Help me organize my music.

nostrich:

My advice regarding library organization is always unpopular and always ignored, but hear me out here: delete most of your music.

Just did that. iTunes is still in the process of removing ~80GB of old Data. Time to start over…

8 months ago Comments
  1. willotoons answered: I swear this man & you were separated at birth or something. Or maybe your new alter ego is named Dick? So appropriate.
  2. hagwaar reblogged this from nostrich and added:
    old Data. Time to start over…
  3. factchecker reblogged this from nostrich
  4. osakasteve reblogged this from nostrich and added:
    Richard Dunlop-Walters
  5. Charlene answered: I prefer listening to genres and radio, not just specific artists. I dig Last.fm, Sirius, and XM, bot iTunes nor illegal downloads.
  6. kbkarma answered: My organisation method is simple. Music folder, containing folders for artists, which contain folders for albums. On an external HD.
  7. kubi reblogged this from cleversimon and added:
    do: (in response to cleversimon) 1) Genres: I only use the broadest names for my genres. Jazz, Rock, Electronic,...
  8. flemieux reblogged this from nostrich and added:
    Very interesting post
  9. qualls answered: Agreed! If your tastes are fluid, you should be constantly trying new things anyway. Save favorites, and ditch the rest.
  10. alexpornota reblogged this from nostrich and added:
    I see your point, nostrich, and I guess that’s my reasoning behind not having a hard disc iPod, but instead relying on...
  11. alancfrancis reblogged this from nostrich
  12. jeffgiddens answered: i use my ipod as the organizer. I think of itunes as the main library, and what is on my ipod as what i have “checked out”.
  13. lilzet answered: Oh, good. This is what I do. Solidarity.
  14. pootytang reblogged this from nostrich and added:
    I love it. I would never delete anything (I’m a horder, I’ll admit) but removing it from itunes sounds like a great...
  15. eush reblogged this from nostrich and added:
    cleversimon’s post. Read...whole thing. This may...several...
  16. pierreism answered: Use Spotify and delete everything you have that’s on a major label. Don’t forget to subscribe if you use it alot.
  17. respondr reblogged this from jhnbrssndn and added:
    going from 200+GB down...20GB. A 20GB library...essentially...
  18. cheerschopper reblogged this from nostrich and added:
    agree with “just fucking...certain extent. And, actually,iTunes can be very helpful with...
  19. teejayhanton answered: I need to delete some, but really enjoy hitting “shuffle” and just listening. I keep a couple “fave” playlists, but am otherwise unorganized.
  20. inky answered: I shove all sorts of genres and tags into the genre field, and make lots of smart playlists with stuff like “genre contains ‘ambient’”.
  21. praavda answered: too much text, nostrich
  22. jhnbrssndn reblogged this from nostrich and added:
    Although RDW merely hints at the autism which is hard-wired into the male brain, and hence explains why a lot of men...
  23. thinkdrastic answered: I ignore Genre. I make sure the Artist, AIbum Artist and Compilation tags are correct. I sort with “Album by artist”. And playlists are fun.
  24. jakec reblogged this from nostrich and added:
    do this, keep my library under 4GB...regularly listened
  25. inthefade answered: I’m so hopelessly behind on organizing that I gave up and just shuffle my way through my music.
  26. nostrich reblogged this from cleversimon and added:
    My advice regarding library organization is always unpopular and always ignored, but hear me out here: delete most of...
  27. tbmimsthethird answered: Simple, easy album playlists. Scroll until you find something you love but forgot you had. Press play. (And screw shuffle.)
  28. chrisereneta reblogged this from cleversimon and added:
    Or rather, Genre is only useful if you LISTEN within genres. If, instead, you are the sort of person who is content to...
  29. jebro answered: Poorly.
  30. snarkysarah answered: I’ve found customizing genres first (e.g. a “rawr punk” and “old-school” punk instead of all-encompassing “punk”) is a great first step!
  31. theseinfeldchronicles answered: I like the genre tag. I organize by album. Definitely use the compilation tag. It will help with soundtracks, mixes, etc.
  32. delgrosso answered: My iTunes library is >400GB. Genres are your friend, trust me.
  33. kurafire reblogged this from cleversimon and added:
    Couldn’t fit this...a Tumblr-answer: I organize...as...
  34. Susan answered: Use Pandora, free the memory!
  35. christopherattle answered: Really broad genres and consistent Artist names. Clear out anything ‘feat.’ another artist — the primary artist gets the billing
  36. herooftheproletariat answered: if you have 45 gb of music I can help you by telling you to go outside more and stop spending so much time at your computer
  37. weselec answered: Genre tags are the clear first step but are useless alone. Smart playlists that reference other smart playlists will help you refine.
  38. ryannerocha answered: I’ve got a 48 GB library and I don’t find myself needing any more organization than browsing by artist.
  39. hellamike answered: I spent days organizing my 67 GB library and it’s finally where I want it. I use genre tags, and smart playlists.
  40. valhallaisland answered: 5 stars for songs I love, no stars for anything less. Two listening options: shuffle on highest rated smart playlist or shuffle on music.
  41. rachelarogers answered: I don’t. *sheepish grin*
  42. steelopus answered: First figure out what specific task you’re trying to accomplish, then tag your files to reach that goal. Don’t tag for the sake of tagging.
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