Feature description:
I would like to request the ability for users to create, name, and manage their own bookmarks directly in Symfonium, associated with audio files.
This feature would allow users to manually mark specific points within a track. For instance, a user could:
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Tap a “Create Bookmark” button while a track is playing.
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Optionally, assign a name or short description to the bookmark (e.g., “Movement II: Allegro”, “Chapter 3: The Discovery”, “Key Solo”).
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Access a list of these created bookmarks for the current track, allowing them to quickly jump to these marked positions.
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Edit or delete bookmarks as needed.
It’s important to note that this request is specifically about user-created bookmarks within the app, not importing external bookmark files or automatically generating CUE sheets (though the data from these bookmarks could potentially facilitate CUE sheet creation later on).
Problem solved:
This feature addresses the challenge of navigating and segmenting long audio files, which is particularly prevalent in:
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Classical Music: Many classical pieces consist of multiple distinct movements within a single audio file. Without bookmarks, finding the beginning of a specific movement can be a cumbersome process of manual scrubbing and guesswork. While Symfonium supports .cue files, which are excellent for this, creating these .cue files first requires identifying the precise timestamps for each movement.
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Audiobooks: Longer audiobook chapters, or even entire books as single files, can be difficult to navigate. Bookmarks would allow listeners to mark specific points of interest, the beginning of chapters (if not already split), or a place they want to return to.
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DJ Mixes & Podcasts: For long mixes or podcast episodes, users might want to mark highlights, specific segments, or transitions.
Currently, users often have to rely on external methods (like noting down timestamps manually) to keep track of these important sections, which is not integrated and can be inefficient.
Brought benefits:
Introducing an in-app bookmarking feature would offer several significant benefits to Symfonium users:
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Vastly Improved Navigation: Users could effortlessly jump to desired movements, chapters, or specific sections within their audio files, leading to a much smoother and more enjoyable listening experience.
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Enhanced Convenience for Classical Music Listeners: It would make Symfonium an even more compelling choice for classical music enthusiasts by simplifying the process of engaging with multi-movement works.
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Better Audiobook Experience: Audiobook listeners would gain a powerful tool for navigating and revisiting parts of their books.
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Foundation for .cue File Creation: The timestamps and labels from these user-created bookmarks would provide all the necessary information for users to more easily create their own .cue files externally, if they wish to do so for broader compatibility or archiving. This feature would essentially streamline the most tedious part of .cue sheet creation.
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Increased User Engagement and Satisfaction: By addressing a clear user need, this feature would undoubtedly make many users, especially those who listen to classical music or audiobooks, very happy and more deeply engaged with the app.
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Potential for Future Expansion: This bookmarking system could serve as a foundation for even more advanced features in the future, such as exporting bookmarks or perhaps even (as a long-term idea) in-app .cue sheet generation based on these bookmarks – a feature that would truly set Symfonium apart.
Other application solutions:
AIMP allows to create bookmarks, but:
- cannot be exported
- cannot create CUE sheet
- much less featured than Symfonium
Audiobook players:
- a bit better experience with bookmarks, but not good apps for music listening.
Additional description and context:
Nowadays there’s no an all-in-one app which combines perfectly audio listening and managing timestamps (bookmarks)
Also, it doesn’t exist ANY (Android) app for creating CUE sheets.
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