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No sorting, only [folder view] available - Barnz1 - 16-03-2014 17:58
Howdy from Texas.
I'm having some trouble with my minimserver setup, and I haven't been able to find a resolution in the user guide or through searching the forums. I'm sure it's out there, but I guess I haven't figured out the correct search terms.
My problem is that I'm not getting access to sort my music via Artist, Album, or any of the other options. When I connect my network player to the Miminserver, all I see are are two line items:
Quote:13051 items
[folder view]
I am running Minim Server version 0.8.1 update 22 on a Synology DS412+.
The network player is the Naim NDX, and the music on the Synology was ripped by a Naim Unitiserve in WAV format, so there are no embedded tags or metadata. The Folder structure is standard Artist>Album>songfile.wav, (e.g.
Quote:Ani DiFranco
Quote:Dilate
Quote:01 - Untouchable Face.WAV
02 - Outta Me, Onto You.WAV
etc.
folder.jpg
I'm imagining there is some minim server setting that will recognize the folder structure as 'metadata,' but I can't figure it out. Or is there something I need to do to the files themselves so that Mimimserver will get the idea??
Thanks for any suggestions.
RE: No sorting, only [folder view] available - simoncn - 16-03-2014 18:05
(16-03-2014 17:58)Barnz1 Wrote: I'm imagining there is some minim server setting that will recognize the folder structure as 'metadata,' but I can't figure it out. Or is there something I need to do to the files themselves so that Mimimserver will get the idea??
Thanks for any suggestions.
If you select [folder view], this should give you what you want.
To fully use the capabilities of MinimServer, you would need to add metadata ID3v2 tags to your WAV files.
RE: No sorting, only [folder view] available - Barnz1 - 16-03-2014 21:16
Thanks for straightening me out. I will do some testing and find out if tagging my WAV files makes sense for me. I am a little bit paranoid about mucking about with the files, as I have heard the difference in rips from different engines that were all allegedly "bit-perfect."
RE: No sorting, only [folder view] available - simoncn - 16-03-2014 22:22
(16-03-2014 21:16)Barnz1 Wrote: Thanks for straightening me out. I will do some testing and find out if tagging my WAV files makes sense for me. I am a little bit paranoid about mucking about with the files, as I have heard the difference in rips from different engines that were all allegedly "bit-perfect."
I understand your concern. Adding tags doesn't change the bit-perfect audio data in any way, so it won't make any difference to the sound.
RE: No sorting, only [folder view] available - Barnz1 - 17-03-2014 15:06
I certainly understand that adding tags *shouldn't* change the audio data, but I've heard some things that are verifiable and repeatable, but not measurable with traditional metrics.
RE: No sorting, only [folder view] available - simoncn - 17-03-2014 15:26
(17-03-2014 15:06)Barnz1 Wrote: I certainly understand that adding tags *shouldn't* change the audio data, but I've heard some things that are verifiable and repeatable, but not measurable with traditional metrics.
By "traditional metrics", are you referring to a bit comparison of the audio data within the file?