NoTunes
Ever since I got my iPod Shuffle, like a zillion other people, the one problem I found with it ... the iTunes/Amarok/RhythmBox dependency. There was no way you could simply copy mp3s onto your iPod and make them "playable" ....
Then the Godsend ... the shuffle db (re)builder ... a python program that you must copy to your iPod Shuffle and run after you've copied all your mp3s onto the iPod ... and there it is ... the builder rebuilds your iPod database with all of the folders (or tracks) and makes them playable ...
The rebuilder also has a "smart shuffle" feature which makes the shuffling "more" random.
Here's a snapshot of a UI (which Ill call "NoTunes") that I built for the builder ... I moved some "In the Mood" functionality (as seen in bottom pane) inside NoTunes for sh#%s and giggles too ...
Some more loose ends and then no more iTunes for me ...
A word of caution ... do not try this program on regular iPods ... it has been built for shuffles only ... if you want to be free of iTunes with regular iPods, you should try reTune ...
BTW ... couldn't make it to the Millennium show in DL on account of ill-health ... cant miss BLR ...
Stay frosty ...
Riffmeister
UPDATE: Implemented volume read/write in NoTunes. Also, implemented un-governed clustering of collection based on song mood. Check out the new avatar. You can export clusters to cross-app playlists as well as move them to your iPod.
Labels: Amarok, iPod, iTunes, NoTunes, python, rebuild_db, RhythmBox, shuffle
posted by Riffmeister at
2:49 AM
3 Comments:
cool! The app is certainly getting feature-rich! Any timeline on when the software will be available for download? I highly recommend starting a project on code.google.com with the app.
this has been my problem forever ... i want to mash-up every possible system on the face of the planet :) ... but ill send you this as soon as i mash another feature up :)
cool.
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