New in 7.9: "Don't Stop The Music"

[Candlemass]

Cool, thanks!

[Candlemass]

> Sorry, it's LastMix (local music only).

Searching the code for "library" I only found this comment:

# XXX - add library support

Oops...

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Michael

Hi,

are there any plans to add library view support to the plugin? The quote is just about 4 years old

[mherger]

New in 7.9: "Don't Stop The Music"

> I've got four different DontStopTheMusic.pm for Random Play. Which one
> do I change?

There's only one. Please check the exact folder.

[slartibartfast]

I actually do use MIPMixer and Bliss but I don't have Spotify. I do have the LastMix plugin installed though. I'll have to check what happens when Bliss fails (which is generally because I've forgotten to analyse new tracks [emoji1787])

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Just checked with DSTM set to Bliss and if I play an unanalysed track the 5 added tracks contain a mixture of local and Tidal tracks so I assume LastFM is being used.

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[slartibartfast]

...as an aside, if you use my MIPMixer it will fallback to Spotify mixes (if Spotty installed and there as Spotify tracks in the queue), failing that it will try LastMix (again if installed). This was because I hated "Song Mix" being chosen. BlissMixer does the same.

I actually do use MIPMixer and Bliss but I don't have Spotify. I do have the LastMix plugin installed though. I'll have to check what happens when Bliss fails (which is generally because I've forgotten to analyse new tracks [emoji1787])

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[cpd73]

At the moment if DSTM is set to MusicIP for example and it fails to generate a mix for any reason then it falls back to "song mix".

...as an aside, if you use my MIPMixer it will fallback to Spotify mixes (if Spotty installed and there as Spotify tracks in the queue), failing that it will try LastMix (again if installed). This was because I hated "Song Mix" being chosen. BlissMixer does the same.

[slartibartfast]

> Are you going to add this as an option to DSTM?

I'll try to squeeze it in some time this week...

OK thanks. Another thought came to mind. At the moment if DSTM is set to MusicIP for example and it fails to generate a mix for any reason then it falls back to "song mix". When this happens the "random mix" genres are reset so should it fall back to this new choice to retain the chosen genres?

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[mherger]

New in 7.9: "Don't Stop The Music"

> Are you going to add this as an option to DSTM?

I'll try to squeeze it in some time this week...

[slartibartfast]

> Couldn't DSTM just use the genres selected in Random Mix?

You could edit the line responsible for resetting the genres:

https://github.com/Logitech/slimserver/blob/public/8.3/Slim/Plugin/RandomPlay/DontStopTheMusic.pm#L35

Just put a hashtag in front of it, or delete the line. Then restart LMS.
If that worked, we could probably add this as another option to DSTM.

Are you going to add this as an option to DSTM?

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[slartibartfast]

Well that worked but now when DSTM triggers a "song mix" it doesn't play in continuous mode which reminds me of another recent thread.

Restarting LMS again fixed it.

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[slartibartfast]

> Couldn't DSTM just use the genres selected in Random Mix?

You could edit the line responsible for resetting the genres:

https://github.com/Logitech/slimserver/blob/public/8.3/Slim/Plugin/RandomPlay/DontStopTheMusic.pm#L35

Just put a hashtag in front of it, or delete the line. Then restart LMS.
If that worked, we could probably add this as another option to DSTM.

Well that worked but now when DSTM triggers a "song mix" it doesn't play in continuous mode which reminds me of another recent thread.

[mherger]

New in 7.9: "Don't Stop The Music"

> Couldn't DSTM just use the genres selected in Random Mix?

You could edit the line responsible for resetting the genres:

https://github.com/Logitech/slimserver/blob/public/8.3/Slim/Plugin/RandomPlay/DontStopTheMusic.pm#L35

Just put a hashtag in front of it, or delete the line. Then restart LMS.
If that worked, we could probably add this as another option to DSTM.

[slartibartfast]

> When DSTM is set to "Song Mix" I would expect it to generate a mix with
> genres selected in "Random Mix". What actually happens is that the
> selected genres become unticked in the "Random Mix" plugin so when
> "Random Mix" is next used genres need to be reselected. Is this expected
> behaviour?

At least it has been this way for 4+ years...

Surely nobody wants language lessons or meditation tracks etc to pop up in a "song mix".

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[slartibartfast]

> When DSTM is set to "Song Mix" I would expect it to generate a mix with
> genres selected in "Random Mix". What actually happens is that the
> selected genres become unticked in the "Random Mix" plugin so when
> "Random Mix" is next used genres need to be reselected. Is this expected
> behaviour?

At least it has been this way for 4+ years...

True but I only just realised what was resetting the Random Mix genres. Couldn't DSTM just use the genres selected in Random Mix?

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[mherger]

New in 7.9: "Don't Stop The Music"

> When DSTM is set to "Song Mix" I would expect it to generate a mix with
> genres selected in "Random Mix". What actually happens is that the
> selected genres become unticked in the "Random Mix" plugin so when
> "Random Mix" is next used genres need to be reselected. Is this expected
> behaviour?

At least it has been this way for 4+ years...