Topic: Automatic Internet Lyrics Finder (Read 13974 times)

KingSparta · « **on:** March 09, 2003, 04:24:14 am »

I have been playing with a new option i created yesterday for my plugin for MC9 "Chart and Lyrics Finder"

Currently It Uses A Database, But Yeterday I created a Web Spider (Sort Of) Where when your music Is Scanned You Can Also Allow It To Search A Web Site for Lyrics At:

http://www.LyricsStyle.Com

And If Found The Program Will Automaticly Add The Lyrics To The Id2v2 Field In Your MP3 And The MC9 Lyrics Field.

What I Would Like To Know Is If There Are Other Lyrics Sites That You Use, And What Is The Link To Them.

The Way The Program is currently working is I take the Artist Name And Song Name And Create A Web Link Then I Just Go Directly To The Page.

For Artist: Aaron Carter
For SongName: Another EarthQuake

http://www.lyricsstyle.com/a/aaroncarter/anotherearthquake.html

So the web site you sugest would need to work in the same manner, and the only thnig i would need to do would be to add the web side address.

using this option (not released yet) you will need to be running a pop-up blocker. the best i have found is called "AddsGone" the others seem to allow Adds to slip thru. with AddsGone you can always add it if one does slip thru.

they do have a demo located at

AdsGone Popup Killer and Banner Ad Stopper Software.

http://www.adsgone.com

It's Like $19.95

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #1 on:** March 09, 2003, 01:56:20 pm »

Okay King Here are some options...

www.azlyrics.com - an example url - http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/pearljam/once.html

www.getlyrics.com - an example url - http://www.getlyrics.com/lyrics.php?Artist=A&Album=Hi-Fi+Serious&Song=Nothing

There is a fantastic site called leos lyrics but it is not in a great format...

Hope these help!!

Adam

KingSparta · « **Reply #2 on:** March 09, 2003, 02:58:10 pm »

I Have two right now

http://www.azlyrics.com
http://www.LyricsStyle.Com

I will check out the other.

You can select them from a combo box.

Seems To Be Working.

I Uploaded The New Version To The Plugin's Page.

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Under The Main Combo Box Now Get Lyrics From Database, And Get Lyrics From Internet.

On Setup Page 3 Is A Combo Box To Select What Internet Site.

I Was Thinking Maybe I Can Get it to try One, And If Not Found Try The Other.

How The Program Works Is It Navigates To The Lyrics Site, Gets The Lyrics Page, "Selects All", Copies It To A Rich Text Box. Looks For Beginning And End, Cuts Out The Trash, Then Saves It To MC9 & Media File Tags

Still Working On It, But It Is Something to Play With.

Here Is The Link:
http://home.nc.rr.com/mycddblookup/index.html

Still Looking For More Lyrics Sites, Anyone?

udeups · « **Reply #3 on:** March 09, 2003, 04:14:14 pm »

after i installed the package, MC reported that the package was not found. This was after a restart. version .28 worked fine...

KingSparta · « **Reply #4 on:** March 09, 2003, 04:34:40 pm »

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after i installed the package, MC reported that the package was not found. This was after a restart. version .28 worked fine...

I had another report of this.

I am wondering if J river Changed The Registry Again.

I did download the program and it installed fine for me, but i also had it already installed.

Did you have another version Of chart finder installed?

It also could be I am Useing The Browser Control. Maybe I Need To Include That In The Pakage.

KingSparta · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2003, 07:36:59 am »

udeups

Try It Again, I Uploaded a New Package that includes The Rich Text OCX.

that maybe required if your system does not have this file already.

Let Me Know

Fastyves · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2003, 09:20:17 am »

Here are some additional web sites, working on either Artisit + Song or Artist or Song :

http://www.purelyrics.com (search on combination of Artist, Song and Album)
http://www.sing365.com (search for either Artist, Song or Album)
http://www.lyricsdot.ru (search on combination of Artist, Song and Album)
http://www.LyricsHome.com (search for either Artist, Song or Album)

Yves.

KingSparta · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2003, 09:33:04 am »

Thanks, but none of them use a straight forward link

IE

Artistname\Songname.html

the two in the program are the only ones i have found to date.

if and when i am bored, what i may do, is create a database with all submitted web links.

KingSparta · « **Reply #8 on:** March 10, 2003, 09:48:45 am »

Just looking around the links and found this

New: WinAmp Lyrics Viewer 2/7/02

http://www.lyricshome.com/viewnews.php?newsid=30

udeups · « **Reply #9 on:** March 10, 2003, 09:56:04 am »

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udeups

Try It Again, I Uploaded a New Package that includes The Rich Text OCX.

that maybe required if your system does not have this file already.

Let Me Know

I do think that I already have this OCX, but I will check when I get home tonight. Also, I will double check tonight, but I think that the .dll was missing from the plugins directory after I installed... Again, not sure if that's true, I'll check tonight.

KingSparta · « **Reply #10 on:** March 10, 2003, 10:02:46 am »

I think it is fixed now, i got a report from another user that had this problem also.

BTW chart finder does not go to the plug-ins folder.

the default is

c:\Program Files\Mark Farmer\Chart Finder

udeups · « **Reply #11 on:** March 10, 2003, 10:49:03 am »

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I think it is fixed now, i got a report from another user that had this problem also.

BTW chart finder does not go to the plug-ins folder.

the default is

c:\Program Files\Mark Farmer\Chart Finder

Cool. thanks for the info. I will try it out tonight. Sounds like it should work.

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #12 on:** March 10, 2003, 01:07:00 pm »

King...I am liking the new internet chart finder so far...apart from the message added to the end of the lyrics...Does it have to be added to the end of every file???

Adam

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #13 on:** March 10, 2003, 01:14:04 pm »

Found another site that uses a similar format:

Example:

http://www.songlyrics.co.nz/lyrics/a/alienantfarm/attitude.htm

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #14 on:** March 10, 2003, 01:16:58 pm »

When getting lyrics from lyricsstyle the last letter is being clipped when the message is added to the end...

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #15 on:** March 10, 2003, 01:19:13 pm »

When doing a batch lookup it appears that corresponding songs are being given the same lyrics...not sure whetehr this is a timing issue??

Adam

UPDATE: This appears to be if the next song in an album fails it allocates the lyrics from the previous look up. I will test this furhter and let you know the outcome...

KingSparta · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2003, 01:50:23 pm »

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When doing a batch lookup it appears that corresponding songs are being given the same lyrics...not sure whetehr this is a timing issue??

Adam

UPDATE: This appears to be if the next song in an album fails it allocates the lyrics from the previous look up. I will test this furhter and let you know the outcome...

it does not do that on My system but it does need tweeking.

What type of Internet Connection Do You Have?

How Fast Is Your Computer?

The only reason i put it out is to get some input

Maybe this weekend i can tweek it some more.

Thanks for The Link, They However keep changing the format of the links so that will not be included.

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #17 on:** March 10, 2003, 01:54:49 pm »

Cable Inet 600k a second... and a 1700PR Athlon... Im guessing my PC should be powerful enough

~~I cannot get the azlyrics link to work at all. Just getting a 404 here~~ Strike that...it just worked with some foo fighters lyrics...

Adam

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #18 on:** March 10, 2003, 02:01:18 pm »

Doesn't appear to do the repeating thing or the clipping with azlyrics...these appear to apply only when using lyrics style...
Any chance of trashing the titles when you trash the rest?? azlyrics puts a horrid CAPITAL LETTERS TITLE in... And any chance of adding cleanup too??

I know I am a hard task master but I have been waiting for someone to write a program to do this for ages. Was even considering doing it myself...I know reckless

Adam

KingSparta · « **Reply #19 on:** March 10, 2003, 02:17:46 pm »

I May Put out one that may correct 2 of the problems for you maybe in a hour.

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #20 on:** March 10, 2003, 02:19:47 pm »

That's why you're the King!!!

Adam

KingSparta · « **Reply #21 on:** March 10, 2003, 02:28:03 pm »

you have not tried it yet, so don't claim i am that good untill you try it.

Compiling Now......

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #22 on:** March 10, 2003, 02:32:33 pm »

LOL I have faith in you...What changes have you made??

Adam

KingSparta · « **Reply #23 on:** March 10, 2003, 02:35:01 pm »

well after a match is applied I am clearing A String.

And am cutting 2 chrs less at the end.

It should be up for download.

KingSparta · « **Reply #24 on:** March 10, 2003, 02:40:01 pm »

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Any chance of trashing the titles when you trash the rest??

Maybe, not sure i want to play with that, just yet, but i will look at it.

When i was day dreaming today, i was thinking about creating a program that would allow you to navigate to then cut and paste Artist name, song name and Lyrics and include that in a database.

Just to make it easy to collect Lyrics

KingSparta · « **Reply #25 on:** March 10, 2003, 02:43:54 pm »

I may have screwed that up.

It maybe cutting 2 more chrs i think i went the wrong way.

I just fixed it again, and uploaded a new build.

Trial by error Programing, I wrote the book.

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #26 on:** March 10, 2003, 03:05:18 pm »

It seems okay now...but I am still getting the repetition thing when using lyricsstyle. Batched an album...Foos Colour and the shape tried first four tracks...1 and 2 got same lyrics, 3 and 4 got same...I had a look at the html from the azlyrics site and it appears there are two line breaks before the actual lyrics start...Could this help in junking the title??

Adam

KingSparta · « **Reply #27 on:** March 10, 2003, 03:11:16 pm »

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I am still getting the repetition thing when using lyricsstyle.

Humm...

well i will look at it later.

could you try some other files.

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it appears there are two line breaks before the actual lyrics start...

yea, i am counting them to cut off just before that, but i can cut that out.

i was thinking.

make an Option to turn on and off

Artist Name: Beatles
Song Name: Help
Album Name: One

Lyrics follow

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #28 on:** March 10, 2003, 03:13:33 pm »

I'm afraid it has happened on every batch I have done...
If it finds one it then adds the same data to the next file...

Adam

KingSparta · « **Reply #29 on:** March 10, 2003, 03:19:48 pm »

Just a thought

Did you clear the fields first.

If you have lyrics already in there (anything over 19 chrs) the program will not overwrite it.

I don't see this problem, hard to tweek it, but i will keep looking.

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #30 on:** March 10, 2003, 03:22:48 pm »

Okay I watched it this time in the setup page and this is what is happening. It finds lyrics for the first song on the list. It shows the correct URL..Once finished it goes to the next URL but instead of copying the data it jumps straight to the third URL assigning the lyrics from the first URL to the second file also...it does not seem to wait on the even numbered pages but adds the previous lyrics and moves straight on... Hope this helps... and now I must to bed...

Adam Out!!

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #31 on:** March 10, 2003, 03:25:22 pm »

This was with files that had never had lyrics before... Like I said I watched it do it in the window. Option to add and remove the title/Artist would be cool as woul option to add remove the disclaimer bit at the end or at least to shorten it/ customise it. A one liner "Lyrics found by chart and lyric finder" would be fine but I think 10 lines (including <BR>'s is a bit long!!

Adam

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #32 on:** March 10, 2003, 03:26:02 pm »

Just have to post once more so that I can make Citizen Kane!!

Whoo Hoo!!

Adam

KingSparta · « **Reply #33 on:** March 10, 2003, 03:26:18 pm »

I will look around.

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #34 on:** March 10, 2003, 03:26:35 pm »

Aaaaahhhhh!!! Hopefully this post then...

Adam

Sorry about that!!! And now I must realy go to bed. I will have a look at it again tomorrow night and give you a much more clear and detailed analysis of what is happening...

KingSparta · « **Reply #35 on:** March 10, 2003, 04:01:00 pm »

Ok.

New Build.

I am Now:

1. Clearing A String
2. Clearing The Browser Window (That You Now Can't See).
3. Making Sure Browser Is Not Busy Before Moving On.

Try The Updated File To See If That Helps.

dthacker · « **Reply #36 on:** March 10, 2003, 06:05:31 pm »

Here are a few i use:

http://www.plyrics.com/
http://www.letssingit.com/
http://www.iol.ie/~darkduv/
http://www.punkbands.com/lyrics/index3.htm
http://www.thesonglyrics.com/
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/

I mostly have punk stuff...i would appreciate it if you could include some or at least one of these links.

KingSparta · « **Reply #37 on:** March 11, 2003, 01:29:21 am »

>> include some or at least one of these links.
Yes

http://www.plyrics.com

the rest would need to go in a database.

udeups · « **Reply #38 on:** March 11, 2003, 06:04:33 am »

BTW King, that new install with the OCX worked for me. Thanks for taking care of that. I really like the new Net lyrics lookup. Nice work!

KingSparta · « **Reply #39 on:** March 11, 2003, 09:35:24 am »

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BTW King, that new install with the OCX worked for me. Thanks for taking care of that. I really like the new Net lyrics lookup. Nice work!

Good Deal....

Now that I have this working, and know it can be done, i will try in the next month or so tweek the code and add more lyrics sites.

matshif · « **Reply #40 on:** March 11, 2003, 10:53:25 am »

As soon as I click on Chart Finder inside MC, King Sparta's homepage pops up?
Something wrong or something that I have missed??

Mats

KingSparta · « **Reply #41 on:** March 11, 2003, 10:58:18 am »

what version do you have?

1.0.30 is current

there is an option that you have turned on that states when a new version is out go to my web page., there is a link to go to download it.

matshif · « **Reply #42 on:** March 11, 2003, 11:03:40 am »

Hi
Now i have 1.0.30 and no problems.
Thank you.

Mats

KingSparta · « **Reply #43 on:** March 11, 2003, 11:06:01 am »

maybe i should create a new html

New Version Detected! or something like that.

matshif · « **Reply #44 on:** March 11, 2003, 11:14:32 am »

Not necessary, you give us this information in other places, but why not. I don't know if it's easy to fix. It's far beyond my knowledge.

Mats

KingSparta · « **Reply #45 on:** March 11, 2003, 01:28:35 pm »

>> I don't know if it's easy to fix.
It is, just a few mins.

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #46 on:** March 11, 2003, 01:40:57 pm »

Okay King I have the new version up and running and tested it on a batch and it seems to work great now!! I see you have added the options to add artist/album/title etc but they are greyed out... Are they not functioning yet??

Adam

KingSparta · « **Reply #47 on:** March 11, 2003, 01:47:47 pm »

>> Are they not functioning yet??
No, thats why i have them grayed out

I am Sick right now (Last 5 days), can't think straight (I have A Bad Cold).

One good thing is friday i seen the Dr. and My Liver is better. My liver test level was 156 normal is 0-40, right now it is 41

I am Hoping to work on it more when I feel better, but the problem you were having, Buged me (so to speak).

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #48 on:** March 11, 2003, 01:50:53 pm »

Sorry mate!! I hope you're better soon... I can always seem to find really irritating bugs... I guess its a gift

Great work though...it is a really impressive plugin. I would have loved to have been able to program something like it myself but wouldn't have known where to start. Guess I am going to have study that SDK!! Thinking of writing a plugin to put images into XPs folders...

Get Well Soon!!

Adam

KingSparta · « **Reply #49 on:** March 13, 2003, 04:30:43 pm »

Just An Update To Chart And Lyrics Finder (I Should Have This Out This Weekend)

Currently I Have 5 Lyrics Web Sites That Is Now Providing Info For Getting Lyrics.

The Program Will now look at one, if not found go to the next, then the next etc..... so there will be no need for the user to make any inputs etc.....

One of the sites is http://www.cowboylyrics.com for country music.

Here is a Pic showing you a scan of files, and the program finding the lyrics on Five(5) diffrent Lyrics sites.

INTERACT FORUM

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