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Executable should automatically start with realtime priority on Windows
On an Windows 7 PC (used for legacy music software), I notice that enabling Windows Task Manager > Right click on process > Set priority > Realtime on a particular audio software improves ...
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No media listed on external devices after enabling DLNA on Windows 10
I have an old Windows 10 laptop which im using to hold my music library.
All the music is stored on an external drive connected to the laptop.
I right click the Music folder under Documents and move ...
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What does number mean next to artist name in on-line music databases?
I am using MusicBrainz, Discogs and freedb through Mp3tag application for Windows for clearing up my .mp3 files library using these on-line databases as tags sources. Sometimes (approx. 3-5% of all ...
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How do I make only *one* specific playlist have "shuffle play order" in foobar2000?
For many years, I used Winamp. I almost always had the "Shuffle" checkbox checked. Since I switched to foobar2000 about ten years ago, my music listening pattern has changed completely. 99....
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Windows Explorer replace something in filename
I want to properly rename all my downloaded music files.
Most of them start with "download -" and after that comes the music file name. Is there a possibility to remove the "download -&...
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How to transfer Groove playlist to another computer with the same library?
I have two computers with identical local music libraries; how do I transfer a playlist from one to the other?
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How can I execute a Windows Store software with a command line?
Related: directly execute windows store app (has no answers. )
Hello, I am asking with the idea to change my keyboard shortcut for Media: How can I run another app when pressing the calculator key ...
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Is there an iTunes setting to show music not already on iPod?
Is there a setting or some kind of user-script I can use to view all songs that aren't already on my iPod (from within iTunes, I'm sure there'a a command line way to just compare the files). I often ...
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Is there a way to automatically bulk-update specific ID3 fields in MP3s but leave other fields untouched?
I have thousands of MP3s which are missing the "Year" ID3 field which means I can't sort albums chronologically.
I'm looking for a way to automatically download ID3 metadata in bulk and populate only ...
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Make selected application able to output sound only when no other applications are outputting sound
Is there a way of allowing a selected application (that is trying to output sound), to only be able to output when no other applications are outputting sound?
Usecase scenario
Some people listen to ...
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How can two programs have the same path?
I don't know if this is the appropriate section for asking such a question. It's about a music program I downloaded from the official website without any "extra". I've been very careful.
Well, ...
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How do I play or convert a Compact Digital Audio (CDA) file?
How can I play a Compact Digital Audio (CDA) file using Windows Media or Roxie?
Can I copy this to a new CD or can I convert it to a WMA, MP3 or other file format?
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Has my music folder any actual use or is it just a normal folder?
Is there ANY advantage to using this dedicated folder to store my music or is it just something Microsoft put there for no reason?
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How to use audio autput and microphone input as a single Input?
Im was searching for a programm, that combines audio output and microphone Input as a single input. I am trying to live stream and I have to choose an Input, but I want the viewers to hear the audio ...
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copy bottom files ignoring folders and structure (windows 10)
I have a music player that needs all the files to be in the root of the internal storage. My windows "Music" library I've been using through WinAMP has a folder layout of 28 top folder like so:
#'s
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How to use a MIDI keyboard to save wav audio with Cubase?
I have the following setup: a Yamaha DGX-505, a Windows 10 PC, the Yamaha MIDI USB driver, Yamaha Studio Manager and Cubase LE AI Elements 8. I have reached a point where I can add a MIDI track in ...
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Is it possible to turn a playlist into an .iso file?
My dad has had a question he's been trying to find the answer to for a while and I tried to help him find the answer but I too have had a hard time. I've spent all day googling for a solution and ...
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Why do headphones/speakers go quiet when bass is played? [closed]
Its happened to everyone, your playing an awesome song, then the drop comes and everything goes quiet.
Why is it that cheap headphones/speakers are unable to play low bass sounds?
And why don't ...
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Music loses quality when playing at the same time
well the problem is that when i play a steam game for example, i usually listen to the radio, i use VLC for this, it works perfectly until i open the game. When i open the game apparently looks like ...
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How can I tell Windows to route music through a Bluetooth headset which is designed for phone calls only?
I'm using Spotify to play music on a Windows 10 laptop. I do own a Bluetooth headset, but it's a single-earpiece monaural headset. It's designed for phone calls, not for playing music.
How can I ...
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How can I batch convert FLAC to MP3 while retaining the directories, within a different directory?
I have my music organized as Music\Lossless\Artist\Album and Music\Lossy\Artist\Album. I want to convert everything in the lossless folder to MP3 or AAC, have them retain their Artist\Album ...
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How to download preview files from iTunes without installing iTunes software
Is it possible to download music preview files from iTunes without installing iTunes software? I've read that it slows down your system a lot.
Is there any kind of script, portable tool or website ...
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Music-play shortcut for Windows 7
I want to continue the music in any player (or most of them [windows media player, spotify...]) with a windows (7) shortcut, like some buttons on some keyboards do. Is this even possible, i just found ...
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Music rating and listening statistics applications
I'd like to know how often I listen to some tracks, manage favorite albums, artists, and most importantly specific tracks (because sometimes there are very few good tracks in an album).
Are there ...
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Music visualisations [closed]
I'm using DLNA network in my home to show PC contents on TV that support DLNA. (Don't get confused, It's not like VGA or HDMI cable. TV gets files from PC and plays them, doesn't show screen of PC)
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Playing music through skype with a USB headset
I want to be able to play music through skype and listen to it at the same time, aswell as talk and hear others but i dont want any echo as i tried a process bu it ended up with everyone hearing an ...
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Pausing Spotify while YouTube is playing and starting it when YouTube stops
Kind of a random request, but something that would be cool nonetheless; would there be anyway I could make Spotify (and possibly iTunes etc.) pause when I start playing a YouTube video, and then start ...
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Sort music files by disc number in Vista
I'm working under Vista and the problem is—I can see disc number of track in Winamp or other multimedia player, but I cannot sort files by disc number in Windows Explorer.
I've scanned through the ...
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Is there way to find incomplete albums in my music collection?
I very foolishly entrusted iTunes in Windows to manage my mp3 collection (had the "Import to my library folder" and "manage my collection" checkboxes checked), and iTunes has somehow been randomly ...
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How to share a music folder between OSX and Windows?
It's a question for OSX & Windows 7 users who jump between one system to another.
I'm on Windows now, and I've got this music folder in my main hard drive. I'm planning to buy a Mackbook Pro soon ...
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Is there a music player that will automatically mute when other audio starts playing? [closed]
I find myself listening to music while I use my computer, and constantly pausing and un-pausing the music when I watch a video on youtube, open up a game, or any other task that needs audio.
Do any ...
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Play music in a Skype call
I'd like to be able to play music in a Skype call so everyone can hear it.
Here's everything I tried:
Setting the microphone device to Stereo Mix. People can hear music but obviously can't hear me ...
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Is there any way to stop music when locking the screen?
I use Foobar2000 on Windows and I would like it to stop playing when I lock the screen.
How to do that? There is a previous thread that answers that for linux.
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Network music solution for mixed-OS network
My home network at current includes,
two Ubuntu machines
a Windows 7 desktop
a Windows Vista laptop
and a Windows XP netbook.
In addition, there's one android-based smartphone in the house, ...
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How do I connect an iPhone to my PC to load MP3s to it?
How can I connect my iPhone to my PC so I can download mp3's to it? I also want to update the OS on the phone.
I have an iPod, but the connector doesn't seem to fit.
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Consolidate two large folders of music in Windows
I have two large folders of music on my Windows 7 machine, each with many subfolders. What is the best way to combine the folders into one, keeping only one copy of duplicate files?
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Program to play piano on MIDI keyboard
audio MIDI keyboard.
The software it comes with is overcomplicated for me, so I use GarageBand on Mac.
Is there a simple free program for Windows - just to play realistic piano sound and that's it?
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CD-ROM drive suddenly stops recognizing music CDs
Good evening everyone,
A couple of days ago I was ripping a few of my music CDs into Windows Media Player 11 on Windows XP and the drive suddenly stopped recognizing music CDs. It would still play ...
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Streaming personal music collection over the internet
Is there a way I can stream my personal music collection over the internet. I have a always on, always connected PC running Windows 7 which hosts the music collection. On my home network, streaming it ...
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How do I specify the playback device for Winamp or default device in Windows 7?
My Windows 7 computer is sometimes used for playing notifications. These notifications are scheduled using the standard system scheduler ("Schedule tasks" command in the control panel). A typical task ...
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Media monkey doesn't play m4a
I have a number of songs on my Windows computer that were copied over from Ubuntu. My mp3's work fine in Media Monkey, but none of my m4a's do. As I guess I believe that it might have something do ...
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Learn acoustic guitar using software [closed]
Inspired by this question on superuser , Is there any such kind of software to learn guitar ? (Please note : I am not looking for any tutorial , just software )
Preferably Windows or Ubuntu.
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Is there a program that will provide a visualization for any audio output? [closed]
Is there a program that will provide a visualizer for any arbitray audio output? Basically, I want to play Pandora at a party and supply some funky visualizations to go with it. Pandora either uses ...
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Connecting Yamaha KX8 Keyboard to computer?
EDIT: SORRY it was not p80 but KX8!
Update: I found the name of my software that came with keyboard: Cubase Ai4
How can I connect usb-piano to my computer?
I recently bought a yamaha KX8 keyboard. ...
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Stream Music To Ventrilo From ESXi VM
I would like to stream music to my Ventrilo server from a Windows XP virtual machine running on an ESXi host.
I have followed the instructions outlined here to stream music from something like VLC to ...
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Windows: good, simple music streaming?
I've been using iTunes to stream music over the LAN, and quite frankly the quality is terrible. On the other hand, its ease of use - having a simple client on either end, and it just 'working' with ...
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Is there a media/music player program that has a "biased" shuffle?
I know in iTunes and a few other apps you can get playlists for just "highly rated" songs, but that's not quite what I want. I want to hear the lower-rated stuff, too. If I didn't like the song at ...
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Stable Windows Laptop
I'm looking for suggestions on how to setup a rock solid Windows installation on my Laptop. It's a Toshiba A200 FE0 Satellite, if that helps with a EMU 0404 sound card. I ideally want this for live ...
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GarageBand Alternative for Windows?
Note: This question is similar to 92383, but a) it doesn't have to be free and b) the accepted answer doesn't compare.
I got a USB-Midi Keyboard and I'm looking for a Software Sequencer. Nothing ...
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