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by dangravell 20d ago
Not sure if you've seen it but AudioMuse-AI covers similar ground: https://github.com/NeptuneHub/AudioMuse-AI-MusicServer
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by dangravell 3mo ago
That's what I mean by continuous automation, using rules (constraints) to dictate how the library is managed (in your case, what beets does, e.g. auto download art of the given size and format, constrain the genre etc etc).
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by dangravell 3mo ago
Nice approach. I'm the developer of https://www.blisshq.com/ and other projects. The key insight there is that managing large collections is easier with rules applied continuously, rather than thoughts-in-the-moment &q
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by dangravell 4mo ago
Tried it with Astiga (I'm the operator - https://play.asti.ga ) but it gives a "NetworkError" - I guess a CORS issue.
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by dangravell 4mo ago
At the back end of the 90s I did some work with self-organizing maps - collapsing multi dimensional space into a 2D map. I think it's interesting as a data visualisation approach. This looks similar but I'm totally out of date wit
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by dangravell 7mo ago
I first met Rob in 2012 ( https://wiki.musicbrainz.org/MusicBrainz_Summit/2012_Mini-Su... ). His enthusiasm, intelligence and drive were, and remained, evident; a truly impressive person to work with. Truly, one of the I
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by dangravell 8mo ago
Fantastic - thanks!
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by dangravell 8mo ago
Not only do A&A offer good speeds, their customer service is exceptional. There are chat rooms on which engineers and enthusiasts reside and if you phone them you get an engineer.
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by dangravell 8mo ago
Is there a way of testing two points to see if they can communicate with each other before I go to the trouble of wiring to a rj45 endpoint? I'm not convinced socket A can talk to socket B when, for example, socket B is in an extension
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by dangravell 9mo ago
As a complete hardware newbie, how would I go about starting creating the PCB? You have something codified for the case, but not the circuitry.
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by dangravell 1y ago
OP could use something like mp3fs to make the transition from MP3 to FLAC less painful where MP3s are still required - it's a lazy mirror of a FLAC collection to MP3.
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by dangravell 1y ago
(Disclaimer: this relates to the commercial project I run, but it is directly answering the parent) It's not self hosted, more a middle-ground between rented Spotify and self hosted data sovereignty, but this is what we do at https:&#
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by dangravell 1y ago
You could get images from multiple perspectives from the Cover Art Archive (via MusicBrainz). E.g. https://musicbrainz.org/release/a4f190d5-c752-4ebd-8d2f-925a... . It would be very cool if the spine could be rendered,
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by dangravell 2y ago
Yes - and/or data sovereignty.
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by dangravell 2y ago
The tragedy of of this is that these are improvements that would actually improve life in these houses - making them healthier, more comfortable. Trouble is, retrofit is expensive .
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by dangravell 2y ago
Yes, downloading is important as even download sites can redact later - e.g. https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/70250-qobuz-may-be-... Another source are good ol' CDs. If you know where to look you can
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by dangravell 2y ago
There's an assumption here that the first class concept is the song. Maybe it's the album?
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by dangravell 2y ago
Sounds like a self hosted last.fm but with access delegation for the streaming services?
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by dangravell 2y ago
Pretty sure the payout follows a Pareto distribution with the "catalogue" artists doing very well and your smaller artists... not so much.
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by dangravell 2y ago
You can get Android based music players (DAPs e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/DigitalAudioPlayer/ ) which you could install software which streams when online, uses local storage when offline. Look into the Subsonic
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by dangravell 2y ago
Interesting but how on Earth do you pronounce it? New-sic? New-you-sic?
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by dangravell 3y ago
Agree strongly with this. If nothing else, just the way we engage with music should at least be _considered_. It's fine to use it as background if that works for you, but it's not the only way and for people who want to intentiona
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by dangravell 3y ago
I would agree with this - it's the most standardised way we have. Most of the prescribed fields are designed to work for contemporary popular music, but a subset of fields could be used (and if you look into a lot of the definitions th
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by dangravell 3y ago
There're decent communities of people who like to manage their own tech (example: r/selfhosted) and those that like to assemble their own library (r/musichoarder) and then everything in between - so there are options for this
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by dangravell 3y ago
This is absolutely my favourite podcast. The level of detail is incredible. My only beef is how long it's taking to get to the 90s, but I'm learning so much along the way! Also recommended are the companion books (actually it migh
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by dangravell 3y ago
To make control easier, a locked down tablet? E.g. a Kindle Fire Kids is inexpensive (but hardware is on the lean side and you have to work hard to avoid the Amazon ecosystem trap).
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by dangravell 3y ago
The Shanling M0 devices are pretty small.
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by dangravell 3y ago
Thanks! I'm the operator. With regards to Dropbox, there's a simple free tool we've put up here: https://asti.ga/dropbox-music-player . It's useful in the sense you can playlist, loop, shuffle etc althou
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by dangravell 3y ago
It might be they _are_ hiring some great designers, but instead the goals the platforms pursue are at odds with their customers'. A good designer cannot override bad incentives.
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by dangravell 3y ago
Thanks very much for mentioning Astiga. I am the 'author' you mention, but I only just saw this because I only consume HN via Hacker Daily, so I'm a day behind. When I saw your headline though, I almost choked on my coffee. W

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