MusicStreamer UserGuide

Easy Setup

Tap the gear icon to see the setup options:

Rescan - make Music Streamer refresh its index of albums and tracks. You can use this if you've added or removed tracks from your computer or drive.
Setup - go back and reconnect to a different drive, folder or as a different user.
Messages - opens the message log so you can see a record of any setup or scan problems.

Mac

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Windows

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Time Capsule

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easily scan your music folder using your iPhone ready for streaming

Your Music Collection

To add your Music simply:

Tap the cog icon
Select "Music Sources"
Tap "Add Music Source"
And follow the setup wizard.

See our help documents on how to connect to your Mac, Windows or TimeCapsule in the app for more information.

Easily add mulitple music sources to your iPhone or iPad

Multiple Music Libraries

Add multiple libraries, your home collection or a network drive in your car collection. Simply:

Tap the cog icon top right
Select "Music Sources"
- From here you can switch libraries
- Add new libraries
Tap "Add Music Source"
And follow the setup wizard

Play Queue

The 'Play Queue' is the current list of tracks being played. This could be:

Songs
Albums
Playlists
Or a mix of all the above

Tapping Play on an Album or a Playlist will insert the tracks at the top of the Play Queue so that they will be played next, letting the current track finish.

If you want the tracks to play when you tap them rather than queue them. Change this by tapping the cog in the top right -> Preferences there is an option to change this to:

Play Next
Play Now
Queue Up

Once you are done, scroll down and tap "Done"

You can tap the 'Edit' menu option to re-order it without changing the original album or play list.

Playlists

Create a Playlist

Tap the 'Create Playlist' button under the play controls.

Adding tracks to a Playlist

Add a Song or Album to a playlist by tapping the context menu icon and choosing the playlist you wish to add them to.

Edit a Playlist

Tap the Playlist context menu icon and choose 'Edit'. Now you can:

Re-order your tracks by using the drag controls.
Remove unwanted tracks by tapping the delete icon.

Once you have finished editing your playlist, tap 'Done Editing'.

Import your iTunes playlists into MusicStreamer

Import a Playlist

You can import a single playlist from iTunes by simply:

Select your Playlist in iTunes
Select File -> Library -> Export Playlist
Then save this .m3u file, which is a list of your playlist songs and their location.
eMail the .m3u file to your iPad.
Simply tap and hold the .m3u attachment and choose "Share" then "Copy to MusicStreamer".

If you can't see "Copy to MusicStreamer" in the list tap the "More" icon on the right. Then scroll till you find "Copy to MusicStreamer".
MusicStreamer will then launch and ask if you want to Import the Playlist, confirm this and your Playlist will appear.

Export your iTunes compatible playlists from Music Streamer

Export your playlists to use in iTunes

You can also create your playlists in MusicStreamer and export them to use in iTunes.

In MusicStreamer press the playlist menu and select "Export for Mac" or "Export for PC".
Choose an app to pass it to, such as FileBrowser.
In iTunes Import your new playlist file:
- File -> Library -> Import Playlist
- Select your file and continue.

Easily Import All your iTunes Playlists into MusicStreamer

If you use iTunes on your computer you can easily import all your playlists by simply:

Step 1

From the top menu in iTunes, select File -> Library -> Export Library
Then save this .xml file, which is a list of all your music and all playlists.

Step 2

In MusicStreamer tap the cog in the top right corner and select "Import Playlist"
Navigate to your XML Library file and select it.

import itunes music library into musicstreamer

Step 3

All your playlists will now appear, select each playlist you want to import and confirm each one by tapping "Create New". Once you are finished tap "Done".

import itunes playlists into music streamer

View Modes

Switch between Artist, album and song views. When in Album view you can switch between List or Grid Mode.

Switch between artists or albums, even view your music library in list or grid view

Make your music collection album artwork larger or smaller on your iPhone or iPad with MusicStreamer

Filter by Genre

Use the Filter dropdown to filter your Music to Blues, Rock, Classical or Grunge music. You can then also search those results.

Search

Easily search your music. You can even choose to search by either Track, Album, Artist or File name.

easily filter your mp3 music collection by genre on iPhone / ipad

Modes

Standard

Play the Play Queue.

Repeat

Repeat the entire Play Queue.

Repeat Track

Repeat the current track.

Random

Once a track has finished playing a new random track is added to the Play Queue.

Offline Playback

Download Albums or Songs

You can download your music to play offline. Simply tap the context menu on either the track or the album and select "Download for Offline Playback".

Download your mp3 files to your iPad for offline play

Download Playlists

To download an entire playlist, simply tap the context menu on your playlist and select "Download for Offline Playback".

how to download entire playlists mp3 files to your iPhone / iPad

Download Searched Music

You can also download from your search results, simply perform a search then tap the context menu and select either just the tracks or the albums then select "Download for Offline Playback".