Simple question (which might not be)

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#1

So I have slowly getting acquainted with my 150B. Not fast enough to avoid seeing become obsolete with a newer model.

My question regards managing music and efficiency retrieving to play.

Given the size of many peoples collections mine is a bit modest.

The Folders represent artists and within each artist folder is a sub folder representing the album

Naturally compilations and multi album create grief but right now that’s not my question.

Realistically it is impossible to consume by ear all the music I own in what remains of my life. Also as most I assume we gravitate to memory triggers and favorites while trying to keep pace with new material.

But the OCD of audiophile, music hoarding and curiosity intersect to engage continuous problem solving.

I would like to know if its possible to cull the music Into broad categories and then have it added to the database so you can see it listed only by that category ant any particular time.

For example:

Favorite Folder
Seldom listened Folder
Never listened Folder
Holiday albums Folder

This way I could find options to choose based on broad criteria I can keep in my head. Once I want to “listen to Holiday music”. I could choose that option and only have to sort those albums or artists. In that smaller folder.

My current experience is when I have different folders on the local SSD the data indexes the whole collection and it’s an unmanageable mess.

Because I’m just starting out managing digital music there is much I don’t know like how metadata works. I do understand file management and computer structure better going back to MS DOS 2.x

So basically can the Rose HIFI database and present music from separate folders rather than all or nothing?

#2

Hi Jwutrie, how did you digitize your music? I used iTunes (now Apple Music) on my desktop Mac to rip my CD collection, a labor of love and an ongoing process. Apple Music allows you to categorize, renumber tracks, change title, add artwork, change artist name and just about anything you would want to do with music files. I made sure that all my music was organized to my satisfaction before I transferred it to the SSD and NAS attached to the Rose RS130. I would not rely on the Rose to do that, it is just too much work and the Apple Music interface makes it very easy.

I am sure others here have different methods.

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#3

Most of my digital collection is ripped from CD and some came from purchased digital sources like Qobuz, Apple over the years.

Everything is in flac.

Metadata stuff has been with help of MP3tag and Songkong. I’ve tried systematically edit the most problematic albums ( featured artists, collaborations, multi album). Not easy cause every playback player and music manager seems to address tags in subtle different ways. This is a learning process for an old guy like me. It’s interesting just it’s difficult to be in the mind of database folks.

What the Rose does which is so irritating has to do when you initialize DB and then Scan DB. It scatters the music into smallest units creating clutter when it comes to visualizing on the album art. Makes scrolling through options cumbersome.

#4

Hey John, only a ROON subscription will free you from the problems you mentioned above. You can keep struggling and trying to make do with what ROSE offers — with this miserable software that isn’t worth a penny. I’ve spent a long time trying to organise things, but constantly kept stumbling and hitting a wall of frustration — how can such a high-class product with outstanding sound quality have such poor software design?

Just get a trial ROON subscription (as an RS150B owner you can get 3 months for free) and you’ll see how beautifully your library can be presented. And want an even better tip? Throw all your files onto an SSD and subscribe to Tidal and Qobuz — you’ll find absolutely everything there, and you’ll never hear any difference in SQ.

Enjoy the music. Peace to all!

#5

Thank you for the advice. I initially tried Roon but my router was antiquated and didn’t support the file transfer protocols appropriately. I’m currently upgrading my network system and going to add a NAS to act as a central clearinghouse for digital media.

But alas, I’m afraid you’re right. Rose has really not addressed file organization in a way that’s functional. The ROONplatform seems to be light years ahead of everybody.

At the end of the day, the answer is that there’s not a workable solution using the native software

Again, thank you