Organising music by libraries

[simoncn]

(20-02-2016 16:08)xtoph Wrote:  I though it would be a good idea to (at scan time) read the top-level folder (/Music/Jazz), extract the leaf folder (Jazz), and assign this value to a dynamic tag (let's call it Library) for all files contained in this folder. I would then have a new way of navigating my Library

I have seen such requests in the past, e.g. from people willing to have the possibility for each family member to consider only their own songs. Most of the answers are multiple instances, multiple VM's, or a refactoring, all being heavy solutions for a simple problem

Would this be a possible solution?

I understand what you are suggesting but I would be reluctant to implement something like this in MinimServer. It doesn't feel right to me to use folder names as a substitute for correct tagging.

The family member requirement is easily handled by custom tagging and this has the advantage that a single item can be shared by multiple family members. This wouldn't be possible with a folder-based approach.