Why do tracks play in alphabetical order on NDX

Posted by: oliverdubai on 15 June 2012

Dear NDX-Users and Connoisseurs,

 

Why are tracks played in alphabetical order instead of the normal order of the the track numbers (in some albums)?

 

This becomes particularly disturbing when you listen to classical music or an album where the order of the tracks is essential (e.g.. The Wall, etc...).

 

The situation:

My NDX streams from a Buffalo LS-WX4.0Tl/R1 NAS-drive connected Apple TimeCapsule.

I created a folder \FLAC on my NAS where I put my music library, sorted into folders that carry the artist name and in their subfolders you will find the individual albums. The tracks are in the album folders.

 

And one one more question:

What is the general rule to put the cover-art JPG into the folder so that it reliably will show in n-Stream?

 

Thanks for the help

Kind regards

Oliver

 

 

Posted on: 15 June 2012 by Richard Dane

Oliver, I'm going to move to the Streaming room where you will probably get more answers.  What upnp server are you using?  In my experience this will determine how the files are served up to the NDX streamer.

Posted on: 15 June 2012 by oliverdubai

Dear Richard,

 

ok fine, thanks.

 

The in the web-interface of the Buffalo LINK STATION (my NAS drive), there is "DLNA media server" which is activated and does the job without any other software running on any of my workstations in the network.

 

Does that answer the question?

 

Oliver

Posted on: 15 June 2012 by engjoo
Try using media monkey to ensure that the track numbering in the metadata is correct.
Posted on: 15 June 2012 by Dungassin

How are you using your DNLA server via nStream.  Is it just possible that you have selected "by folder" rather than "album", "album artist" etc?  If you sort on "by folder" in nStream, then what you are reporting is exactly what you would expect to happen! 

Posted on: 15 June 2012 by oliverdubai

Exactly, Dungassin!

 

That was the problem.

I went through all this highly technical stuff in the forum when there is such a simple solution 

 

The reason I selected "folder" was because I wanted one folder with all my FLAC files and one with all the mp3 BS on my NAS. So when I select folder \FLAC the n-stream would only show me my FLAC library. The separation worked that way but gave me the wrong track listing effect.

 

I would have not guessed that the selection "artist/album" would solve the problem.

 

What I did now to still let the NDX only read the FLAC files, is the following:

Open the web-interface of the NAS, go to media server and point the media server to the directory that contains only the FLAC files. Same effect.

 

Thanks of thinking of the most easy and closest way to make me happy 

 

Kind regards

Oliver

 

 

Posted on: 15 June 2012 by Dungassin

Your're welcome. 

 

If you REALLY want to do a combined folder view with both types of file, you can still do it, but it would involve a LOT of work.  AFAICS you'd have to edit the ID on each track individually, so that the track names read "01 <track name>", "02 <track name>" ... etc etc.  That is unless someone knows of a utiility that would do this for you.

 

Alternatively, you could apply my solution, which I use for easy access to my active audiobook files, which reside in the itunes folder on my laptop hardrive, and also live on my second NAS (a Buffalo).  How do I do it?    I  have Asset installed on the laptop.   When I backtrack using the BACK button on nStream, I eventually reach the screen listing upnp servers, which for me shows (not exactlyas written on screen, but you'll" get the picture") :

 

Asset UPnP (my main music source for this system)

John_Laptop ( for some reason this only accesses my iTunes folder, doesn't show any other files in the laptops Music Library.  This is sort of useful, because if I feel the need, it makes it very easy to demonstrate the difference between MPS and uncompressed formats)

LS-XHL Linkstation (This is my main non-music backup - photos, videos, correspondence, "spoken" [i.e. audiobooks etc])

Twonky Media (QNAP NAS) (I could use this rather than Asset, but I know which I prefer!)

 

I just select whichever one I want to use.  Voila!

Posted on: 16 June 2012 by Dungassin

Just as an addendum, I assume you've noticed that if you use Album/Artist with multi-artist compilation discs, each artist is presented as a separate album.  The solution?  If you want to play a compilaton album in entirety, find it via "Album".