Re: [Harp-L] Tagging a blues harp mp3 collection

[Ken Peace <kensmusiclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aki,

This sounds like a really interesting project.  My main advice is to 
consider defining your subjective terms very well.  I think that position 
and key are easy, however things like arrangement, groove and feel are very 
difficult to categorise.

For example what makes a jazzy shuffle different from a regular shuffle? 
What you call a Rhumba in 2007 you may call a Mambo in 2010.

I think that this is a very difficult task.  I would be tempted to 
concentrate on the objective tags as these cannot be argued over later.

Let us all know how you get on.
Cheers
Ken
--
Ken Peace
Chester, UK
www.bluesinthenorthwest.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Akarsha Kumar" <akikumar@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 11:56 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Tagging a blues harp mp3 collection


> Hi Harp-l-ers,
>
> I have been a lurker on this wonderful list for a while and this is 
> probably
> my second or third post. I have been playing blues harp seriously for 
> around
> 4 years, and in that time, my collection of harp albums have increased
> substantially.
>
> This winter break, I would like to tag my ever-increasing blues harp mp3
> collection in a manner that I (or any other harp player) could quickly 
> look
> up tunes based on position, key, tempo etc.
>
> I was wondering if the folks on this list might have any suggestions for
> additional tagging categories, tag values etc. Something along the lines 
> of
> the following for each song:
>
> Key(s):
> Position(s):
> Tempo: Slow, Mid, Fast
> Arrangement: 12 bar, 8 bar, Boogie, Hoochie Coochie, ...
> Groove: Shuffle, Rhumba, ...
> Other Keywords: Instrumental, Acoustic
>
> Since this will be a tedious process, I would like to start with a 
> resonable
> set of tags so that I don't have to redo the entire library for any 
> obvious
> category that I might have left out.
>
> Any help/suggestions will be appreciated. I would be happy to publish my
> database if/when I do complete it.
>
> Thanks and Happy Holidays,
> Aki Kumar
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