Re: Re: Itunes ...

[Georgia Thomson <georgia@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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, "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, "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, 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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