Random File Selector/Copier, anyone? (NOT in AS, in your comp)

[Melodia]

Since there's no random function yet, and no imprint finding besides...anyone know of any good programs to copy out random files from your collection to another DIR? I looked around and couldn't find anything, but my Google-fu sucks 


-Lala-

[Cody900]

Ctrl + c

Ctrl + v

Alternatively;

Ctrl + x

Ctrl + v.

[Melodia]

That completely defeats the purpose of what I asked for.

 

-Lala-

[Volatar]

Ctrl + c

Ctrl + v

Alternatively;

Ctrl + x

Ctrl + v.

read

...programs to copy out random files ... to another DIR?

Read the posts you reply to, in full

To the OP, maybe ill take a stab at looking for you.

[ANOON]

I have a program for this, I can upload it for you if you want

[Melodia]

If you could post a link to it here, that'd be great. I'm sure others would find it useful.


-Lala-

[tnl]

I can't think of a workaround that isn't weird/counterproductive.  Your approach would suffer the same problem as the following: in order to see filesystem changes in audiosurf's file browser, you would have to exit out of a folder and reenter that folder.

How about something that can generate a .m3u file from your collection, in shuffled order, so you can finish a song and be forced to play the next , or if you don't want that song, you can re-generate the .m3u file and then re-load the .m3u file in audiosurf... I can write a script that can do this.

But this leads me to want a feature of being able to browse the contents of a playlist file (and also want audiosurf check it for changes and in the filesystem for the current folder, so you don't have to do the aforementioned odd steps to refresh)...

[ANOON]

I can't think of a workaround that isn't weird/counterproductive.  Your approach would suffer the same problem as the following: in order to see filesystem changes in audiosurf's file browser, you would have to exit out of a folder and reenter that folder.

I found a way to get around this, working on it...

[Melodia]

I can't think of a workaround that isn't weird/counterproductive.  Your approach would suffer the same problem as the following: in order to see filesystem changes in audiosurf's file browser, you would have to exit out of a folder and reenter that folder.

I think you're completely missing the point. This is to get a nice selection of random files to PLAY, where they can then be tagged (if needed) and loaded in AS with no issues. That's why I'm asking for something that can select and copy the files -- and indeed why it's in the chat forum rather than the discussion forum, since it's not technically about AS itself.

-Lala-

[Cody900]

Stop being American, is the answer.

L2CopyManually.

[Melodia]

Learn what the definition of "random" is.


-Lala-

[Cody900]

Learn what the definition of "random" is.


-Lala-

Close your eyes and just randomly highlight songs. It's not rocket science.

[ANOON]

First version of my app.
[Only NTFSLink supported right now (fixing copy thing), so you must use NTFS and put the program on the same drive as your music]

http://www.webbieworld.nl/astools/ASTools.zip

How to use
- Download the file
- Unpack the 3 files in a nice folder somewhere on your computer.
Open as.ini in notepad and ONLY change drive to a free driveletter you have and songdir to the dir with your music. Don't change the other things, they are already in the gui.
- Save the ini file
- Open ASTools.exe

What it does (and does not yet)
When enabled (default settings) the program creates a virtual drive U: for easy access in AS.
This drive is linked to a empty folder.
If you press your hotkey a link to a random song is made in the drive.
Select it in AS and play...

[Volatar]

Close your eyes and just randomly highlight songs. It's not rocket science.

That is not really random, and those of us who actually put their music into organized folders cannot do that.

Randomness is a lack of order, purpose, cause, or predictability in non-scientific parlance. A random process is a repeating process whose outcomes follow no describable deterministic pattern, but follow a probability distribution.

I suggest you go away now.

To the OP, if you have an iPod I have found that if you plug it in and use Audiosurf to browse it, all the songs are GDFG54.mp3 and similar, and are essentially randomly mixed.

EDIT: oh, I didn't read the post above me. That is exactly what you have wanted right there.

[LockeDown]

Since there's no random function yet, and no imprint finding besides...anyone know of any good programs to copy out random files from your collection to another DIR? I looked around and couldn't find anything, but my Google-fu sucks 


-Lala-

Lala - I am going to actually be helpful and tell you what I do. I load up Winamp and load my entire playable library and have it choose songs at random. I can hear a quick sample to see if its something i really want to play - if not - hit next until i find something I like and then load it into AudioSurf.

Windows Media Player would probably work as well but I prefere Winamp when I can use it.

Hope this helps.