# \[COSMOS\] Suggestions for making sample tagging smarter and easier

**URL:** <https://forum.waves.com/t/cosmos-suggestions-for-making-sample-tagging-smarter-and-easier/5620>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [July 5, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/cosmos-suggestions-for-making-sample-tagging-smarter-and-easier/5620 "2022-07-05T16:37:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![nkuxrc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d6d6ee/32.png) [@nkuxrc](https://forum.waves.com/u/nkuxrc)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/cosmos-suggestions-for-making-sample-tagging-smarter-and-easier/5620/1 "2022-07-05T16:37:51Z")

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Hello,

I just found out about Waves [COSMOS](https://www.waves.com/plugins/cosmos-sample-finder) and immediately fell in love with it. Here are some humble ideas that might make sample tagging smarter and easier:

# 1. When auto-tagging samples, optionally take the folder structure and file naming into account.

This may potentially take way less computation and yield way higher tagging quality.  
When I add the folders of samples that already have a logical folder structure, [COSMOS](https://www.waves.com/plugins/cosmos-sample-finder) still frequently sort the samples residing in the same subfolder into very different tags. Here’s a detailed example:

 ![Screen Shot](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/waves/original/2X/4/4295305db5a248bf111387308a43bc2582ba9b5e.jpeg)  
Relevant details in the screenshot:

- All the samples are located in `/Data/Music Production/Samples/Samples From Mars/101 From Mars/WAV/Bass/Fisherman'sFriend`.  
Judging from the human-readble directory structure and file naming, all the samples in the `Fisherman'sFriend` folder are the same SH101 preset played at different pitch. But in reality, [COSMOS](https://www.waves.com/plugins/cosmos-sample-finder) yielded a very subpar tagging result: some are incorrectly tagged as loop (as opposed to one-shot), many are tagged as percussion or FX, etc. (whereas it actually is bass)

# 2. Allow the folders in the sidebar to be expanded to show subfolders

This is also requested by @axe

> [@COSMOS Feature Requests](https://forum.waves.com/t/cosmos-feature-requests/5478/1):
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> Sidebar should should have arrows for expanding sub-folder hierarchies

I was using ADSR Sample Manager before switching to [COSMOS](https://www.waves.com/plugins/cosmos-sample-finder), and the former has this feature. My rationale are

- it would allow users to gain more granular control over what’s currently shown in the library by enabling and disabling subfolders
- It would also benefit my third idea below

# 3. Allow batch edit sample tags

This idea is built on top of the previous two. When the tagging done by [COSMOS](https://www.waves.com/plugins/cosmos-sample-finder) is unsatisfactory, users can simply expand the hierarchy in the sidebar and batch edit all the samples in a subfolder.

# Conclusion

Thank you for this wonderful tool, the graph view is a killer feature that I was planning to gain access to by buying XLN XO or Algonaut Atlas 2, but [COSMOS](https://www.waves.com/plugins/cosmos-sample-finder) is so good that my plan is obsolete. Would love to see it become more stable and more feature rich!

Best regards

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**Author:** ![nkuxrc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d6d6ee/32.png) [@nkuxrc](https://forum.waves.com/u/nkuxrc)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/cosmos-suggestions-for-making-sample-tagging-smarter-and-easier/5620/2 "2022-08-17T00:31:29Z")

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Update:

Out of the three points raised in my original post, I just realized that the third point is invalid because COSMOS actually already allows selecting multiple samples and apply changes (e.g. edit tags) to them at once. I mistakenly concluded that this feature was absent.

My request for the first two points remains.

Best regards

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**Author:** ![simon.a.billington](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/simon.a.billington/32/158_2.png) [@simon.a.billington](https://forum.waves.com/u/simon.a.billington)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/cosmos-suggestions-for-making-sample-tagging-smarter-and-easier/5620/3 "2022-08-31T13:13:34Z")

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I think it would be also helpful to alphabetise the folder order and support custom order by allowing user to drag folders to rearrange them.