have a question about Playlists

[toehser]

If we're talking about fixing up the tags in your files, rather than about creating playlists, it can indeed be a PITA.  I liked something called "godfather" I think, enough to run Wine for it, but you wouldn't have that problem (Wine is a tool to run Window$ programs on Linux).  Godfather made sense to me and did what I wanted to futz with tags.

But, truth be told, I personally organize by file name and directory, and don't use the database, and don't futz with tags.  I make my playlists from the filesystem hierarchy...

[cooltwou]

If we're talking about fixing up the tags in your files, rather than about creating playlists, it can indeed be a PITA.  I liked something called "godfather" I think, enough to run Wine for it, but you wouldn't have that problem (Wine is a tool to run Window$ programs on Linux).  Godfather made sense to me and did what I wanted to futz with tags.

But, truth be told, I personally organize by file name and directory, and don't use the database, and don't futz with tags.  I make my playlists from the filesystem hierarchy...

I don't understand anything you just said

[toehser]

I don't understand anything you just said

Not exactly the most helpful way to ask for clarification.

PITA is an acronym for "Pain In The Ass".

MP3 files contain TAGS in format called ID3 which comes in different flavours.

That is where the database gets the information.

Godfather is software.  http://www.jtclipper.eu/thegodfather/.  Helps with fixing them.

Wine is a way to run windoze programs when you don't run Windowz$.  Not a problem for you.

Futz with means loosely to "fart around with".

Making playlists from the file system hierarchy means I maintain directories and file names, like:

/Tunes/Frank Zappa/Weasels Ripped My Flesh/Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue.mp3 and I DON'T use the ID3 tags that the DATABASE uses.

There is more than one way to skin a cat.

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