The '<n> albums' sort order (again)

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(16-09-2013 23:00)DavidHB Wrote:  I should be happy to try this. My first test subject might be the use of MP3Tag to batch produce 'surname first' fields. This, as discussed above, is apposite on this forum (1) because it is a task many MinimServer users will need to undertake routinely, and (2) because at present it seems to be only partially and a bit haphazardly documented, even on the MP3Tag forum. The 'clever' bits are (1) having separate MP3Tag actions for the 'one last name' and 'one first name' cases and (2) using filters to define batches of files that can be dealt with in a single action, and also to identify files where action is needed. But, before I do this, I think I might spend some time with the Akurate

I think many people would find this useful.

Quote:On a more general point, having started reading audio-related forums only recently, I am struck by one quite marked difference from their counterparts related to digital photography. Serious photographers are usually greatly interested in (and often argumentative about) the concept of 'workflow', that is the chain of connected actions and processes running from pre-shoot preparations to presentation of the finished image(s), and usually involving a number of different pieces of hardware and a range of software applications, from a range of producers. By contrast, the concept of workflow seems to be almost absent from the audio-related discussions (though they are often interesting and informative in other ways). Nevertheless, the creation and maintenance of digital music libraries is (quite obviously) a workflow, and it typically involves making hardware and software items from different producers work together as a coherent whole. I am starting to think that the key component of the library workflow is the data structure, and, by extension, the server software which presents that structure to the rest of the system. If that is the case, this forum would be a good place for workflow-related discussions, if anyone else is interested, that is ...

I agree that this is an important topic and I'd pleased to see these discussions on the MinimServer forums. There is already a forum section for Music Tagging, which is one aspect of this. It might be useful to add a new forum section with a broader scope as a place for discussions about the wider digital audio ecosystem. Perhaps this new section would be a suitable place to host tutorial guides as well as other discussions.