How do you organize your music files?

Akira · 04-15-2010, 11:04 AM

Don't worry about putting allsorts on your iPod, in the past I've had linux working on it, wikipedia, rockbox, etc. It can all be changed or removed if you change your mind and Apple wouldn't know.

noise · 04-16-2010, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

I'm reading about Rockbox now and the manual makes it sound like nothing is flashed at all

oh! i made a big assumption. good to know it doesn't flash anything, makes me feel even safer using it

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

Well I guess I'll install Rockbox when I have the time - the project sounds quite mature now so I'm sure it's relatively free from threading, performance and power consumption issues.

about the power consumption - it is a big issue. at least when playing flac, since the disc access rate increases so much. i basically have to charge it every other day, and i just listen for a few hours during my commute.

Zarko · 04-16-2010, 06:30 AM

Lazily

bubu · 04-16-2010, 12:49 PM

If it's music I made I usually put a date around it so I know what it's about, same goes for pictures

But really..just "X artist - Y album"

Freebase Dali · 04-17-2010, 03:39 AM

Here's a screenshot of my incredibly simplistic process:

You'll notice that not only do I use a hierarchical structure, but I also still use XP and poor little WMP. I dunno... it plays my music when and how I want it to. I dunno if that's considered "settling" or not. Maybe my expectations are just abnormally low.
Anyway, I've been using this process for years without any issues.
I probably seem outdated and unrefined to most of you, but I'm a man of practicality and I pride myself on it. I know where everything is, and exactly how to use it. I don't lose things and I don't get errors. It just... works.

Anyway, that's me.

Guybrush · 04-17-2010, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by InfamousNotes

All the bands and albums are in the separate folders

I'm afraid posts in the lounge don't add to your post count.

Freebase, do you double click files to play them? If yes, you're a barbarian.

Freebase Dali · 04-17-2010, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

I'm afraid posts in the lounge don't add to your post count.

Freebase, do you double click files to play them? If yes, you're a barbarian.

Haha... no.. I right-select a folder to play the whole album, or right-select the band folder to play the whole catalog... Or create a playlist.
I dunno... seems kinda standard to me, barbaric or not.

Red Forman · 04-17-2010, 08:03 PM

Like so:

Pulsar · 04-19-2010, 03:42 PM

All using iTunes.. and of course I have artwork for every single thing

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-19-2010, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Zarko

Lazily

tsk tsk...

I actually have a very similar approach. It's just a windows explorer folder like yours, but I have all of my albums in it arranged for example like...

50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin
A.B Cretsil - The Osooku Stars

etc

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04-17-2010, 03:39 AM	#65 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Here's a screenshot of my incredibly simplistic process: You'll notice that not only do I use a hierarchical structure, but I also still use XP and poor little WMP. I dunno... it plays my music when and how I want it to. I dunno if that's considered "settling" or not. Maybe my expectations are just abnormally low. Anyway, I've been using this process for years without any issues. I probably seem outdated and unrefined to most of you, but I'm a man of practicality and I pride myself on it. I know where everything is, and exactly how to use it. I don't lose things and I don't get errors. It just... works. Anyway, that's me.

04-19-2010, 03:42 PM	#69 (permalink)
Pulsar Groupie Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 17	All using iTunes.. and of course I have artwork for every single thing