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We have totally done away with a numbering system. The first advantage is singers dont need to look in a book to get a number. All I need is their name and the name of the song.. In those cases (I have spent years getting rid of dups and modifying them thusly for songs that matter.  For a soundchoice and chart buster same song the file title is

Artist - Title(SC).zip    Artist - Title(CB).zip

In a search they both come up and you know there is a choice..

Now here comes the good part.. I have a fairly good spanish selection.

Artist - Title(SP).zip


Go into windows explorer search (SP).... Copy all to a sperate folder.. I use Roxbox so I clear the data base and import the spanish folder. Using Accesss then print out a spanish list for the books... This database is saved then if i get another cd I can either print the few songs in Access for a new list or do the above process again...
This process could be used for new songs too then using a batch renamer delete the ones with new flags when new books are printed...

For file search efficiency and speed I have 13k in 2 folders A_K & L-Z..... 4 folders would be better.....

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Wow, the only thing better than that would be having a mind reader calling people up by name, and saying...."don't say a word....just look at the screen and sing..."..

Once again what works for you is not what may work for others.

When the wife started the KJ biz, she wanted it as simple as possible.  Therefor do away with MFG numbers.  The numbers are too long, and too many chances for errors.

SHe did like Karayoker and Lon hinted at.  She bought a 30o slot disc holder, and labeled the slots and disc with a number starting at 1, and going to 300.  When that one was filled the 2nd cd holder started at 301 and went to 600.

So now her disc were labeled, and it was easy to add more, and easy for drunk singers to write down a number.

CB8514-14-01 became 31-01

Not only was it easier, it looked a lot neater in the books.  When we switched to computer based, there is a folder for each disc.  Now if I have to go to the disc for backup, if computer failed, I have no prblems, casue each number system is the same.  Here is what a file name looks like in the computer for CB8514-14-01

031-01 - Byrd, Tracy - I'm From The Country (cb).ZIP

AND IT SAVES ON INK  LOL