Otherwise, the service will just show you a mess of random tracks. Once you have a digital music collection, you need to organize it for Plex. That means ripping your CDs, buying DRM-free music through platforms like Amazon or Bandcamp, and removing the DRM from music you purchased on iTunes. As for a NAS device-well, they're literally made to be servers and are often the best option for hardcore Plex builds.īecause you're building a streaming service, you need to hunt down some MP3s, WAVs, FLACs, and other music files. If you go down the PC route, I suggest using something small and efficient like an Intel NUC, though you can also just pull an old Acer or Dell out of your closet. If you want something with a bit more flexibility or power, you should use a computer or NAS device for your Plex server. (Note that both of these solutions require external storage.) And while these products aren't super powerful, they're good enough for streaming 4K video, so they won't have any problem streaming audio. The NVIDIA Shield TV and Raspberry Pi 4 are much more power-efficient than full-sized computers, so they should have a minimal impact on your electric bill. But as always, I suggest using an NVIDIA Shield TV stick or a Raspberry Pi 4 microcomputer. It just needs a reasonable amount of storage space and a stable internet connection, preferably over an Ethernet cable. Plexamp is just a nice little bonus for my support.You can turn any old computer into a Plex media server. I bought PlexPass to support the development of Plex in general. It is worth the cost of a PlexPass? I don't know. I'm brand new to Plexamp, but I really like it. (note: I just found out the Moods can be changed by artist. So for me to not be annoyed by them, I have to go through Plex and edit all the moods for each album. From what I can tell, the moods were auto-populated. Pink Floyd Sheep under bitter? David Bowie The Man Who Sold The World under Aggressive?īUT having said all that I was going to point out that in my very limited experience, Plexamp relies on your metadata / tags to work better for you. IMO, it's just kind of cringe and wrong, also IMO. Screenshot The only thing I don't like or think needs some work or something is the Mood Radio. You can create your own mix by selecting artists, Play music by decades and more. It's like Spotify or other streaming service but with your own music. I'll admit I haven't read all the responses. Anyone want to sell me on it a little? :D Not trying to be a jerk, like I said I want to use it and I'm hoping there's just some cool stuff I'm missing that can get me over the hump of some of these little things, or maybe just need to see it from a different perspective. Like it says on the front page "You might be confused at first but trust us, this is awesome" and I think I'm still at the confused stage lol. Play Queue broken up in tabs of previous songs and upcoming songs. No stop/X button to close out of song/play queue without closing the app. But parts of it just seem unintuitive, even compared to the normal Plex app. figured I'd give it a try.Īs someone that plays music from my NAS through my phone often and doesn't really need the other libraries there, I want to like it. I've had Plex Pass for a while and since Plexamp seems to be a big draw to the software (at least in my circles I see it as a reason to go with Plex over other software setups). Please go to the relevant subreddits and support forums, for example: Build help and build shares posts go in their respective megathreads No referral / affiliate links, personal voting / campaigning / funding, or selling posts Welcome to /r/Plex, a subreddit dedicated to Plex, the media server/client solution for enjoying your media! Plex Community Discord Rules Latest Regular Threads: No Stupid Q&A: Tool Tuesday: Build Help: Share Your Build: Submit Troubleshooting Post Files not showing up correctly?
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