![]() ![]() Here is the greater context: I wasn't intending to tie my Music app to Insteon so that I could listen to music by pushing a button on a light switch. And I only restart the computer when there are updates, which is not even once a week. I often leave my email open all the time, because I use it constantly. Which, in the case of the Music app, isn't every day.īut that is not a complete answer. I have a habit of shutting off applications I don't need right now because I don't want them just idle in the background in the event I'm in the mood to use them. ![]() I have plenty of RAM but it does get taxed, my kernal daemon goes into overdrive, and my fan comes on. ![]() ![]() I’m wondering why you shut down the Music app every time? I just leave it running in the background. Please counter with me if I'm completely wrong - but I need an example scenario that doesn't involve me having to manually reconnect with the app every single time I restart the Music application or the computer. But at its present state, I'm afraid for me it's useless. I realize there is a whole bunch of things this plugin is supposed to do, and that fixing it to keep up with Apple's changes is ongoing, and I shall monitor that. I was experimenting with the idea of making my Music app play a PARTICULAR song when a particular Insteon button is pressed, but I can't figure out how to do that yet. I can't figure out what the value-add on tying to Insteon is. Isn't it easier for me to just open Music and click Play? Also I can control the Music app pretty well with my Remote app on the iPhone. So to use it, I have to: launch the Music app, launch the Indigo app, re-establish the connection (API?), and then I can basically toggle on and off the play feature using an Insteon button for example. My argument: I can't use the app if it keeps disconnecting and staying disconnected every time I shut down the Music app. I'm sticking with the word useless for now. My favorite feature of the latter is the ability to have indigo play a playlist, and ramp up (or down) the volume. I actually use both the standard iTunes plugin as well as the iTunes Local plugin. I was surprised to find no mention of this app on the MPU forum.Īfter checking them both out, I went with Fidelia and its tiny iOS companion app for controlling the player from my iPhone.I hardly think the plugin is useless as it still works when the Music app is running. The Fidelia player sounds better to my ears, targets an audiophile audience, and can be purchased from the Mac App Store. Swinsian seems not to have been updated for Apple Silicon M1/M2 Macs but has lots of features and looks a lot like the current iTunes/Music stock app, even seeming a bit creaky in its UI in places. Both offer trial periods from their developer websites. Neither of them are new and neither try to be a complete replacement for Apple’s iTunes/Music app. Two apps that will integrate with my iTunes library, and not require a subscription, are Swinsian and Fidelia. I’ve gotten so tired of the Catalyst re-write of the iTunes/Music player on my M1 MacBook Air falling behind the song that is actually playing, and then stalling out and just quitting, that I’ve been looking for a replacement. ![]()
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