I have started to build a drupal music site and i have spent so much time trying to figure what modules to use. I considered the unstable "Audio" module but decided since it is not updated. I want my users (local artists) to be able to upload their music and sometimes a whole album (which will include album art, lyrics). And then display a discography page like this MyPlay heavenly goodness here --> http://myplay.com/music/david-cook/david-cook
So far:
I have created 3 content types:
-Artist (with Content Profile module)
-Album: [reference_artist]
-Audio: [reference_album],[reference_artist], FileField for uploading audio
Now I have uploaded a few tracks to an album owned by an Artist. Now, I have started researching Players/Playlists modules to use in displaying the music uploaded so that when you are on the Artist's page and click on a track, it popups something similar to this (no music purchasing yet) --> http://myplay.com/music/david-cook/david-cook. I know most of that View is done with "Views" and I know I am still far from my destination now and still taking baby steps in this media thing..., especially getting the player/playlist thing to work before worrying about organizing the page. I have been reading this XSPF-Playlist module and also the SWF Tools module - and I am still very lost and don't even know if they are the right modules for me.
So, I am hoping someone here can help me make my baby steps quicker by lending me a few minutes of their time to share their Recipe/Ideas with me. I realize there are many Modules and topics opened about this, none actually provide a way to get this done other than "maybe(s)" and "what if(s)", so I pray this brings me or someone in my same dilemma some results. I will be forever thankful to you for any help you provide and will owe you a great deal. Please help me.