Ampache :: For the love of music

3.6-Alpha1 Released

Karl Vollmer — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:40:59 +0000

It’s been a long time coming, but the first alpha of 3.6 is finally here. A vast majority of the credit for this release has to go to Paul Arthur (flowerysong). He’s responsible for the new search and random methods as well as just about every bug fix in the last 6+ months. This is an alpha release, and we’ve actually already fixed a few bugs since it’s packaged. If you come upon any bugs please report them. So that we can get them fixed. For a full list of changes in this version check out the changelog.

Command line Ampache client – Ruby-Ampache

Karl Vollmer — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:21:30 +0000

Ruby-Ampache is the latest client for Ampache. This one is command line based, and as you may have guessed uses Ruby. Thanks to Ghedamat for creating it. This is the initial release so bugs may exist. Try it out and Ghedamat would love any patches/bug-fixes.

Ampache and Education

Karl Vollmer — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:28:42 +0000

The Journal has a good article about Rik Goldman of Chelsea School using Ampache as a tool for teaching.

Empowered by a free, open source audio file manager/Web-based media server called Ampache, Goldman spends a few minutes a day reading the text into a recorder, storing it in a folder, and directing students to a URL where the files are based. “Students access the Web site, search for new recordings, and add them to their own playlists,” explained Goldman. “From there, they can listen and take notes on their own, without my [intervention].” Ultimately, students will be able to access the Ampache server from their homes and use auditory material to guide their independent practice.

It’s wonderful to see Ampache used in so many different ways, even ways that we could not predict. For more information on what Rik Goldman and his students are up to check out 9while9.com

Banshee Community Extension

Karl Vollmer — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:01:54 +0000

The Banshee Player now has a community created plugin for Ampache created by John Moore. You can find the Source code on gitorious.org. Yet another way to play your music using Ampache. Enjoy!

Python Interface – Viridian

Karl Vollmer — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:29:00 +0000

Dave Eddy has created a new Python interface for Ampache called Viridian. It’s pretty dang slick. Being written in Python this interface should work anywhere that python does. Great for those who want a more robust interface, or don’t want to have to leave a web browser open just to use Ampache. For those using Ubuntu thanks to the hard work of Charlie Smotherman (porthose) Viridian should be in the Ubuntu repositories soon making installation that much easier.

Maemo Ampache App

Karl Vollmer — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:40:12 +0000

Maamp is the latest in mobile applications that can connect to your Ampache server. This fills the last major gap in the mobile device arena. There is now an Ampache application for every major mobile OS.

Out with the old – In with the new

Karl Vollmer — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:48:53 +0000

As the new year approaches, what better reason to make a bunch of changes. First off you’ll notice the new webpage. There are still a few things missing, I will do my best to fill in the gaps over the next few days. I’ve also moved the source code from a local SVN repository over to Gitorious. The hoped advantage to this is that now people can do direct merge requests against the mainline tree and it’s a matter of a few lines for us developers to integrate it. Simplifying, and hopefully speeding up integration of patches. The SVN Repo will continue to exist for a short while giving people a chance to move over to Gitorious, however no new updates will be made to the SVN Repo.

Blackberry Client for Ampache

Karl Vollmer — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:37:19 +0000

I’m quite a bit behind on updates, and cool new things, but the biggest thing in recent history is the creation of AmpacheBerry an Ampache client for the blackberry. I think there is now an Ampache client for every major phone type in the world… Your music anywhere, and everywhere….

Ampache also got featured on Hak5 Ampache Boxee VirtualBox. It’s a pretty sweet video. Check it out.

New Android client for Ampache – Lullaby, in the market now

Karl Vollmer — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:55:00 +0000

theli48 has released a brand new Android client for Ampache. You can find screenshots in the Forums. You can find a quick and crappy video of the new client on Youtube. theli48 gives thanks to Kevin Purdy and the Amdroid developers for the Ampache API parsing code, hooray for open source.

Amdroid Updated

Karl Vollmer — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:15:53 +0000

Purdyk has released an updated version of Amdroid. This version includes a new Icon created by Globex Designs used with permission of bjgeiser from ampache-mobile as well as some updates from the Amdroid-H branch. The pool of people working on Amdroid is growing, so expect more updates to come. Grab it off the market now.