Multi Library

[vram]

Can someone please help with setting up two libraries.

I have installed both Custom Browse and Multi Library.

I have no idea how to configure so that I can see both libraries.

All of my music is in \Tunes
I have a subdir \Tunes\KidsTunes

I would like to be able to browse the entire library as well as the Kids library separately.

Help much appreciated.

[vram]

bump....anyone?

[erland]

Have you tried setting up a library for the KidsTunes directory in the Multi Library plugin ?
Assuming you have Custom Browse installed, this should create a new Libraries menu that contains your KidTunes library. If you like to browse all music you can use the standard browse menus.

[Philip Meyer]

>I have no idea how to configure so that I can see both libraries.
>
>All of my music is in \Tunes
>I have a subdir \Tunes\KidsTunes
>
>I would like to be able to browse the entire library as well as the
>Kids library separately.
>
You only need to set up a library for "Kids Tunes", as you can use the standard "My Music" menus to access all music.
Unless you also want a library that contains "Tunes" but not "Kids Tunes"?

Install Multi Library and Custom Browse.

To configure "Kids Tunes" library:
1. In Web UI, go to Extras > Multi Library.
2. Click "Create new library", and choose a library template. For a basic selection of options, choose "Standard Library without artist selection".
3. Enter the library properties. Critical items are:
Library name, eg. "Kids Tunes".
Menu Group, under which "Kids Tunes" will be found.
Enter the full path to the location where the music files are, eg. "C:\Tunes\KidsTunes"
Select the browse menus you want to see in the library, eg. Albums, Artists, Genres, etc.
4. Press "Next" to create the library.

That's it really. You can change/enhance with the settings at any time by going back into Extras > Multi Library, and selecting the pencil icon next to the library name. Eg, you could select to only include specific genres, or exclude some specific genres. You could add/remove browse menus for the library, etc.


NB: Beware that if you change the librar "Menu Group" property, I think it requires a SBS restart for the old menu location to dissapear.

The library will appear within My Music > Custom Browse > {menu group name} > {library name}. If you ticked "Show in home menu" (I think this is ticked by default), then it will also appear within My Music > {menu group name} > {library name}.

eg. if you entered menu group = "Libraries", then you would find it within "My Music > Custom Browse > Libraries > Kids Tunes" and "My Music > Libraries > Kids Tunes. If you leave the group name blank, it would appear under "My Music > Kids Tunes".

[vram]

Thanks for the help. I was having a ton of trouble because I didn't realize that I needed to create the library in the UI and not the settings tab where I kept looking.

Another quick question. Is it possible to create an "All Songs" menu item. The kids don't have a ton of music and sometimes just like to browse through the songs. Something like:

KidsTunes
- Albums
- Artists
- All Songs

Hope what I am asking is clear enough.

Thanks,
Van

[erland]

Thanks for the help. I was having a ton of trouble because I didn't realize that I needed to create the library in the UI and not the settings tab where I kept looking.

Yes, it should really be inside settings but I haven't had the time to change it yet.

Another quick question. Is it possible to create an "All Songs" menu item. The kids don't have a ton of music and sometimes just like to browse through the songs. Something like:

KidsTunes
- Albums
- Artists
- All Songs

Sure, just goto Custom Browse settings page, select the "Manage menus" section and select to create a new menu of the type "Filtered Songs". Change its menu name to "All Songs" and its menu group to "KidsTunes" and select the KidsTunes library in the Library parameter.

The "Filtered Singles" menu might also be useful if you just empty the "Comment tag" field and select the library in the Library parameter. This will create a more shallow artist menu that just contains Artists and then Songs, so it skips the intermediate album level.

[Philip Meyer]

>Another quick question. Is it possible to create an "All Songs" menu
>item. The kids don't have a ton of music and sometimes just like to
>browse through the songs. Something like:
>
I think there's an "All Songs" at the top of each default menu. so eg: Kids Music > Albums > All Songs, or Kids Music > Artists > All Songs, etc.

I think this would queue up all songs, ordered either by album or artist, etc.

But you may be more interested in setting up a Random Songs menu, to play all songs but in a random order?

[labru]

Thanks for the help. I was having a ton of trouble because I didn't realize that I needed to create the library in the UI and not the settings tab where I kept looking.

Same here. You could change it, or just change the Wiki... If not for this forum I wouldn't have found it.

[erland]

Same here. You could change it, or just change the Wiki... If not for this forum I wouldn't have found it.

Feel free to update the wiki if there is something that doesn't match how it works.