Music – Scopique’s

Impressions – HiBy R1 Digital Audio Player

Scopique March 27, 2026

I'f fiddled around the HiBy R1 for a few days, but lack the knowledge and hardware to really put it through its paces. Still, portable audio players still exist in 2026, and seemingly for good reasons.

Grab Bag for Week Ending 21 March 2026

Scopique March 23, 2026

The Grab Bag returneth. Digital audio players, music tagging, my first Macbook, and the usual Star Citizen nonsense.

My Own Honest Playlist

Scopique February 20, 2026

I’m borrowing this idea from Roger Edwards of Contains Moderate Peril fame. His original Honest Playlist post was an excellent idea, especially since I’m sort of kind of trying to get back into music. My relationship with music is still kind of…

My Music – Late Breaking Addendum

Scopique September 29, 2025

From Crates to MediaMonkey, and from smart-ass VPN to popular workhorse Plex.

Private Music Streaming

Scopique September 23, 2025

I think I've managed to cobble together a solution which will let me run my own streaming service. I just need to get off my own home wifi to try it out.

Desktop Media Players – What Will I Use?

Scopique September 19, 2025

My takeaway from trialing several desktop media players, and ultimately, which one I'm going to use.

Desktop Music Players – AIMP

Scopique September 17, 2025

I guess if you have media you need to play, AIMP will work, but it's one step above Windows Media Player and only just.

Desktop Music Players – MusicBee

Scopique September 16, 2025

MusicBee is simple yet offers a decent array of tools for organizing your media library.

Desktop Music Players – MediaMonkey

Scopique September 15, 2025

Looking at MediaMonkey, a powerful tool for managing very large media libraries, and a pretty good player to boot.

Desktop Music Players – Helium 17

Scopique September 13, 2025

Helium is a clean looking media player seemingly geared towards file maintenance, but doesn't look to offer as many bells and whistles as some of the other players.