No sorting, only [folder view] available

[Barnz1]

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.

[simoncn]

(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.

[Barnz1]

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."

[simoncn]

(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.

[Barnz1]

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.

[simoncn]

(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?