{"id":291,"date":"2020-10-13T15:09:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T13:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.viking-studios.net\/en\/?p=291"},"modified":"2020-10-13T15:09:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T13:09:32","slug":"audio-station-import-playlists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.viking-studios.net\/en\/audio-station-import-playlists\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio Station – Import playlists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you want to import playlists into the Audio Station, you will search the menus in vain for a corresponding option. It’s actually very easy. However, there are a few hurdles to be considered. In this article, I not only explain how to do it, but also give you a little tool at hand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supported formats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Audio Station supports playlists in the formats M3U<\/strong>, PLS <\/strong>and WPL<\/strong>. If your playlist is in one of the formats, you have almost won. M3U is one of the more popular formats. If you have created the playlist in audio software or your own playlist software, you can usually export the playlist in different formats. If your list is in a format that Audio Station does not support, you will have to try to convert the format using software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Import the playlist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To “import” a playlist, all you have to do is copy it to the right place. In addition to smart lists, the Audio Station knows two types of playlists, group playlists and personal playlists. Depending on whether you want to keep your playlist to yourself or want to make it accessible to all users of the Audio Station, you have to copy the list to different locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For group playlists you simply copy the file into the \/music folder of your DiskStation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/volumeX\/music<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
For personal playlists you have to copy the file into the playlist folder of your personal Audio Station (this must be activated).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/volumeX\/homes\/<User>\/music\/playlists<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Adapt paths<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It would all be so easy, if there wasn’t a problem: The individual songs are entered in the playlist with their file paths and since you did not create the playlist on your DiskStation, the paths under which the songs are on your computer are entered there , e.g. M:\\Music\\Queen\\\u2026<\/code> instead of \/volume1\/music\/Queen\/\u2026<\/code> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Create the script<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
But that’s easy to fix. I created a script that replaces the paths. So that you can use the script you do the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
  1. Download the script here<\/a>.<\/li>
  2. Copy the script to your DiskStation. Alternatively, you can create the script yourself via the command line, the content can be found below.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n