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0.25 Released - Drag and drop playlist editing, tag editor, scanning improvements, and more

Here is the next update.  I discussed some of the new features already in previous posts ( tag editor , playlist drag and drop ).  Here are some of the other additions and improvements Auto Volume Adjustments This feature, accessible in Preferences -> Audio -> Auto Volume Adjust, will allow you to automatically adjust the volume when you connect/disconnect BT audio or plug/unplug headphones.  There are 2 different modes you can use.  "Use Defaults" will set the volumes to a default value which you can set yourself in the preferences.  "Restore Last Used" will remember the last volume you had and restore it.  Example: the speakers are on and the volume is set to 90.  You plug in headphones and turn down the volume to 10.  When you unplug the headphones the volume will be restored to 90 and when you plug them back in the volume will go back to 10. NOTE: Neither of my devices had working bluetooth audio so I was unable to test if the volum...

Tag Editor Preview

0.25 will add the ability to edit the tags of your music from within gmmp.  The tag editor can edit individual tags or do mass tagging for certain fields like genre, artist and album artist.  You will be able to access the tag editor from the following views: playlist, artist, album, genre, song, and browser. Using the tag editor is fairly straight forward.  Check the boxes you want to edit and the text box will become enabled.  Any tags that are not checked will be untouched. This release is taking a bit longer than I wanted it to but if all goes as planned I'll have it up for download tomorrow.

Note: x86 devices

I have been getting some error reports from devices running an x86 processor.  Right now GMMP will only run on devices with ARM chips (nearly all mobile devices are ARM).  Once I put it out on the android market I will look into doing an x86 compatible build since the market lets you upload multiple apks for the same app.

Video - Playlist Editing (0.25 feature)

I'm wrapping up the next release so its time for me to start posting info on some of the features.  Here is a video of the new edit mode for the playlist.  When enabled you can drag tracks around by pressing on the double arrow icon.  If you drag the item all the way to the right it will remove it from the playlist when you release your finger.

Guide: The Basics

Edit: This guide is fairly outdated, but some things still apply.  Check the forums for more updated information.   Setup: When first starting gmmp, you will want to scan in all your music.  Read the scanning guide here .  Also be sure to check out all the preferences available here . Layout: Title Bar : At the very top there is a title bar which is always visible.  It will say the current view that is selected.  On the right side of the title bar, there is an arrow icon which will toggle visibility of the Navigation Bar which is right below the title bar. Navigation Bar :  The navigation bar lets you easily switch between the majority of views in GMMP.  The navigation bar is scrollable and it's location can be configured for both portrait and landscape mode in the preferences (Preferences -> UI).  Most of the views can be hidden via the preferences as well (Preferences -> Enabled Views). Views: Now Playing: This ...

Minor Patch - 0.24.1

Download here 0.24.1: (08/15/11) -Plus/minus buttons on the eq will now keep incrementing if you hold it in fixes: -Corrected artist and album counts in db stats -Fixed gradient on horizontal seek bar in EQ

0.24 Released - Album Artist support, EQ and Browser improvement, and much much more

There are a lot of changes in this version.  I went into detail on a few of the changes in my last post .  I provided screenshots of some of the other changes at the end of this post. Download 0.24.1 Alpha Edit: One thing I forgot to mention was I did include 7 presets for the equalizer.   They were designed and optimized for 10 bands, but the values are interpolated for any band count lower than 10. Edit 2: A rescan is needed in order for the Album Artist tag to be picked up Changelog: 0.24: (08/12/11) -Library: Album artist support (Menu -> Artists/Album Artists to toggle in artist view) -Library: Added sorting options for the artist, album, genre, and song views -Playlist: Added option to delete playlist -Music Service: Playback position is now saved when exiting and restored when gmmp is opened again. -Browser: Made visual improvements to the browser view -Browser: Files in the browser will now have their tags scanned by default so "artist - trackna...