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Music Catalog Software

Amcrebelfan

Amcrebelfan

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I am not sure if this should go here or not, please move if not in the correct area. I am checking to see what people use to catalog their collection. I want to do that so when I go thrifting, flea market or even local record shop I am not buying duplicates. I also want to be able to check the quality of mine so I can purchase a better copy. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Aker's
 
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I have used OrangeCD for years, and heartily endorse them and their products. I have no affiliation with them either. I mention them for several reasons:

1) i have a 3400 CD database that i have kept on their software with zero problems and zero losses of data over the years.

2) the software designers are excellent about responding if you have questions or concerns, or if like me, need updates and lost your password.

3) i also like the software because you can put it in your CD player on the computer and it will read the entire playlist into the software for future search use. or you can bar code scan the title in.

4) one of the things i love about the design of the software is that it will not close or log you off until you have backed up the database and saved it

http://www.firetongue.com/
 
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I too use Collectorz.com. They also have software that allows you to transfer and update your database onto your iPhone. Very handy having that kind of information on the go.
 
I wrote a custom app a few years ago to initially keep track of my digital music collection and report on such things as which albums I had that were store bought or burned CDRs from digital music files and for the CDRs, which ones had covers. I have added features as needed over the years such as a section to keep track of CDs I'd given copies of to friends so that I wouldn't give them the same album twice. Most recently I added some data fields to keep track of which albums were in my music server as well.

I've recently been contemplating adding genre and subgenre fields as well, but I am finding that using a network music server (Firefly currently) and a tag editor (mp3tag) really provides it's own catalogue of my music files anyway (as I now have all of my CDs ripped) and perhaps having such info stored in my custom app is really a duplication of effort.

Anyway it's a pretty simple app that does what I need it to do without a lot of unused frills cluttering it up. Here are some screen shots:



I'll definitely check out some of the apps suggested here as well as some of them look pretty slick at first glance.
 

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I have long wanted an online database that is accessible from anywhere, including my "dumb" cellphone - voice response would be ideal - for when I'm out thrifting. When I run across an LP that looks interesting, it would be great to look it up by catalog #, find out if I already have it (once you get past a few hundred LPs, it's hard to remember them all), then ping allmusic.com or some other service for the rating and possibly a review.

As I have a good deal of experience with voice-activated IVR systems, I know its technically feasible. The biggest issue would be the lookup. It would need to be by the catalog #, since the grammar for artists and album names would be impossibly large (unless you have a system like 1-800-GOOG-411). The problem with lookup by catalog # is that services like Amazon.com aren't going to have them - they'll just have the CD catalog #. Also Amazon's ratings are not nearly so good as allmusic.com's - even the most mediocre albums get five stars, because they are non-professional ratings. Unfortunately, allmusic.com doesn't expose an API, while Amazon does - a nice, easy to use REST API.

So, will continue to search for an accessible online service that lists LPs along with CDs, with professional ratings and reviews...
 
I went the other way after trying to use a Palm and finding it almost impossible to leaft hrough the info even before I got to 200 LP's I went to a physical printed book.

I made a little book in 4 X 6 format that had my LP's and CD's listed then in then back of each section a few pages to list additions. I'm a pretty active buyer and this along with squeezing enteries in within the actual list I have used the same little book for 2 years.

I'm about to reprint it this time going to a binder type notebook that I can replace pages in. I'll show some photo's when I manage to get it done.
 
This one looked interesting:
http://kixsoftware.com/
It interfaces with the www.musicbrainz.com database to fill in all the info on your LPs and CDs.
Apparently you enter the artist and then can pick from multiple selections. Sounds like it would take a minute to add each artist.
Anyone play with this?
JimB
 
When I got out of the service (1970) I had about 100 LP's. I started a card catalog to keep track of them as I knew my collection would only get larger. In the early 80's I got a PC and switched my card catalog to a flat file database. (PFS First Choice) when Microsoft introduced Access I switched over to it.
I wrote a database app that runs under Access. It's a fully relational database and allows all kinds of search functuions. I have upgraded and modified it as new versions of Access have been introduced. I'll email a copy of the empty database to anyone who wants it.

It requires MS Access to run.
It does not search the web and fill in text. Manual entry only. I never added that feature as it's not important to me. I have posted a copy of a sample form.

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Sorry about the size. I couldn't get it to work as a thumbnail. Maybe it's better this way. It's just about full size.
 
Not sure this is what the OP is looking for....

I catalog my CD collection by scanning the covers or taking a photo of it and uploading it to my account at flickr.com. I can tag each title anyway I wanted, and thus, make searching my catalog easier. Also, I can add in notes about each title, such as catalog numbers, condition, pressing information, etc.

I don't have a smartphone, so I am not sure how my flickr.com account will look on such a device. However, I can also easily print out the entire catalog as well.

You can click on the link in my signature to see what I mean.
 
Excellent question. I just tried OrangeCD. It works very well. I added about 15 albums in 15 minutes by typing only artist names and using FreeDB.
 
Amcrebelfan said:
aabottom I love your avatar, wowsers.
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OneMalt said:
I'm pretty sure that's Stevie Nicks off the Buckingham Nicks album.
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Finally, someone comments. OneMalt gets second prize if he reveals who's chest hairs are to the right of the babe!

When I thought of the appropriate avatar for audio, this is the first image that came to mind. Before I found the cover image online, the character to the right was NOT in my mind’s image.
 
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