[Dixielandjazz] cd cataloging database

[Don Ingle]

I have used the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet program to make an effective index
for my reel-to-reel and cassette live stuff. In place of the monetary
categories I merely type in a jazz category, then entries can be tracked as
you would financial entry.. You want to pull out a list of piano jazz, for
instance, then call it up, and then call- up the artist.
Took a little work to set up but then it came with the 'puter for free.
Could do the same with most any spreadsheet program you might have. Getting
the categories is the trick, and sub-categories and dates can be added to
the input.
My only problem is finding time to keep it up to date,;but winter is the
time to catch up. Wonderful thing to do when the wolf howls outside and the
hawk is back!
Don Ingle


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To: <rcrockett1 at houston.rr.com>
Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com.>
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] cd cataloging database


In a message dated 15/08/03 16:03:07 GMT Daylight Time,
rcrockett1 at houston.rr.com writes:

> I'm fixin' to get ready to begin to list my cd's somewhere.

Hi, you may be able to kill two, or several, birds with stone here.

Bang and Ollafson have produced a CD player with a hard drive on which you
can store 250 CDs. Each of which can be filed under a wide range of
criteria.
This will give you the list you want and also enable you to make up your own
playlist etc.,Price around  £1300
Yamaha have a digital audio recorder which stores in searchable order in 999
`albums` each holding 99 tunes. 80 GB hard disk holds 120 hours of
uncompressed music.Editing etc., is easy    CDs can be burned of your own
selections..
Title input. Price aroun £600.
Sony have a similar machine 40GB of compressed music which they equate to
500
CD`s.
They also state that CD`s are saved at 2x speed and Auto Library
automatically stores tracks and gives `extremely convenient access` plus
with the supplied
PC link you can replace,shuffle,and rename with M-Crew Software. Price
around
£600

The main problem I see is deciding into which category you will file each
track and the time it will take to play all your CD`s into the hard drive.

Does anyone have any experience of these or similar systems? I would love
some feedback.

Cheers


Pat
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