I have recently joined the ranks of iPod owners and have converted my flac files to mp3 files. I have two identical directories, one is Audio, the other is MP3 Audio. When I put the two directories into the Media Library Music Folders window and scan all, the two versions of each song show up in the same directory when viewed using directory structure. Not terribly convenient since we usually add entire albums at a time when adding to the playlist and don't want to hear everything twice.

What I'd like is two roots shown in the album list window, one Audio, one MP3 Audio, in the album list window so I can easily select whether or not I'm adding flac or mp3 files to the playlist. I use foo_dop to copy files to the iPod and want mp3 files then, otherwise I listen to flac.

I've tried the explorer window and don't like it as much as the album list window.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Dave

Depending on how you have your current view you could try one solution. If your directory structure is let's say:


$directory(%path%,3) would first display either Audio or MP3 Audio based on the directory it was held in. You may have to modify it if your directory structure is different. Also I haven't tested it because all of my music is in one directory, so let us know if it works.

Consider checking out playlist tree instead. It's rather more customizable.

Assuming your library contains only flac and mp3, you could also use %codec% as the top-level "root" node to achieve your purpose.

This does add the root path in front of the listed info as you suggest, but for everything except "by directory structure". What I'd really like it to work in is the directory structrure view, which seems to be an internal format and not easily modified. This link shows a screen shot of how we generally navigate in Foobar:

Screenshot

What I'd like is the All Audio to be replaced with Audio and MP3 audio for the two trees. Any thoughts?

Dave

I believe you are correct, it will ultimately do what I want, but it will take me quite a while to figure out how to get there. It seems like a simple issue, but not so easy to implement if you're not a programmer. I'll see if I can figure it out, any help would be appreciated.

Dave