foobar2000_setup
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Foobar2000 Setup
Post Installation Setup
Install Components
- [Foobar2000] Open Preferences.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Components. Install the following from
E:\Installs\Foobar2000 Components
:- foo_midi.fb2k-component
- foo_masstag.fb2k-component
- foo_prettypop.zip
- foo_TagBox_00212.zip
- Extract
E:\Installs\Foobar2000 Components\foo_title-0.8.1.zip
to a temp directory. - Copy
dotnet_title.dll
andfoo_managedWrapper.dll
toC:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\components
. - Copy the directory
foo_title
to%appdata%\foobar2000
. - Copy the TGR skin to
%appdata%\foobar2000\foo_title
.
Preferences Setup
- [Foobar2000] Open Preferences.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Display > Default User Interface
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Import Theme
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Use the latest theme from
?\Application Settings\Foobar2000
. - The following may not be require. Please remove whatever is already set from importing the theme.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Display > Default User Interface > Playlist View
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Custom columns:
- Genre, %genre%, left
- Tag Type, $info(tagtype), left
- Modified, %last_modified%, left
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Custom grouping schemes:
- Artist - Album, %artist% - %album%
- [Foobar2000] Display → foo_title.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Appearance tab, Installed skins: TGR.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Misc tab, Turn the 'Normal opacity' down a bit and set 'Fade length' to about 241.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Keyboard Shortcuts:
- Win + ], Playback / Volume / Down, global
- Win + \, Playback / Volume / Up, global
- Win + Z, Playback / Play or pause, global
- Win + X, Playback / Next, global
- F11, Playback / Order / Default, not global
- F12, Playback / Order / Shuffle (tracks), not global
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Media library:
- Music folders:
E:\Mp3s
(only) - Library viewer selection playlist > Enabled: Checked.
- Library viewer selection playlist > Activate when changed: Checked.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences] Playback:
- Check 'Cursor follows playback'.
- Check 'Playback follows cursor'.
- Uncheck 'Reset the above when stopping'.
File Operations Setup
- [Foobar2000] Right click a file > File operations > Rename to…
- [Foobar2000, File Operation Setup] File name pattern:
%artist% - %title%
- [Foobar2000, File Operation Setup] Presets: 'Filename Only'
- [Foobar2000, File Operation Setup] Uncheck 'Show output files when done'
- [Foobar2000, File Operation Setup] Presets: Save
- [Foobar2000, File Operation Setup] Operation type: Move
- [Foobar2000, File Operation Setup] Destination folder:
E:\New Music\Clean
- [Foobar2000, File Operation Setup] File name pattern:
%artist%\%album%\%artist% - %title%
- [Foobar2000, File Operation Setup] Uncheck 'Move entire source folder content'
- [Foobar2000, File Operation Setup] Check 'Remove empty source folders'
- [Foobar2000, File Operation Setup] Uncheck 'Show output files when done'
- [Foobar2000, File Operation Setup] Presets: 'New Music Clean'
- [Foobar2000, File Operation Setup] Presets: Save
- [Foobar2000, File Operation Setup] Close
Tag Scripts Setup
- [Foobar2000] Right click a file > Tagging > Manage Scripts
- [Foobar2000, Masstagger] Script > Import from file…
- [Foobar2000, Masstagger] Select a script from
?\Application Settings\Foobar2000
. - [Foobar2000, Masstagger] Script > (Name): Set name to match file name minus the date prefix.
- [Foobar2000, Masstagger] Script > Save.
- [Foobar2000, Masstagger] Repeat for any other script files in
?\Application Settings\Foobar2000
.
Converter Setup
- [Foobar2000] Right click a file > Convert > …
- [Foobar2000, Converter Setup] Output format > MP3 (LAME), 190 kbps, V2 > Back
- [Foobar2000, Converter Setup] Destination
- Output path: Source track folder
- Output style…: Name format:
Converted\%artist% - %title%
- Back
- [Foobar2000, Converter Setup] Processing: None.
- [Foobar2000, Converter Setup] Other: When finished: * Transfer attached pictures.
- [Foobar2000, Converter Setup] Save:
Music (Mp3 190kbps VBR)
- [Foobar2000, Converter Setup] Convert
- [Foobar2000, Transcode warning] Yeah, yeah, yeah…
- [Foobar2000, Please locate lame.exe]
C:\Program Files (x86)\Anki
Toolbar Setup
Icons should be:
- Remove all pictures, landscape with delete icon on it.
- Remove stuff I don't like, question mark icon.
- File rename, chest(?) icon.
Post Update Setup
After updating:
- Copy
foo_managedWrapper.dll
fromC:\Users\stephen\AppData\Roaming\foobar2000\user-components\foo_managedWrapper
toC:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\components
. - [Foobar2000] File → Preferences → foo_title.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences: foo_title] Appearance tab, Installed skins: TGR.
- [Foobar2000, Preferences: foo_title] Misc tab, Turn the Normal opacity down a bit and set Fade length to about 241.
foobar2000_setup.txt · Last modified: 2024/01/22 20:07 by 127.0.0.1