I haven't seen a discussion about ways to organize your sound collection here, so I'll start one.
I do not yet have a large sound collection. But the one I have is not well organized. It is simply a single folder with the original files with the names generated by my Olympus LS-12. For example: 150523_0177.wav
Metadata is generallly recorded in my field notes, I.e. on the page for May 23 2015 I might have scribbled down:
"Empidonax sp. 0177"
In the field notes I have of course also noted data on location, time, behaviors etc.
In time, I would like to sit down with my note books and go through all my recordings and get them properly organized and uploaded to xeno-canto where appropriate.
So: How do people here organize their sound libraries?
I think that my preference is to keep all the files in a single folder and create a searchable database where I can collect all the metadata.
The easiest way to start would probably be to use the command prompt to create a list of all the file names, drop the list in excel, and record the metadata in separate columns. But that approach is a little less convenient when I want to add more files later. Could be done, though.
Appriecate input on ways that you have found works for you!
I do not yet have a large sound collection. But the one I have is not well organized. It is simply a single folder with the original files with the names generated by my Olympus LS-12. For example: 150523_0177.wav
Metadata is generallly recorded in my field notes, I.e. on the page for May 23 2015 I might have scribbled down:
"Empidonax sp. 0177"
In the field notes I have of course also noted data on location, time, behaviors etc.
In time, I would like to sit down with my note books and go through all my recordings and get them properly organized and uploaded to xeno-canto where appropriate.
So: How do people here organize their sound libraries?
I think that my preference is to keep all the files in a single folder and create a searchable database where I can collect all the metadata.
The easiest way to start would probably be to use the command prompt to create a list of all the file names, drop the list in excel, and record the metadata in separate columns. But that approach is a little less convenient when I want to add more files later. Could be done, though.
Appriecate input on ways that you have found works for you!