User Settings

There are a number of settings you can change that affects how SnackAmp operates. All of them have balloon help which describes in detail what they do. They are also summarized below

Play Settings

Play Settings

The Play Settings affect how SnackAmp reacts to songs and overall GUI settings. You can adjust fading of song volume, fading options, display options, and initial window sizes. Each of the settings has bubble help to explain what the setting does.

Play Mode

The play mode settings determine what happens after a playing track is complete.

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Sort Mode

The sort mode settings determine how the tracks are sorted or shuffled in the playlist. You can also access these settings by the menu the drops down when selecting the icon on the main interface.

Display Info

The Display Info determine how much track information is shown on the main interface. The choices are:

All Information

Title, Artist, Album, Track, Rate and Genre

Title, Artist and Album

Title Only

Note: In the Title Only view, the main menu can be accessed by pressing the right mouse button over the track info display.

Auto Playlist

The Auto Playlist settings adjust the Auto Playlist window including automatic syncing of tracks to the playing track and display options for the track list.

ID3 Tags

The ID3 Tags settings adjust capability and format for ID3 tagging.

Note: It is recommended to keep the Preserve Time Stamp on Edit off when using the table view to allow the Auto Playlist window to detect when changes have been made to a track.

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Folders

The folders tag allows you to manage the various folders (also available from the File and Settings menus directly), and whether to monitor folders and catalogs.

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Fonts

The Fonts tab allows you to choose various fonts and sizes for different SnackAmp displays.

Colors

The Colors tab allows you to adjust the various colors to suit your taste.

Web/Browser

From the Web/Browser tab of the settings form you can enable/disable the remote control, set the port number to use and adjust the refresh rate client browsers will use to get play updates. There is also additional information shown such as URL and file locations.

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Diagnostic

The Diagnostic Tab has some settings to help out when problems occur or adjustments to tweak your particular system. You won't normally have to enable or set any of these options. They can be helpful in finding problems with your configuration.

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Auto Level

The Auto Level tab provides some settings to adjust the amount of auto level compensation and level of analysis performed. There are also buttons to pre compute or reset auto level data. The default settings should work fine, however you can adjust these to your liking.

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File Association (Windows only)

The File Association tab allows you to associate various file types (those set in the Supported File Extensions on the Folders tab). Associating a file type directs a double-click or run operation to SnackAmp and installs a context menu to play or add the track the the playlist.