1. How to make a list

1. The Hard Way
Type it all up by hand

2. The Cheater Way
Ever been to Jamiroquai.com? Well if you have you might have seen that "Jamiroquai Song Checklist By Digital Insanity", which is basically a list of all Jamiroquai songs. If you don't have the list, you can download it here. Once you have the list you can edit it to become your own list, just add extra things you have or take off the ones you don't have, it saves a lot of time, but sadly not for the one who typed it all up... (Tip : This is the method I used to make my list, so I highly recommend it.)

3. The Cheater Way 2
Do what was mentioned in #2 except with my list.

4. The Winamp Way
Are you a Winamp user? You probably are, but even if you don't use it, I'm sure it's probably somewhere on your computer. Open up Winamp and load all the files you wish to include in your list. When you're done, goto the bottom of the playlist box where all the buttons are, click the fourth button, "Misc. Opts". A selection window will come up. Click "Generate HTML Playlist". 2 seconds later and you'll have a list magically made for you come up in your browser containing all those songs in your playlist. In your browser make sure to save the list (Click File - Save as).

5. The Tag Scanner Way
Here's another simple way, download this program called Tag Scanner here. When downloaded, install it into the directory it suggests. This program is very good at many things. It fixes ID3v1 & ID3v2 tags, allows extra ID3 tag features (picture, lyrics, etc..), and of course exports folders to 3 different formats of lists (Excel file, HTML file, CSV text file). To make your list, open the program, select "Music Renamer" from the top panel, at the bottom where it says "Path" with a field next to it, click "Browse" and select the folder which contains the songs you want to have in the list. When it finishes scanning the folder, click "List Maker" from the top panel. Wait a few seconds while it loads your songs. At the bottom you'll see a box that says "Filename, Artist, Title, Track, etc...". Mark the ones you want to appear in the list by clicking on the little boxes next to each one (Filename includes the name of your file, Artist includes the artist's name found in the ID3 tag, Title includes the title found in your ID3 tag, etc.. - I suggest you either use "Filename", or "Title" for your list, and if you want you can include "Time" or "Size" with it). When you decide what you want to have in your list,  goto the thing that says "Export to.." and select which format you want your list to be in. (Excel is good, but if you don't have Excel use HTML). A save box will pop up, select where you want it to be saved and the name you want to call it. Wait a few seconds for it to export, and when it's done you can open your list up and see it.

2. Finding trades

When your list is made, if it's me you want to trade with : You should e-mail me the list. If with other people : You should post it in the "trades" message board of the site's forum for all to see. Or if you don't want to make a list, you can look through ones that are posted there by other people (If any are there..). If you see anything you like, you should try......

3. Getting in contact with others

If it's me you want to trade with : E-mail me your list. If it's with other people : If you see some things you like, post a message saying you would like to trade with them, including your list, or what you are offering, and what you want from them. Or if their e-mail address is shown, send them an e-mail saying these things. If you both agree, you can then work on......

4. Ways to trade

5. You're done!

Once you're all done with your file transferring or have just received your cds in the mail, sit back and enjoy knowing that it was so easy to get what you wanted.