Beets tips & config
2026-07-14 12:06 UTC
I’m finally making a real effort to add beets to my life. I’ve been hesitant because I like what I like and I (mostly) know what I’m doing, you know? I also have a lot of local independent albums that are just not likely to get tagged anyway.
But here I am. Yesterday I was able to work through:
Implementing my preferred directory structure and naming conventions
Adding album art (embedded and in the folder)
Embedding lyrics
Adding ReplyGain information
I use Navidrome as my server and have a collection of about 2000 albums.
What are some of your tips for using beets?
What cool things are you doing?
What should I be thinking about as I go about this?
Replies (2)
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@irmadlad@lemmy.world 2026-07-14 12:39
I also have a lot of local independent albums that are just not likely to get tagged anyway I feel your pain. I have a lot of Indie stuff from where I used to run a legit, licensed, internet radio station back in the pre-Napster days. A lot coming from the now defunct MP3.com and Bandcamp. Some of which is a bit obscure. For those, I had to tag them manually.
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@fozid@feddit.uk 2026-07-16 07:31
Mine just runs over my music directory on a cron and tags what it wants. I don’t pay any attention to it. I haven’t come across a mis tagged track yet. Maybe I will at some point?