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TiredLegs;692535 Wrote: > Is there a way in FLAC and MP3 tags to have both a Genre and a separate > Sub-genre such that: > > a) Squeezebox Server can access and distinguish them independently? > > b) Transcoding from FLAC to MP3 using dBpoweramp will retain both the > Genre and Sub-genre? > > c) iTunes can access and distinguish them independently? (I only use > iTunes for MP3 files on my iPod for portable situations.) I use a custom field called STYLE to represent my subgenre, and dBpoweramp uses the field and fills it when ripping CD's (typically). It isn't easy to set up Squeezebox Server to actually see the field. You need Erland's plugins (Custom Scan and Custom Browse), which take a little effort, but it is a one time effort. I have a custom menu that will browse by genre then "subgenre" (i.e. STYLE) before getting to albums or artists. I believe dbPoweramp fills the style field in MP3's, but I haven't checked. I know MP3tag can write any custom tag to MP3's, but they likely are not going to be supported by other software. I can't imagine ITunes or IPods supporting this field or allowing a custom definition of the field. In general you'll find that FLAC files are much more flexible when it comes to custom fields. You can pretty much put any custom field you want into a FLAC file and LMS can access it using the plugins mentioned. MP3 files, however, aren't the most stable when you start loading them up with custom fields. -- emalvick ------------------------------------------------------------------------ emalvick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35382 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80908 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
