MusicIP Mixer Help - Getting Started

Step 1. Install the MusicIP Mixer Application

First... Double-click on the downloaded MusicIP.exe file. During the short installation program, you will be asked where you would like to install the program and if you would like to put a short-cut to the Mixer on your desktop. It is suggested that you leave this option as a default. Second... Double-click on the desktop icon MusicIP Mixer.

Step 2. Activate Your Music Collection

The more songs you activate, the more interesting and dynamic your playlists will be.

After following the Install steps, the MusicIP Mixer will appear on your screen. A Browse for Folder will also appear for first time users. You must select the folders in your computer which contain the music you want to put into the Mixer.

Step 3. Create New Playlists/Mixes

Once you've installed, you can mix! To generate a playlist, highlight a song you would like to use as the building block, and press the New Mix button. (If you would like to build a playlist based upon multiple songs, press Shift or Ctrl Key, highlighting as many songs as you'd like and then press the New Mix button.) A list of songs will appear in the lower window which are similar to the original song.

You can now press the Play button to send the selected songs to your music player. The Mixer also supports dragging & dropping on to your portable device, music player, or CD burner as supported by those applications. After you've made your first few mixes, you may want to browse through our Tips & Tricks section for some more advanced options. Note that you can configure the size of the generated lists from the File/Customize Options menu.

How the Mixer Works in the Background

After you have finished adding songs to your Mixer, the program will attempt to lookup analysis data for each of your songs from the MusicIP server. This initial lookup will only use the tag information, and is very fast. Music must be analyzed in order to be included in mixes and playlists. Songs will appear in red before they have been processed. As they turn to green, this means that the track has been analyzed and can be included in the activities of the Mixer. Songs which turn to black are considered unusable in the creation of a playlist but can still be listened to. The mixer will start analyzing your music automatically whenever you add new tracks. You can stop or start analysis at any time from the Library menu (choose Start Analysis or Stop Analysis as appropriate). You may want to leave the application running until all your songs have been processed.