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Music is the component of XBMC that tames your hunger for great music.  Some of the key features of Music are:
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==Music Key Features==
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*Support for a countless number of formats and codecs. [[XBMC_Features_and_Supported_Formats/Codecs#Supported_audio_codecs:| You can find a full list here]].
*A full-featured [[Music Library]] that makes it easy to organize, find and listen to your favorite music
*Support for [[Music Videos]]
*Built in ability to [[Streaming|stream]] media from other computers
*Full support for [[Playlists]], including [[Playlists#Smart Playlists|Smart Playlists]]
*The capability to stream thousands of radio stations directly from the internet
*Fully integrated support for [[LastFM]]
*Jaw-dropping [[Visualizations]] that add the visual element to your music experience
*A fully customizable view
*Integrated [[CD Ripping]]
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==Using Music==
You will find the interface of Music as easy to operate as the rest of XBMC.
*[[General Navigation]]
*[[Music Navigation and Control]]
Here you can see the default keymapping for:
*[[My Music Controller|XBOX Controller]]
*[[XBOX DVD-Remote Music Controls|XBOX DVD-Remote]].
 
==OSD (On Screen Display)==
There are two different On Screen Displays (or "OSD" for short) available in Music:
; The [[Music Navigation and Control#Controls During Playback|mini-control]]
: Press the Start Button on the controller to display the mini control.
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; The Visualization OSD
: The [[Visualizations]] OSD pictured on the left is available while in visualization mode. The Buttons on the OSD are as follows:
# '''Now Playing''' - Selecting this opens the [[Playlists#Now_Playing|Now_Playing]] playlist.
# '''Select Visualization''' - Allows you to select the visualization being displayed.
# Play / Pause
# Stop
# '''Visualization Preset''' - Allows you to select the visualization preset being displayed.
# '''Visualization Settings''' - Allows you to configure the current visualization.
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==Sources for Music==
:''See main article'': [[Media Sources]]
XBMC gives you the ability to listen to music from a variety of sources, click here for more information and examples of [[Music Sources|music sources(link)]].<br>
Some examples of sources that allow you to easily access all your digital music collection:
*'''On your computer or a [[NAS (Network Attached Storage)]] device/system, which supports [[SMB]] file sharing'''
*'''Stored directly on the hard drive of your Xbox'''
*'''On CDs/DVDs in the Xbox DVD drive'''
*'''Streamed from the Internet'''
For information on how to configure remote file shares, please click [[Configuring PC Shares|here (link)]]
 
==Listing Modes Available in Music==
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===Files View===
Files View is the most basic way of browing your music. In Files View, you browse through your sources folder by folder, in the exact same way they are stored. What you see in Files View is the same as you would see if you were to browse the folders on your computer.
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===Library Mode===
:''See main article'': [[Music Library]]
The Library Mode is much more advanced and has many more features than the Files View. It has features like song, album and artist info to name a few.
In order to utilize Library Mode, you first need to scan your music into the Music Library using [[Music Navigation and Control#The Context Menu |The Context Menu]]. Be patient, as this can take quite a while if you have a large music collection.
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==[[Playlists]]==
:''See main article'': [[Playlists]]
Audio Playlists are also fully supported.
 
 
==Album Art & Thumbnails==
:''See main article'': [[Thumbnails]]
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There are a number of ways to get thumbnails to display in Music.<br>
Album art can by obtained via [http://www.allmusic.com Allmusic.com] and described in the [[My_Music_Navigation_and_Control#The_Context_Menu|The Context Menu]] section. Music tags can also contain art for that specific song, as can be seen in [[Preparing your Music]].<br>
If you want a custom thumb, you can add a .tbn file to your music directory. The .tbn file can be either a .JPG or a .PNG file (with transparancy) that you simply rename the extension from .jpg/.png to .tbn.<br>
The size of the picture can be anything from 64x64 to 256x256 in pixel-size (you may want to use a larger pixel-size if you use XBMC in 720p/1080i HDTV resolution to get a sharper image).<br>
 
'''Examples:'''<br>
In this example audiofilename.mp3 will use audiofilename.tbn as thumbnail:
Music\path\'''audiofilename.mp3'''
Music\path\'''audiofilename.tbn'''
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The same goes for playlists, cue-sheets, SHOUTcast, and [[HOW-TO:_Play_Internet_Streams|internet-stream files]], eg:
Music\path\'''audioplaylistname.m3u'''
Music\path\'''audioplaylistname.tbn'''
Music\path\'''cuelistname.cue'''
Music\path\'''cuelistname.tbn'''
Music\path\'''shoutcastlinkname.pls'''
Music\path\'''shoutcastlinkname.tbn'''
Music\path\'''audiostreamname.strm'''
Music\path\'''audiostreamname.tbn'''
 
If you store each of your music-albums or artists in a separate subfolder to keep things organized, you can also make the folder have a custom thumbnail image. To do this you need to rename your .jpg thumbnail as folder.jpg and place it in the folder (the size of the picture can be anything from 64x64 to 256x256 in pixel size).<br>
 
'''Example:'''<br>
Music\path\album\'''folder.jpg'''
 
Now your album/artist folder will have a lovely custom thumbnail-image.
 
You can via [[advancedsettings.xml]] change the default filename of the image that XBMC uses for music folders.  See the [[advancedsettings.xml#<musicthumbs>|<musicthumbs>]] tag. for more information.
 
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