RE: [microsound] sample organization [possibly ot]

[Eloy Anzola <eloy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Sean,

I wonder if you have tried iTunes for .wav and .AIFFs
or other audio files. I believe iTunes doesn't care,
if you already use it for MP3's it'll probably work
for you.

cheers,

Eloy
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Young [mailto:alex@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 4:14 AM
> To: microsound
> Subject: Re: [microsound] sample organization [possibly ot]
> 
> 
> I've been thinking about this too for a long time, and while future 
> developments
> in semantic filesystems may solve all of these issues for you at the 
> operating
> system level, I think current research in semantic web 
> technology might 
> be useful:
> 
> I've had the idea that I could model my sample library with RDF and 
> metadata,
> with something like webdav to access it.  When you add files 
> the system 
> would attempt
> to generate as much metadata for you as possible, but there'd have to 
> be some
> mechanism of adding it yourself too (like for notes on how you 
> generated samples,
> or where you recorded them.)
> 
> Using webdav would mean I could access it over my network with Linux, 
> Mac OS or
> Windows.  I'm sure someone must be developing something like this, 
> though.
> 
> There's also Storage for GNOME, which you may find interesting:
> 
> http://www.gnome.org/~seth/storage/
> 
> The method I use to organise my samples is to have a simple 
> hierarchical structure,
> and then text files with more information in.  I keep these 
> notes on an 
> Internet-accessible
> server just in case I want to add notes when I'm at work.  I 
> also scan 
> articles from old
> magazines that I don't really need anymore, just in case.  So now I 
> have an unwieldy
> archive of PDFs from Dr Dobbs, Sound on Sound, and various IT 
> journals 
> as well...!
> 
> If you want to do more research I suggest searching for 
> 'semantic file 
> systems' and
> 'semantic web standards' and so on.
> 
> On 30 Sep 2004, at 08:19, Sean Whalen wrote:
> > microsounders --
> >
> > what methods do you use to organize your sample libraries?  i am in 
> > dire
> > need of re-organization, and would like something like the
> > tag&rename/itunes combo i have for mp3's where:
> >
> > 1) names can be derived directory structure or metadata
> > 2) samples can be browsed by metadata
> > 3) metadata can be embedded in the file
> > 4) no proprietary formats are necessary
> >
> > except i need this for pcm files (.wav or otherwise).  
> concerns i have
> > are application portability, sample compatibility, and 
> flexibility (ie,
> > how do you deal with apps which reference filenames instead of 
> > embedding
> > samples, where such a reorganization will prevent loading 
> old songs?).
> >
> > googling hasn't proved fruitful, and i'm afraid a lack of foresight 
> > will
> > cause major headaches down the road.


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