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Title: JRemote, JMC 30
Post by: GuitRdone on January 01, 2023, 06:02:42 pm

Just downloaded JRemote to my iPad. JMC 30 Windows server.

Works great to direct music to my DLNA renderer, with a couple exceptions:

1. I can't access the playlists defined on my JRiver DLNA server. Works fine for artists and albums, but no playlists. If I could shuffle my smartlists with JRemote, I would finally have my personal radio station, something that has eluded me for more than 10 years.

2. Can't find a way to direct JMC to convert everything to FLAC for the renderer I use the most.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

Title: Re: JRemote, JMC 30
Post by: JimH on January 02, 2023, 02:34:57 am

Please describe the setup a little more.  What is the DLNA Renderer?  Are you using JRemote to play from an MC Server to this renderer?

You can customize an MC DLNA Server to convert.  It's a setting under Media Network.

Title: Re: JRemote, JMC 30
Post by: GuitRdone on January 03, 2023, 12:07:13 pm

Hi Jim-

I believe I have resolved the conversion issue by down-sampling to 96/24.

The renderer is a Sony STR-DA5800ES receiver. I wanted to stop having to run to my computer JMC 30 server (in a different room) to control what's playing.

Panel does show my playlists. It's not where I thought it might be under audio. But Panel does not allow me to shuffle.

JRemote will allow me to shuffle, but it will not show me my playlists.

I have reviewed the list for JRemote, Gizmo and panel, and it does have playlists in the list.

Title: Re: JRemote, JMC 30
Post by: GuitRdone on January 03, 2023, 01:28:21 pm

Jim-

Panel shows me smartlists, but not other playlists. JRemote doesn'tshow either type of playlist.

Thanks!

Title: Re: JRemote, JMC 30
Post by: JimH on January 03, 2023, 01:29:09 pm

Try swiping in from the sides.

Title: Re: JRemote, JMC 30
Post by: GuitRdone on January 04, 2023, 02:17:24 pm

Hi Jim-

I believe I have what I've been looking for now with JRemote. So my personal hi-rez radio station is now on the air!

Swiping from the right shows me the current queue of songs. Swiping from the left doesn't do anything. But I discovered the rest of the JRemote menu by clicking on what appears too much like a "back" button in the upper left. This additional menu gives me access to both my smart and not so smart playlists.

Thanks for your help with it!  :)

Title: Re: JRemote, JMC 30
Post by: GuitRdone on January 05, 2023, 06:47:02 pm

Jim-

I'm very happy with the functionality I have now.

But as I browse my lists, I find mistakes in my ratings. I use ratings with smart lists to create my radio stations. It would be a great enhancement to JRemote if I could edit my ratings while I'm using it.

As it currently stands I cannot find a way to say that this isn't really a 4 star, it's just a 3 star with JRemote. That would be an awesome way to further control my archive.

Thanks again for your help!

Title: Re: JRemote, JMC 30
Post by: JimH on January 06, 2023, 05:53:26 am

You can ask MC to sync changes to the server but you must set authentication on on the server.

Title: Re: JRemote, JMC 30
Post by: GuitRdone on January 07, 2023, 07:36:14 pm

Jim-

I can shuffle with JRemote, but MC itself still refuses to do that no matter what I do.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

Title: Re: JRemote, JMC 30
Post by: JimH on January 08, 2023, 12:04:03 am

There is a shuffle button in the upper right corner of MC.

Title: Re: JRemote, JMC 30
Post by: GuitRdone on January 08, 2023, 10:41:01 am

Jim-

The shuffle button is set to shuffle on. But MC does not shuffle my smart lists. It just plays the songs in the order I have them sorted by. This has been the case with the last 4 or 5 versions of MC.

Thanks!

Title: Re: JRemote, JMC 30
Post by: JimH on January 08, 2023, 03:43:23 pm

When you make a smart list, you have some options.

Title: Re: JRemote, JMC 30
Post by: GuitRdone on January 09, 2023, 01:43:50 pm

All fixed. Thanks!

This is not intuitive at all. I like having options, but without your help I was never going to figure this out.

Thanks again!