Get Album Artwork".

Now the icons in Finder are like the album art, LP1 shows artwork when playing, so does Itunes, but there is still only a music icon on LP2.

Chrisreunion wrote:

I finally found out why RADIO (NRADIO) was playing back the stations in alphabetical order in LP2 compared to LP1: I setup RADIO with Itunes Radio in LP1, not Linkradio; if I choose Linkradio in LP1, same thing happens as with LP2: playback is in alphabetical order.

I will look at why they come in alphabetical order. This shouldn't be the case...

Chrisreunion wrote:

Same issue with MUSIC source in LP2: in album mode, the playback stops after each album..so it's impossible to have non-stop playback, unlike with Itunes setup as NMUSIC source in LP1..

I am not sure why, after playing one album completely, you would like to play the next album in alphabetical order. Currently, if you want to play for a longer time, I suggest you play by artists or better, by genre. I do have some ideas however to improve this - stay tuned.

Chrisreunion wrote:

I know the whole idea behind LP2 was to get rid of Itunes, but it looks like the only solution to use Itunes playback "logic" would be to setup a single source on LP2 and use an Iphone or Ipod with the Remote app..?

Support for external sources will come back, but maybe in a different form.

One of my intention in not implementing it in the Beta version is to "force" people to try the new internal sources, so I can gather feedback as to what you guys are missing from the old way.

As these sources are built by me, I can improve them as I wish. For example, someone mentioned that they miss iTunes DJ, which is in fact a play queue. This is something I would like to add at some point.

p.

 Chrisreunion:

Same issue with MUSIC source in LP2: in album mode, the playback stops after each album..so it's impossible to have non-stop playback, unlike with Itunes setup as NMUSIC source in LP1..

I am not sure why, after playing one album completely, you would like to play the next album in alphabetical order. Currently, if you want to play for a longer time, I suggest you play by artists or better, by genre. I do have some ideas however to improve this - stay tuned.

Chrisreunion wrote:

I suddenly feel like an alien: how do you guys listen to music?

That wasn't my intension😳

I like to play my music in album order, within an album. But just like you I do not like random too much. But, to me, the next album in alphabetical order is just as random, as it is not connected musically to the previous one. So I tend to choose music based on my mood. I can be in the mood for an artist, so I like to play all his/her albums. Or, in the mood for a specific genre. LinkPlayer 1 had the Yellow mode wich allowed continuous playing of the songs in the order that they have been loaded into your library. To me this also makes senses, as there is a musical connection in the sense that I tend to load my music by phase and my taste can vary over the year.

If it is this yellow mode that you were using in LP1, I am thinking of recreating something similar.

Chrisreunion wrote:

As for the new Linkplayer, one great new feature could be timer play programming

This was available in LP1. It needs to  be activated it in the preferences, only if you have speakers connected to the Beoport. Otherwise simply activate Timer on the device that is in the room you want to listen to it in the morning. The time itself needs to be programmed on the VideoMaster.

I am not entirely sure if I have re-implemted this feature in LP2, the tick box is there in the preferences, but I can't remember if it is functional(!).

Chrisreunion wrote:

Genius,Itunes DJ or MOTS, that's not for me

iTunes DJ is different here as it is not about letting the system choose what you're going to listen, it is about a play queue. You can choose the next song(s) without interrupting the current song. I see the value of this. User could select, in advanced, a few songs or albums that he wants to listen for the evening. This is available in the BS5 and I am seriously thinking about adding it to LinkPlayer 2.