JohnCLeBlanc wrote: > I have a similar issue but I'm not sure Filetypes by itself is enough. I > too mix lossless (mainly flac) and lossy (mainly mp3) formats in the > same library and I rely heavily on my music folder hierarchy (e.g., > classical, jazz, rock, world, each of which have sub-folders). I'd like > to be able to temporarily filter my LMS library when I'm in my living > room with its audiophile equipment but have access to my full library > when using other equipment. The Filetypes setting makes folders with mp3 > files empty but the folders themselves are still visible so this doesn't > help in navigation. > > How about a new library with the multi-library plugin? Could I have a > lossless-only library and simply load that when I'm in my living room? I > can't figure out how to make that work. Is it a potential solution? > > I also wondered about filtering songs or folders based on the bitrate > (e.g., lossless tracks all appear to have bitrates > 320bps) or how I've > labelled my folders of albums. I distinguish folders with lossless files > by prefixing the album name with "_F " as below: > [.] > [..] > [YSAYE_ Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27 -- Leonidas Kavakos] > [_F Ysaye- Sonates Pour Violon Solo -- Thomas Zehetmair] > Can I filter on this folder characteristic? > > Thanks for any help you can offer!
Using "Advanced Search" you can define a "Library View" for FLAC files. You can then select this "View", and it will display FLAC Albums only. 28573 28574 28575 +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: library03.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28575| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ *Server - LMS 7.9.2 *Pi4B 4GB/pCP 6.0.0-b6 18K library, playlists & LMS cache on SSD (ntfs) *Study -* Pi3B+/pCP 5.0.0/pi screen/HiFiBerry DAC+/jivelite, *Lounge* - Pi2/pCP 5.0.0 > HiFiBerry DIGI+ > AudioEngine DAC1 > AVI DM5 *Dining Room* - Squeezebox Boom *Garage* - Pi3B/Pi screen/HiFiBerry DAC+/pCP 5.0.0 > Edifier R980T *Spares* - 2xTouch, 1xSB3, 1xRadio, 6xRPi ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109360 _______________________________________________ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
