Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.1
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Chapter 13: Play Music with Audio Station
Search Music
You can use the search field above the music player section of Audio Station to search your music.
To search music:
1
Choose a category from the
All Categories
drop-down menu.
2
Enter a word or phrase in the search field.
3
Press Enter (PC) or Return (Mac) on your keyboard.
The search result will appear in the main section.
To filter the artist, album, or genre to show in the main section:
When you are at the root directory of
By Album
,
By Artist
, or
By Genre
, you can see the
Filter
field above the
main area of Audio Station. Enter a keyword in the field and press "Enter" on your keyboard to quickly find the
album, artist, or genre you want, depending on your current location.
To re-index audio files:
1
Go to
Main Menu
>
Control Panel
>
Media Indexing Service
.
2
Under the
Media Indexing Service
tab, click
Re-index
to reconstruct the index structure of the audio files If
you found missing music in Audio Station. The process will be executed in the background.
Edit Music Information
With Audio Station, you can view or edit the information of music files.
To view or edit music information:
1
Select one or more music files, and right-click to choose
Edit music tag
.
2
Here you can view or modify the music file's information, or choose a language from the
Codepage
drop-down
menu to convert non-Unicode text to Unicode and display the text in the correct language. (
System default
is
the codepage you specified at
Main Menu
>
Control Panel
>
Regional Options
.)
3
Click
Save
to finish the setup.
Note:
You can only edit music files in the following formats: mp3, wma, wav, ogg.
Only users with the
Edit Music Tag
privilege (in
Settings
>
Privileges
in the top left corner) can edit music
information.
To edit song lyrics:
1
Select one music file, and right-click to choose
Edit music tag
.
Note:
You can only edit lyrics of one music file at a time. The edit mode will be disabled upon multiple selections.
2
Click the
Lyrics
tab to modify lyrics for the song. Lyrics is available only under any of the following
circumstances:
If the music file is embedded with lyrics.
If the lyrics file (in .lrc format) has the same file name as the music file and both are stored in the same
folder.
Record Diagnostic Log
The log can help determine the cause of the problem when you contact Synology Support for assistance.
To manage Audio Station communication log:
1
Click
Settings
and then click the
Options
tab.
2
Tick
Enable Audio Station log for diagnosis
and click
OK
. You can download or clear the recorded log by
clicking
Download
or
Clear
.
