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Controlling Operation

November 7 2020 - 1:09 pm

UPDATED: Side Splitter v2.1

For macOS 10.15 and later only. This script will copy a selection of tracks (presumably the tracks of a single particular album) into separate user-designated "album side" playlists and place these playlists in a distinct Playlist Folder. The script will then play each playlist "side" one at a time, pausing after each one until you accede to play the next "side" (as might occur with an actual LP record).

You can get the track order for an album if you Search Discogs or Search Wikipedia.

Written as a sort of joke to illustrate the awkwardness of recreating an analog music listening experience digitally.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 11 Big Sur
  • Performance, UI and security enhancements

More information for Side Splitter v2.1 and download link is here.

posted in Big Sur, Catalina, Controlling Operation, Music app
November 3 2020 - 9:24 pm

UPDATED: Skip Back or Ahead v3.2

For macOS 10.15 and later only. Floating panel allows you to control rewinding or skipping forward in the currently playing track by a user-entered number of seconds (1-120). Optionally, play/pause the current track. Useful for 'scoping through tracks, making transcriptions, and so on.

Latest version:

  • Additional accommodations for macOS 11 Big Sur

More information for Skip Back or Ahead v3.2 and download link is here.

posted in Big Sur, Catalina, Controlling Operation, Music app, TV app
September 24 2020 - 12:32 pm

UPDATED: Skip Back or Ahead v3.1

For macOS 10.15 and later only. Floating panel allows you to control rewinding or skipping forward in the currently playing track by a user-entered number of seconds (1-120). Optionally, play/pause the current track. Useful for 'scoping through tracks, making transcriptions, and so on.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 11 Big Sur
  • Performance, UI and security enhancements

More information for Skip Back or Ahead v3.1 and download link is here.

posted in Big Sur, Catalina, Controlling Operation, Music app, TV app
December 11 2019 - 6:44 pm

UPDATED: Skip Back or Ahead v3.0

Floating panel allows you to control rewinding or skipping forward in the currently playing track by a user-entered number of seconds (1-120). Optionally, play/pause the current track. Useful for 'scoping through tracks, making transcriptions, and so on.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 10.15 Catalina
  • UI tidying
  • Performance and security enhancements

More information for Skip Back or Ahead v3.0 and download link is here.

posted in Catalina, Controlling Operation, Music app, TV app
November 24 2019 - 4:02 am

UPDATED: Side Splitter v2.0

For macOS 10.15 Catalina and later only. This script will copy a selection of tracks (presumably the tracks of a single particular album) into separate user-designated "album side" playlists and place these playlists in a distinct Playlist Folder. The script will then play each playlist "side" one at a time, pausing after each one until you accede to play the next "side" (as might occur with an actual LP record).

You can get the track order for an album if you Search Discogs or Search Wikipedia.

Written as a sort of joke to illustrate the awkwardness of recreating an analog music listening experience digitally.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 10.15 Catalina
  • Adds option to "insert" 4 seconds of delay between tracks
  • Performance and security enhancements

More information for Side Splitter v2.0 and download link is here.

posted in Catalina, Controlling Operation, Music app
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