So maybe this is a bug or maybe it isn’t, but i figured the best place to post this question is here…..

I’ve been downloading some of the various tracks from shannonsongs and noticed something odd in the download option. Clicking “download” from the main window, you get the pop-up window, which in her case lists multiple tracks to download. Each of the different tracks has a different name for a link, but they all seem to have the same file name in the link, or something seems to be modifying or creating a different file name other than the name listed as the link, and that name is the same for all of the files. it’s not really a major problem other than the fact that if i don’t catch it and change the filename at the save stage, it just truncates the file name with a 1 or a 2. and then i have a bunch of files with almost the same file names and i’m not sure what is what. :(

anyways, i’m not sure if this is an internal bug or maybe a problem with the way shannon is submitting the samples.

Quote: MC Jack in the Boxi’m not sure if this is an internal bug or maybe a problem with the way shannon is submitting the samples.

This is what is called “bug by design” - in fact the site has always worked this way, the nickname is for display purposes and never shaped the name of the file. Having raised the awareness and added features to ‘add files’ this issue has all of a sudden come up a few times.

I just spent the last two days chasing down bugs and tweaking the site. I’m going to let things settle down then look at fixing this one so it’s not so confusing.

I know it’s little consolation just a temporary layover but I’m now displaying the actual file name next to the nickname in the “Downloads” popup/dropdown thingy.

At least now you can safely associate what your looking for (and possibly rename as you download).

This will definitely come in handy if, say, someone adds, oh, I don’t know 36 files to a record (!) which btw, is SOOOOO much better than uploading each one using Submit Files. Maybe the new menu/hints are having an affect?

Again, not a permanent fix but a slightly better mousetrap.

VS

also, here’s another slightly related question to this….is there a way to build in some sort of redundency so that if someone uploads multiple files this way, they will be available in the sample browser? it seems like the extra samples available with all the shannonsongs acapellas are only available if you download from her acappella page, they don’t show up as “recent samples” for instance, since they were submitted as an acappella and not samples.

i use the sample browser 90% of the time and would have never known the other source she made available was there if i hadn’t downloaded the pella. not a big deal but i’m wondering if someone adds files to a pella, can that be somehow communicated to the sample browser easily? anyways, when you have time to consider…..thanks!

Any way of changing the names on the actual downloaded files too? I usually rename the file when I d/l them but it would save me a step. :)

Instead of a number, using the nickname.

eg. now = teru_-_110_Downtempo_Electronic_5.mp3

instead = teru_-_110_Downtempo_Electronic_whistle.mp3