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Database Setup

This application uses Microsoft SQL Server to store audio fingerprints and track metadata.

Requirements

• Microsoft SQL Server (LocalDB / Express is sufficient)
• SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

Database Creation

To create the required database and tables:

1. Open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
2. Connect to your local SQL Server instance.
3. Open the SQL script located at: /Database Script/DBScript.sql
4. Execute the script.
5. The database FingerprintsDb and all required tables will be created automatically.

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Audio File Format Requirement

⚠️ Important: When adding or analyzing songs, only WAV format audio files are supported.

• Supported format: .wav
• Unsupported formats: .mp3, .flac, .aac, etc.

Using other formats may cause errors or incorrect fingerprint generation. Please ensure that all audio files are converted to WAV format before using them in the application.

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⚠️ Version Compatibility

This project is built using specific versions of the SoundFingerprinting libraries to ensure full compatibility with the MS SQL Server implementation.

Required Versions:

• SoundFingerprinting v5.2.2
• SoundFingerprinting.Audio.NAudio v5.2.2
• SoundFingerprinting.SQL v5.2.2

Warning: Please do not update these NuGet packages to newer versions. Updating may cause breaking changes and database connectivity errors due to architectural differences in newer releases.

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Connection String

Make sure the connection string in App.config matches your local SQL Server configuration. Note: If your SQL Server instance name is different (e.g., (local), localhost or (localdb)\MSSQLLocalDB), please update the Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS value to match your specific server name found in SSMS. It should look like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
	<connectionStrings>
		<add name="FingerprintConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=FingerprintsDb;Integrated Security=True; Connection Timeout=15;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
	</connectionStrings>
</configuration>

Credits & Acknowledgments

This project relies on the amazing work provided by the open-source community. Special thanks to:

• SoundFingerprinting: An efficient audio fingerprinting framework for .NET.
• SoundFingerprinting.SQL: SQL Server storage provider for SoundFingerprinting framework.

These libraries are used for the core audio analysis and database operations.