MusicStreamer UserGuide

Scan and play your music collection on your iPad or iPhone with MusicStreamer

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

Show me how to connect to my Mac

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Windows

Show me how to connect to my PC

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Time Capsule

Show me how to connect to my Time Capsule

Click Here

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.

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 your iTunes playlists 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.