Shuffle Link is MusicBee plugin to keep multi-part songs playing together in shuffle mode, using the Comments section of each song.
- Grab a recent copy of MusicBee from the download page (v2.3 should be high enough)
- Copy
mb-ShuffleLink.dllto the MusicBee plugin directory (usuallyC:\Program Files\MusicBee\Plugins) - Restart MusicBee if running
Put either Next:, Prev:, or both (separated using new-lines) into the Comments section of a song (right-click, Edit, or Shift+Enter), followed by title=TITLE;artist=ARTIST;album=ALBUM where TITLE, ARTIST, and ALBUM refer to another song in your library. The order doesn't matter. Use \; to include a literal ;.
If no song is found, it's a duplicate, or the reference is otherwise missing or broken, the plugin will stop searching in that direction.
Note: the first and last song in each list must reference the Next: and Prev: songs, respectively, or the linked playlist might break.
Example: Let's say you want to link three songs from the Dustforce soundtrack together. To do so, edit the "Comments" section of each song to something like this:
- Sepia Tone Laboratory
Next: title=Upside Down Stalagmite;artist=Lifeformed;album=Fastfall
- Upside Down Stalagmite
Next: title=Baryogenesis;artist=Lifeformed;album=Fastfall
Prev: title=Sepia Tone Laboratory;artist=Lifeformed;album=Fastfall
- Baryogenesis
Prev: title=Upside Down Stalagmite;artist=Lifeformed;album=Fastfall
Tools needed:
- Visual Studio 2010 (C# Express edition, or higher)
A standard Visual Studio 'edit code then build' should be fine, nothing special required.
MusicBee API copied directly from the MusicBee plugins forum post