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Guides for every part of Paatu Cassette, from choosing your music folder to setting up 5.1 surround.
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Getting started
Install the app, choose your music and find your way around.
- Install Paatu Cassette on your MacDownload the app, drag it into Applications and open it for the first time.
- Choose your music folder and build your libraryPoint Paatu Cassette at your music folder and press play.
- Find your way around the appThe sidebar, the player bar and where every page lives.
- Keyboard shortcutsPlay, seek, search and switch the equalizer without the mouse.
Your library
Music folders, song info, tags and music directors.
- Add and remove music foldersUse more than one folder, change your main folder, or rescan.
- Missing files and duplicatesRe-link moved songs, clear out missing ones and find duplicates.
- Edit song info and cover artFix titles, singers, albums and covers, then undo if needed.
- Clean up messy tagsStrip site names, web addresses and “128kbps” from your tags.
- Browse by music directorHow composers are found, and the album-artist fallback setting.
Playlists & mixtapes
Playlists, smart playlists, favourites, ratings and mixtapes.
- Create and manage playlistsMake a playlist, add songs, reorder, rename and delete.
- Smart playlistsPlaylists that fill themselves from rules like year, rating and music director.
- Favourites and star ratingsHeart your favourite songs and rate them one to five stars.
- Make a mixtapeFill Side A and Side B of a C-60, C-90 or C-120, then save the cover.
Sound & surround
Equalizer, bass booster, effects, 5.1 surround and your AV receiver.
- Use the equalizer and bass boosterSwitch it on, pick a preset, save your own, and boost the bass.
- Add echo and reverb (Echo & Space)Tape echo, valley echo, or the sound of a hall or stadium.
- Enable 5.1 surround soundSet up your Mac and receiver so stereo songs play in 5.1.
- Test your speakers and fix the 5.1 speaker orderCheck every speaker and fix swapped centre or subwoofer channels.
- Control your AV receiverSwitch your Sony receiver’s sound modes from the app.
Playback
Now Playing, the queue, crossfade, the mini player and search.
- The cassette view and the queueThe spinning cassette, Up Next, Play Next and Add to Queue.
- Crossfade, gapless playback and volume levellingSmooth fades between songs, gapless albums and even volume.
- Mini player and menu-bar controlsA small always-on-top player, menu-bar controls and background play.
- Search and browse your musicSearch, sort albums and switch between covers and cassettes.
Lyrics & radio
Synced lyrics and internet radio stations.
Stats & sharing
Listening stats and copying songs to a pen drive.
Troubleshooting
Fixes for the most common problems.
- macOS says the app can’t be openedAllow the app once in Privacy & Security.
- 5.1 surround isn’t detectedThe Surround card says “Current output is stereo”.
- My receiver isn’t foundFixes when Find Receiver says “No Sony receiver found.”
- A radio station won’t play“Station offline — press play to retry” and other radio problems.
- Songs are missing or don’t show upNew songs don’t appear, or songs are marked missing.
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