The objective here is not to nitpick to death in an effort to achieve some sort of organizational purity, but rather to have a scheme that's generally straightforward, well-defined, and intuitive. This is important for numerous reasons, but in particular for randomization, when Triaz may be seeking "similar" sounds.
- When does a bell qualify for Metallic tag under category Perc Acoustic and when does it belong under category Blocks & Bells? Do we want Chimes under FX, or under Blocks & Bells?
- When does something in category Shaker qualify for tag Acoustic and when for Organic?
- What puts a guiro in category Foley v Perc Acoustic v Shaker? Do we want to put the Metallic tag on it under Perc Acoustic when a guiro is often played with no metal involved?
- Category Rimshot seems like it should be a subset of Snare Acoustic and Snare Electronic. Considering the Rimshot category has tags Acoustic and Electronic, this looks like unnecessary redundancy.
- Cajon doesn't get a tag of it's own, instead residing under "Palm", which seems odd considering the other instruments that get their own tag under category Hand Drum.
- Claps get a category, but snaps end up under other categories, including as a tag under Claps. Stomps mostly end up under Perc Acoustic with tag Deep. There's also Stomps and Snaps under Foley.
- Gongs tend to appear under category Crash with tag Mallet.
- The "Castonetttes" tag is... apparently a misspelling in at least three languages: "Castanets" (Spanish / English), "Castagnettes" (French).
- The "Cabassa" tag is also misspelled.
- Do we prefer singular or plural? We have Tom, Crash, Kick, etc, but we also have Claps, Shakers, Claves, etc.
- In general the terms Acoustic and Electric function as both categories and tags, causing significant ontological confusion. This causes an "extra tag" effect where something that would be in category Snare with tag Acoustic becomes category Snare Acoustic and then we need some tag, so um... Organic.
- In general the ability to use multiple tags, or have multiple categorical levels, for a single sound might help relieve a number of the issues cited here.
