Last.fm plugin scrobbling problem

[HateMe]

We are looking into API 2.0 and ways to implement it into new version of native MediaMonkey plugin.

Wow, great news . Thanks for sharing .

regards

[Moatilliata]

Hi,
sorry to but in on the thread, but if anyone could help me that would be sweet. I used to use the Mediamonkey scrobbler, and have just changed to sizzly's method, but I am still having the same problem.

I can't really trace it, but basically a lot of the artists in my library just don't seem to register playcounts from my ipod or mediamonkey.

E.g. The Dresden Dolls have numerous tracks for which mediamonkey lists the playcount as over, say 15 each, but according to lastfm they have only three plays in my library. And the Mediamonkey playcount doesn't even account for ipod plays, does it? It seems to only scrobble tracks I play while lastfm is open in google chrome (or any other browser presumably). Any help would be much appreciated. Also any other info I can give you is your's for the asking (obviously, I guess). I would give you my log file but it was deleted (presumably) when I removed the mediamonkey scrobbler plugin.

Thanks in advance

[Mizery_Made]

MM will update the Playcount value with the number of plays from the iPod. I don't think these plays are scrobbled to Last.FM either, as the iPod doesn't store when they were played I don't think. So it's possible you've played the song in MediaMonkey only 3 times, and the other 12 came from the iPod and therefor not scrobbled.

Bex has a scripts which can check for these iPod plays (or other playcount anomalies) through checking the value of the playcounter to that of the number of Play history entries in the MM database. His "Tagging Inconsistencies" has "More..." & "Less PlayCount Than in MM's internal History" nodes which check for this and his "Add/Remove PlayStat" script offers the ability to "fix" them (by adjusting the playcounter to match the number of history plays or inserting fake plays into the history to account for the iPod plays). You might install the Tagging Inconsistencies script and check the node(s) to at least determine if my theory may apply (for example, 3 plays via MM for a file thus having 3 plays in the history, and then 12 via iPod causing a 15 in the playcounter when only 3 were played and scrobbled by MM)

[nohitter151]

The MM scrobbler (or the "Sizzly" version of the scrobbler) do not submit plays from an iPod. If you want to submit plays from an ipod, use a program like QTscrob before you sync with MM.

[Moatilliata]

Thanks guys.

Mizery-Made: I have installed those two scripts and they work fine. Do I have to adjust the playcount by hand or is there an automatic adjust button I'm missing?? Because there are 3500 tracks in the 'more plays than internal playcount list'. Also, I can't find how to tell how many plays there are in the internal playcount to compare them.

nohitter: is there not a convenient way using just MM? I guess not or you would not be telling me work arounds right?
Thanks again, you are heroes.

[nohitter151]

No, MM can't submit iPod plays to last.fm in any way. However, QT scrob is very easy to use. You just have to remember to do it!

[Mizery_Made]

Do I have to adjust the playcount by hand or is there an automatic adjust button I'm missing??

If you are looking to erase the "iPod plays" (thus, restore the playcount to the number of history plays) then you can just highlight them all, right click, mouse over Add/Remove Playstat and then select "Adjust Only Playcounter. Once there, you just have to select "Set To Count of HistoryPlays" and it will fix them for you. If you're looking to keep the inflated number, then you really don't have to do anything (or you can insert some fake plays into the history using the script).

Also, I can't find how to tell how many plays there are in the internal playcount to compare them.

If you open up the "More..."/"Less PlayCount than in MM's internal History" node, then you should see sub nodes like "Diff by: 3 ({Count of Files})" in which case the files in that node have 3 more plays in the playcounter than there are in the history. So if a file has 15 plays and is in that node, it would really only have 12 according to MM's history.

You don't have to fix these. Some people like that their listening habits on there iPod are (somewhat) tracked, I on the otherhand prefer to keep it in sync with the number of plays I've had on my computer. It's up to you. I only suggested looking into it with the Tagging Inconsistencies script as a means of "proving" that it's a matter of the iPod plays not being scrobbled.