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Matt Stevens

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  1. SBG - two different computers with one library just screams problems to me. I have to agree with Chris on this one - having multiple machines interact with the same iTunes database is probably asking for trouble. I know a couple folks who tried to do this and in the end they had to rebuild their iTunes libraries. It's unfortunate that iTunes doesn't provide an easy way to keep multiple computers in sync, though I believe there are some third party utilities out there that do this.
  2. If a change is made to the media library location Signal needs to be restarted on the Mac to re-read the media library. I've heard of the case you describe a few times before, in all other examples this was the result of iTunes writing an incorrect path to the "iTunes Music Library.xml" file that Signal reads to determine where the media files are. iTunes sometimes seems to get confused if the location under iTunes Preferences > Advanced is set to something other than the actual storage location. You can check to see if Signal is reporting any errors in the debug log by quitting Signal if running and then starting it again while holding down the Option key. If it encounters any errors when you try to play a song they should be highlighted in the log in red.
  3. sgbaird: By any chance are you accessing Signal from a bookmark that was created from the media library or playlist views? If so, try manually entering the web address into Safari again on your iPod and re-creating your bookmark from the now playing screen. The URL should end with "/iphone/" with no other text behind it. When navigating into an album you can tap on either the album name to drill down into the album, or you can tap on the plus button next to the album name to select either Play Now or Add to Queue. Play Now will clear the current queue and just play the contents of the album, while Add to Queue will add the contents of the album to the current queue. If files aren't playing after being accessed through the media library interface, you may want to double-check that the iTunes Music Folder Location is properly set to the actual location of your music files. This is in iTunes under iTunes Preferences > Advanced. If the path is not correct iTunes will sometimes use incorrect paths in the XML file that Signal uses to read the media library. If you need to make a change, restart both iTunes and Signal and it should start working. jimim: If the queue is currently playing, you can view the contents of the queue from the playlist view by tapping the icon in the upper-right corner of the Now Playing screen.
  4. Hi Rick, I think I responded to you already via email, but I'll post the response here as well for the benefit of others: Signal's media library interface currently works on more of a find and queue up model. The idea is that the user is adding various items to the queue rather than playing just what's visible within in the current group. I've been thinking about modifying this to have an explicit add mode and by default have Signal work more like the iPod application, what do you think of this? In the meantime, you can easily play an album by browsing to or searching for the album and tapping the plus sign next to the album (or artist) name, then select Play Now. This will clear the current queue then add and play all of the tracks in the album. You can queue up whole albums or artists this way as well. Hope that helps, just let me know if you have any further questions. Matt
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