Seeking 8–10 Emby Beta Testers for Ear Wax Select

[MarvinB 5]

Hello everyone,

I’m the developer of Ear Wax, an Alexa music player that lets you play the music in your own library using voice commands.

Ear Wax works with both Emby and Plex, multiple providers, one command set.

Ear Wax Select is the optional subscription tier, with additional features designed to make listening to and controlling your music even better. I’m looking for 8–10 Emby users to beta-test Ear Wax Select.

Selected testers will receive complimentary access to Ear Wax Select during the beta. The test will run for up to 30 days. If we uncover a serious issue, I may pause or conclude the beta early so it can be fixed.

What I’m asking testers to do

I want testers to explore the Ear Wax Select features listed below and let me know how well they work with different Emby libraries and Alexa devices. I’m looking for people who will:

• Use Ear Wax Select regularly during the beta.

• Test several of its features.

• Report bugs and confusing behavior, including the voice command used, what you expected, and what happened.

• Share an honest summary of their experience in the Emby forum when the beta ends.

This is a request for honest feedback, not a guaranteed positive testimonial. There is no obligation to subscribe after the beta.

Ear Wax Select features to test

Forgotten Favorites

Ear Wax already lets you mark the current track as a favorite. Ear Wax Select adds a forgotten-favorites option.

When you ask Ear Wax to play your favorites, it may ask whether you want to hear favorites you have not played in the last 30 days.

• Say “yes” to play those less-recently heard favorites.

• Say “no” to play your usual randomized Favorites selection.

Artist Name Spelling

Sometimes Alexa or Ear Wax cannot locate an artist even though the artist is in your Emby library. When that happens, Ear Wax Select can prompt you to spell the artist’s name.

This recovery option works when requesting a specific artist and when requesting a track by a specific artist. If the artist exists in your library and you can spell the name, Ear Wax gets another chance to find and play the music.

Playback Metadata and Artwork

Ear Wax Select can include the track title, artist, album, and album artwork during playback on compatible Alexa display experiences. Artwork depends on a secure artwork image being available from your Emby server.

Genre Exceptions

You can ask Ear Wax to play music while excluding a genre. For example:

“Alexa, ask Ear Wax to play some music except Holiday.”

You can also exclude a genre while music is already playing:

“Alexa, ask Ear Wax for no more Holiday music.”

In both examples, Holiday is the genre being excluded.

Enhanced What’s Playing

Ask:

“Alexa, ask Ear Wax what is this?”

In addition to the track title, artist, and album, Ear Wax Select can provide more listening context—such as the source of the selection, the track’s position in the queue, and recovery or repeat information when available.

Provider Switching

If you use both Emby and Plex, Ear Wax Select lets you switch the active provider while keeping the same Ear Wax command set. Testing this feature is optional; you do not need a Plex server to participate in this Emby beta.

Interested?

Please reply to this thread or send me a private message. It would help if you briefly include:

• The Alexa device or devices you use for music.

• The approximate size of your Emby music library.

• The types of music you normally listen to.

• Whether you can test regularly during the next 30 days.

I’ll select 8–10 testers with a mix of devices, library sizes, and listening habits.

Thank you for helping me test and improve Ear Wax Select.