Alphabetical grouping for playlists

[clio09]

(11-04-2014 19:18)simoncn Wrote:  

(11-04-2014 18:00)clio09 Wrote:  What I did in the file folder I created is renamed the file putting the numerical order of the song first in the file name followed by song title to correspond to date release. So for example:

01 Song Title
02 Song Title

Etc. up through 26. Each song is tagged with Album and Artist metadata as well.

I suspect your answer is still applicable, but is there any work around you can think of?

Yes, my previous answer is still applicable.

The best solution is to create a .m3u playlist for these files. If the Linn files are all in the same folder, you can put the .m3u file in this folder as well. Inside the .m3u file, you need to list all the Linn files in the order you would like to see them, for example:

first-file-name.flac
second-file-name.flac
etc.

If the .m3u file is named "Linn Downloads.m3u" (for example), you will see an entry named "Linn Downloads" in the "n playlists" choice from the top-level menu. Clicking on this will show you all the songs in the correct order.

Okay I have been following the recent Streaming thread here and now know what a .m3u file is and how to use the text editor on my Mac to open one. Pardon the ignorance but when I create the .m3u file am I using the text editor to create the song list, then change the extension from .txt to .m3u.

Also, the files are WAV or AIFF, not FLAC. Does it make a difference? In your examples is that a syntax I should be using or should I just type in the song name with .wav or .aiff file extension in the order I wish for them to appear.