JJZolx;600477 Wrote: > Having a compilation album with no explicit ALBUMARTIST will mean > that the track-artists end up in the album artist browse list. >
<snip> Cons: The big drawback is #4 above. Without adding that explicit ALBUMARTIST to keep compilations separate from other albums and to suppress track-artists, you end up with something of a mess. indeed. this is why i advocate using AA tags on everything b/c most apps/devices work better with it. its the best strategy for broad universal behavior. assigning AA (or comp) tags to comps (and everything else) is the marketplace de facto standard, (like it or not). JJZolx;600477 Wrote: And in Squeezebox Server, where you want to be able to sort albums by artist name, I'm not sure what you'd do with compilation albums with no ALBUMARTIST. All you could do is use one of the track artists for sorting, which is not good. i don't follow you here. you have a variety of choices: 1. use the VA detection logic 2. assign a comp tag 3. assign a AA tag 4. do nothing and let the album appear under each artist on the album (assuming they ever let you turn off the VA detect logic) also note that in SBS, if you have a comp with an AA tag, you can just assign a comp tag too to over-ride if u feel the need. JJZolx;600477 Wrote: It's the automatic detection of compilation albums by Squeezebox Server that lets it function without _any_ additional tagging beyond the standard artist, album, title and track. No need for ALBUMARTIST or COMPILATION tags at all. yes, for the tiny minority who don't have AA or comp tags on stuff, they can choose to use the SBS VA detection logic, esp if thats the only place they use their files. but even they have to use AA tags to "de-comp" something thats isn't wanted or properly placed in the VA category. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 & sbc (my home) / sbrec & ipeng (parents' home) - sbs 7.5.3b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - p4(ht) 3.2ghz, 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - d-link dir-655 - 45k+ mp3 ::VOTE FOR 'BUG 15604' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15604)!!!:: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84475 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
