Duplicated tracks in Android

[Snotters]

Hi,

I installed Media Monkey on my Samsung A55 and finally, I thought - an app that does UPnP, looks great and lists bands starting with "The" under the proper letter (e.g. "The Beatles" listed under "B" instead of "T"). But, after hours of installing my library last night, I've found that some - not all - albums have three of the same song. I've searched online but can only find reference to the pc version. Can anyone advise please? I really want to buy this app - it ticks all the boxes. But having 3 of every song (2 of them unplayable) is not something I can work with.

Thanks in advance!

[Peke]

Hi,
For start if 2 are unplayable, I would suggest that you LONG TAP on Track -> ⋮ -> Properties and see if track really exist in the place that it states.

Also, those two will be grayed? If yes then just delete it.

Point of MMA is to be able to play tracks on device and manage those that are not playable alongside cleaning duplicates.

BTW you find reference on PC MM because it is more powerful and it is much easier to manage tracks and your music library there, then sync to phone fore enjoyment.

[Snotters]

Thanks for your quick reply.

Long tap just adds the track to a play next queue - there are no properties evident. No, the duplicate tracks are not greyed out and no the album A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles doesn't contain three of every song in the source folder, despite showing up in the app. And no, it isn't possible or practical for me to store my library on a pc - the whole point of me buying a modern phone with an SD card slot (very rare in this day and age) is to have my library on my phone and be able to cast the songs to my Sonos system.

Other apps do this - the main one I'm using is USB Audio Pro, as it effortlessly casts to Sonos. But the interface is a little clunky. Another, similar, app I've tried - HifiCast - lists bands like The Beatles and The Who under "T". So Media Monkey ticks every box, except it is unusable in this state.

[Lowlander]

To clarify, the duplicates are shown for files on your device, not on an DLNA (UPnP) server?

Do you have multiple locations selected in Choose library folders? Does it seem to have locations that can be removed?
Did you move files outside of MediaMonkey after you initially scanned them?

[Snotters]

Yes, these duplicates are shown in my library - when I open the app and before I tell it to cast to whatever. And no, I'm very careful and organised with my library - there are no duplicate folders etc. I've learned the hard way that it's very easy to inadvertently mess up your library if you're not organised - I've literally spent hours and hours over time making sure every tag follows the same format, there are no "Album Artist" names missing or called anything different, no variations of names e.g one folder called "Orb" and another called "The Orb".

Just to say as well, using other apps such as Poweramp, Fiio Music, USB Audio Pro - even the clunky, temperamental Neutron Player - all show the fruits of my labours and I have a polished, organised library. But Media Monkey, which does everything I want it to, has about 50% of my albums having 3 of every song!

[MikeTaku]

Yes, these duplicates are shown in my library - when I open the app and before I tell it to cast to whatever. And no, I'm very careful and organised with my library - there are no duplicate folders etc. I've learned the hard way that it's very easy to inadvertently mess up your library if you're not organised - I've literally spent hours and hours over time making sure every tag follows the same format, there are no "Album Artist" names missing or called anything different, no variations of names e.g one folder called "Orb" and another called "The Orb".

Just to say as well, using other apps such as Poweramp, Fiio Music, USB Audio Pro - even the clunky, temperamental Neutron Player - all show the fruits of my labours and I have a polished, organised library. But Media Monkey, which does everything I want it to, has about 50% of my albums having 3 of every song!

Why does MediaMonkey show multiple copies of songs, even though my library is perfectly organized and other music apps display it correctly? I also see the same issue with my friend.