Dell 30 manual Add source tracks to Raw Birds Library

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Using a Dell DJ MP3 player for field playback of bird songs.

Rev A2, November, 2005

Step 2 – Add source tracks to Raw Birds Library

Adding tracks to a library in Musicmatch involves three basic steps: a) import the tracks; b) add tag information; c) name the tracks.

Many music discs already contain the track names and other information that Musicmatch recognizes and tags automatically. If not, Musicmatch provides an on line lookup service (free) for name, artists and other data for tons of albums. Unfortunately, however, we birders are destined for manual labor.

Steps a) and b) can be performed on multiple tracks simultaneously; step c) is obviously once per track. Performing tag edit operations in the optimum order minimizes the number of edits that have to be made and makes selection of tracks easier during the editing process.

Step a) is very simple. After clicking on “Add Tracks”, navigate to the location of the source files then click “Select All”, or select specific tracks. This is shown in Musicmatch Screen 2 using Disc 1 of the Cornell California three disc set.

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Contents Using a Dell DJ MP3 player For field playback of bird songs Table of Contents Introduction Original RequirementsCompromises DecisionHardware Software Musicmatch JukeboxDell DJ Explorer Audio EditingImplementation Overview Source materialOrganization Page Looking at the results Getting to a bird Software Workflow Copy the source material to diskPage Add source tracks to Raw Birds Library Page Page Page Edit audio tracks Page Convert edited tracks to MP3 format Add MP3 files to Birds Library Copy Birds Library to Dell DJPage DJ Settings Practical MattersDJ Operation Problems and Annoyances DJ playerDesired Features Ongoing ConcernsAppendix