emalvick;638398 Wrote: > I was referring to your mark as compilation while still filling a TPE2 > type tag so that tracks might show up under a specific Album Artist > (and perhaps not needing Custom Browse).
you would still need custom browse to switch on the fly between browsing "artists" or "albumartists." what my suggestion does, is allow things "hidden" by bug 9523, to show up. if the default string for the SBS comps category of "Various Artists" is not changed by the SBS option allowing you to rename it, then any tag with "Various Artists" in the AA field (or in the artist field with no AA tag, tho less common) will be hidden from view. so, one workaround is to add comp=1 tags to those things with that string in that tag, and that makes the string conflict moot, b/c now SBS will classify the tracks as a comp. relatedly, if you have something with an AA string that doesn't conflict, and you add a comp=1 tag, then you should see it file under both the SBS VA category name, AND the AA tag string. (i assume you knew all this but i just wanted to be clear) emalvick;638398 Wrote: > I can see your point of view; but I also take the attitude that each > person has their way of doing things, and the big advantage with SBS is > that it provides the flexibility of plugins... While it may not have a > feature I like, at least I am not bound to the feature I don't like. > > I've essentially given myself the ability to browse by artists or > albumartists. > > One thing I have liked about SBS is that I can separate myself from the > misuse of TPE2 and have a separate ALBUMARTIST tag with my ultimate > intention to actually fill in that BAND field with band members (i.e. > each band member in a jazz band, etc). the problem is that its too basic and fundamental a feature to require, and depend on, a 3rd party plugin, one that erland has said in the past he is getting tired of supporting. its a music server. its so basic as to be, in m mind, insane that they would not allow someone to choose. i don't want unofficial plugins at all generally, and def not a big one like that for something so fundamental. i certainly have no beef with using TPE2 as per spec, but that really has nothing to do with the issue. whether one uses TPE2 or TXXX we are still talking about switching between artists/albumartists. also, the VA conflict (9523) occurs either way. btw, since TPE2 is now universally de facto AA, i have filed a bug saying SBS should support TXXX BAND frames, as that would satisfy your desires while at the same time keeping you "in sync" with the vast majority of the world, (which i understand is not important to some people). emalvick;638398 Wrote: > Thinking back to the topic of compilations tag, a thing I always hated > in my brief stint of testing ITunes (and IPODS)out for library > management was how it automatically made albums compilations just > because one track had a slightly different artist (a guest artist). > That just soured my one the whole compilation tag item. While I left > ITunes very quickly, I also felt the Compilation Tag was a bit > redundant. Using ALBUMARTIST = Various worked for me in that role. indeed. compilation tags are in some ways totally without prupose. no one really needs them, b/c thats what the AA tag is for. also, SBS does the same silly thing. if one track's artist tag is SLIGHTLY different from another on an album, (and no AA is present), it calls it a comp. nevermind it may not be a comp in reality. my feeling has been to simply put AA tags on EVERYTHING. this works with EVERYTHING. its a very universal system. now, i can and do add comp=1 tags to things, although i am sloppy about it i have to say. but why? why do i bother? b/c i want apple users to have a good exp from my files for one, and b/c i don't mind if SBS "knows" or properly classifies something as a comp. but i don't NEED to do this, nor does anyone really. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 & droid (my home) / duet & ipeng (parents' home) - sbs 7.5.5b - win7 & xp pro sp3 ie9 - p4(ht) 3.2ghz, 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - d-link dir-655 - 49k+ mp3/flac ::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=88072 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
