USING TUNEPREPPER SAVE YOUR CHANGES! If you make changes to your settings, be certain to click the Save button in the lower right corner of TunePrepper before closing the program, so the settings will be available to you the next time you use it. On the other hand, if you need to make temporary changes, just for the current session, do NOT click save, assuring that the next time you open TunePrepper, it will revert to your normal "defaults." Output Stage Setup With TunePrepper™, you can completely customize how your files are named, organized, and stored, by making changes in the "Output Stage" area, found in the lower right corner of the program's interface. Pattern Name Click on the Pattern Name, and note that there are a variety of pre-fab layouts for you. The phrasing might be unfamiliar to you, so here is a chart showing some examples and what they mean. The list below may differ somewhat from what you see in your TunePrepper™ installation, but the principles are the same: TunePrepper™ "Factory Output Settings" Option What it Does No Subfolders, Title_Only Saves the files to whatever folder you've specified as the default, using the Title of each cut as the filenames. Artist/Title Creates a folder named after the Artist, and stores the files in it, using each file's Title as the filename. Artist/Album/Title Creates a folder named after the Artist, and inside it, creates a folder named after title of the Album, and inside that, stores the files, using each file's Title as the filename. Artist/Album/Track-Title Creates a folder named after the Artist, and inside it, creates a folder named after title of the Album, and inside that, stores the files, using each file's Track Number and Title as the filename (with a hyphen - inbetween). Artist-Album/Track-Title Creates a folder named after the Artist and Album (with a hyphen - inbetween), and stores the files using each file's Track Number and Title as the filename (with a hyphen - inbetween). Geek Tweak You're not limited to just the preset output patterns. You can create your own personalized layouts too. Open the file /boot/home/config/settings/TunePrepper/patterns.conf in StyledEdit and have a look at the way the settings are expressed. The file is very self-explanatory. Just use the examples in the file as a guide when adding your own. Note that if you delete some of the settings from this file, they will no longer be available in TunePrepper, so you may want to make a backup of the file first, in case you change your mind later. The Output (Destination) Folder When you first install TunePrepper™, it is configured to use your Station's Music folder as the base location where it will place folders and songs as they are ripped into your system. You can change the output folder to whatever you'd like by clicking the Browse button. Instructions follow on how to do so. Click the Browse button to find the folder you prefer. If it differs from the folder your browse window is currently displaying, you can double-click on any sub folder displayed in the window to move downward through the folders until you find the one you want. To move UP the directory structure from your present location, click the folder button in the upper left corner (the button has a folder image in it), which will present you with a little "elevator" where you can select the folder level you wish to move up to. Once you find the destination folder you desire, left-click JUST ONCE on its icon to select it (don't double-click), then click the Select button. The newly-selected folder will be be displayed in TunePrepper™ as a blue, underlined link near the Browse button. If you want your new destination to be used the next time you open the program, click the "Save" button in the lower right corner Moving your mouse over the link will display its entire path in the help information area on the bottom left. Left-clicking on the blue link will open the folder so you can access its contents. Table of Contents