Genres, Albums and Artists

athegn · 6th February 2013, 16:55

I have my music, on my Samsung Galaxy s2, in /sdcard/external_sd/Music.

I have my "Home" set to this folder.

However when I open Winamp Pro (latest version - purchased today) I get only the Genres/Albums/Artists in Root; just 5 songs when there are over 5000 on the external card?

How do I get Winamp to read all my genres, albums and artists as does Poweramp, running on the same phone?

MrSinatra · 6th February 2013, 18:12

i'm not sure i follow but did you try rebooting the device?

athegn · 7th February 2013, 09:18

Thank you.

I tried rebooting and on opening up Winamp then pressing Genres the SD card was searched. When that appeared to be finished, after several minutes, Genres, Albums and Artists still only shows those few in the root directory.

A second reboot does nothing; no searching of SD card. Note Pressing Folders shows the folders on my 64GB card.

Could it be that Winamp does not like 64GB cards for Genres/Albums/Artists?

athegn · 7th February 2013, 19:32

I am wondering if it is my file structure.

My "songs" are:-

/sdcard/external_sd/Music/MP3 128/Album Folder/Song

I have three folders under Music, one of which is "MP3 128"; the other two folders "Birds" and "Speech" also contain album folders and then the songs. In "MP3 128" there are some 400 folders for each album.

This structure works in Winamp desktop and Poweramp Android.

Any advice please?

athegn · 11th February 2013, 08:37

Thank you but changing MP3 128 to MP3_128 made no diffeence.

Note that a quick change to PowerAmp ensured that that app picked up the renamed folder.

Is there not a way to direct Winamp to look at:-

/sdcard/external_sd/Music/

athegn · 14th February 2013, 21:36

I guess there is no way.

So I return to my question on how to obtain a refund?

athegn · 10th February 2013, 10:53

I have uninstalled and reinstalled both Winamp and Winamp Pro.

Still not working.

How can I obtain a refund?

MrSinatra · 10th February 2013, 18:43

did u try removing the space in the folder path?

MrSinatra · 14th February 2013, 21:41

in droid-winamps settings, when you click system, there is something in there about mounting a SD card. any luck?

athegn · 15th February 2013, 14:15

"...in droid-winamps settings, when you click system, there is something in there about mounting a SD card. any luck?..."

No nothing about mounting card BUT a facilty to Unmount SD card??

MrSinatra · 15th February 2013, 17:56

prob the same thing, except your card is already mounted. try unmounting, and remounting.

athegn · 16th February 2013, 07:32

Now tried that and still no reading of /sdcard/external_sd/Music/

although when I pressed Genres it took a long time to scan but at the end still only gave me the root music/

MrSinatra · 18th February 2013, 03:42

are you using 1.4.8?

athegn · 19th February 2013, 16:48

No. 1.4.9

6th February 2013, 16:55	#1
athegn Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 61	Genres, Albums and Artists I have my music, on my Samsung Galaxy s2, in /sdcard/external_sd/Music. I have my "Home" set to this folder. However when I open Winamp Pro (latest version - purchased today) I get only the Genres/Albums/Artists in Root; just 5 songs when there are over 5000 on the external card? How do I get Winamp to read all my genres, albums and artists as does Poweramp, running on the same phone?

6th February 2013, 18:12	#2
MrSinatra Forum King Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: WKPS, State College Posts: 5,791	i'm not sure i follow but did you try rebooting the device? PENN STATE Radio or http://www.LION-Radio.org/ -- BUG #1 = Winamp skips short tracks Wish #1 = Multiple Column Sorting Wish #2 = Add TCMP/Compilation editing

10th February 2013, 18:43	#8
MrSinatra Forum King Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: WKPS, State College Posts: 5,791	did u try removing the space in the folder path? PENN STATE Radio or http://www.LION-Radio.org/ -- BUG #1 = Winamp skips short tracks Wish #1 = Multiple Column Sorting Wish #2 = Add TCMP/Compilation editing

14th February 2013, 21:41	#9
MrSinatra Forum King Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: WKPS, State College Posts: 5,791	in droid-winamps settings, when you click system, there is something in there about mounting a SD card. any luck? PENN STATE Radio or http://www.LION-Radio.org/ -- BUG #1 = Winamp skips short tracks Wish #1 = Multiple Column Sorting Wish #2 = Add TCMP/Compilation editing

15th February 2013, 17:56	#11
MrSinatra Forum King Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: WKPS, State College Posts: 5,791	prob the same thing, except your card is already mounted. try unmounting, and remounting. PENN STATE Radio or http://www.LION-Radio.org/ -- BUG #1 = Winamp skips short tracks Wish #1 = Multiple Column Sorting Wish #2 = Add TCMP/Compilation editing

7th February 2013, 09:18	#3
athegn Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 61	Thank you. I tried rebooting and on opening up Winamp then pressing Genres the SD card was searched. When that appeared to be finished, after several minutes, Genres, Albums and Artists still only shows those few in the root directory. A second reboot does nothing; no searching of SD card. Note Pressing Folders shows the folders on my 64GB card. Could it be that Winamp does not like 64GB cards for Genres/Albums/Artists?

7th February 2013, 19:32	#4
athegn Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 61	I am wondering if it is my file structure. My "songs" are:- /sdcard/external_sd/Music/MP3 128/Album Folder/Song I have three folders under Music, one of which is "MP3 128"; the other two folders "Birds" and "Speech" also contain album folders and then the songs. In "MP3 128" there are some 400 folders for each album. This structure works in Winamp desktop and Poweramp Android. Any advice please?

11th February 2013, 08:37	#5
athegn Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 61	Thank you but changing MP3 128 to MP3_128 made no diffeence. Note that a quick change to PowerAmp ensured that that app picked up the renamed folder. Is there not a way to direct Winamp to look at:- /sdcard/external_sd/Music/

14th February 2013, 21:36	#6
athegn Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 61	I guess there is no way. So I return to my question on how to obtain a refund?

10th February 2013, 10:53	#7
athegn Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 61	I have uninstalled and reinstalled both Winamp and Winamp Pro. Still not working. How can I obtain a refund?

15th February 2013, 14:15	#10
athegn Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 61	"...in droid-winamps settings, when you click system, there is something in there about mounting a SD card. any luck?..." No nothing about mounting card BUT a facilty to Unmount SD card??

16th February 2013, 07:32	#12
athegn Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 61	Now tried that and still no reading of /sdcard/external_sd/Music/ although when I pressed Genres it took a long time to scan but at the end still only gave me the root music/

18th February 2013, 03:42	#13
MrSinatra Forum King Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: WKPS, State College Posts: 5,791	are you using 1.4.8? PENN STATE Radio or http://www.LION-Radio.org/ -- BUG #1 = Winamp skips short tracks Wish #1 = Multiple Column Sorting Wish #2 = Add TCMP/Compilation editing

19th February 2013, 16:48	#14
athegn Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 61	No. 1.4.9

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