rembo10/headphones
Headphones
Headphones is an automated media collector and music library manager designed to monitor artists for new releases and automatically initiate downloads. It functions as a metadata aggregator that fetches artist and album details from online databases to maintain a comprehensive audio catalog.
The system integrates with Usenet and torrent clients, including SABnzbd, to search for and retrieve music files. It coordinates these transfers by linking to external software to automate the growth of a digital music collection.
The software manages local music organization through customizable folder structures and file naming conventions. It handles post-processing tasks such as renaming files and applying tags, and can send notifications via external messaging services when download activity occurs.
Features
- Automated Music Collectors - Automates the discovery and download of music albums via Usenet and torrent clients to build a digital library.
- External Metadata Integration - Provides automated fetching of artist and album details from external databases to enrich the local music library.
- Music Library Managers - Manages local music organization by scanning directories and applying customizable folder structures and naming conventions.
- Audio Asset Post-Processing - Renames files, re-encodes audio, and applies ID3 tags after a download completes to ensure library consistency.
- Release Monitoring - Monitors favorite artists for new album releases to trigger automatic download workflows.
- Automated Music Collectors - Provides a service that monitors artists for new releases and automatically initiates downloads upon release.
- Torrent Client Orchestrators - Interfaces with external torrent and Usenet clients to orchestrate automated file retrieval.
- Music Downloaders - Retrieves audio files from external indexers and digital platforms to build a local music collection.
- Media Library Path Templating - Organizes downloaded audio files into a customizable folder hierarchy using naming patterns and directory variables.
- Music Content Search - Queries external catalogs to find specific artists and albums using names and relevance filters.
- Music Discovery - Monitors artists for new releases and automatically initiates searches once official release dates are reached.
- Music Metadata Enrichment - Enriches local media records by retrieving detailed artist and album information from online music databases.
- Music Metadata Organizers - Uses music metadata to automatically rename and structure local audio file libraries.
- Music Metadata Retrieval - Fetches technical release data, including track durations and bitrates, from external music databases.
- Download Client Orchestration - Coordinates search and download requests to external Usenet and torrent software via standardized API calls.
- Release Polling Monitors - Regularly polls external catalogs to detect and trigger downloads for new music releases.
- Metadata Aggregation - Aggregates artist and album details from multiple online databases to maintain a comprehensive audio catalog.
- Search Aggregators - Queries multiple external indexers and search engines to aggregate the most relevant audio file results.
- Media Metadata Fetching - Retrieves remote artwork and thumbnails associated with music artists and albums to enrich the library.
- Music Search Filters - Uses custom exclusion rules to filter out specific album versions or unofficial content from search results.
- Post-Download Processing - Triggers automatic file renaming and metadata tagging immediately after the download client reports a completed transfer.
- Download Automation - Integrates with SABnzbd and other download clients to automate the retrieval of wanted music albums.
- Download Priority Queues - Manages a priority-based list of wanted albums to automate or cancel file searches.
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