Are you anal?

MagicMarker

So for the last couple of hours I've been listening to music, but at the same time I've been going through my iTunes adding album artwork to whatever is missing, as well as arranging the track listings to albums that aren't in order (how fúcking annoying is that!?).

I tend to do this once every month or two, I think it's a sickness. Couldn't imagine having OCD!

Aren't Saturday nights awesome?

Latchy

yes

InkSlinger67

Which came first? The music or the misery?

giggsy664

That's what I do.

**** it I have to have everything organised

I run defrags on the computer I use the most in a gaming cafe ffs


Also I sometimes make my own artwork if I'm feeling creative :P

mikemac

No shame MagicMarker

I do that too in itunes, all my albums must have artwork.
Now for podcasts the artwork doesn't always update on the recently downloaded episodes.
So I simply have to copy across the artwork before I talk the ipod and leave for the bus to work. That's a few times a week!

I thought I was alone

phasers

I do yes

Abi

Very.

Vinta81

In more ways than one.

Senna

I have a media player with all my films on it, maybe a 1000. I have to have them categorised by genre and each film title has to have a capitalised first letter and the year in brackets after.

rockmongrel

Anal + AH = Perfect.

Jesus Wept

BUMSEX!

o1s1n

I can't stand any software that creates a media library. I just want you to play my music, don't need you to organize it all. That's what folders and subfolders are for.

Winamp

Dudess

No (unless a level of it is required - e.g. personal hygiene) - in fact I'm so ridiculously laidback about certain things that I wonder whether I have reverse OCD...

rizzee

Anal. *sniggers*

El Weirdo

Thread disappoints.

Dudess

MagicMarker, maybe change the thread title to "Are you neurotic?" if you want serious answers, seeing as this is AH n' all... :pac:

Latchy

I find shoeboxs are great for storing old cds and other bits 'n pieces / clutter /accessories .I have loads of em stored away with all kinds of crap to

Chucky the tree

Dudess wrote: »

MagicMarker, maybe change the thread title to "Are you neurotic?" if you want serious answers, seeing as this is AH n' all... :pac:

Again, since it AH he'll have to link that to a online dictionary.

MagicMarker

Dudess wrote: »

MagicMarker, maybe change the thread title to "Are you neurotic?" if you want serious answers, seeing as this is AH n' all... :pac:

I actually can't believe how many serious answers I've got!

I was going to say ''Are you anal-retentive?''

But sure.... fúck it.

Elba101

Not arsed

Gummy Panda

MagicMarker wrote: »

So for the last couple of hours I've been listening to music, but at the same time I've been going through my iTunes adding album artwork to whatever is missing, as well as arranging the track listings to albums that aren't in order (how fúcking annoying is that!?).

is there no program you can get that will do it for you?

Proxy

I find it hard to go into threads on messageboards that are longer than 3 pages, 'cause i'll have to read down through all the previous posts in case i've missed something SO IMPORTANT... think that counts...

Jako8

MagicMarker wrote: »

So for the last couple of hours I've been listening to music, but at the same time I've been going through my iTunes adding album artwork to whatever is missing, as well as arranging the track listings to albums that aren't in order (how fúcking annoying is that!?).

I tend to do this once every month or two, I think it's a sickness. Couldn't imagine having OCD!

Aren't Saturday nights awesome?

I'm the exact same way. I'm contastly put my itunes music in order. Pity I dont organise things like that in real life.

Latchy

Proxy wrote: »

I find it hard to go into threads on messageboards that are longer than 3 pages, 'cause i'll have to read down through all the previous posts in case i've missed something SO IMPORTANT... think that counts...

That's just the thing like storing your list of itunes stuff in alphebetical order along with images ....it's so time consuming but your afraid you might miss something ...like the whole point of it all .

Defo Anal OCD territory :pac:

katiewobbles

There's a program that helps with library organisation : TuneUp or something(don't have it myself)

Something satisfting putting the work in yourself though and seeing a complete, organised list there.

misslt

I spend ages every few months doing this.

so yes.

anal.

Photi

El Weirdo wrote: »

Thread disappoints.

Try beads.

El Weirdo

I do this too. I've deleted whole albums cos I don't have the artwork/correct tracklisting.

On a bit of a tangent, but the OP made me think of this Viz Top Tip that I read earlier on... I'll share it with you all as it made me laugh so much I just want to share it and I don't want to start a thread and have it moved to TCN:

DON'T waste money on expensive iPods. Simply think of your favourite tune
and hum it.
If you want to "switch tracks", simply think of another song you like and
hum that instead.

I laughed anyway...

WoollyRedHat

I have bouts of anal too.

Earthhorse

MagicMarker wrote: »

Aren't Saturday nights awesome?

Pretty much everyone I know is having a sucky Saturday night for some reason.

I hate when people create creases in the spines of books. It's not necessary if you know how to read properly.

El Weirdo

Earthhorse wrote: »

I hate when people create creases in the spines of books. It's not necessary if you know how to read properly.

Man... you're as anal as Goatse!

Princess Zelda

Gummy Panda wrote: »

is there no program you can get that will do it for you?

MediaMonkey (free download) will show you what tracks are tagged with no album art etc. Yes, and I know this because I have to have them all tagged too. Also misstagged genres drive me mad also. Yet my room is in a heap. At least I have my priorities straight.

blackbetty69

yeah thats a sickner alrite.. when it just piles up and becomes too much, u just don care nemore

seanybiker

not anal at all. Dont even fart.

Earthhorse

El Weirdo wrote: »

Man... you're as anal as Goatse!

Wouldn't he be quite loose?

Not that I'd know anything about that.

El Weirdo

Princess Zelda wrote: »

Also misstagged genres drive me mad also.

Genres have no place in music.

/Gary Barlow.

MagicMarker

El Weirdo wrote: »

I do this too. I've deleted whole albums cos I don't have the artwork/correct tracklisting.

I just go to play.com, search for the album and that will give me the correct track listing.

Google image search for album covers.

Princess Zelda

El Weirdo wrote: »

Genres have no place in music.

/Gary Barlow.

Gary Barlow has no place on my mp3 player. My head would explode at the thought of no tagging.

El Weirdo

I thought I was anal about music until I became a member of what.cd... Jesus. Those guys take it to a new fucking level...

phantom_lord

Dudess wrote: »

No (unless a level of it is required - e.g. personal hygiene)

Or if it's about defending poor people/attacking rich people!

Long Onion

misslt wrote: »

so yes.

anal.

You are a girl, you said this ...



Fnarr, fnarr:D

Jigsaw

Yes, I spend ages organising my mp3s and also make sure I have album artwork for absolutely everything. Wouldn't have it any other way.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Proxy wrote: »

I find it hard to go into threads on messageboards that are longer than 3 pages, 'cause i'll have to read down through all the previous posts in case i've missed something SO IMPORTANT... think that counts...

Thats silly, when it gets to more than two pages I just read the 'thanked' posts, save me tonnes of browse time.

muffy

InkSlinger67 wrote: »

Which came first? The music or the misery?

The Smiths

Adyx

MagicMarker wrote: »

So for the last couple of hours I've been listening to music, but at the same time I've been going through my iTunes adding album artwork to whatever is missing, as well as arranging the track listings to albums that aren't in order (how fúcking annoying is that!?).

I tend to do this once every month or two, I think it's a sickness. Couldn't imagine having OCD!

Aren't Saturday nights awesome?

Pshh iTunes! Before your iTunes and CDs there was tapes. I had (still have actually) hundreds of them. Albums, mix tapes, entire shows from the radio. Anyway my point is whenever I listened to a tape, I always had to rewind it to the start of side A when I was done regardless of how many songs I listened to. It then went back in its box with side A facing out when you opened it.

jester77

How do you manage to let this chaos happen in the first place?

If you set up your ripping program correctly (I use EAC, works great), then everything will be done automatically for you. If you purchase your tracks from Amazon, 7digital or itunes then it is already tagged. If you are getting them through other dodgy means, then you can't really complain but there is good software out there like the godfather that will help.

pickarooney

MagicMarker wrote: »

So for the last couple of hours I've been listening to music, but at the same time I've been going through my iTunes adding album artwork to whatever is missing, as well as arranging the track listings to albums that aren't in order (how fúcking annoying is that!?).

I tend to do this once every month or two, I think it's a sickness. Couldn't imagine having OCD!

Aren't Saturday nights awesome?

I do exactly the same thing. I also have to make sure both id3 version 1 and version 2 tags match and follow a specific pattern. But apart from the anal double-tagging I'm fairly disorganised, scatty even.

JangoFett

Big time and I find it oddly satisfying, very satisfying
I have all of my comic books in bags with boards, arranged in sections in chronological order and all my graphic novels arranged in sections ie: all the Batman ones together, Superman together etc.
I have all my dvds organised too, comic book movies - sub divided into DC, Marvel and then others such as Dark Horse, then divided into animated, comedy, tv shows and action.

I don't know why it's so satisfying!

Mossy Monk

MagicMarker wrote: »

So for the last couple of hours I've been listening to music, but at the same time I've been going through my iTunes adding album artwork to whatever is missing, as well as arranging the track listings to albums that aren't in order (how fúcking annoying is that!?).

I tend to do this once every month or two, I think it's a sickness. Couldn't imagine having OCD!

I do this too. Nothing wrong with it.

Dudess

phantom_lord wrote: »

Or if it's about defending poor people/attacking rich people!

Moreso noticing trolls who keep saying "poor people lol" but magically stop doing so when they become mods...

pickarooney

El Weirdo wrote: »

Genres have no place in music.

/Gary Barlow.

I refuse to use genres in my track listing - partly because the concept is so nebulous most mostly because I despise the word, especially the plural.