Peter_Puget Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I’ve finally gotten around to organizing my music collection on a server. Currently I‘ve about 35k tracks. Mostly the files are FLAC although some are mp3. A few APE files will be converted to FLAC. The CDs were tagged when I converted them to FLAC; however, I have a fairly large number of FLAC files of live shows (mostly Dead) that I would like to tag. I’ve found some programs that tag from txt files but haven’t found a program that can be set to march thru and tag a large collection in one batch. Does any one have any recommendation of a program that can do this? Tagging one show at a time will take forever! Any suggestions for directory structure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Pandora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Peter, I didn't know you are a hippy. Put down the patchouli and weed pipe, get away from Shakedown Street, get off the bus, and join modern society. that Grateful Dead stuff will rot your mind as well as your teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I just use a couple milk crates and put all my LPs in them. For you youngsters these are kinda like CDs but larger and made from black vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I’ve finally gotten around to organizing my music collection on a server. Currently I‘ve about 35k tracks. Mostly the files are FLAC although some are mp3. A few APE files will be converted to FLAC. The CDs were tagged when I converted them to FLAC; however, I have a fairly large number of FLAC files of live shows (mostly Dead) that I would like to tag. I’ve found some programs that tag from txt files but haven’t found a program that can be set to march thru and tag a large collection in one batch. Does any one have any recommendation of a program that can do this? Tagging one show at a time will take forever! Any suggestions for directory structure? How do you organize all your 8-track cassettes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 How do you organize all your 8-track cassettes? In a pile on my back seat. What a bunch of luddites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 What a bunch of luddites! I have always loved that term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 What a bunch of luddites! I have always loved that term. How about Neo-Luddite, Regressive Luddite and Lf*cks? Not so much I'll bet. I recently lost a digital copy of Desmond Decker's "The Israelites". Life sucks. This never use to happen with records. Unless you loaned them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) 1) Download iTunes. It will create your artist/album/song directory structure. 2) Download a converter to convert your unsupported file formats to iTunes supported ones. Don't worry about maintaining lossless formats; you're too fucking old to tell the difference anymore. 3) iTunes will organize that shit for you either automatically or in an assisted fashion. I only advise this very quick and relatively obvious solution because i know you'll do the opposite, which will take you days, and that will make the baby Jebus smile. Edited May 4, 2010 by tvashtarkatena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) I'm sorry, but I cannot go along with an iTunes recommendation. Worst. Software. Ever. If you use it, I'll come over there and kick you in the nuts. Either way, iTunes is not really gonna do for him what he wants. Hell, I could be talked into tagging that shit for you if you let me have a copy of each track. Except for the ones with Donna Godchaux. There is no excuse for her horrendous off-key banshee screeching. How could they even put up with that? Edited May 4, 2010 by rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) Dood, yer fuckin up my bad advice strategy. Now he's (more) confused n shit. Edited May 4, 2010 by tvashtarkatena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 I'm sorry, but I cannot go along with an iTunes recommendation. Worst. Software. Ever. If you use it, I'll come over there and kick you in the nuts. Either way, iTunes is not really gonna do for him what he wants. Hell, I could be talked into tagging that shit for you if you let me have a copy of each track. Except for the ones with Donna Godchaux. There is no excuse for her horrendous off-key banshee screeching. How could they even put up with that? Never considered following Tvash's advice. Pig Pen fan myself. He's the King of the West Coast Blues..which by the way is the title of a nice compilation series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Never considered following Tvash's advice. We never thought you'd actually consider, read, or understand anything posted on cc.com ever anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrox Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 1) Download iTunes. It will create your artist/album/song directory structure. 2) Download a converter to convert your unsupported file formats to iTunes supported ones. Don't worry about maintaining lossless formats; you're too fucking old to tell the difference anymore. 3) iTunes will organize that shit for you either automatically or in an assisted fashion. I only advise this very quick and relatively obvious solution because i know you'll do the opposite, which will take you days, and that will make the baby Jebus smile. If his music is like mine I had to manually sort a large portion of my library in Itunes. Its still not done and I've spent considerable time on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 We never thought you'd actually consider, read, or understand anything posted on cc.com ever anyways. And that's not a good thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 If his music is like mine... Probably not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrox Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 If his music is like mine... Probably not. God damn it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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denalidave Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Peter, I didn't know you are a hippy. Put down the patchouli and weed pipe, get away from Shakedown Street, get off the bus, and join modern society. that Grateful Dead stuff will rot your mind as well as your teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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