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- Posted: 09/23/2015 23:29
- Post subject: Organizing CDs
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I have no idea how to organize my CDs. I used to use these little storage bins that were meant to hold about 28 CDs/box, but they are starting to fill up so much room.
How do you all organize your CDs?
note: please don't make this into a vinyl thread
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Applerill
Autistic Princess <3
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Location: Chicago 
- #2
- Posted: 09/23/2015 23:33
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I'll admit that I have all my CDs in binders, and just use the cases for decoration and reading. I have them organized by artist obv, but I have my "Charlie's Choice" CDs set apart in their own area.
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Hayden
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Romanelli
Bone Swah
Gender: Male
Location: Broomfield, Colorado
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- #4
- Posted: 09/23/2015 23:52
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https://www.google.com/shopping/product...yASlgpL4Cw
I have one like this. Ordered it online for about $100 a few years ago. They cost more now, but they have a lot of different sizes, and they take up a whole wall...but the rest of the house is free from CD's. Mine holds well over 1500 cd's...I'm going to be getting another one soon, because the stuff not on the shelf is not in good order and mine is completely full. Google "CD Shelves", and you'll find plenty of wall units.
As for organizing...mine are alphabetical by artist (last name for solo artists), and chronological within each artist. It helps to enter your collection onto an excel spreadsheet, then sort it by artist name first, then year of release.
Hope that's what you were looking for!
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Applerill
Autistic Princess <3
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Location: Chicago
- #5
- Posted: 09/24/2015 00:08
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I second this. The great thing about CDs is that these bookshelves don't take nearly as much space.
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- #6
- Posted: 09/24/2015 00:37
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i have two of those Sony 400 Disc CD players so my methodology for storing my CDs is heavily influenced by that.
i use four Case Logic CD holders to hold the inserts from the CD cases for my "favorite" 800 CDs (actually 799 because I leave one slot empty for a new CD or to play something from the archive). this allows me to use very little shelf space because 800 CDs are in the CD players and all the other are in two other Case logic CD holders that I call the Archive - those cases have both the CD and the CD insert. All of the CD cases/packages are stored in boxes in the attic. Two CD players attached to the stereo system and 6 CD cases don't take up much shelf space at all.
what I like about this method is that I can flip through the CD holders and see the album artwork and track listings while listening to the CDs and kind of "window shop" for what I may want to listen to next without having to hassle with all the cases. If the CD insert doesn't have a track listing I print one out in itunes and stick it in the pocket with the insert.
I also use an excel spreadsheet that allows me to sort all of my music (vinyl too) by artist, album, year of release, genre, decade, type (CD, Vinyl, or Both), etc.
Having it in excel makes it easier to create the list I use to track which CD is in which slot in which CD player. (Like Player A Disc 243 is Pink Floyd The Wall). I only do a major update of the CDs in the players and the list once or twice a year to preclude having to move the discs too frequently or having to resort the CD inserts in the cases all that often.
With a remote and the spreadsheet I can listen to any of 799 CDs without having to touch a jewel box  In order to reduce wear on the CD players (since they no longer make them) - I only use it for listening to full albums, undisturbed. Otherwise, I use Sonos (any time i get a new CD I burn it in Apple Lossless format and stick on my NAS so I can play it on Sonos). In the CD player the CDs are arranged alphabetically by Artist and by release date within each artist.
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Romanelli
Bone Swah
Gender: Male
Location: Broomfield, Colorado
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- #7
- Posted: 09/24/2015 00:44
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| edubs wrote: | i have two of those Sony 400 Disc CD players so my methodology for storing my CDs is heavily influenced by that.
i use four Case Logic CD holders to hold the inserts from the CD cases for my "favorite" 800 CDs (actually 799 because I leave one slot empty for a new CD or to play something from the archive). this allows me to use very little shelf space because 800 CDs are in the CD players and all the other are in two other Case logic CD holders that I call the Archive - those cases have both the CD and the CD insert. All of the CD cases/packages are stored in boxes in the attic. Two CD players attached to the stereo system and 6 CD cases don't take up much shelf space at all.
what I like about this method is that I can flip through the CD holders and see the album artwork and track listings while listening to the CDs and kind of "window shop" for what I may want to listen to next without having to hassle with all the cases. If the CD insert doesn't have a track listing I print one out in itunes and stick it in the pocket with the insert.
I also use an excel spreadsheet that allows me to sort all of my music (vinyl too) by artist, album, year of release, genre, decade, type (CD, Vinyl, or Both), etc.
Having it in excel makes it easier to create the list I use to track which CD is in which slot in which CD player. (Like Player A Disc 243 is Pink Floyd The Wall). I only do a major update of the CDs in the players and the list once or twice a year to preclude having to move the discs too frequently or having to resort the CD inserts in the cases all that often.
With a remote and the spreadsheet I can listen to any of 799 CDs without having to touch a jewel box In order to reduce wear on the CD players (since they no longer make them) - I only use it for listening to full albums, undisturbed. Otherwise, I use Sonos (any time i get a new CD I burn it in Apple Lossless format and stick on my NAS so I can play it on Sonos). In the CD player the CDs are arranged alphabetically by Artist and by release date within each artist. |
I have the twin 400 changers as well. I do it differently...I still have the jewel cases on the shelf, but inside where the disc would be is a post-it note. For instance, the post it note inside the case for Electric Rock Music by Ass Ponys says 206-1...so I can find that disc in changer #1, slot #206.
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I'm treading lightly through her seas of pent up rage
Thinking the end has come, but still there's one more page...
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- #8
- Posted: 09/24/2015 00:56
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| Romanelli wrote: |
I have the twin 400 changers as well. I do it differently...I still have the jewel cases on the shelf, but inside where the disc would be is a post-it note. For instance, the post it note inside the case for Electric Rock Music by Ass Ponys says 206-1...so I can find that disc in changer #1, slot #206. |
Hmm ... that sounds like an idea that saves time in terms of organizing them but uses more space in terms of storing them.
So if you want to replace a CD that is in the player you just choose one to take out and switch the post-it note from one jewel box to the other.
The thing that would bother me about that (given my OCD) is that if I wanted to listen to several albums in a row from one artist in the order they released them - I couldn't be lazy and just select/play the first one knowing the next one would start right after it.
if they are not in order in the CD player you would have to keep finding the next post-it note and then selecting the next slot. Assuming I interpreted what you said correctly.
I only point this out because it is pretty common for me to listen to 2 or 3 albums in a row by the same artist.
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PsychologistHD
Age: 28
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- #9
- Posted: 09/24/2015 02:23
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As a college student, I literally just have a drawer that I stuff CDs in.
Also, there's no organization. I'll edit with a pic in a moment.
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- #10
- Posted: 09/24/2015 02:45
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oooh Romanelli I really like that! Thank you!!!!
i have like 600+ to store so that's ideal 
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