Philip Meyer;638463 Wrote: > >indeed. compilation tags are in some ways totally without prupose. > no > >one really needs them, b/c thats what the AA tag is for. > > No, that's not what AA tag is for. AA is about identifying songs as > belonging to the same grouping (album). > Compilation also relates to grouping songs together on an album. > > But there is a distinction between the two tags and their purpose. I'm > not saying that everyone needs to make that distinction, just that comp > tags are not without purpose. > > If you want to browse compilation albums, they could have different > album artist names. eg. "Various Artists", or "Soundtrack" or > "Musical", even a specific artist such as "BT" who compile remixes of > songs performed by other artists. > > If a compilation tag is set, all compilation albums, no matter what > album artist name has been set, can be displayed in one list. > > Without a compilation indication, it is not possible. Now, perhaps > some people don't need to list all compilation albums together, but I > think this alone gives compilation tag a purpose. > > It also means that when browsing to albums by an artist, the list of > albums could be grouped into sub-sets, eg. show the artists' normal > albums, then compilation albums and other albums that the artist has > contributed to. SBS doesn't do that yet (all albums listed together), > but it another reason by compilation status may be a useful indicator, > rather than depending on album artist names to make a distiction. > > Phil
+1 from the other Phil :-) I don't want/need to rely on AA being present when 95% of the time it is redundant (with Artist). I'll decide what is/isn't a "comp", I'll set AA ONLY when I need/want something special ( e.g "Artist A & Artist B") displayed in the artist browse lists and I'll ONLY use the comp tags to override default sbs behaviour when I decide such action is occasionally needed. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Belden Digital,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables Stax4070+SRM7/II phones Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88072 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
