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JimH:
Did MacOS do that? Or are you running other "security" software?
blgentry:
Just as another data point:
I just downloaded MC30.0.25 from the link above. It downloaded and installed as normal. Nothing strange and no "quarantine". I'm running MacOS 12.6 (Monterey).
Brian.
Day Radebaugh:
--- Quote from: JimH on November 01, 2022, 07:37:12 am ---Did MacOS do that? Or are you running other "security" software?
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Long, sad story. I use a computer provided by the university where I teach. They are worried about unauthorized access to student records. Their attitude toward security is that the best security is a system no one can access. There is no telling how they've rigged this Mac, so it's clearly my problem.
I have it running now! Some questions:
I'm currently an Audirvana user, and enjoy their huge selection of Internet radio stations. JRiver's selection is quite limited. Is there a way to expand this selection?
Second, can Tidal be integrated in any straightforward and reliable way?
Finally, I've spent countless hours retagging 600 GB of music, but find that the files need to be tweaked and retagged, mostly in modest ways, but ways that render the presentation of the music much more accessible. How are JRiver's tagging features?
Thanks
Second
Awesome Donkey:
--- Quote from: Day Radebaugh on November 01, 2022, 02:01:13 pm ---Second, can Tidal be integrated in any straightforward and reliable way?
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Unfortunately Tidal isn't supported and integration isn't possible (and since it's non-Windows you can't use the WDM driver with the Tidal app). Might want to do a search of the forums why it (and other streaming services) aren't supported/integrated.
blgentry:
--- Quote from: Day Radebaugh on November 01, 2022, 02:01:13 pm ---Finally, I've spent countless hours retagging 600 GB of music, but find that the files need to be tweaked and retagged, mostly in modest ways, but ways that render the presentation of the music much more accessible. How are JRiver's tagging features?
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When I first got MC I was using KID3 or something else I can't remember to do tagging. I used my external tagger for a few months because that's what I always used and MC's tagger seemed... too basic? Didn't have enough flash? In short, it looked like it didn't really do much.
Then someone showed me how to do something with the MC tagger and I couldn't believe what I had been missing. MC's tagger is quite good. It understands the full range of the JRiver Expression Language. It can act on multiple files at once. One file, 12 files, or 12,000 files. It can do them all at the same time, as long as what you are changing can be expressed in a way that it works across all.
A good example would be something like:
Changing all albums by "The Beastie Boys" to just "Beastie Boys". Highlight all the albums, open the Tag Pane, and then change the Artist field. Done.
What if you wanted to change the Name field of 30 tracks so that the Name (song title) uses Title Case instead of lower case? Very similar procedure:
Highlight all of the relevant albums or tracks. Then type this into the Name field:
--- Code: ---=FixCase([Name],0)
--- End code ---
Done. Now all of the Name fields will have Title Case (uppercase first letter of each word).
Any expression can be used like this on any number of tracks.
In case you are interested, here's the documentation of the Expression Language, specifically the FixCase() function: https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/String_Manipulation_Functions#FixCase
As a general tagger I find it very convenient and easy. It's right there any time I need it. The fields it shows, the order, the grouping, etc are all configurable so you can put your commonly changed fields together in one place. Also, there's a nice hot key to open the Tagging Window any time you need it: Alt-enter (Option and Alt are the same key on the Mac).
I hope this gives you some information and ideas.
Brian.
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