How to get the soundtrack on Steam music

[Land]

I've tried adding the entire folder from the game files titled "Album" to the Steam music library search but it doesn't pick it up

I've managed to get Endless Space's soundtrack on it and a bunch of other music but it just refuses to pick it up in the search

[galumn]

You can manually add "..\SteamApps\common\" folder to Steam Music Library, then click 'START SCANNING'' and Steam will add all soundtracks from games' folders into its library.

[Land]

Originally posted by galumn:

You can manually add "..\SteamApps\common\" folder to Steam Music Library, then click 'START SCANNING'' and Steam will add all soundtracks from games' folders into its library.

urm, "I've tried adding the entire folder from the game files titled "Album" to the Steam music library search but it doesn't pick it up"

[Mansen]

...\Steam\SteamApps\common\Endless Legend\Album

[Land]

yes, as i've said now TWICE, that is EXACTLY the thing I added, my Steam refuses to pick it up as an album full of songs.

[Mansen]

Then go shout at Valve. The Music Player is still very much in beta and not particular good as a whole.

You'd be much better off just opening a "regular" music player and create playlists there.

[Land]

I ain't shouting at anyone, just trying to point out that i've already done the steps people have repeated.
I do that already (playing it in a standard music player) but doesn't that negate the point of using Steam music?

[Mansen]

Heh - It's a figure of speech, Land.

And yes - It negates the point of using it. But as long as it's still in beta (It used to be much, much worse as anyone in the Steam beta can tell you), you shouldn't depend on it.

[galumn]

Does this problem happen to every game soundtracks or only happen to this game?
I don't have any trouble adding any soundtracks in to my music library, Steam client seem to detect everything by itself.

By the way, my Steam library locates in my user folder (C:\Users\..). I don't know if that's relevant to your problem, but it's just my believe that Steam's default install location (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\..) can sometime cause issues because 'Program Files' folders are protected by UAC.

[Mansen]

How in the heck did you manage to install Steam into the user folders? That sounds even worse than the program files with their UAC. (Yes this could be the issue for you I suppose)

Ideally you should just create a folder labelled "Games" or somesuch on your drive right in the root - No more UAC bother.

[Land]

My Steam is not installed to the C: drive, (H:\Steam\Steam\SteamApps\common\Endless Legend) and I have added several soundtracks from Steam such as Payday 2, Witcher 2, Endless Space, Fez, Trine etc
I have no problem adding music from other places such as the E:\Music stuff which is full of soundtracks, albums and thousands of other bits of music.

[Velimirius]

same here, i even pointed steam right to the EL music folder and still nothing...

[galumn]

Originally posted by Mansen:

How in the heck did you manage to install Steam into the user folders? That sounds even worse than the program files with their UAC. (Yes this could be the issue for you I suppose)

Ideally you should just create a folder labelled "Games" or somesuch on your drive right in the root - No more UAC bother.

A while ago, Steam allows you to change/add your Steam library folders. I suppose most people should know that by now.

I you want to add new library folder, go to Settings > Downloads, then click on 'STEAM LIBRARY FOLDERS'.