Re: arsclist Cataloging Software

["Steven Smolian" <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

This downloads from various CD info sites.  The info you get is no better
that what the companies encode which is inconstant, often incomplete and too
frequently wrong.  At best, they are untrustworthy.  Particularly
for classical music, which is a muddle and doesn't cover CD imports,
especially Symposium and Preiser with 20 or so cuts per disc.  Not what we
need.

Steve Smolian
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Steven Smolian    301-694-5134
Smolian Sound Studios
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CDs made from old recordings,
Five or one or lifetime hoardings,
Made at home or concert hall,
Text and pics explain it all.
at www.soundsaver.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: arsclist Cataloging Software


> Reply interspersed:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Douglas Williams" <doug.williams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 11:12 PM
> Subject: RE: arsclist Cataloging Software
>
>
> > My front runner is a program from FNProgramvare called Catraxx
> > (http://www.fnprg.com/catraxx/catraxx.html).
> > Inexpensive, yet it seems to encompass great detail.
> Interesting (used the link). From the description, I'd say it was written
in
> either Visual Basic (5 or 6) or Visual C++, both of which can use the
> Microsoft JET data engine in their created programs. This, of course,
> means the data is stored as .mdb (MS Access) data files; it also means
> that many (but nowhere near all) data files could be imported into
> the database via MS Access use, including dBASE, FoxPro, Paradox and
> a couple of mainframe program formats (in some cases one would have to
> find the drivers needed).  As near as I can tell, the program may be able
to
> read the data from the header to the CD itself...however. that gets over
my
> head!
> > In addition, an add-on
> > software called V4C may play an important part in "speeding-up" the
> > cataloging. My biggest problem has been getting the data from Sound
> > Librarian over to CATraxx. THAT's where the expense will probably come
> into
> > play.
> That would depend on what Sound Librarian is a "front end" for (unless it
> uses
> its own proprietary format incompatible with anything else). If the latter
> is the
> case, you'd have to (or have an expert) look at the digital details of a
> Sound
> Librarian file and see if the storage format can be defined.
> > Doug Williams
> > -Record Collector-
> > "You Mean I'm Supposed To Listen To 'Em?!?!?!"
> Steven C. Barr
> Record...and data...and digital odd&end collector-
> (looking for VB for DOS, which I just bought a book on...)
>
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