how do you sort your tunes? at home...

spin · Post by **spin** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:52 pm

on the hd i do folders with style of music then folders with dates inside them...

after moving house three times and having my last flat mate un pack my records and completly jumble them up...

im just wondering how to make sense of 3000 records...

bought one of those ikea 25 crate wall units... gonna do genre, sub genre and order sub genre by year... sounds about right...

last time they were done by record label and genre.

anyway, ear infection is not making this as fun as it should be...

same o · Post by **same o** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:53 pm

being dislexic is fun,

i read it as how do u snort your tunes..

i was like wtf is rob on???

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:56 pm

The guy from High Fidelity sorted is records chronologically from when he purchased them I think. Or was it alphabetically. I'm sure theres plenty of trainspotters who can advise you Rob.

spin · Post by **spin** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:08 pm

sAme'0 wrote:being dislexic is fun,

i read it as how do u snort your tunes..

i was like wtf is rob on???

nurofen

i feel naked...

Post by **Friday** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:12 pm

i have thousands of cds (don't dj so just cds not records) that have been in boxes for years. i put them on my itunes / hard drive and then pack them away. seriously thinking of ditching them all... never actually get out a cd and put it in a player anymore...

a1studmuffin · Post by **a1studmuffin** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:25 pm

I ditched my CD collection and went digital awhile back, but when I did have them around, they were in alphabetical order by artist, however they were mostly albums. If they were singles for DJing, I'd probably go chronological.

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:28 pm

would not ditch my cds for mp3 collection

still enjoy putting something on for a listen

plus dont want my point of reference to downgrade. hope to have a good enough hifi to justify hanging onto cds one day

L-J · Post by **L-J** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:30 pm

You could just do genre and artist. But that is way too simple.

do they still do those idea box things?

same o · Post by **same o** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:34 pm

spin wrote:
sAme'0 wrote:being dislexic is fun,

i read it as how do u snort your tunes..

i was like wtf is rob on???
nurofen

i feel naked...

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:36 pm

iTunes sorts my digital stuff for me (CD's and downloads).

Vinyl and CD's are sorted by genres and sub-genres, and grouped into artists.

Artist groupings take precedence over genres.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:55 pm

do it colour coded, like a rainbow. it won't be practical but it will look pretty

Post by **Friday** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:31 pm

FoundationStepper wrote:would not ditch my cds for mp3 collection

it would be purely for a storage space thing for me. they take up so much room...

SDF1 · Post by **SDF1** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:43 pm

alphabetical by label. chronological order by cat number in each label.

sort by genre = fail.

in fact genres in general = fail.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:54 pm

Especially sorting tracks into folders by genres on hard drive = Fa1L.

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:01 pm

Friday wrote:
FoundationStepper wrote:would not ditch my cds for mp3 collection

it would be purely for a storage space thing for me. they take up so much room...

its a sensible thing to do - but think about how good you want your achive to be for many years to come - might be good to go for an uncompressed file format if you can manage the space

then again, 320s are good enough most of the time

a1studmuffin · Post by **a1studmuffin** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:14 pm

Yeah, when I say I ditched my CD collection, I didn't mean literally throwing the CDs out. They're in storage, sans plastic cases. I just meant I stopped putting them on display, as if I used them regularly. But yeah, 99% of the time a 320 MP3 is completely acceptable.

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:18 pm

i think buying some wallets (must accomodate sleeves well) is a very wise storage solution

theres always some cd sleeves that dont fit well though

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:36 pm

alphabetical rock

electronic by genre

people have tried to fuck with me by disturbing this nice equilibrium in the poast though

will never ever get rid of my cd's for hard drive- i lovvvve standing there choosing a CD by its spine, reading the inesrt etc

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:18 pm

genre -> year -> date purchased (to an extent, if lots within same week often just put in same date)
then traktor scratch or whatever im using to browse/search=easy (if burning cds then just find manually). usually by artists as someone mentioned above

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:21 pm

SDF1 wrote:sort by genre = fail.

in fact genres in general = fail.

Seems to work for as many music retailers that I know of.

And they seem to have more than a few albums.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:27 pm

gnat wrote: people have tried to fuck with me by disturbing this nice equilibrium in the poast though

those bastards, why if I ever get my hands on them

Scholtzy · Post by **Scholtzy** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:09 pm

I sorted all mine by label once,

They were in order for a bit but after a few months I just cbf putting stuff back in order.

I reckon just sort them by genre, have a crate of stuff that you play, and just cycle through the collection every now and then and take out stuff you want to hear / put stuff back you've played heaps and sick of.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:12 pm

I first used iTunes late last year when I purchased my frist MAC.
I have just about finished uploading my CD's (effort).

But I have not uploaded any mix CD's at all (which will probably take another few weeks).

Anyone upload MIX CD's?

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:16 pm

yeah i do...
good for parties...

i have cd's, also love choosing and looking at artwork...
i tunes sucks dick if you have too much music to fit on your pooter, or if yo have multiple macs/pooters as i do...

ipod full of 60g of tunes and CDs for the more interactive listening moments..

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:51 pm

DBoy wrote:Anyone upload MIX CD's?

Unless it's one big track, they don't mix do they?

MP3's aren't seamless, there's gaps in between the tracks from what I've found. Well, there is on my iRiver, I'm assuming it's the same on the HD?

Post by **Friday** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:03 pm

Direkt wrote:
DBoy wrote:Anyone upload MIX CD's?
Unless it's one big track, they don't mix do they?

MP3's aren't seamless, there's gaps in between the tracks from what I've found. Well, there is on my iRiver, I'm assuming it's the same on the HD?

itunes 'determines gapless playback', so for mix cds it will play it fluid....

Post by **Friday** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:04 pm

and yes - i upload mix cds d.
reckon you and me need to catch up with our hardrives and do a little music swap

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:06 pm

Oh my god Friday, you are going to get murdered for that statement!!!

over beers soon babe, love you taste in tunage

Scholtzy · Post by **Scholtzy** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:08 pm

Friday wrote:
Direkt wrote:
DBoy wrote:Anyone upload MIX CD's?
Unless it's one big track, they don't mix do they?

MP3's aren't seamless, there's gaps in between the tracks from what I've found. Well, there is on my iRiver, I'm assuming it's the same on the HD?
itunes 'determines gapless playback', so for mix cds it will play it fluid....

In Itunes click 'Advanced', then click 'Join CD Tracks', then import.

That way it will play perfectly.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:12 pm

I do a lot of shuffle play, guess I will just need to do that in playlists instead if MixCD's were in there.

Post by **huge** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:15 pm

Lizkins wrote:do it colour coded, like a rainbow. it won't be practical but it will look pretty

best suggestion yet.

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:29 pm

Cusack in High Fidelity does the best explanation of sorting by 'Autobigraphical' means.

Can't remember it word for word, but it's something along the lines of going back to 8th grade blah blah - you get the idea.

I love that movie.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:33 pm

DBoy wrote:Oh my god Friday, you are going to get murdered for that statement!!!

I'd reckon.

Naughty Friday!

Re: gapless mix-CD's - does it translate over to portable MP3 devices such as iPod's and iRivers?

I always select gapless on the import.

quick · Post by **quick** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:02 pm

no order... i just use my memory to find that record... sometimes it takes a few hours tho... lol

ps, dboy, I am so crap at getting stuff back, but do you still have my cds?

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:38 pm

I am going to say yes, because I can not imagine that I would throw them out! But I don't remember seeing them any time in the last year. It has been about 3 years now you realise.

quick · Post by **quick** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:40 pm

yes... i am shit at picking stuff up from people...

no real biggie, if they are, sweet, if not, my stoopid fault.

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:10 pm

by torrent provider

spin · Post by **spin** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:25 pm

nic wrote:by torrent provider

il put you in a torrent, fuckin hippys...

try www.allthesongsyoucunts.com

Post by **Friday** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:01 pm

DBoy wrote: over beers soon babe, love you taste in tunage

deal

Direkt wrote: Naughty Friday!

ha. i have worked at record labels long enough to have some pretty strong opinions on that stuff

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:29 am

how about.............sorting them by........ the birthdate of the artist!!!!!!!. in the case of bands you could do it based no the birthdate of the youngest member.

same o · Post by **same o** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:35 am

i sort them by colour..

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:36 am

Friday wrote:
Direkt wrote: Naughty Friday!
ha. i have worked at record labels long enough to have some pretty strong opinions on that stuff

And what are these opinions?

Post by **Friday** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 1:30 pm

basically.... fuck em....

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:01 pm

I saw an interesting segment on TV about piracy recently, it was aimed at movie piracy - but the rule can be applied to any sort of piracy; be it music, movies, software etc.

The "expert" talked about how it's often seen as a victimless crime, with people justifying the pirating of movies by claiming that Hollywood studios and stars have enough money as it is. But he then went on to say how distributors, advertisers, publicists and even the Mum and Dad retailers get burnt due to decreased money in the industry.

Food for thought... or lack therof.

FunkyJ · Post by **FunkyJ** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:04 pm

My CD collection was loosely grouped into genres, with stuff I liked the most first... but they're all packed into boxes at the moment.

My record collection was loosely grouped into genres, with older stuff at the back of the boxes, kind of sorted into stuff I liked the best and stuff that sounded good together.

I'd never get rid of my CDs either. Some of them are rare as fuck.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:31 pm

Direkt wrote:I saw an interesting segment on TV about piracy recently, it was aimed at movie piracy - but the rule can be applied to any sort of piracy; be it music, movies, software etc.

The "expert" talked about how it's often seen as a victimless crime, with people justifying the pirating of movies by claiming that Hollywood studios and stars have enough money as it is. But he then went on to say how distributors, advertisers, publicists and even the Mum and Dad retailers get burnt due to decreased money in the industry.

Food for thought... or lack therof.

all true....

still don't give a toss lol

shifting sands mate, shifting sands

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:52 pm

What do you mean by "shifting sands"?

It's obviously an important issue to me. My job aside, it's more about fucking over people with jobs and artists that concerns me. As well as record sales figures.

I've been pretty passionate about this issue long before I started working in wholesale.

I've seen too many great record stores go under recently... R.I.P. CRAM - Camberwell hasn't been the same since.

There's never been a shitload of money in music retail as it is (more so in recorded music), but now - it's a shambles. Record shops downsizing and closing up quite a bit of late - as well as musical instrument retailers (due to grey importing and piracy).

I would have thought more people on this forum gave a toss about these issues, being either employed in the industry or at least having the industry play a large part of their lives.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:39 pm

Touchy subject. I buy records.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:41 pm

well, you are right.....

If it were me, I'd be pretty passionate about it too I guess.

times change, focus shifts etc etc... I'm sure the lady at the video hire near my place is going broke. Probably has a lot to do with this. It would totally suck for her, but it's just the way things go... progress and all that. I think that (I'm talking mainly the movie industry here) taking money from the multi billion dollar hollywood movie industry is a good thing, lots of greed etc there for sure. music.... hmmm, I never DL or pirate music. But I don't discourage others to do it if they want to.

people adapt, music is about art and expression and entertainment and fun etc etc, not about industry money or whatevs... Music as an art form will still exist well after the shops have closed and the half-baked DJs and musos have gone and gotten day jobs. that's all I really care about tbh.

My parents had a very sucessful retail shop in the 80s and part of the 90s until a large national chain moved into their town and basically took their whole clientelle away from them. So yes, I have felt the pain. But there's fuck all you can do in reality and everyone needs to adapt and stop clinging to the past or the moraly righteous ideology. My parents have moved on and still live a very fulfilling life.

shifting sands

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:43 pm

sorry back on topic...

I sort my records by SIZE