[Idea] : Retro music in Navidrome

[Beulu]

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• I have searched the existing open AND closed issues to see if an issue already exists for the bug I've encountered
• I'm using the latest version (your issue may have been fixed already)

Version

Latest

Current Behavior

Navidrome reading vgm, vgz, gym...

Expected Behavior

This new feature ^^

How Navidrome is installed?

Docker

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Hi !

I saw this closed conversation : #1929 and I jsut ask why you don't insert source code of Game Music Emu in Navidrome (or for a plug in ?)

Thanks !

P.S. : sorry for the bug tag :\

[risalt]

+1 😀

[hologarden]

Likely too little demand for it to be implemented. As seen in #1929:

[...] taglib does not support reading those formats yet. Thank you for your ideas though!

Though it has been referenced in the issues of the official taglib repo. You could always try forking Navidrome to try implementing the feature on your own!

There is also a dedicated page to ideas for new features.

[deluan]

If ffmpeg support these formats, you can change your extractor to ffmpeg (ND_SCANNER_EXTRACTOR=ffmpeg).

You would also need to add the mime types to your system. You may try to override the mime_types.yaml file (only in development builds) by creating a resources directory under the same directory that holds your navidrome.db file, and create a modified coy of the mime_types.yaml inside it:

data_folder/
  navidrome.db
  resources/
     mime_types.yaml

Anyway, closing this as there is nothing much that Navidrome can do if taglib or ffmpeg do not support these file formats.

[Beulu]

Thanks all for your answers.

deluan : you mean I need to code ? Because I can't. Or is this just a configuration by file/options modifications ?

[deluan]

No coding required, you just need to create a copy of the mime_types.yaml file in the folder I mentioned above, and add the mime type for the file types you want.

Example, for vgm file format, I googled "vgm mime type" and found this: https://www.digipres.org/formats/sources/wikidata/formats/#q105863074

So you would add a line in the mime_type.yaml file like this in the "types" section (just follow the pattern in the file for other formats):

  .vgm: audio/x-mod

But this will only work if ffmpeg can recognize the file. You can test it by going to the command line and running:

ffmpeg -i your_file.vgm

and check if it shows valid information about the file, like title, artist, album. If not, the files will be impoirted, but will be classified as Unknown Artist/Unknown Album

Hope this helps.

[Beulu]

OK, with Windows and command bat I got this :

Seems ffmpeg reads .vgm.

Great, got this too :

Seems ffmpeg reads .vgz !

VLC needs to "unzip" .vgz to be read (and take more space disk)

Great stuff too, files got metadata !

I'm sorry in advance because configuration is not my best part. Working on it. Try to investigate your method.

Thanks again !

[deluan]

Good news is that ffmpeg can read metadata. Bad news is that your files are using non-standard tags: song for title, author for artist. So Navidrome won't be able to map these correctly. You'll need to change it to match standard tags.

[Beulu]

Damn ! I'm not motivated to change those metadata for all files. Maybe if I find a library with modified tags.

You mean if I upgrade mime_types.yaml navidrome will read game musics, even if metadatas are not good ? Is it possible to add it for future updates ? Is it possible to convert song to title and author for artist automatically for all those specific files ?

Thanks !

[deluan]

You mean if I upgrade mime_types.yaml navidrome will read game musics, even if metadatas are not good ?

Yes, but they will show as Unknown Artist/Unknown Album

Is it possible to add it for future updates ?

In the new scanner I'm working on (#2709), you'll be able to map tags similar to how you map mime types. So yes, you'll be able to configure this.

Is it possible to convert song to title and author for artist automatically for all those specific files ?

Maybe you can find a tool that does the mapping for you? I think you may use MusicBrainz Picard for that, or maybe other taggers, but I'm not sure.

[Beulu]

You mean if I upgrade mime_types.yaml navidrome will read game musics, even if metadatas are not good ?

Yes, but they will show as Unknown Artist/Unknown Album

Nevermind ! (for the moment ^^)

Is it possible to add it for future updates ?

In the new scanner I'm working on (#2709), you'll be able to map tags similar to how you map mime types. So yes, you'll be able to configure this.

Great news ! I was stucked on hologarden response.

Is it possible to convert song to title and author for artist automatically for all those specific files ?

Maybe you can find a tool that does the mapping for you? I think you may use MusicBrainz Picard for that, or maybe other taggers, but I'm not sure.

I'll checked with Musicbee, maybe try MusicBrainz and/or find a good place to download welltag albums.

I really would try if it's working but i'm not sure about linux manipulations and don't want to break everything...