socialMeter for Last.fm
A Last.fm scrobble counter for your desk.
Your Last.fm scrobble count, ticking up as you listen, with how many artists and tracks you have played.
Sample numbers. Yours appear once it is set up.
On the screen
What it shows for Last.fm.
The labels below are the ones printed on the device.
- SCROBBLES
- Your total scrobbles: every track Last.fm has recorded you playing.
- ARTISTS
- Different artists you have scrobbled.
- TRACKS
- Different tracks you have scrobbled.
- N TODAY
- The green pill: scrobbles gained since the day's first reading, in your time zone.
- NEXT MILESTONE
- A bar to the next round number (1, 2 or 5 followed by zeros), with how far along you are.
- Circle and dot
- The circle empties until the next check. The dot is green while the number is live, amber while it shows the last reading, red when something needs a look.
Checks: Every 60 seconds.
What you need
Set up in a few minutes.
It needs your Last.fm username and a free Last.fm API key you make once. Your Last.fm username and key stay on the device. No account with us, no app.
- Find your Last.fm usernameYour Last.fm username, exactly as it appears in your profile link.example
yourname - Get your Last.fm API key
- Go to last.fm/api/account/create.
- Fill in any application name. The other fields can stay blank.
- Copy the API key (not the shared secret) into the key box.
- Plug it in and join its Wi-FiPower it with any USB-C cable. Scan the code on its screen (or join the Social Meter-XXXXXX network) and the setup page opens. If it does not, visit
192.168.4.1. - Choose Last.fm and fill in one pagePick Last.fm from the list and type your Last.fm username, then paste your key into the API-key box.
- Pick your home Wi-Fi and saveChoose your 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, type its password and tap Save. It restarts and shows your number within about 30 seconds.
Same device
Or count something else.
It counts one platform at a time. Switch from your phone whenever you like.
In use
Your count, while you create.
It sits by the mic and keeps counting while you work on the next one.
7 stand colours. Pick one to start your build.
FAQ
Questions.
How fast does it count a new scrobble?
On the next check, within a minute of Last.fm recording it. The today pill shows how many you have scrobbled since the day began.
Is the Last.fm API key free?
Yes. Creating an API account takes a minute and needs only an application name.
Can it show someone else's scrobbles?
Yes, any public profile. Type their username instead.
Does it need my Last.fm password?
No. It reads the count with the free key you make, never your password. The key stays on the device.
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