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Devices => Androids and other portables => Topic started by: hollasch on June 28, 2010, 08:32:01 pm

Title: different audio path for playlists?
Post by: hollasch on June 28, 2010, 08:32:01 pm

Is it possible to specify an audio path for the export of playlists that is different than regular music?  i.e. I normally export to Artist/Album, but when I export a playlist I don't want a hundred different folders, I want one folder with all playlist items in it.  Possible?  (I'm on MC12 but willing to upgrade).

Thanks. Kyle

Title: Re: different audio path for playlists?
Post by: jaynyc on January 08, 2011, 11:53:02 am

bump

I have the same question

Title: Re: different audio path for playlists?
Post by: Matt on January 08, 2011, 12:58:41 pm

If you're talking about handheld playlists, you can specify the playlist path and format in Options > Handheld > Files, Paths, & More

Title: Re: different audio path for playlists?
Post by: hollasch on January 18, 2011, 07:55:34 am

no, we're not talking about playlist files that exist on a handheld.  We're talking about music files that are synced to a handheld via a playlist.

Currently, all music files are loaded to a handheld via a single path structure, the default being:

Music\[Artist]\[Album]\

But when you have a playlist and you load the music it points to to a handheld, what you may want is a single folder with all items from that playlist (instead of a large number of [Artist]\[Album]\ folders each with one or two songs in it.  So, what I'd like is:

Non playlist synced Music goes to Music\[Artist]\[Album]\
Playlist synced Music goes to Music\[Name of Playlist]

Is that possible?  Does that make sense?

Thanks,

Kyle

Title: Re: different audio path for playlists?
Post by: Matt on January 18, 2011, 08:00:17 am

It makes sense, but it's not currently possible.

Would it work to just dump everything to a root folder like 'Music' with no subfolders?

Supporting a [Playing Name] token might be a good addition for a future version.

Title: Re: different audio path for playlists?
Post by: jaynyc on January 18, 2011, 08:02:10 am

in other words, assume that our handheld devices *do not* support playlists....  what we want to do is take all the tracks inside an actual playlist in MC and create a folder on the handheld device which is the Playlist Name, and the contents of the folder are the tracks in the MC playlist; all at the same level, not nested into any hierarchy.

Many car audio head units and many of the audiophile handheld devices do not support actual playlists.

Title: Re: different audio path for playlists?
Post by: jaynyc on January 18, 2011, 08:05:57 am

(rapid posting just happened, love it)

matt, the problem with a single folder 'music' and all tracks inside of it is that that defeats the entire purpose of what we are trying to achieve, which is a grouping of certain tracks inside a specific folder.