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Old 05-12-2013, 03:25 PM   #1
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Thumbs down ncmpcpp deletes songs from playlist after playing, no volume augmentation


Pulled this configuration from the 'net, and I changed a few things with colors and settings. At the end of a song, the songs deletes from the playlist. Under volume it says n/a. Could someone offer a solution, or a better script?

~/.ncmpcpp/config:

ncmpcpp_directory = "~/.ncmpcpp"
mpd music_dir = "~/Music/"
mpd_connection_timeout = "5"
mpd_crossfade_time = "3"
playlist_disable_highlight_delay = "5"
playlist_display_mode = "columns"
browser_display_mode = "columns"
incremental_seeking = "yes"
autocenter_mode = "yes"
header_visibility = "yes"
statusbar_visibility = "yes"
fancy_scrolling = "no"
follow_now_playing_lyrics = "yes"
display_screens_numbers_on_start = "yes"
ignore_leading_the = "yes"
lyrics_database = "1"
song_columns_list_format = "(10)[blue]{l} (30)[green]{a} (30)[magenta]{b} (50)[red]{t}"
colors_enabled = "yes"
main_window_color = "white"
header_window_color = "cyan"
volume_color = "red"
progressbar_color = "cyan"
statusbar_color = "white"
color1 = "cyan"
color2 = "cyan"
active_column_color = "cyan"
active_window_border = "blue"
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Old 05-12-2013, 03:41 PM   #2
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I'm not 100% sure but I think if you're running Ubuntu you'll want mpd to play through pulse audio -- though which user you're running it as and when it starts may change that. My mpd.conf audio output section contains the following for Pulse Audio and allows my to change the volume.
Code:
audio_output {
        type            "pulse"
        name            "MPD"
#       server          "remote_server"         # optional
#       sink            "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.iec958-stereo"    # optional
}
I can't think of what could cause the dissappearing songs but it could be a setting in mpd.conf also though there are some weird things like "single mode" that are accessible through keyboard shortcuts in ncmpcpp that have caught me out on occasion.
 
Old 05-12-2013, 06:24 PM   #3
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It looks like I botched ~/.mpd/mpd.conf. Under name I had given an arbitrary name for some reason. I input "MPD" under name, :wq, and then pkilled mpd and mpc. Restarted mpd and did an mpc update. Still no volume. Here's what I have for ~/.mpd/mpd.conf now:

music_directory "~/Music"

playlist_directory "~/.mpd/playlists"
db_file "~/.mpd/mpd.db"
log_file "~/.mpd/mpd.log"
pid_file "~/.mpd/mpd.pid"
state_file "~/.mpd/mpdstate"
audio_output {
type "pulse"
name "MPD"
}

I used ~ here instead of /home and my username. I'm assuming that's information I don't want to give out. Just to be clear, I do have sound. It's just that I can't turn sound up or down from the terminal. I've also had problems with single play mode! I think it's because y is used to search without scrolling down to "Search," and Y is single play mode. I confused the two at some point.

Last edited by oldpilsbury; 05-12-2013 at 06:29 PM.
 
Old 05-12-2013, 06:51 PM   #4
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How are you running mpd, as a service from startup or are you calling it yourself once logged in? I ask because if you're starting it from an init script it's using /etc/mpd.conf. I assume you've followed a guide of some sort to set up mpd? If not you may want to as it's a bit of a pig to configure, in my opinion. Apologies if you know all this but I thought it worth mentioning in case you don't.
There should be a default mpd.conf somewhere with comments and settings for a few audio servers that's worth trying too.
 
Old 05-12-2013, 07:21 PM   #5
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A friend helped me set it up from the Arch Wiki. I am starting it from an init script. I'll continue looking at mpd scripts. The /etc/mpd.conf you just mentioned has extensive comments so I can look around there and follow along with the arch wiki I suppose. I was just hoping there was a line of code that would solve it that someone knew off the top of their head. Any websites out there that have scripts/screenshots/etc.? I'm not having much luck.
 
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It depends which distro you're using and exactly what you want to accomplish. I run it from an init script as me using pulse audio as I'm running Debian Sid as it would lock the sound device if it ran as the user mpd.
As I said though if you're running form init then it's /etc/mpd.conf you need to uncomment the pulse lines in not the one in your home folder.
The contents of my /etc/mpd.conf are:
Code:
# An example configuration file for MPD
# See the mpd.conf man page for a more detailed description of each parameter.


# Files and directories #######################################################
#
# This setting controls the top directory which MPD will search to discover the
# available audio files and add them to the daemon's online database. This 
# setting defaults to the XDG directory, otherwise the music directory will be
# be disabled and audio files will only be accepted over ipc socket (using
# file:// protocol) or streaming files over an accepted protocol.
#
music_directory		"/home/me/audio/mpd"
#
# This setting sets the MPD internal playlist directory. The purpose of this
# directory is storage for playlists created by MPD. The server will use 
# playlist files not created by the server but only if they are in the MPD
# format. This setting defaults to playlist saving being disabled.
#
playlist_directory		"/home/me/.mpd/playlists"
#
# This setting sets the location of the MPD database. This file is used to
# load the database at server start up and store the database while the 
# server is not up. This setting defaults to disabled which will allow
# MPD to accept files over ipc socket (using file:// protocol) or streaming
# files over an accepted protocol.
#
db_file			"/home/me/.mpd/tag_cache"
# 
# These settings are the locations for the daemon log files for the daemon.
# These logs are great for troubleshooting, depending on your log_level
# settings.
#
# The special value "syslog" makes MPD use the local syslog daemon. This
# setting defaults to logging to syslog, otherwise logging is disabled.
#
log_file			"/home/me/.mpd/mpd.log"
#
# This setting sets the location of the file which stores the process ID
# for use of mpd --kill and some init scripts. This setting is disabled by
# default and the pid file will not be stored.
#
pid_file			"/home/me/.mpd/pid"
#
# This setting sets the location of the file which contains information about
# most variables to get MPD back into the same general shape it was in before
# it was brought down. This setting is disabled by default and the server 
# state will be reset on server start up.
#
state_file			"/home/me/.mpd/state"
#
# The location of the sticker database.  This is a database which
# manages dynamic information attached to songs.
#
sticker_file                   "/var/lib/mpd/sticker.sql"
#
###############################################################################


# General music daemon options ################################################
#
# This setting specifies the user that MPD will run as. MPD should never run as
# root and you may use this setting to make MPD change its user ID after
# initialization. This setting is disabled by default and MPD is run as the
# current user.
#
user				"me"
#
# This setting specifies the group that MPD will run as. If not specified
# primary group of user specified with "user" setting will be used (if set).
# This is useful if MPD needs to be a member of group such as "audio" to
# have permission to use sound card.
#
#group                          "nogroup"
#
# This setting sets the address for the daemon to listen on. Careful attention
# should be paid if this is assigned to anything other then the default, any.
# This setting can deny access to control of the daemon. Choose any if you want
# to have mpd listen on every address
#
# For network
#bind_to_address		"localhost"
#
# And for Unix Socket
#bind_to_address		"/run/mpd/socket"
#
# This setting is the TCP port that is desired for the daemon to get assigned
# to.
#
#port				"6600"
#
# This setting controls the type of information which is logged. Available 
# setting arguments are "default", "secure" or "verbose". The "verbose" setting
# argument is recommended for troubleshooting, though can quickly stretch
# available resources on limited hardware storage.
#
#log_level			"default"
#
# If you have a problem with your MP3s ending abruptly it is recommended that 
# you set this argument to "no" to attempt to fix the problem. If this solves
# the problem, it is highly recommended to fix the MP3 files with vbrfix
# (available as vbrfix in the debian archive), at which
# point gapless MP3 playback can be enabled.
#
#gapless_mp3_playback			"yes"
#
# Setting "restore_paused" to "yes" puts MPD into pause mode instead
# of starting playback after startup.
#
#restore_paused "no"
#
# This setting enables MPD to create playlists in a format usable by other
# music players.
#
#save_absolute_paths_in_playlists	"no"
#
# This setting defines a list of tag types that will be extracted during the 
# audio file discovery process. The complete list of possible values can be
# found in the mpd.conf man page.
#
#metadata_to_use	"artist,album,title,track,name,genre,date,composer,performer,disc"
#
# This setting enables automatic update of MPD's database when files in 
# music_directory are changed.
#
auto_update    "yes"
#
# Limit the depth of the directories being watched, 0 means only watch
# the music directory itself.  There is no limit by default.
#
#auto_update_depth "3"
#
###############################################################################


# Symbolic link behavior ######################################################
#
# If this setting is set to "yes", MPD will discover audio files by following 
# symbolic links outside of the configured music_directory.
#
follow_outside_symlinks	"yes"
#
# If this setting is set to "yes", MPD will discover audio files by following
# symbolic links inside of the configured music_directory.
#
follow_inside_symlinks		"yes"
#
###############################################################################


# Zeroconf / Avahi Service Discovery ##########################################
#
# If this setting is set to "yes", service information will be published with
# Zeroconf / Avahi.
#
#zeroconf_enabled		"yes"
#
# The argument to this setting will be the Zeroconf / Avahi unique name for
# this MPD server on the network.
#
#zeroconf_name			"Music Player"
#
###############################################################################


# Permissions #################################################################
#
# If this setting is set, MPD will require password authorization. The password
# can setting can be specified multiple times for different password profiles.
#
#password                        "password@read,add,control,admin"
#
# This setting specifies the permissions a user has who has not yet logged in. 
#
#default_permissions             "read,add,control,admin"
#
###############################################################################


# Input #######################################################################
#

input {
        plugin "curl"
#       proxy "proxy.isp.com:8080"
#       proxy_user "user"
#       proxy_password "password"
}

#
###############################################################################

# Audio Output ################################################################
#
# MPD supports various audio output types, as well as playing through multiple 
# audio outputs at the same time, through multiple audio_output settings 
# blocks. Setting this block is optional, though the server will only attempt
# autodetection for one sound card.
#
# See <http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Configuration#Audio_Outputs> for examples of 
# other audio outputs.
#
# An example of an ALSA output:
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"alsa"
#	name		"MPD"
#	device		"hw:0,0"	# optional
#	format		"44100:16:2"	# optional
#	mixer_type      "hardware"      # optional
#	mixer_device	"default"	# optional
#	mixer_control	"PCM"		# optional
#	mixer_index	"0"		# optional
#}
#
# An example of an OSS output:
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"oss"
#	name		"My OSS Device"
#	device		"/dev/dsp"	# optional
#	format		"44100:16:2"	# optional
#	mixer_type      "hardware"      # optional
#	mixer_device	"/dev/mixer"	# optional
#	mixer_control	"PCM"		# optional
#}
#
# An example of a shout output (for streaming to Icecast):
#
audio_output {
	type		"shout"
	encoding	"lame"			# optional
	name		"My Shout Stream"
	host		"1.2.2.9" #some IP goes here
	port		"8016"
	mount		"/stream"
	password	"3YF5xN1Z"
#	quality		"5.0"
	bitrate		"192"
	format		"44100:16:1"
	protocol	"icecast2"		# optional
	user		"source"		# optional
	description	"My Stream"	# optional
#	url             "http://example.com"    # optional
#	genre		""			# optional
	public		"yes"			# optional
#	timeout		"2"			# optional
#	mixer_type      "software"              # optional
}
#
# An example of a recorder output:
#
#audio_output {
#       type            "recorder"
#       name            "My recorder"
#       encoder         "vorbis"                # optional, vorbis or lame
#       path            "/var/lib/mpd/recorder/mpd.ogg"
##      quality         "5.0"                   # do not define if bitrate is defined
#       bitrate         "128"                   # do not define if quality is defined
#       format          "44100:16:1"
#}
#
# An example of a httpd output (built-in HTTP streaming server):
#
audio_output {
	type		"httpd"
	name		"MPD Stream"
	encoder		"flac"		# optional, vorbis or lame
	port		"8000"
#	bind_to_address "0.0.0.0"               # optional, IPv4 or IPv6
	quality		"0"			# do not define if bitrate is defined
#	bitrate		"128"			# do not define if quality is defined
#	format		"44100:16:1"
#	max_clients     "0"                     # optional 0=no limit
}
#
# An example of a pulseaudio output (streaming to a remote pulseaudio server)
#
audio_output {
	type		"pulse"
	name		"MPD"
#	server		"remote_server"		# optional
#	sink		"alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.iec958-stereo"	# optional
}
#
# An example of a winmm output (Windows multimedia API).
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"winmm"
#	name		"My WinMM output"
#	device		"Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)" # optional
#		or
#	device		"0"		# optional
#	mixer_type	"hardware"	# optional
#}
#
# An example of an openal output.
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"openal"
#	name		"My OpenAL output"
#	device		"Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)" # optional
#}
#
## Example "pipe" output:
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"pipe"
#	name		"my pipe"
#	command		"aplay -f cd 2>/dev/null"
## Or if you're want to use AudioCompress
#	command		"AudioCompress -m | aplay -f cd 2>/dev/null"
## Or to send raw PCM stream through PCM:
#	command		"nc example.org 8765"
#	format		"44100:16:2"
#}
#
## An example of a null output (for no audio output):
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"null"
#	name		"My Null Output"
#	mixer_type      "none"                  # optional
#}
#
# This setting will change all decoded audio to be converted to the specified
# format before being passed to the audio outputs. By default, this setting is
# disabled.
#
#audio_output_format		"44100:16:2"
#
# If MPD has been compiled with libsamplerate support, this setting specifies 
# the sample rate converter to use.  Possible values can be found in the 
# mpd.conf man page or the libsamplerate documentation. By default, this is
# setting is disabled.
#
#samplerate_converter		"Fastest Sinc Interpolator"
#
###############################################################################

####Added by me for visualisations
audio_output {
       type            "fifo"
       name            "My FIFO"
       path            "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
       format          "44100:16:2"
}

######Ed of added by me
# Normalization automatic volume adjustments ##################################
#
# This setting specifies the type of ReplayGain to use. This setting can have
# the argument "off", "album", "track" or "auto". "auto" is a special mode that
# chooses between "track" and "album" depending on the current state of
# random playback. If random playback is enabled then "track" mode is used.
# See <http://www.replaygain.org> for more details about ReplayGain.
# This setting is off by default.
#
#replaygain			"album"
#
# This setting sets the pre-amp used for files that have ReplayGain tags. By
# default this setting is disabled.
#
#replaygain_preamp		"0"
#
# This setting sets the pre-amp used for files that do NOT have ReplayGain tags.
# By default this setting is disabled.
#
#replaygain_missing_preamp	"0"
#
# This setting enables or disables ReplayGain limiting.
# MPD calculates actual amplification based on the ReplayGain tags
# and replaygain_preamp / replaygain_missing_preamp setting.
# If replaygain_limit is enabled MPD will never amplify audio signal
# above its original level. If replaygain_limit is disabled such amplification
# might occur. By default this setting is enabled.
#
#replaygain_limit		"yes"
#
# This setting enables on-the-fly normalization volume adjustment. This will
# result in the volume of all playing audio to be adjusted so the output has 
# equal "loudness". This setting is disabled by default.
#
#volume_normalization		"no"
#
###############################################################################


# MPD Internal Buffering ######################################################
#
# This setting adjusts the size of internal decoded audio buffering. Changing
# this may have undesired effects. Don't change this if you don't know what you
# are doing.
#
#audio_buffer_size		"2048"
#
# This setting controls the percentage of the buffer which is filled before 
# beginning to play. Increasing this reduces the chance of audio file skipping, 
# at the cost of increased time prior to audio playback.
#
#buffer_before_play		"10%"
#
###############################################################################


# Resource Limitations ########################################################
#
# These settings are various limitations to prevent MPD from using too many
# resources. Generally, these settings should be minimized to prevent security
# risks, depending on the operating resources.
#
#connection_timeout		"60"
#max_connections		"10"
#max_playlist_length		"16384"
#max_command_list_size		"2048"
#max_output_buffer_size		"8192"
#
###############################################################################


# Client TCP keep alive #######################################################
#
# For clients connected by TCP on supported platforms.
# Allows detection of dangling connections due to clients disappearing from
# the network without closing their connections.
#
# This is not usually necessary but can be useful in cases such as wifi connectected
# clients that go in and out of network range or turn off wifi without closing their
# connections. Combined with low max_connections this can soon cause clients to not
# be able to connect.
#
#
# Enable tcp keepalive on new client connections (default is "no")
#
#tcp_keep_alive "no"
#
# Time in seconds since the last communication on the connection and before
# the keepalive probing is started. (default is 7200 seconds)
#tcp_keep_alive_idle "7200"
#
# Interval in seconds between keepalive probes, once a probe started.
# (default is 75 seconds)
#tcp_keep_alive_interval "75"
#
# Number of failed probes before the connection is pronounced dead and
# the connection is closed. (default is 9 times)
#tcp_keep_alive_count "9"
#
###############################################################################

# Character Encoding ##########################################################
#
# If file or directory names do not display correctly for your locale then you 
# may need to modify this setting.
#
filesystem_charset		"UTF-8"
#
# This setting controls the encoding that ID3v1 tags should be converted from.
#
id3v1_encoding			"UTF-8"
#
###############################################################################


# SIDPlay decoder #############################################################
#
# songlength_database:
#  Location of your songlengths file, as distributed with the HVSC.
#  The sidplay plugin checks this for matching MD5 fingerprints.
#  See http://www.c64.org/HVSC/DOCUMENTS/Songlengths.faq
#
# default_songlength:
#  This is the default playing time in seconds for songs not in the
#  songlength database, or in case you're not using a database.
#  A value of 0 means play indefinitely.
#
# filter:
#  Turns the SID filter emulation on or off.
#
#decoder {
#       plugin                  "sidplay"
#       songlength_database     "/media/C64Music/DOCUMENTS/Songlengths.txt"
#       default_songlength      "120"
#       filter "true"
#}
#
###############################################################################
I stream to a file to allow visualisations, FLAC on my local network and a shoutcast stream so you'll probably want to ignore those bits.

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Old 05-15-2013, 03:25 AM   #7
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"R" toggles "consume" mode. Songs don't delete after they play now.
 
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"R" toggles "consume" mode. Songs don't delete after they play now.
I had a similar problem in the past when instead of pressing 'r', which is a 'repeat' mode, I pressed 'R' and noticed that my
songs are being eaten. It took me a good few hours to get to the bottom of it.
 
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Originally Posted by oldpilsbury View Post
"R" toggles "consume" mode. Songs don't delete after they play now.
I had a similar problem in the past when instead of pressing 'r', which is a 'repeat' mode, I pressed 'R' and noticed that my
songs are being eaten. It took me a good few hours to get to the bottom of it.


-- Thanks guys...that helped me too...mine were being eaten alive!!!!!!!!
 
Old 10-23-2013, 05:09 PM   #10
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Rockin brajans,

I also noticed 'y' toggles single player mode, which is weird since 'y' also starts the search engine '4'. Kind of confusing. Pulse also crashed recently after an update to ubuntu server 12.10. I switched to alsa.

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