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I'd like a way to find all albums of a similar total duration (within a few seconds), sorted by album artist.
I know there has to be a simple way to do this but I can't figure it out.
Appreciate any help.

Have you tried JRemote?

No I haven't.
I don't think that would suit my workflow either:
- Choose songs with a specific BPM, e.g. between 110 and 115 BPM
- Create playlist
- Sync playlist to cell phone
- Have fun in the gym :-)

I Won't do that on my device!
But I'll have a look JRemote.

regards
Juergen

Perhaps you accidentally imported something that uses those genre tags. Based on the values you listed, maybe a newspaper or newspaper article? Or book?

I also get a bunch of new/different genres when I download Cloudplay tracks since I have my own very specific way I categorize and name genres. If you recently downloaded something from Cloudplay, it might have included tracks/data that used those genre tags.

Thanks, that was my guess too but does not seem to explain what I see:

1) When I edit Genre for media types Audio, Video, Document I am presented with only choices I have previously used. When I edit Genre for media type Image I am presented with extra choices I have never used.

2) The extra choices are oddly separated from the genres I have previously used. They are randomly sorted as a group that precedes the alphabetically sorted group of genres I have previously used.

3) I double checked that no imported images use the extra genres. I suppose it's possible that some images I imported may have had those genres initially but I have definitely change the genre to one of my standard choices.

I'm wondering if this has something to do with the recent changes to EXIF support?

Have you tried JRemote?
It's on the iOS/iPadOS and Android (I think) app stores

I don't see any of those genre values. The only time I see genre values that don't match my existing set is when I import something. Perhaps you accidentally imported something that uses those genre tags. Based on the values you listed, maybe a newspaper or newspaper article? Or book?

I also get a bunch of new/different genres when I download Cloudplay tracks since I have my own very specific way I categorize and name genres. If you recently downloaded something from Cloudplay, it might have included tracks/data that used those genre tags.

Hello everyone,

Crosspost from German subforum..

I switched from Windows 10 to MacOS and reactivated my MC installation (after not using it on W10 for a long time).
I use MC32 exclusively for music management of my files on the NAS, I listen to music via my Marantz DAC which is fed with the files from the NAS by a Raspberry with MoodeAudio.
Recently I also need my music on my cell phone. I use special playlists for my workout, which are compiled according to BPM. So far I've used Apple Music, but I think the program is not suitable for this.

My problem: MC (and MacOS) doesn't recognize my phones!
While MacOS at least recognizes my iPhone SE, it completely stops working with Android.
MC recognizes neither the SE nor the Android phones (Samsung A5/S23/S24).

So of course I can't move any playlists to the cell phones.
I read in the forum that many users' phones are recognized without any problems.

Am I missing something? Does anyone have any ideas for a solution?

Thanks and best regards
Juergen

Edit May, 5th 9:24 pm:
Pocketbook e-reader is recognized immediatly, sync of Audiobook works like a charme

Does the JRiver ripper offer similar functionality?

Yes, you can set the folder options when ripping, and you can set Folder rules as well as filename rules independently. Give it a try. What do you have to lose? 

As previously mentioned, the quality (not that there's much difference in FLAC files) is great, and it imports directly in to the JRiver DB. I like the efficiency of the process!

I've been using CDex for years (probably approaching 20 yeas now).  I initially used it to rip my CDs to MP3, then about 10 years ago, re-ripped them all to FLAC once I had the appropriate disk space on my data server.

https://cdex.mu/

Spring into Summer by LIVIUZ

Great mix of artists and genres, with a seasonal flavor (if you're in the Northern Hemisphere).

This topic has been moved to JRiver Media Center 32 for Windows.

https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=121350.0