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[Workaround] Have Media Panel recognize synced Playlists

I don't know how the majority of you sync music to your X1s, but I've been using Windows Media Player (Desktop version) to sync all of my previous HTC phones, and figured that it would be the best way to sync my new X1 too. The issue is, as I'm sure most of you have found, that Windows Medial Player syncs playlists to the phone in .asx format, which happens to be unreadable for the media panel.
This is pretty unacceptable... (Please let me know if the newer media panel fixes this issue). So I've come up with two workarounds for you guys to choose from. The first is involves a program called "Playlist Editor". The second involves using the pay app, "CorePlayer".
Playlist Editor is a simple playlist manager for use on our devices, it allows you to save your non-compatible asx playlists in a multitude of compatible formats. Download it here
Just navigate to your playlist (even though there isn't any text that shows up, use the left softkey to go up a directory) and then goto the "Save As" menu from the program.
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CorePlayer as most of you know is a robust media player, with the added feature of being able to re-save a playlist in an alternative format. Navigating it is a bit more complicated however, but it doesn't balk at any of my playlists like Playlist Editor has for a few. Here are the steps.
Step 1: Goto File>>Open>> Navigate to your playlist
Step 2: Goto Database view, and navigate to the virtual folder containing your playlist
Step 3: Click the Database softkey, and click Store As Playlist

BTW, please post if you have a more automatic solution.

sonus said:
BTW, please post if you have a more automatic solution.
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As long as I know, the new MXP panel can handle desktop playlists

So with this program it's finally possible to creat playlists on the computer for the xperia media panel
@getrab
It can, but it's buggy. Some playlists are always shown as empty, I don't know why.

Looking for a simple Music Player App

I want a good old music player, something like WinAmp or alikes
I just want to click on a folder and play everything on the folder, instead of having to annoyingly having to go manually pick from Artist list, or Genre list, or Album list
so far all the Player software i've tested are like that "fancy wannabe"
Build in Samsung musci player = good player but lacks the most basic feature
Astro Player = it doesn't do it
bTunes = it doesn't do it
Rock Player = it doesn't do it
DAAP Media Player = it doesn't do it
Zimly Media Player = fancy but it doesn't do it
Vanilla Music Player = not as vanilla as it claims, it doesn't do it
MixIng = horrible junk
Kiss = it doesn't do it
.... (many hours later)
Player = woooooohoooooooo finally this one works the way i like, best thing is it also lets you set which ever tune you are listening to as the default ring tone, YES!
it can get lyrics too!
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.aka.player

Simply Music works for me

Tried Lithium Music Player? Anyhoo ain't it cool us droid ppl have so many choices
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MORT PLAYER = Folder Play

Pain in the ass when all your audio files get mixed in there... Folder Play=Yay!
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There are a lot of windows utils out there that automatically create a playlist in every music folder you have.... So, you can still use your favorite player and click a "folder", but this time as a playlist (with the folder name as its name)

have you tried double twist?

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There are a lot of windows utils out there that automatically create a playlist in every music folder you have.... So, you can still use your favorite player and click a "folder", but this time as a playlist (with the folder name as its name)
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problem is i have over 500+ folders to go trough even if i have to create 1 play-list for each folder.... too much work
the one i'm using right now "Player" is pretty good, it has select all folders, and play all selected
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problem is i have over 500+ folders to go trough even if i have to create 1 play-list for each folder.... too much work
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There are tools that will automatically create playlists for all your folders at once, with one click on a button so to speak. For example: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Other-AUDIO-Tools/Winamp-Playlist-Creator.shtml
But i know that there are many others out there.

FINALLY Easy Method for CUSTOM Ringtone in HTC HD7 !!!!!!!

Making your own tones
But we know many of you have a particular ringtone in mind—or sound files already on your PC that you’d like to turn into one. In Mango, we give you the flexibility to do this yourself—with some important caveats. To qualify as a ringtone, a sound file must be:
1. 39 seconds or shorter
2. smaller than 1 megabyte (MB)
3. saved in MP3 or WMA format
4. not copy-protected (i.e. DRM free)
In short, custom ringtones can be installed using the Zune software on your PC. Once you’ve created an audio file that meets the ringtone requirements, find it in your Zune music collection, right-click the file, and change the Genre field to Ringtone. Then just sync the file to your phone like you would any music track.
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Don’t worry: items marked Ringtone won’t show up in your phone’s music collection—so there’s no need to fear that during a workout you’ll suddenly hear your dog barking or other homemade ring. Instead, you’ll see them in Ringtones + Sounds in Settings, under a new Custom category we’ve created.

god very nice solution, thank youuuu. it s better short way to make your own ringtones.

This trick was posted in WP7 forum at begining of September. Can be used only on Zune 4.8 final.
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you can use any MP3 editor to change the Genre to ringtone as well...
I use MP3Tag

very good these tips parabens.

Does this work on alerts as well? I.e. Change the genre to ALERT?

what about alerts guys i love here you have mail then a plan tone !!!!

Problem with MortPlayer Audio books

Hi,
I was using MortPlayer Audio books with my Note 2 to listen audio books.
Unfortunately it seems that the program is not working well with my Note 3. When pressing the Play/start button , nothing
happens. The icon changes from pause to start but the player doesn't start. I have to rewind or to fast forward manually to be able to start the player button. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall the program but it doesn't help.
Anybody else is using Mortplayer Audio books?
I like this program because you can choose a specific folder to listen to your podcasts. it doesn't scan your entire device
and you can add bookmarks to your files .
Thank you,
Daniel

me too
Hi - just installed themer and same here. I'm on a huawei honor 3.
Can not live without good old morty.
I think i'm going to try add a separate wiget for it, assuming there will let me. Did you know it comes with one (separate download from the store). I use media untils my self and create a fancy one using zooper.

Mort Play/Pause Issue
I am also having this issue on my new Note 3 running touchwiz 4.3
I have experienced the above issue with MortPlayer, MortPlayer AudioBook and the widgets.
Pressing the Play button sometimes causes it to change to the pause button but play back does not begin, play clock also does not begin to count. Vise versa also occurs. Quickly cycling Play/Pause seems to cause this more frequently. re-reading the ID3 tags seems to temporarily fix the issue but it quickly returns.
Has anyone had any success resolving this issue or have contacted mort? A lot of these apps haven't been updated in over a year.
-Hype
EDIT: I've noticed if you are deliberate with you Play/Pause pushing (wait approximately 3s between pushes) it seems to work consistently well.

Mortplayer fix
I am having the same problems, I have found clicking the back 15 second button after play always gets it going but still a pain Mort your the man hope this gets fixed.
Well after trying to install it again after uninstalling it I moved on to Smartplayer
I must say I really like the look of widget ifI could just hide that x in the corner but I guess it serves a purpose.
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Mortplayer Audiobooks - no longer playing full track before moving on
Hi Mort, or anyone else that knows how to fix a problem I've started having.
For no good reason that I'm aware of, I've noticed that Mortplayer (music and audiobook versions) has started skipping to the next track before fully playing the next one. I've noticed I'm missing about 18 seconds.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem, or why it might have started? Other music players are able to play the full audio file, so it isn't a problem with my mp3 audiobooks (text to speech fanfiction).

How to get the most out of a 1 button headset

As someone who listens to music very often on my phone, I have always been jealous that iPhone users have so many choices of 3 button headsets that not only control media, but volume as well. There are some 3 button headsets that work for some android devices, but as far as I know, none of them work with the moto x. Personally I am looking for my headset to have 5 functions:
-play/pause
-next track
-previous track
-volume down
-volume up
I have recently figured out how to find a setup that achieves this with minimum inconvenience. There are many apps in the playstore that add more functionality to 1 button headsets, but they have 2 issues that I have have seen.
1) they allow the user at most 4 functions
2) they break the lock screen music controls that were introduced in ICS.
Problem #1 can be fixed by an app I recently discovered that allows you to program up to 5 clicks on your headset and therefore allows me the 5 functions I'm looking for. The app can be found here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shengande.degausslabs
There is unfortunately no way to fix the 2nd problem. There are 3rd party music widgets that can be placed on the lock screen, but they are inconsistent at best with google play music. The work around I have found is to use The app Nils lockscreen notification: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roymam.android.notificationswidget
This app can display the notifications you allow it to over the lock screen as a widget. I am only allowing it access to music right now, but you can allow it access to any notification. Now when I listen to music, my lock screen looks like:
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I know there are other solutions if you're rooted or on a custom rom , but this will work stock. Hopefully this information is useful to those who want 3 button functionality on a 1 button headset.

The actual media player can have a great effect on that functionality as well. I use GoneMAD which has options that allow me to create whatever I want using just a 1-button remote with a variety of button presses/sequences, no extra app required.

br0adband said:
The actual media player can have a great effect on that functionality as well. I use GoneMAD which has options that allow me to create whatever I want using just a 1-button remote with a variety of button presses/sequences, no extra app required.
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True. I was going on the assumption that most people use Google play music, but I'm sure many are still using others.