Text file with a list of all or subset of albums in the library?

[Alandbush]

(12-07-2021 17:12)Veganfloyd Wrote:  I would find it handy to produce a list of all multichannel albums that I have in my library as a text file. Even exporting names of all albums (i.e. including stereo and mono) would be a big help. Can Minimserver/watch do that?

Minimserver can indeed produce a list of multichannel albums using the tag update facility, all be it with caveats. There are many better ways to achieve this.

Requirements

Create a tag update text file in an appropriate location.
Add the following code

Code:

@#AUDIOCHANNELS=5.1
&TRACKNUMBER=1
+CHANNELFORMAT=mch

tagUpdate property: set to above location
writeTagChanges property: set as appropriate but perhaps in same location as the tag update file
itemTags property: add

Code:

#AUDIOCHANNELS

Set Minimserver to rescan and then view the resultant writeTagChanges text file.

Contents may be similar to the following

Code:

File: David Bowie/The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (FLAC 96kHz 24bit 6ch)/01 - Five Years.flac
added: CHANNELFORMAT=mch

it is certainly not ideal but may be useful as a quick(!) and dirty check.