garym wrote: > I haven't given it the thought that you and others have, but for me, I'd > prefer that if COMPILATION=1 then LMS treats it as a compilation. > Otherwise, not a compilation. So it's very specific based on explicit > setting.
That's fair enough. I think LMS tries to deal with cases where there is no compilation tag, and it tries to second-guess the possibility that the ripping software set it to 0/false/N as a default, despite it being an obvious compilation. But 'obvious' needs to be defined in rules for an algorithm. I would take the view that no compilation tag doesn't necessarily mean it's not a compilation - maybe the user of the ripping software wasn't aware of the option. I don't think LMS ever overrides a positive compilation tag, even if all the artists are the same - because it could be 'Greatest Hits' for instance. But, like you gents, the compilation tag doesn't bother me either. If I want to play an album of various artists I'll usually find it by album name, or by looking for one of the artists that I know is on the album. Even though I don't normally use the option that shows Album Artists separately, as said, it strikes me as more of an issue that an explicitly defined Album Artist doesn't appear in the list for a compilation. As the code currently stands (for external cue sheets), the only way an album will NOT show up as a compilation is if the artist(s) for every track are identical, AND the Album Artist is present and the same. In this case the Album Artist will show up in the list of album artists. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113834 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list ripping@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
