Foobar2000 - Support and Discussions

Guybrush · 02-01-2010, 05:57 AM

Looking forward to it noise

Here's a little update on my own foobaring. I'm using library tree which I have to say suits my needs perfectly. I like to access my library in many different ways and the latest way I've worked on for the last hour or so is by genre.

It bothered me quite a lot how there was only one genre tag in Winamp. It made it hard to use genres in a hierarchical system (was that spelled right?). Foobar solves that problem by easily letting you make your own tags, so I've made more genre tags. I call them %supergenre1% to %supergenre3% although I might end up making more. Either way, the old genre tag is the lowest level of the hierarchy.

Essentially, it let's me sort stuff like this :

Quote:

Supergenre1 / Supergenre2 / Supergenre3 / Genre / Artist

ex.

Quote:

Popular Music / Rock / Progressive Rock / Canterbury Scene / Caravan

Okay, that might not sound too cool, but I quite like it. Finally ordering by genre is starting to make sense

Here's a screenshot which is probably more descriptive than my example. Remember I just started this and there's a lot to tagging-wise so it won't look perfect, but you'll get the jist of it!

SCREENIE

noise · 02-01-2010, 07:55 AM

hey, nice foobar

that's an amazingly complex genre system. i have two levels, and it's stressful enough for me to decide where to put things. but hey - that's the beauty of foobar, it works how you want it to work!

Guybrush · 02-01-2010, 08:50 AM

My first genres (supergenre1) are extremely broad, so I might cut those out eventually. We'll see!

Using brackets, I can exclude levels that are non-existant, so that makes it quite versatile too.

%supergenre1%\%supergenre2%\[%supergenre3%\]%genre%\%artist%

I can have a simpler system for some kinds of music where I know fewer genres (I don't know electronica that well) and then have a more complex system for those who have more genres or where my knowledge is more extensive such as for prog rock and metal.

noise · 02-01-2010, 09:47 AM

well cool, i'm glad you're making good use of foobar's customization capabilities.

now it's time for some playlist column scripts

for the now playing column, try this:

Code:

$if(%_isplaying%,$rgb(0,128,0,0,128,0)▶,)

of course, you can change the glyph and colours to whatever you like.

for stripes on your playlist, go to Playlist View/Globals/Style and paste this:

Code:

$ifequal($mod(%list_index%,2),0,$if(%_is_group%,,$set_style(back,$rgb(244,245,246),$rgb(223,234,240))),)

note that the stripes cannot appear in blank areas between groups...

Guybrush · 02-01-2010, 10:09 AM

Lovely

The stripes work perfectly!

I don't have a column named "now playing" though ..

noise · 02-01-2010, 10:22 AM

this is foobar, you can just make one

go to Preferences/Display/Columns UI/Playlist View/Columns

make a new one, then paste the script i gave you into Scripts/Display

Guybrush · 02-01-2010, 02:17 PM

Awesome

Thanks!

edit :

By the way!

I fixed my ratings column script a bit so that it acts like this instead :

Click here for a screenie of the whole thang.

Above you can see songs tagged for one album and one where no songs are tagged. The script now looks like this :

Code:

$rgb(250,173,69)
$if(%rating%,$repeat(★,%rating%),)
$repeat(☆,$sub(5,%rating%))

The first line just specifies the colour. Change it to suit you! The other repeats full stars X number of times where X is the same as rating. The last line repeats empty stars 5-X times where X is the rating. If there is no rating tag, it repeats empty stars 5-0 times.

Not sure it's the smartest way to do it (I'm a programming newb), but it works.

Cadrian · 02-01-2010, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noise

Cadrian: try CD Art Display instead. absolutely no better tool for "now playing" gadgets.

Thanks it worked out a whole lot better then what I was trying to do in rainmeter.... I am looking for a smaller slimmer skin though.

I am still debating on going to media monkey or keep messing with foobar.

I like the way Itunes is categorized and how I can move through it because I been using it for years... but it so slow with all my music on it. I thinking Foobar is the way to go I just gotta find a skin or something I like.

I found a Itunes skin off Deviantart.com, but having trouble getting it to work properly, I just gotta figure out what I am doing wrong.

Guybrush · 02-01-2010, 05:18 PM

I'm definetly going to retire winamp. The only thing I'm missing now is the sort of playlist like there is in Winamp. There's the playback queue, but it's not quite the same.

The playlist functionality in foobar might be good enough though. Maybe I'm just not used to it. We'll see.

edit :

And for some reason, I can't edit my context meny much :/

noise · 02-01-2010, 10:25 PM

Cadrian have a look on deviantart, there are hundreds of skins for CD Art Display.

tore yes, context menu editing is a feature that got 'removed' recently. you can hide entries, but that's about it. note that if you hold SHIFT while right-clicking you always get the full menu.

as for playlists, that is the one thing about foobar that takes some getting used to. usually people think of playlists as fixed things, but in foobar, they come and go. if you set your filter to send what you click to a new playlist, that becomes your currently playing list of sorts.

also don't forget about autoplaylists. from the main menu, go Library - Search. here, use foobar's regular query syntax, like:

%artist% IS the doors
%added% DURING LAST 1 DAY
%unsynced lyrics% MISSING

then once you have what you want, click the ... button next to the text box to create an autoplaylist. it stays updated automatically.

02-01-2010, 07:55 AM	#32 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	hey, nice foobar that's an amazingly complex genre system. i have two levels, and it's stressful enough for me to decide where to put things. but hey - that's the beauty of foobar, it works how you want it to work! __________________ my flac collection

02-01-2010, 08:50 AM	#33 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	My first genres (supergenre1) are extremely broad, so I might cut those out eventually. We'll see! Using brackets, I can exclude levels that are non-existant, so that makes it quite versatile too. %supergenre1%\%supergenre2%\[%supergenre3%\]%genre%\%artist% I can have a simpler system for some kinds of music where I know fewer genres (I don't know electronica that well) and then have a more complex system for those who have more genres or where my knowledge is more extensive such as for prog rock and metal. __________________ Something Completely Different

02-01-2010, 09:47 AM	#34 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	well cool, i'm glad you're making good use of foobar's customization capabilities. now it's time for some playlist column scripts for the now playing column, try this: Code: $if(%_isplaying%,$rgb(0,128,0,0,128,0)▶,) of course, you can change the glyph and colours to whatever you like. for stripes on your playlist, go to Playlist View/Globals/Style and paste this: Code: $ifequal($mod(%list_index%,2),0,$if(%_is_group%,,$set_style(back,$rgb(244,245,246),$rgb(223,234,240))),) note that the stripes cannot appear in blank areas between groups... __________________ my flac collection

02-01-2010, 10:09 AM	#35 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Lovely The stripes work perfectly! I don't have a column named "now playing" though .. __________________ Something Completely Different

02-01-2010, 10:22 AM	#36 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	this is foobar, you can just make one go to Preferences/Display/Columns UI/Playlist View/Columns make a new one, then paste the script i gave you into Scripts/Display __________________ my flac collection

02-01-2010, 02:17 PM	#37 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Awesome Thanks! edit : By the way! I fixed my ratings column script a bit so that it acts like this instead : Click here for a screenie of the whole thang. Above you can see songs tagged for one album and one where no songs are tagged. The script now looks like this : Code: $rgb(250,173,69) $if(%rating%,$repeat(★,%rating%),) $repeat(☆,$sub(5,%rating%)) The first line just specifies the colour. Change it to suit you! The other repeats full stars X number of times where X is the same as rating. The last line repeats empty stars 5-X times where X is the rating. If there is no rating tag, it repeats empty stars 5-0 times. Not sure it's the smartest way to do it (I'm a programming newb), but it works. __________________ Something Completely Different

02-01-2010, 05:18 PM	#39 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I'm definetly going to retire winamp. The only thing I'm missing now is the sort of playlist like there is in Winamp. There's the playback queue, but it's not quite the same. The playlist functionality in foobar might be good enough though. Maybe I'm just not used to it. We'll see. edit : And for some reason, I can't edit my context meny much :/

02-01-2010, 10:25 PM	#40 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	Cadrian have a look on deviantart, there are hundreds of skins for CD Art Display. tore yes, context menu editing is a feature that got 'removed' recently. you can hide entries, but that's about it. note that if you hold SHIFT while right-clicking you always get the full menu. as for playlists, that is the one thing about foobar that takes some getting used to. usually people think of playlists as fixed things, but in foobar, they come and go. if you set your filter to send what you click to a new playlist, that becomes your currently playing list of sorts. also don't forget about autoplaylists. from the main menu, go Library - Search. here, use foobar's regular query syntax, like: %artist% IS the doors %added% DURING LAST 1 DAY %unsynced lyrics% MISSING then once you have what you want, click the ... button next to the text box to create an autoplaylist. it stays updated automatically. __________________ my flac collection