Playlist editing - adding a directory

avital.chissick · 3rd October 2011, 06:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squishy Tia

...You just put your finger on the folder, and when the popup menu appears, select "Add to playlist" or "create playlist". You can then select the playlist or type in the name of one you wish to create...

Tia, thank you.

But in which app do I do that ?
In winamp I couldn't find any reference or view of folders.

Squishy Tia · 6th October 2011, 23:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by avital.chissick

Tia, thank you.

But in which app do I do that ?
In winamp I couldn't find any reference or view of folders.

You do so from within Winamp itself.

Main screen -> Lightning logo (press it) -> Albums -> Select folder containing your songs (assuming it is a flat folder with no other sub-folders inside it) by holding your finger on the folder name and selecting "Add to playlist". You can then choose to add to an existing playlist or create a new one.

avital.chissick · 7th October 2011, 07:34

My folder contains over 100 mp3 files, from various artists and albums.
When I use what you suggested, the selection for the folder names gets me a small subset of the music files from that folder, and after checking I realized the the subset were files that had an empty Album tag.

So this does not add a folder, it adds an album.

The only way to make this work would be to re-tag the files and have the all get the same Album tag.

Adding a folder contents to a playlist is a very common task.

Squishy Tia · 17th October 2011, 01:18

I've noticed this behaviour as well. I have a folder marked "Other Music" on my computer. I copied it over to my SD card and only some items got copied into the playlist while the rest did not. If there are various album tags (as in some files from different albums), Winamp sees only those of the specific album, in my case the "unknown" album(s) and copies those into the playlist.

It's frustrating as hell, and instead of Winamp being "smart" it's actually being quite dumb and making what should be a simple one time selection a total nightmare.

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7th October 2011, 07:34	#3
avital.chissick Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 3	My folder contains over 100 mp3 files, from various artists and albums. When I use what you suggested, the selection for the folder names gets me a small subset of the music files from that folder, and after checking I realized the the subset were files that had an empty Album tag. So this does not add a folder, it adds an album. The only way to make this work would be to re-tag the files and have the all get the same Album tag. Adding a folder contents to a playlist is a very common task.

17th October 2011, 01:18	#4
Squishy Tia Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 17	I've noticed this behaviour as well. I have a folder marked "Other Music" on my computer. I copied it over to my SD card and only some items got copied into the playlist while the rest did not. If there are various album tags (as in some files from different albums), Winamp sees only those of the specific album, in my case the "unknown" album(s) and copies those into the playlist. It's frustrating as hell, and instead of Winamp being "smart" it's actually being quite dumb and making what should be a simple one time selection a total nightmare.