![]() * Scrobbles every 7 minutes or 70% of song played, whichever happens first. * Lightweight - Only runs when a Play window is open. Refresh your YT Music / Google Play page. Click on the extension icon and login via "Connect to Last.fm"ģ. Was that too confusing? Try it for about 10 minutes then look at your Recently Played chart on your Last.fm profile.Scrobbles songs from YouTube Music or Google Play to Last.fm Scrobbles songs from YouTube Music or Google Play Music to Last.fm.Ģ. If you time it just right, and have an accurate mousing-hand, you can count two scrobbles for one play without missing a beat! This takes some practice and a good knowledge of your particular song. *If you don’t want to hear the beginning of the same song every time, click the end of the track, then as the next track begins, click in the center and play from there. You are now counting two scrobbles in the same time frame as listening to one full track. Watch the Last.fm status bar, or the music player scroller (check with the count-down clock to make sure it’s scrobbled) then at the 50% mark, repeat the last step. *Depending on your purpose, a new song by the same artist or the same track will immediately begin. This allows iTunes/your music player to capture the play (iTunes also tracks the number of plays for individual tracks.) *At that point, in your music player, click the far end of the scrolling playbar to immediately advance the song to the end. ![]() The countdown clock tells you how much longer until it’s scrobbled. The bar will be full half-way through the song. *Begin playing a track in this playlist and then watch the scrobbling bar on your Last.fm software. *Turn on the “Repeat” function so the playlist is continuous. *Add songs from the artist you want to focus on, or add one song about 3 or 4 times. ![]() *in iTunes or your preferred music player, set up a new playlist But here are some tips to get the maximum benefit from this new setting:įor rapidly increasing playcounts of a song or artist: This is useful for people like me who get the flavor of a song and then want to move on without waiting until the bitter end. With this new setting, your track will be scrobbled into Last.fm’s system and added to your charts after only half of the song has played, as opposed to the full-length or 80%, etc. What we just did should be self-explanatory, but let me spell it out anyway. *Locate the slider that says “Scrobble at:” and adjust it until it says “50 percent of track length” *Open your Last.fm audio scrobbler software and enter the Preferences panel. “So shut up and tell me already!” Okay, okay… If you’re looking to go from a playcount of 200 to 20,000 in 20 minutes, you’re out of luck. The trick is built-in to the Last.fm audio scrobbler and is NOT a loophole. One trick I learned early on is how to scrobble more efficiently while still capturing all my playcounts. I have a low attention span when it comes to music so I find myself clicking “next” well before a song is finished. Users are then rated against eachother, you can upload and vote on artist pictures, build a library, play recommended music of genre tag radio stations, and much more. “Scrobble” is a term coined by the site to refer to a track play that has been captured by it’s software and added to your profile. ![]() But then, I like stuff like music charts and linking artists and genre tags. ![]() Sounds exhilarating, right? Sarcasm aside, Last.fm is one of the most interesting and interactive websites I’ve ever joined. Last.fm is a website that tracks your music-listening habits and forms charts of all that statistics. Well, I can help you get your problems solved!įirst, for those who are unfamiliar with Last.fm, allow me to sing it’s praises to enlighten you. Last.fm users, have you ever found yourself reluctant to change your currently playing song because, eventhough you’ve lost desire to listen to the song, you still want your charts to pick up the scrobble? Or maybe you’ve wished you had a higher playcount for a particular artist that you love, to balance your charts between new and old favorites. ![]()
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