I'll go back and have a look at the tags iTunes put on these files. Annoyingly, if the file has ID1.1 & ID2.x tags, iTunes will only update the 2.x tags. I then have to go into winamp and use the "Copy to ID1.1" button to synch the tags.
So why do I use iTunes? Well I think it's got the most intuitive interface when you want to change the Artist or Genre on Multiple files in 1 go. Going back to Max's comment " Assumedly this is only a problem when you're playing random music (i.e. you can just not play Christmas music in other situations). Why don't you just give your Christmas music the genre Christmas, then use Random Mix and tell it to exclude Christmas? " Once Slimserver puts a file into the database, they can be played back by any means in the UI. Even though SS reports an error while scanning the music dir (becuase the MP3's a physical outside the directory), it still parses the playlists and adds the file:// urls to the Db, so they can be played back. So the old style playlist of my entire collection or the new random mix can still pick up these files. I can also browse by artist and find Bing Crosby & The Andrew sisters. Not cool ;-) -- oreillymj _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
