Hi there,
We generally recommend the following folder structure and settings in Madsonic:
example with path location on a network attached storage:
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\\NAS\media\artists <-- only sorted artist
\\NAS\media\collections <-- multi-artist sampler
\\NAS\media\series <-- tv series
\\NAS\media\videos <-- tv records
\\NAS\media\movies <-- movies
\\NAS\media\podcasts <-- podcasts
\\NAS\media\playlists <-- playlists
\\NAS\media\soundtracks <-- soundtracks
Artist folder:
should only contain media files in this format:
<ARTIST>/<ALBUM>/<TITLE>.<EXT>
example:
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\\NAS\media\artists\Adele\[2015] 25\01 Adele - Hello.flac
Collection folder:
should only contain media files in this format:
<SET>/<ALBUM>/<TITLE>.<EXT>
example:
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\\NAS\media\collections\Best of\Best of Pop\Ivy Quainoo - Glass Houses.mp3
or
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\\NAS\media\collections\Chillout\Smooth Jazz - The Best Of [2004]\CD1\01 - Us3 - Canteloop.mp3
or
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\\NAS\media\collections\Bravo Hits\Bravo Hits 01\Disk1\01 - The Klf - America What Time Is Love.mp3
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\\NAS\media\collections\Sampler\[2004] Nova Tunes 10\02 Jehro - Everything.mp3
Soundtrack folder:
should only contain media files in this format:
<SET>/<ALBUM>/<TITLE>.<EXT>
example:
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\\NAS\media\soundtracks\Soundtrack - Movies\Django Unchained [2012]\02. Django.mp3
TIP: to force Madsonic detect the soundtrack folder as multiartist create a empy file in this location:
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\\NAS\media\soundtracks\Soundtrack - Movies\MULTI.TAG
All possibilities of the filetag to override:
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multi.tag
artist.tag
album.tag
set.tag
dir.tag
Madsonic configuration:
Settings > Media Folders
Settings > General
Best regards,
The Madsonic Team