I think maybe it would work if casting from the phone overall instead of specifically from spotify, but I'm not sure. From what I understand, spotify connect does not support local files.
― Moodles, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 19:35 (six years ago) link
It's definitely confusing
Spotify Connect can't do anything with local files. One of the cool parts about Connect is that the Connect device is talking directly to Spotify, so you can turn off your phone or computer or whatever and the music keeps going. But thus no local files.
The Gramofon comes with an app called AllPlay Jukebox, however, which can stream from your phone's local music library directly to the Gramofon. I don't use it often, but it does work.
― glenn mcdonald, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 20:33 (six years ago) link
From what I understand, spotify connect does not support local files.
I found the best solution was to dump my local files into a free Google Play Music account, which accepts up to 50,000 songs. The nice thing about that is that once you start streaming, you can turn off your computer/phone without interrupting the music. That'd work well with a Chromecast Audio.
― early rejecter, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 20:55 (six years ago) link
2011 called
― calstars, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 21:09 (six years ago) link
xp
The point is to play local and spotify files together via the spotify app.
Anyway, after all this talk, I decided to go to Fry's and Best Buy to see what they had. I ended up buying a Rocketfish Bluetooth receiver for $50. Just hooked it up and it seems to do exactly what I was looking for. I'm currently playing my local files on my phone's spotify app and hearing them on my stereo, while simultaneously posting to this thread, also on my phone. The audio quality seems good to me, so barring any glitches or drop outs, I'm going to say mission accomplished.
― Moodles, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 21:20 (six years ago) link
Yep, I'm living the dream right now. This was far easier to set up and is working far better than I had thought possible
― Moodles, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 23:08 (six years ago) link
My LG TV just did Spotify on its own, which was lovely, but Spotify killed that app "to improve the customer experience", so now I have to have the ipad go through chromecast via the wireless to the TV, so much more convenient
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Thursday, 21 September 2017 01:45 (six years ago) link
I don't get their strategy re: TV apps
― Moodles, Thursday, 21 September 2017 02:14 (six years ago) link
feel like it's similar to DC comics wrt digital books
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 21 September 2017 13:34 (six years ago) link
Boil the Frog was on reddit front page yesterday.
― you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 21 September 2017 23:04 (six years ago) link
cool new feature where you are asked to sign in again and all your playlists have been wiped? anyone else?
it’s just possible that i hadn’t changed my payment details after i lost my card recently - tho thought i had. even so to lose about five/six years of playlists etc is p galling.
fragility of digital.
― Fizzles, Saturday, 23 September 2017 10:47 (six years ago) link
There's a feature to restore playlists - under your account details somewhere.
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Saturday, 23 September 2017 11:07 (six years ago) link
yes, thanks, found it. unfortunately it’s throwing an error. going through a (fairly protracted) help chat process now.
― Fizzles, Saturday, 23 September 2017 11:32 (six years ago) link
still haven't found a manageable way of backing up playlists, I've got hundreds & would like to be able to automate it
― ogmor, Saturday, 23 September 2017 11:54 (six years ago) link
You can sort of do it with IFTTT - I've got a document in Google Drive that is periodically (automatically) updated when I add new playlists, and new tracks to other playlists. Kinda clumsy but it works.
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Saturday, 23 September 2017 12:15 (six years ago) link
has anyone signed up for the Capital One credit card offer? they are running commercials on it. it doesn't sound like you need to be a new member just use your Quicksilver card and you get half off through April of next year.
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 20:49 (six years ago) link
Have tried this IFTTT thing: it looks promising, but more than 48 hours after setting it up, it has yet to actually run and do anything, so I'm not optimistic.
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 01:30 (six years ago) link
email subject line: "Remember Say My Name by Destiny's Child?"
really getting into the deep cuts here
― sick, fucking funny, and well tasty (katherine), Friday, 29 September 2017 03:17 (six years ago) link
(Your Time Capsule isn't supposed to be deep cuts...)
― glenn mcdonald, Friday, 29 September 2017 15:31 (six years ago) link
oh, sure, I just thought it was funny
― sick, fucking funny, and well tasty (katherine), Friday, 29 September 2017 15:32 (six years ago) link
Is the Time Capsule a one shot thing or does it update regularly?
― WilliamC, Friday, 29 September 2017 15:41 (six years ago) link
the algorithms do weird things, a friend of mine got MMMBop twice. He mostly just listens to trad folk and soul.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 29 September 2017 15:45 (six years ago) link
Maybe your friend hasn't been completely honest with you.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 29 September 2017 15:46 (six years ago) link
(for me that part makes total sense -- I did a sunday pitchfork piece on the destiny's child album)
― sick, fucking funny, and well tasty (katherine), Friday, 29 September 2017 15:47 (six years ago) link
Jesus, all the KMDFM in mine--WAY TOO REAL
― Dan I., Friday, 29 September 2017 16:14 (six years ago) link
Mine seems to mainly be radio hits from 96-98.
― MarkoP, Friday, 29 September 2017 16:40 (six years ago) link
enh, there's a LOT of overlap between our lists and some other co-workers' and we all have v different listening habits
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 29 September 2017 16:42 (six years ago) link
I'm guessing the way this works is that it looks at the most popular songs that you've listened to from a certain time period, which is determined by your date of birth. Though I'm still not sure if that's completely correct since my e-mail said "Enjoy 2 hours of the most memorable tracks from your teenage years", and there's quite a bit of early 90s stuff on there, which is before my teenage years.
― MarkoP, Friday, 29 September 2017 16:55 (six years ago) link
It has a mixture of things you've played and things from your youth (assuming you were honest about your birthdate) that are disproportionately popular with people of your age-group...
― glenn mcdonald, Friday, 29 September 2017 18:50 (six years ago) link
my only potentially actionable request for future attempts at this sort of thing would be fewer tracks by the same artist and/or some way to keep out multiple release versions of the same track appearing on the same playlist
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 29 September 2017 18:53 (six years ago) link
Hmm... here are the first 10 artists in my time capsule:
Public Enemy, Front 242, Inspiral Carpets, Jane's Addiction, Pet Shop Boys, SL2, The Shamen, Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era, Urban Hype, Ministry
Yeah this thing pretty much has me pegged, even if the time scale is a little off (it stretches up through college for a lot of the rave stuff)
― Marcus Hiles Remains Steadfast About Planting Trees.jpg (DJP), Friday, 29 September 2017 18:59 (six years ago) link
It even has a random REO Speedwagon song, which I know is there primarily because of listening I did for a cabaret show but is still a song I loved the hell out of when I was a kid.
― Marcus Hiles Remains Steadfast About Planting Trees.jpg (DJP), Friday, 29 September 2017 19:02 (six years ago) link
ha mine are: Brotha Lynch Hung, Ghostface, Lost Boyz, 2 Pac, Mase, Three 6 Mafia, DMX, Mystikal, Outkast, Capone-n-Norega
― President Keyes, Friday, 29 September 2017 19:22 (six years ago) link
thats beautiful. mines pretty similar
― Spottie, Friday, 29 September 2017 20:47 (six years ago) link
it mostly just gave me a lot of emo which is amusing because I didn't listen to any when I was that age at all
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 29 September 2017 20:57 (six years ago) link
faith no more, beastie boys, scarface, ice-t, dead milkmen, george michael, orbital, rob base, chubb roc, geto boysit's not WRONG but it feels kinda easy
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Saturday, 30 September 2017 00:52 (six years ago) link
mine is very 80s heavy: The Cure, Talking Heads, Bauhaus, The Smiths and The Church. i loved that it picked up on my Boo Radleys crush and Spoon.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 30 September 2017 00:56 (six years ago) link
I can't figure out what mine is trying to get at. It's weirdly eclectic in a displeasing way. Did Glenn explain the algorithm upthread?
― Two-Headed Shindog (Rad Tempo Player) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 30 September 2017 01:29 (six years ago) link
It has a mixture of things you've played and things from your youth (assuming you were honest about your birthdate) that are disproportionately popular with people of your age-group...― glenn mcdonald, Friday, September 29, 2017
― glenn mcdonald, Friday, September 29, 2017
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Saturday, 30 September 2017 01:29 (six years ago) link
Ah, thanks
― Two-Headed Shindog (Rad Tempo Player) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 30 September 2017 01:31 (six years ago) link
Mine is a very weird jumble of my songs and my wife's songs
― Moodles, Saturday, 30 September 2017 01:38 (six years ago) link
my Spotify listening is very random so I was very curious about this.
Instead, I got a-ha, Bon Jovi, Kansas, Def Leppard, Wham!, "Bohemian Rhapsody", ad nauseum
uh, no thanks. more like "terrible high school flashbacks"
― sleeve, Saturday, 30 September 2017 02:14 (six years ago) link
Mine's too McCartney-heavy, but it picked my favorite (by a mile) Heart song without me ever having played Heart on Spotify, so it gets points there. Range of 1968-1986, but heaviest on my high school years.
― WilliamC, Saturday, 30 September 2017 02:30 (six years ago) link
I lied about my birthday, so I'm curious what I'm going to get.
― pplains, Saturday, 30 September 2017 03:25 (six years ago) link
mine is actually pretty great! some of these are like...hmmm (two tracks from bubba sparxxx). i was born in 86 so a lot of 90s altrock and rap classics on it, but it does a pretty good job of getting my tastes from elementary school (selena and sheryl crow) to middle school (metallica and nirvana) to high school (radiohead) through college (kraftwerk and daft punk). the only real blind spot was the years i was pretty obsessed with my bloody valentine.
― Rob Lowe fresco bar (m bison), Saturday, 30 September 2017 03:27 (six years ago) link
mine is like the biggest most obvious commercial 80s pop ever, which is kind of otm? but leaves out all the faith no more and minor threat and sinead o'connor and robyn hitchcock and stuff like that. and all the techno and house. i don't use spotify to listen to that stuff, so i guess there's no way it could know.. but then again it did stick the cure in there and i NEVER listen to the cure so there is a bit of triangulation going on
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 30 September 2017 09:31 (six years ago) link
Mine has Bronski Beat, EPMD and Tears for Fears, so it's all good.
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Saturday, 30 September 2017 12:19 (six years ago) link
― WilliamC, Friday, September 29, 2017 10:41 AM (yesterday)
― WilliamC, Saturday, 30 September 2017 15:04 (six years ago) link
I got a collection of "songs you have listened to on Spotify that are from the past". Only artist I actually listened to at the time is Ash - who appear twice, so good job there I guess.
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Saturday, 30 September 2017 16:57 (six years ago) link