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2tags:
3 - music
4 - hardware
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6Documenting my [[Tangara]] music player setup.
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8<blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldu2c2r5jc2u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidw7cc6dm25ydqk7enm63x6ezrmdneoo5rlpiozvnsnasxkydatym"><p lang="en">I got my Tangara music player! cooltech.zone/tangara/
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10It takes an SD card or USB storage.
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12I don’t have an SD card handy so will need to get one.
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14Yes that’s a click wheel!<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43/post/3ldu2c2r5jc2u?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>— Boris (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43?ref_src=embed">@bmann.ca</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43/post/3ldu2c2r5jc2u?ref_src=embed">December 21, 2024 at 3:25 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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16Adventures in SD Cards and beets:
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18<blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldwi4d7zsc2p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaiu775pb5oqihppu35fge4xi3ax3cyr2fdbsah4m4woacemqgjd4"><p lang="en">Ok got an SD card at Canadian Tire.
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20Next, I have to get music files this is compatible with.
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22Briefly messed around with bandcampsync python script (copy cookie and session values from dev tools in browser LOL)
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24Guess I have to rethink music access again! Going to look at what Cloudron supports.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43/post/3ldwi4d7zsc2p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>— Boris (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43?ref_src=embed">@bmann.ca</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43/post/3ldwi4d7zsc2p?ref_src=embed">December 22, 2024 at 2:36 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
25## beets
26
27[[beets]] is a command line tool that [Tangara recommends on their Music Librar page](https://cooltech.zone/tangara/docs/music-library/), their notes on beets copied here between the two lines:
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29---
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31Beets is a cross-platform command-line tool for organising your music collection. It handles normalising your directory structure and metadata formats, filling in missing metadata, and performing bulk operations on your collection. It also has a great ecosystem of plugins that extend its capabilities.
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33Once you've imported your collection into Beets, you can easily transcode anything in your library that can't be played by Tangara using the `convert`:
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35```
36convert:
37 embed: no
38 format: opus
39```
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41You can then make a converted copy of your entire library using `beet convert -d /path/to/sdcard`.
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43Note that `beet convert` will not overwrite existing files. This makes it very easy to sync any newly added tracks to Tangara, by simply repeating the same conversion command.
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46
47Here's what my beets config (in `~/.config/beets/config.yaml`) looks like:
48
49```yaml
50directory: /Volumes/TANGARA/Music
51library: ~/iCloud/Documents/BeetsLibrary/tangaralibrary.db
52import:
53 move: yes
54```
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56The library is backed up and synched in my iCloud Drive, and the Volume is the mounted SD card.
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58I run it using this command:
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60```zsh
61beet import /path/to/music
62```
63
64## Loading Music
65
66The [[Ampache TinyHome Install]] details how I've shuffled files around, and I should have my entire library available there soon enough.
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68How best to synch / update to the Tangara is unclear. Beets can move stuff around and de-duplicate, and I can open the WebDAV interface on my Macbook and I guess have beets run over the network?
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70> [!NOTE]
71> I have to update my beets config, that import / move yes currently moves / deletes from the source. I can also add a convert command to go AAC -> OPUS or mp3 as needed.
72
73## Tangara Companion Firmware Updater
74
75The [Tangara Companion is on github](https://github.com/haileys/tangara-companion). For MacOS, it's an unsigned release for x86 only, so you'll need to go into System Preferences > Security to allow it to run.
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77Once I got it to run, it never detected the Tangara when it was plugged in. Will have to check back on future releases.
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79More on [flashing firmware on the Cooltech Zone site](https://cooltech.zone/tangara/docs/flashing/).
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81## USB Block Storage
82
83It looks like I need the new firmware update to get this working correctly, where I can just use a USB-C cable and plug it into my Macbook and it will mount. It does show as connected when I use a USB-C cable, and charges from my Macbook, but it doesn't mount.