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I'm a little surprised that anyone still plays music on their computer. Surely now we've moved into the era where we all have dedicated devices for that. Your p

I'm a little surprised that anyone still plays music on their computer. Surely now we've moved into the era where we all have dedicated devices for that. Your phone for 99.9% of people, I'd imagine. And for the audiophiles there's a bunch of very high quality DAPs to pick from.

IshKebab 9mo ago
Well, I play music on my computer when I'm working on my computer. Nicer interface and I don't have to swap headphones or whatever when going to a video meeting.
Aldipower 9mo ago
Yes, I am surprised too. I moved back to MC and vinyl years ago.
ggm 9mo ago
Plex. Connected to a digital audio input. Or, chromecast compatible audio equipment. Tidal does this too.
nchagnet 9mo ago
I can see why, when I work/focus, I like to use my computer instead of my phone because that's where my headphones are connected (easy switch for meetings, etc.) and I generally like to be nice to my phone battery.
JodieBenitez 9mo ago
My own software on a raspberrypi, a bluetooth receiver on my yamaha amp and my phone between the two. Simple setup, a joy to use.
- nakedneuron 9mo ago
  Can you elaborate what app (?) you use on your phone?
  - JodieBenitez 9mo ago
    I made my own web app using boring technology(1). It's not available anywhere since it's completely tailored to my own needs so probably not useful to anyone else. Also some parts of the code need cleanup and there is no documentation. (1) SQLite/Django/Bootstrap5/Unpoly app. SQLite is used for all the data and the full text search. Huey is used for background tasks. Tinytags gets metadata from audio files. LastFM API provides similar artists functionality. YT-DLP is used to fetch music that is not easy (for me) to get (no bandcamp, only on streaming, old stuff not easy to find...). Bootstrap provides a clean look and the usual responsive stuff. Dropbox API is used to maintain a copy of the music files in my dropbox account. The app currently handles a collection of 70k files and runs on a raspberrypi behind the caddy web server.
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IshKebab 9mo ago

Well, I play music on my computer when I'm working on my computer. Nicer interface and I don't have to swap headphones or whatever when going to a video meeting.

Aldipower 9mo ago

Yes, I am surprised too. I moved back to MC and vinyl years ago.

ggm 9mo ago

Plex. Connected to a digital audio input. Or, chromecast compatible audio equipment. Tidal does this too.

nchagnet 9mo ago

I can see why, when I work/focus, I like to use my computer instead of my phone because that's where my headphones are connected (easy switch for meetings, etc.) and I generally like to be nice to my phone battery.

JodieBenitez 9mo ago

My own software on a raspberrypi, a bluetooth receiver on my yamaha amp and my phone between the two. Simple setup, a joy to use.

nakedneuron 9mo ago
Can you elaborate what app (?) you use on your phone?
- JodieBenitez 9mo ago
  I made my own web app using boring technology(1). It's not available anywhere since it's completely tailored to my own needs so probably not useful to anyone else. Also some parts of the code need cleanup and there is no documentation. (1) SQLite/Django/Bootstrap5/Unpoly app. SQLite is used for all the data and the full text search. Huey is used for background tasks. Tinytags gets metadata from audio files. LastFM API provides similar artists functionality. YT-DLP is used to fetch music that is not easy (for me) to get (no bandcamp, only on streaming, old stuff not easy to find...). Bootstrap provides a clean look and the usual responsive stuff. Dropbox API is used to maintain a copy of the music files in my dropbox account. The app currently handles a collection of 70k files and runs on a raspberrypi behind the caddy web server.

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