On 26/01/2016 13:58, Jim Lesurf wrote:

Didn't seem much point in "revealing" that I base my approach on Linux,
simply ripping to flac files using a simple cdparanoia-based process, and
doing my own scans of covers, etc. No dnla or 'library manager' in sight
here. Just flac files with appropriate names to drop onto a player program.
:-)


Well, your comments were useful in that they gave me pause to consider
if a library manager was my best option. I decided it was and after
entering the first 250 items here is what I think:

The Foobar2000 program is quite minimal and script based which allows
automation of some of the chores while allowing users to decide on
exactly how and where files should be organised. Great time saver and I
now have a folder and naming structure just as it would have been if I
had done the job manually. This means I could ditch the Foobar2000
program and revert to a manual store/play system if I ever decided.

Plenty of support for scanned-in and downloaded artwork as well.

Downside:
Like many open source programs, nobody wants to do the documentation so
support is haphazard and mostly forum based. But it is all
there...somewhere.