Dopamine

[+Zagadka Subscriber²]

I randomly thought of an interesting feature - being able to play multiple playlists at once. A lot of people have playlists based on moods or on genres or artists. Sometimes combining them would be a neat function for the user.

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

I randomly thought of an interesting feature - being able to play multiple playlists at once. A lot of people have playlists based on moods or on genres or artists. Sometimes combining them would be a neat function for the user.

 

Approved! It'll be possible. I still have some work on playlists support. It required more changes under than I expected. So the next build will still require some time.

[dakn]

The new playlist screen is looking really good. For me though I am still really missing more sorting options on the main screen. Being able to sort by date added is a big one because having a large collection and new albums coming in from Headphones can go unnoticed unless they are at the top, and filtering by genre as I've already mentioned. I hope that more sorting options are a possibility in the future and not a limitation of whatever it is you're using?

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

The new playlist screen is looking really good. For me though I am still really missing more sorting options on the main screen. Being able to sort by date added is a big one because having a large collection and new albums coming in from Headphones can go unnoticed unless they are at the top, and filtering by genre as I've already mentioned. I hope that more sorting options are a possibility in the future and not a limitation of whatever it is you're using?

 

More sorting options are definitely planned. Currently it is a limitation of what I'm using. But the program is structured rather well, so plugging in a different component will be no problem. But it will take quite some time to get right though, that is why I postponed it for after playlists, rating and tagging support.

[dakn]

That's great to hear and I will patiently look forward to it.  Keep up the great work.

[karanrajpal14]

This is just gorgeous. Gonna be my go-to player for a long time. One thing that I miss is Equalizer support. What do you think? Any plans on adding it?

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

This is just gorgeous. Gonna be my go-to player for a long time. One thing that I miss is Equalizer support. What do you think? Any plans on adding it?

 

Yes that is planned

[chrisj1968]

[Mulrian]

Raphael, I'm completely using the dopamine system but need to ask if you can add a feature so I can trashcan Windows Media player. I still own CD's that I'd like to burn to  my harddrive. is there any plans to implement a CD ripping feature? this one last feature could allow me to be a dopamine complete user without having to use any other player in one neat package? I have a hundred or more CD's I'd like to get on my harddrive.

 

thanks for your time.

 

Why not just rip all your CD's using WMP at once and then you can easily stop using it?

[+Zagadka Subscriber²]

Personally, I don't see the point in adding clutter when things are already supported natively. This ends up being a problem with most media players - they get too complex for their own good.

[chrisj1968]

Why not just rip all your CD's using WMP at once and then you can easily stop using it?

 

I do that already. I just want to be dopamine loyal is all.

[dakn]

I'm sure Raphael won't feel betrayed if you use something else to rip your cd's.

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

Hi Chris,

 

Not in the immediate future I'm afraid. I'm focusing on playing music right now. Also like +Zagadka mentioned, I try to keep complexity as low as possible. But we'll see what the future brings

I'm sure Raphael won't feel betrayed if you use something else to rip your cd's.

 

I won't mind

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

A question to the Dopamine translators. Until now I haven't mentioned you in the About screen and I'd like to do that, just as a sign of appreciation for your effort. I have 2 questions for you:

 

- Is it ok that I mention your name? If yes, which name?

- If you wish, I can provide a link to your website or profile or any other location

 

Let me know. Please contact me at [email protected]

 

Edit: also, there will soon be some more to translate The next build will have quite a few new fields concerning playlists support.

[Jackaluichi]

[TheKB]

I just noticed that the media keys on my logitech k270 keyboard do not work. I don't know if you can do anything about this but it would be appreciated if you could make it work. They work in vlc.

OS: Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Edition

Keyboard: Logitech K270

Mouse: Logitech M185

Dopamine Version: Build 195

[Lant]

Another interesting feature might be to use fuzzy matching when searching for a song. So instead of needing to get the name exactly right, I need to get it just about right.

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

I just noticed that the media keys on my logitech k270 keyboard do not work. I don't know if you can do anything about this but it would be appreciated if you could make it work. They work in vlc.

OS: Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Edition

Keyboard: Logitech K270

Mouse: Logitech M185

Dopamine Version: Build 195

 

Could you download my KeyboardTest app here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ad3r5xsi15nubku/AADmBgbyz4aJiMGH2YUDwkmBa?dl=0

 

All this does is react to a keypress on the keyboard an showing the keycode in the window. Please launch the app and press your media keys on your keyboard and tell me the result for each key:

 

1. which key did you press?

2. Did the app respond to the keypress?

3. If the answer to 2 is yes, which keycode did my app return?

 

I'm under the impression not all hardware use the same keycodes. Lets see...

[TheKB]

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

I tried all of the media keys on my keyboard and absolutely nothing happened.

 

Thanks, that is useful info. A least I know I now have to find a completely different solution for catching media keys.

[Skiver Veteran]

[BinaryData]

I'm lovin' the sleek layout. I feel it's something you'd see in the movies, something a bad *** hacker had.

One question;

 

Is it portable? I currently use Foobar2000 because its lightweight, uses very little resources, and is easy to use. However, I'm getting a little irritated with Foobar, and I'm looking for another one to use.

Also, I totally thought this was a drug conversation, had me fooled, haha. Also, your icon reminds me of Drupal, was that a base for it?

Will report back when I test it out! I wanna see how well it'll handle my media collection! 150,000+ songs!

 

Edit:

 

Just as an FYI - media keys on Logitech G15 work absolutely fine.

Do the G19 Keys work or the Orion?

[Skiver Veteran]

I'm lovin' the sleek layout. I feel it's something you'd see in the movies, something a bad *** hacker had.

One question;

 

Is it portable? I currently use Foobar2000 because its lightweight, uses very little resources, and is easy to use. However, I'm getting a little irritated with Foobar, and I'm looking for another one to use.

Also, I totally thought this was a drug conversation, had me fooled, haha. Also, your icon reminds me of Drupal, was that a base for it?

Will report back when I test it out! I wanna see how well it'll handle my media collection! 150,000+ songs!

 

Edit:

 

Do the G19 Keys work or the Orion?

 

No idea - Not got any of those, just my old G15 that I use at work.

[Mulrian]

Probably something funky happening inside the drivers for that keyboard to control the media keys. In theory they should just get picked up as Keys.MediaPlayPause/Keys.MediaNextTrack etc. I've tried an old Logitech keyboard and my laptop and the media keys on both seem to be working fine.

[BinaryData]

No idea - Not got any of those, just my old G15 that I use at work.

I have the G15 with 18 G Keys and Fold-able LCD Screen. I'll check it out on mine when I get home.

 

Probably something funky happening inside the drivers for that keyboard to control the media keys. In theory they should just get picked up as Keys.MediaPlayPause/Keys.MediaNextTrack etc. I've tried an old Logitech keyboard and my laptop and the media keys on both seem to be working fine.

In theory, you're correct, but if this is written with the .Net Framework... Haha, we all know Windows can be sketchy some times.