LeaseyAudio.

Introduction.

LeaseyAudio allows you to enjoy your music, books and any other audio in exceptionally high quality.

In order to take advantage of the LeaseyAudio playback, particularly the hot keys which can be used from within any application, you will need to install Foobar2000. The developers of Foobar2000 are particularly keen to ensure that the audio output from this application is second-to-none, so undoubtedly this is a player which deserves serious consideration when listening to audio.

If Foobar2000 is not installed, you can still use much of what LeaseyAudio has to offer in terms of creating, managing and listening to songs from playlists. Winamp and VLC Media Player for example can be used to good effect.

In this Chapter, we will walk you through all aspects of creating a playlist based upon files in your audio library. This will include editing and playing songs from it. We will also describe all the global hot keys which can be used with Foobar2000.

In order to make it easier for you to create playlists, if using LeaseyBasic we suggest you include the path to the start point of your audio library in LeaseyManager. However, this is by no means essential, and provided you know how to use File Explorer, creating a playlist will not be difficult. This simply gives you a useful starting point for browsing the audio library. You will, however, need to have read and understood the previous Chapter concerning LeaseyTags.

The LeaseyAudio Menu.

The leaseyAudio menu is located on the Leasey Main Menu by selecting the option “Launch LeaseyAudio”. Alternatively, press the Leasey Key followed by the letter “A” to access it directly.

The LeaseyAudio menu contains several items and we will work through them in the order in which they appear.

Create or Change a Playlist.

Activating this option on the LeaseyAudio menu will bring into view an Edit Field. You will be asked for the name of the playlist. Whether this is a new playlist, or an existing one you wish to add to, please type its name and press Enter.

Assuming you have instructed LeaseyManager where your primary audio folder is located, you will be taken to it automatically. If not, please browse to a folder containing audio files within File Explorer.

If LeaseyBasic is active, a list of folders is presented to you. You cannot press Tab or Shift+Tab to move outside the confines of the list. Pressing Enter will of course enter a folder, while pressing Backspace will return to the previous folder.

As described in the previous Chapter, please assign LeaseyTags to each file you wish to add to the playlist by pressing Control+Shift+Space when focused upon it. To repeat, this can be from multiple folders, however you can always add to a playlist later.

When all the tags are in place, press Control +Shift+P and the playlist will be created very quickly. You will hear the word, “Complete”.

If you wish to add to the current playlist at this stage, you can go ahead and tag more files from different folders and then press Control+Shift+P once again. Leasey remembers which playlist you are creating and will do so unless you change a name by selecting option 1 from the LeaseyAudio menu, “Create or Change a Playlist”.

Work With Your Playlists.

Activating the second option from the LeaseyAudio menu will let you “Work With Your Playlists”. Pressing Enter on this item will present you with a list of playlists you have previously saved. Press Enter on a playlist in order to work with it.

Managing a Playlist.

When within a playlist, four options are available:

• Listen to the Playlist. Pressing Enter here will begin playback of all the songs in the playlist in sequential order, unless you choose to shuffle its contents, (See Below).
• Listen to a Song from the Playlist. This option will present you with a list of all files in the playlist. Press Enter on an item to listen to it.
• Edit the Playlist. This option will bring the playlist into a file for easy text editing. If you wish to rearrange the order of items in the playlist, or delete from it, this is the option you need. Simply cut, copy, paste or delete items to suit your listening preference. Press Control+Enter to save.
• Delete the Playlist. Pressing Enter here will remove the playlist from the computer.

Listening to Audio.

When listening to any audio content, please hold down all three keys to the left of the Space Bar. These are the ALT, Control and Windows Keys. While doing so, press:

• P to pause and restart audio playback.
• Left Arrow skips back through the audio.
• Right Arrow skips right through the audio.
• F12 increases the volume level.
• F11 decreases the volume level.
• N skips to the next track in the playlist.
• B skips back a track in the playlist.
• U shuffles the content of the playlist.
• N resumes playback in the normal order of play.
• R repeats the current playlist.

Listening to an Audio CD.

If an audio CD is placed within the CD-ROM drive of your computer, from within any application press ALT+Control+Windows+O. A list of CD drives which are part of your computer will appear.

Press the Up or Down Arrow keys to select the drive in which the CD is located. There may only be one drive. Press Enter to start playing the CD.

When the disc is playing, use any of the playback keys above in order to move through (or listen to) the items.

Sound Card Properties.

Advanced users of Windows may wish to jump directly into the properties so as to manipulate various sound sources. In order to do this, from the LeaseyAudio menu select "Sound Card Settings". This will move directly into the Windows dialog box for controlling such devices, whereupon adjustments to levels and other characteristics of input and output for each device can be made. Back to Help Index.