I actually don't, I do most of the work alone. Plus, this was a challenge, I don't usually mount them that fast... but yes, I am fast, in normal circumstances, under a minute.
Servers on site are a must in my line of work. A lot of custom rigs that do specific jobs and have to communicate with other equpment with at least 1Gbps.
I can mount an RJ-45 connector to a cat5 cable in less than 25 seconds.
Ah, that's why I search before I download anything 🤣. Plus, I got a good memeory (only regarding songs for some reason 🤔 😂), so I rarely end up with dups.
And I do tag them after I download them... well, retag them, they've already been tagged by whoever 😂.
Will have to look into this, I haven't really optimized around the way I stream my media.
Mmm, that is actually really cool 👍, I'll have to look into that, maybe change the way I stream my media from my NAS. Thanks for the info ☺️.
I just use directories. Easier if swapping OS, plus it's easier when I stream via FTP cuz I don't have to use anything special software wise.
Oh, yeah, classification takes some time. I classify by style (Pop, Rock, Metal, Techno, etc.). And I have 2 different "classification directories", lol 😂. One is for albums/compilations. They are also sorted by style, but there are whole albums. The other one is with singles (like single tracks, not singles as in releases, lol 😂). Like, let's say I like just 1 track from a certain artist and I don't think anything else is worth it from that album (or EP, whatever). I download the whole thing, then delete everything else and just keep that 1 single track. So, let's say this artist is a pop artist. I have a folder named Pop + Hip-Hop + House + Etc. and I just put it in there 😂. There's like thousands of tracks there 😂.
So, let's say I'm in the mood for something specific. I know where it resides, whether it be a whole album or a single track in the "randomness" directories (😂), I find it and I play it. If I'm just in a mood for music, in general, nothing specific, I usually just load the Pop + ... directory in the playlist, set random and just hit play. Something I don't like pops up, I just hit next 🤷.
I hope I helped. Sorting by style is what works for me 🤷. Sure, it's not perfect, but I really don't see any other sort style as better than that.
I could google that, but I'm in a chatty mood 😂, could you explain what that is?
Like I've always done, through friends or the internet 🤷.
I don't have a small collection BTW. Things weren't always discovered through app suggestions 😂.
I pirate. I buy only what I really really like, and I'd like to have a hard copy (CD, vinyl), not digital download. If there is only digital download available, I pirate it.
Is it weird that I don't use any of these streaming services and just use my own library via FTP (if I'm not at home)?
Nope, but I think I've given enough to the community over the years.
Though I was thinking of donating to Void (maybe even some sort of a partnership, if they agree to it, which I seriously doubt) cuz I use it for business purposes as well.