I'm trying to get LMS setup for our family to use. We listen to a lot of classical music, but of course have a fair amount of non-classical mixed in there as well. I know this is a common problem, and I'm no longer hoping for a 100% or even 90% solution, but I need it to be ergonomic enough that my wife & kids can filter down to, say, Beethoven String Quartets. I've meticulously tagged all our CDs, and (I hope) should be able to shift tags around if I need to.
- I have the "Browse by Composer" enabled (this is still pretty lousy, more later on this). I'd like to be able to control my LMS (running on Linux) from either my (Android) or my wife's (ios) phone. On my Android, I installed an app called Squeezer, but this doesn't seem to use the "Browse by Composer" feature -- I'm still limited to Artist/Album browsing, which is very limiting. The only app I can really find for ios is something called iPeng (I know the developer haunts these forums), which I haven't shelled out for (yet). Does it support non-standard browsing?
- Browse by Composer. This seems to be limited to saying "Beethoven", and getting a list of albums where Beethoven is the COMPOSER. What if I want to filter by String Quartets? I suspect the answer to this is the Custom Browse plugin... but before I go down that rabbit-hole (it looks like setting it up will require extensive effort), does anyone know of both an Android/ios remote that will allow me to use it?
- Similarly, I have a feeling I'll need to filter my library so that Jacqueline du Pre compilations don't end up getting distributed through the entire browse function. I think the answer to this will maybe be to use the Multi-Library plugin? Again, will this work with any Android/ios remote?
As I write this, I feel I'm being unclear... I'll try to clarify if necessary. Any guidance appreciated!
- I have the "Browse by Composer" enabled (this is still pretty lousy, more later on this). I'd like to be able to control my LMS (running on Linux) from either my (Android) or my wife's (ios) phone. On my Android, I installed an app called Squeezer, but this doesn't seem to use the "Browse by Composer" feature -- I'm still limited to Artist/Album browsing, which is very limiting. The only app I can really find for ios is something called iPeng (I know the developer haunts these forums), which I haven't shelled out for (yet). Does it support non-standard browsing?
- Browse by Composer. This seems to be limited to saying "Beethoven", and getting a list of albums where Beethoven is the COMPOSER. What if I want to filter by String Quartets? I suspect the answer to this is the Custom Browse plugin... but before I go down that rabbit-hole (it looks like setting it up will require extensive effort), does anyone know of both an Android/ios remote that will allow me to use it?
- Similarly, I have a feeling I'll need to filter my library so that Jacqueline du Pre compilations don't end up getting distributed through the entire browse function. I think the answer to this will maybe be to use the Multi-Library plugin? Again, will this work with any Android/ios remote?
As I write this, I feel I'm being unclear... I'll try to clarify if necessary. Any guidance appreciated!