Re: Somewhat reliable multimedia management for Emacs?

On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 6:56 PM Arkadiusz Świętnicki <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I am sorry if this question is unacceptable here. I am just a poor soul
> lost in the world of Emacs, please forgive and point me to an
> appropriate place instead.
>
> I am looking for a way to manage, and especially listen to my local
> music collection. I know EMMS exists but I have some issues with it
> which I cannot fix no matter how hard I try.
> 1. I cannot add my music collection to EMMS
> M-x emms-add-directory-tree
> ~/Muzyka
> Emacs responds
> "No first track"
> 2. If I play a file, I cannot control its volume separately from
> everything else
> Even though I cannot import my whole collection, I can play single
> files. That's good enough, I suppose but I am not able to change the
> volume of just the music. I have to change the volume of the whole
> operating system, which is an unacceptable tradeoff for me as I am a
> blind user of Emacs, thus I need the separate control of the volume.
>
> Is there any hope for me in the Emacs multimedia management and playback
> space?
>

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