![]() ![]() But that must be only a couple of hundreds of CDs. I also had lots of CDs a while back, then as a teenager ripped them and sold them. My collection consists of more than 2k CDs. I still buy a CD from time to time, but only for music that is really important for me. Same price also, at least until a month ago when Deezer raised the price from €9.99 to €10.99 but therefore now also offers FLAC! Same catalog (well, almost, there are a few exclusives on Spotify and there are a few on Deezer, but nothing important for me), the difference is just that Spotify uses AAC while Deezer uses MP3. I got pissed, canceled Spotify and moved to Deezer. And it’s not just music, they also have a lot of audio books! No more bad purchases for €15 per CD! And that’s for just €9.99 per month! (I spent about €50 per month for CDs before, sometimes more, sometimes less).Īfter I while I had technical problems with Spotify more and more often. And I loved it! Just listen to (almost) anything anytime without hassle. One day I deceided that I just don’t wanna buy any more CDs, at least not at the same frequency anymore. The majority is in FLAC, the rest in MP3. I ripped all my CDs and stored those rips on external HDs. I still have about 600 of those here in my living room but because of a lack of space the rest is stored in the basement. Of course, I made scripts that automate the process. If I want to watch a YouTube video, I download it locally in its entirety, save it as a file, watch it, then decide whether to delete it or keep it for later. In order to play it the second time (+after some time has passed), it has to be downloaded again. I find the whole concept of “streaming” to be abhorrent, since it is defective by design: the media is downloaded locally, but deleted as soon as it is played +eventually. But it’s good to have it in a physical format, for archival purposes. I also own a modest collection of about a thousand CDs, but I almost never listen to them, due to inconvenience – I find it easier and faster to download this music than to rip it from a CD. To find music, I use YouTube, Soulseek (Nicotine+), and various torrent sites. I search for it in the terminal with fd and fzf and I play it with SMPlayer or MPV. I organise it in directories, giving it descriptive filenames. I found it easier to include multiple albums on the same playlist, instead of making playlists for every album.I have all my music locally, as mp3 or flac. Genre Folders: Each genre folder houses individual artist playlists that include my favorite albums. ![]() 311 Folder: Every studio album 311 has released.Subscribed Playlists: Even more self explanatory, eclectic collection.Genre Mixed Playlists: Self explanatory, playlists of my favorite songs by genre.Discovery: Full albums that I haven't listened to yet, new artists that I come across.Screenshot of my organizational structure. I've been a premium user since before they had the "add song/artist/album" feature, so I've been using this method and have not bought in to the "add song/artist/album" ability. My personality has always required meticulous organization and I've spent a long time trying to identify the best way to organize playlists within Spotify. ![]()
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