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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

Last Update: February 16, 2008

  1. When I start Winamp it's playlist is empty - how do I shuffle through all my music?
  2. How come the "Shuffle" and "Repeat" buttons in Winamp no longer work?
  3. What should I start first, MinkSonic or Winamp?
  4. When I press play in Winamp, a dialog pops up asking me to open some files, rather than getting tracks to play from MinkSonic. How do I get around this?
  5. How come the artist name & title are each truncated to 30 characters in Winamp's display?
  6. Can the MinkSonic Jukebox read/write ID3v2 tags (which do not have the 30 character limit) from/to my MP3's?
  7. Sometimes when I try to have MinkSonic rename my MP3 files based on the artist & title, the filename doesn't change. What am I doing wrong?
  8. How does the "Tools/Fix Errors" feature work?
  9. The "Tools/Scan for Errors" has resulted in various errors and/or warnings. Should I use the "Tools/Fix Errors" to fix them?
  10. How do I use the web browser interface?
  11. How do I use the web interface from another machine on my network?

If your question or problem is not addressed in this FAQ, please submit your new question or problem to us, and we will do our best to respond in a timely manner.

  1. When I start Winamp it's playlist is empty - how do I shuffle through all my music?
    MinkSonic determines the next song to play when the end of the Winamp playlist has been reached. MinkSonic automatically shuffles through all the songs in the jukebox when there are no pending requests. The Winamp playlist is now only useful to see what songs have just played.

  2. How come the "Shuffle" and "Repeat" buttons in Winamp no longer work?
    MinkSonic determines the next song to play when the end of the Winamp playlist has been reached. If "Shuffle" and "Repeat" are turned on, Winamp will jump around within the playlist so you will continually hear the songs that have already been played. MinkSonic automatically shuffles through all the songs in the jukebox when there are no pending requests.

    This has been fixed in     version 0.80. The buttons are now only disabled & and shut off when MinkSonic is running.

  3. What should I start first, MinkSonic or Winamp?
    The Winamp plugin will automatically start an instance of MinkSonic if it can't find one already running.

    As of     version 0.80, MinkSonic is no longer automatically started when Winamp starts. Therefore, when you want jukebox behavior you will need to start MinkSonic, either before or after starting Winamp.

  4. When I press play in Winamp, a dialog pops up asking me to open some files, rather than getting tracks to play from MinkSonic. How do I get around this?
    This is a known bug that will be fixed in a future release. Generally you will only notice this behavior when there were no songs available in MinkSonic when Winamp was started. To correct the problem, scan some files into MinkSonic and then press the 'Next Track' button and then the 'Play' button in Winamp.

    This has been fixed in     version 0.81. Pressing play will now cue a song in winamp if winamp's playlist is empty.

  5. How come artist name & title is truncated to 30 characters in Winamp's display?
    Winamp uses the names stored within the MP3 file's ID3 tag for it's display. And even though the artist name, album name, song title, etc. are not restricted to 30 characters within MinkSonic, the ID3 tag format restricts these names to 30 characters.

    ID3v2 tags are now supported as of     version 0.85. ID3v2 tags do not have the 30 character limitations that ID3v1 tags have.

  6. Can the MinkSonic Jukebox read/write ID3v2 tags (which do not have the 30 character limit) from/to my MP3's?
    The current version only supports ID3v1.1 tags. Support for ID3v2 is planned for a future release.

    ID3v2 tags are now supported as of     version 0.85.

  7. Sometimes when I try to have MinkSonic rename my MP3 files based on the artist & title, the filename doesn't change. What am I doing wrong?
    MinkSonic will not rename a file if the target filename already exists. This prevents accidental loss of data in the case where you have two versions (i.e. different bitrates) of the same song in the same directory.

  8. How does the "Tools/Fix Errors" feature work?
    Any frames for which the "Tools/Scan for Errors" feature produces an error or warning are removed from the file, leaving only the good frames and the ID3v1.1 tag.

  9. The "Tools/Scan for Errors" has resulted in various errors and/or warnings. Should I use the "Tools/Fix Errors" to fix them?
    The errors and/or warnings can be repaired without producing any difference in the audio since the decoders in most MP3 players should skip the bad frames anyway. But since the absence of the frames result in tiny "skips" it would be best to re-rip/re-encode the MP3 from CD; or download it again. If the errors are at the very beginning or the very end of the song where there is usually a second or so of silence, the "skips" will not be noticed.
    If you plan to burn the music to CD, I have found that it is a good idea to remove any bad frames first, since they often result in playback problems for CD players.
    A "plain english" version of the error/warning messages is planned for a future release.

  10. How do I use the web browser interface?
    The web server must be enabled since it is off by default. Click on the "Web Server" tab in the "Tools/Options" dialog. Checking "enabled" will enable the web server. You have to click "OK", dismissing the dialog for the changes to take affect. Now pointing your web browser on your local machine to "http://localhost" will display the web interface.

    A button ("Tools/Web Interface") to launch the web browser with the correct URL was added in     version 0.86. The button is greyed-out when the Web Server is disabled.

    The web server is enabled by default starting in version 1.0.

  11. How do I use the web interface from another machine on my network?
    Make sure "enabled" and "public" are checked in the "Web Server" tab in the "Tools/Options" dialog. When "public" is turned on, any web browser on the network will be able to access the jukebox.

    The checkboxes are now called "Enable Web Interface" and "Allow Access From Other Computers" as of     version 1.0.

 
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