Using a UnitiServe

Posted by: Martin+ on 11 June 2012

I have just purchased a Unitiserve and I would like some practical advice.

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I am in the process of ripping my CD collection and would like to edit (correct)  the metadata.
I can correct Album title, Track name and Genre;
But how do I edit Performer, Composer and Conductor?

Is there a way to set a different Genre for different tracks of the same album?
Would it work to:
1. Rip the album,  which has Genre A
2. Rename the album, delete tracks of Genre A, change Genre to B.
3. Rip it again and delete tracks of Genre B

I am a bit reluctant to experiment in case I make a real mess - before I have a proper (tested) backup!

Backup
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Until my NAS arrives  (the NAS is here but the drives are not), I have made a backup of the Unitiserve by copying all the data on the share to a Windows PC.
All I can see is a share containing a folder "music",  with sub-folders "MQ", "EX", "HQ" and "LQ".  Only MQ contains data, in the form of sub-folders for each artist.    Is this correct?

Note that there is no simple way to test the backup.
Should I create a Music Store on a NAS and then try to restore to the NAS?

FAQ
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I think Naim should publish a whitepaper of FAQ or recommendations to address these issues -and others which I will encounter soon!
Posted on: 11 June 2012 by Phil Harris
Originally Posted by Martin+:
I have just purchased a Unitiserve and I would like some practical advice.

Metadata
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I am in the process of ripping my CD collection and would like to edit (correct)  the metadata.
I can correct Album title, Track name and Genre;
But how do I edit Performer, Composer and Conductor?

 

 

Hi Martin,

 

Only the Album Title, Track Title and Artist are editable...

 

 

Originally Posted by Martin+:

Is there a way to set a different Genre for different tracks of the same album?
Would it work to: 
1. Rip the album,  which has Genre A
2. Rename the album, delete tracks of Genre A, change Genre to B.
3. Rip it again and delete tracks of Genre B

I am a bit reluctant to experiment in case I make a real mess - before I have a proper (tested) backup!

 

 

No - an album can only be assigned to one genre and all tracks of the album are assigned to that genre.

 

 

Originally Posted by Martin+:
Backup
======
Until my NAS arrives  (the NAS is here but the drives are not), I have made a backup of the Unitiserve by copying all the data on the share to a Windows PC.
All I can see is a share containing a folder "music",  with sub-folders "MQ", "EX", "HQ" and "LQ".  Only MQ contains data, in the form of sub-folders for each artist.    Is this correct?

 

 

The structure is correct but once you get your drives then use the backup function of the software as that will be easier to restore from should "the worst" happen...

 

 

Originally Posted by Martin+:

Note that there is no simple way to test the backup.

 

 

Correct - in your case there is no way to test your "backup" as you have taken it yourself so we have no way to test it - if you use the backup function in our software then it will create the correct backup folder structure for you and will keep it up to date.

 

 

Originally Posted by Martin+:
FAQ
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I think Naim should publish a whitepaper of FAQ or recommendations to address these issues -and others which I will encounter soon!

 

We have manuals, your dealer can always assist you and for any other queries we will always try to help ... 

 

Cheers

 

Phil