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Title: MC 26.0.103 (64-Bit) Win- Lyrics Search
Post by: NightFlight on August 10, 2020, 08:15:58 am
Is the lyrics search really limited to 10 files because it will take the rest of my life to search all of my files?  :o.
I'm sorry about this being my first post.
Thanks, Joe
Title: Re: MC 26.0.103 (64-Bit) Win- Lyrics Search
Post by: tij on August 10, 2020, 08:18:07 am
Atm yes ... otherwise your MC will swarm the lyrics server with requests for lyrics, which can result in your IP being banned from that server
Title: Re: MC 26.0.103 (64-Bit) Win- Lyrics Search
Post by: dtc on August 10, 2020, 09:45:13 am
Quote from: tij on August 10, 2020, 08:18:07 am
Atm yes ... otherwise your MC will swarm the lyrics server with requests for lyrics, which can result in your IP being banned from that server

Actually,  that behavior was only reported for one lyrics server, which is no longer used. The limit of 10 is just in case other servers are concerned about lots of activity.
Title: Re: MC 26.0.103 (64-Bit) Win- Lyrics Search
Post by: dtc on August 10, 2020, 09:46:21 am
There is an option to download the lyrics when the track is played. That means you do not need to download all the lyrics ahead of time.
Title: Re: MC 26.0.103 (64-Bit) Win- Lyrics Search
Post by: JimH on August 10, 2020, 09:54:24 am
Quote from: dtc on August 10, 2020, 09:46:21 am
There is an option to download the lyrics when the track is played. That means you do not need to download all the lyrics ahead of time.
Just turning on Display Lyrics is enough.  If they aren't already present, MC will download them.
Title: Re: MC 26.0.103 (64-Bit) Win- Lyrics Search
Post by: EnglishTiger on August 10, 2020, 10:16:11 am
Quote from: JimH on August 10, 2020, 09:54:24 am
Just turning on Display Lyrics is enough.  If they aren't already present, MC will download them.

Are You Sure About That JimH! or are you getting confused by the fact that that the lyrics lookup at playback option, if it is switched on, only works if "Display Lyrics" is also switched on. I always have "Display Lyrics" turned on and "Lookup Lyrics" turned off and MC has never tried to download Any Lyrics for tracks where there are no lyrics present!
Title: Re: MC 26.0.103 (64-Bit) Win- Lyrics Search
Post by: dtc on August 10, 2020, 12:35:19 pm
Quote from: EnglishTiger on August 10, 2020, 10:16:11 am
Are You Sure About That JimH! or are you getting confused by the fact that that the lyrics lookup at playback option, if it is switched on, only works if "Display Lyrics" is also switched on. I always have "Display Lyrics" turned on and "Lookup Lyrics" turned off and MC has never tried to download Any Lyrics for tracks where there are no lyrics present!

There is an option in Tools - Options - General - Online Meta Data to look up lyrics at playback time. That needs to be checked for Display View to automatically search for and display lyrics when they are not available in the library.