6/24/2023 0 Comments Winamp auto tagger![]() The only reason player like Winamp and such use this smart filename stuff is because your tags are non-existent. I mean, seriously, who cares that space is "wasted". I saw a 300 gig drive for $175 the other day. M3U/PLS, for example, is little more than a list of files.Īs for wasted space, disk space is cheap and only getting cheaper. Filenames only matter in playlists because you're using outdated and obsolete playlist formats. I can mass rename my entire collection in a few minutes, based on the tag information. With this system, filenames become almost irrelevant. The more information about the music you have, the better your selection capabilities can be. Or if I want to hear some early 90's grunge with a fast paced beat. So if I want to find all the upbeat and happy 80's music I have, I can. And the better that library/database is, the easier and more capable things like "smart playlists" (or whatever the equivalent is in your player of choice) are to do. The more information that the tag actually has, the better the library that can be built. The information I try to put in all my files:Īnd so forth. Proper tags, with as much info as possible, make working with your music so much easier and more fun. I just wanted to suggest some wishlist things for player. Virtual DJ has nice Smart Tag Extracter as well. And this is not from customizing or programming the naming expression. The thing about the above 'standard' naming format is because not only Winamp uses it, but I found other players use it. And it uses the floating meta-data to sort, etc. ![]() then that's fine.Īnd the best thing about Winamp is the Media Library & Play List intelligently extracts the meta-data out of the file name (if it's tagless). If you only need the 4 information: album, track #, artist & track name then you don't need tags. Actually removing the space allocations for them. Then using ID3 Tag software to massively clear/remove all TAGs (both IDv1 + IDv2). ) has helped a lot, renaming all my 30,000,000 MP3s into the 'standard' format: It just makes it harder searching for music if you haven't cleaned/sorted/maintained ALL your MP3s in a consistent naming standard. And even worst, if you use iTunes or WMP then add on top of that another set of meta-data to manage/sort/maintain. I don't even like the MP3 tag IDs because:Ī) It gives you 2 (or 3 if you count in both IDv1 & IDv2) sets of file information data to manage/sort/maintain. ![]() It's useless data for other players that don't use it. Better than WMP & iTunes put together.Ĭ) Winamp doesn't use annoying proprietary meta-data on top of the existing ID3 Tags).ĭ) Winamp has Smart ID3 Tag Expression Extracter. I love Winamp over WMP & iTunes put together because:Ī) Winamp doesn't tag your MP3s if they are tagless.ī) WMP has and always had the BEST visualization, plug-ins & skins.
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