Do I use a website to download songs off of YouTube or Spotify?

Where should I store the music? I haven’t any clue about self-hosting. I’m running GrapheneOS, is it enough to save the songs in Files and play in an app like Auxio? Maybe sync with SyncThing?

What’s the best way to compress mp3 files but still retain the quality (even possible)?

Could really use some help as I’m very inexperienced. :)

  • Wild BillOPEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I went back to your guide and adjusted some deemix settings. Is there something I should adjust in “folders/track titles” sections, since you didn’t mention them, or is it fine to leave them be? Also, why download in flac and not mp3?

    • Blastboom Strice@mander.xyzEnglish
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      3 months ago

      If I dont mention them, it probably means I left them at their default settings, but each one has their own system so feel free to change them if it suits you better.

      I download in flac because I want to have them at ~the highest possible quality (ripping CDs or finding each song infividually in various sources and comparing them might provide a better quality, but thats too much of a hassle) and I compress them to .opus format at 128kbit to copy them on my phone. Thus, I keep one flac collection and a cloned, compressed version of it in opus.

      Near the ⅘ of my guide I think I describe how to compress files with fre:ac and which app (symphony on fdroid) handles well opus files. I had some frustration with how hard it is for apps to recognise song tags, especially multiple song tags (like 2 artists in a song). If you encounter such an issue, use a different separator other than \\, like ;.

      The rabbit hole can get a bit deep quickly.

      Have fun :)

      • Wild BillOPEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Thanks for your help! Will definitely continue following your guide.

        However, I’ve already stumbled upon a few issues. First, my computer can’t seem to locate the deemix music folder that I supposedly created when I installed the application. Nowhere to be seen. Not sure what to do about it, maybe I installed the wrong version?

        Furthermore, the playlists I have downloaded state the following errors: “cannot read properties of undefined” and “no such file or directory”…

        • Blastboom Strice@mander.xyzEnglish
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          3 months ago

          First, my computer can’t seem to locate the deemix music folder that I supposedly created when I installed the application. Nowhere to be seen. Not sure what to do about it, maybe I installed the wrong version?

          Hm, I suppose you talk about the folder where your music is downloaded. Thats a bit weird, mine saves it in C:\...\user\Music\deemix Music\

          I also suppose you downloaded deemix from the link I provided in my guide, which I think is where I downloaded it too (plus deemix doesnt get updated anymore), so I dont think you got the wrong version. For the record, mine is 2022.12.14-r222.5d447b6035.

          Furthermore, the playlists I have downloaded state the following errors: “cannot read properties of undefined” and “no such file or directory”…

          I dont think I’ve encountered that issue either, maybe it’s because it cant locate the files in the lost folder you talked about before.

          I’d suggest you create another folder woth your file explorer, set deemix to download there and retry. I’d also suggest to first test it by downloading a single song (just type anything in the search bar) before downloadig a whole playlist to not waste time

              • Wild BillOPEnglish
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                3 months ago

                Oops, too early to cheer… looks like I can only download individual songs seamlessly, but when I try the playlists the “cannot read properties of undefined” error keeps popping up. Ugh, I’m so close to the finish line, why’s there always a hinder. (':

                • Blastboom Strice@mander.xyzEnglish
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                  3 months ago

                  Hang on, I have some ideas

                  (Maybe either theres a mistake in the way you connected spotify or some issue with the links. I’ll do some tests and report back.)

                • Blastboom Strice@mander.xyzEnglish
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                  3 months ago

                  So, I did some tests. Apparently you can download individual songs with spotify links, but it can no longer download spotify playlists. I think spotify possibly changed their api recently, breaking deemix… I had used it in the past to batch download ~3k songs…

                  I used this reddit post to create the spotify app, but there’s probably an issue with the api.

                  Ugh… thats an issue… I might create a post about that on the community tomorrow or today (its getting late)…

                  I feel like I wasted your time too🫤

                  If I get any updates I’ll try to let you know.

                  • Wild BillOPEnglish
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                    3 months ago

                    You didn’t waste my time. This experiment kick-started my process of finally downloading my music, even if it didn’t work out completely. Not yours or anybody else’s fault anyway. (: Do feel free to update me!

                  • Wild BillOPEnglish
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                    3 months ago

                    Hey again! Just a random question.

                    Is it okay to skip the tagging steps in your guide? My school computer won’t allow me to download the mp3tag application, and I wonder if these tagging steps are necessary or will mess anything up if skipped? I downloaded some songs to my phone and most metadata and lyrics are there, and that’s fine with me. Does not completing the guide make me miss out on anything important (such as metadata or syncing the files)?