if self.streams.get(main_base):
                self.streams[main] = self.streams[main_base]


    # extract meta data
    def file_entry(self, fn, dir):
        # basic data
        url = ("%s/%s" % (dir, fn))
        if not conf.windows: # needed for VLC playback
            url = url.replace("\\", "/")
        meta = {
            "title": "",
            "filename": fn,
            "url": url,
            "genre": "",
            "album": "",
            "artist": "",