Re: Re: Itunes ...

[Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, but since already have everything organised in a folder
hierarchy, I can generate the tags from that - shouldn't take long to
write an app to do that :-)

Mal


Georgia Thomson wrote:

> for the ID3 tags, look into programs that use musicbrainz.org the
> one i use under osx is ieatbrainz there are programs for most
> operating systems. it scans the file, then tries to identify it from
> an audio signature on the musicbrainz db.
>
> G
> On 29 Sep 2006, at 11:45, Mal Lansell wrote:
>
> > Actually, ignore my ramblings. I must be having a blonde day.
> > Scrolling down a little in the settings/main menu section showed
an
> > option for "genre on/off". Turning that on gives me
what I need -
> > selecting genre fromt main menu gave me a list of artists, and
> > choosing the artist led to the albums. Perfect.
> >
> > Now all I need to do is get MCE to do the same, and to get my ID3
> > tags sorted :-)
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Mal
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Mal Lansell" <mal@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Found it - but it doesn't really help. All I get now is an
> > > alphabetic list of all my albums, with no hint of genre or
artist.
> > >
> > > To me, the simplest interface is the folder hierarchy. I
start
> > with
> > > a list of genres. Choosing a genre should give me a list of
> > artists
> > > in that genre - not all the artists in the entire
collection.
> > > Choosing an artist should then give me a list of their
albums.
> > >
> > > In both the iPod interface and now in Windows Media Player
(and
> > > Media Center), it seems I can filter my music either by
genre OR
> > > artist OR album, whereas what I really need with an 80Gb
music
> > > collection of some 15,000 songs is to filter by genre AND
artist
> > AND
> > > album.
> > >
> > > Mal
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Andy Davies" <dajdavies@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Have a look under Settings -> Main Menu
> > > >
> > > > Is Albums turned on or off?
> > > >
> > > > Andy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 28/09/06, Mal Lansell <mal@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>,
Rob Heyes <mh001b4520@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mal Lansell wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I meant the iPod itself. The trouble
with viewing by genre
> > or
> > > > > > > artist is that it gives you a list of
songs filtered that
> > > way,
> > > > > > > rather than albums. Since I only have
full albums, and
> > > listen to
> > > > > my
> > > > > > > music that way, a list of songs doesn't
work for me.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > A folder hierarchy of genre/artist/album
is so simple and
> > > > > intuitive -
> > > > > > > it's frustrating that no-one seems to
implement it in their
> > > > > players
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Um... that's precisely the way that the iPod
organises
> > things!
> > > > > > I can't speak for 1G and 2G models, but my 3G
and Nano 2G
> > > > > certainly have
> > > > > > genre/artist/album.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --Rob
> > > > >
> > > > > I must be doing something wrong then. The music
was copied
> > over
> > > > > with that hierarchy, but the interface on the
player just
> > listed
> > > > > songs.
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