RobbH wrote: > Four months after I mentioned that LMS 8+ now supports cue files that > point to multiple audio source files, I have finally done a test with > encouraging results. IF your OS and filesystem both support symlinks, it > is now possible to have tracks in a box set appear in your library in > two places: as part of the box set, and as part of the albums on which > they were originally released. > > The process is straightforward, but not very simple, as several steps > are involved. Assuming the box set is contained in a single folder: > > 1. create a new folder for an original album, > > 2. in the new folder, create symlinks to the files that belong in that > album. > > 3. still in the new folder, create a cue file pointing to the symlinks > as tracks. Add appropriate metadata to the cue file. > > 4. (optional) add album art and supporting documentation for the > original album in the new folder. > > 5. rescan > > You now should be able access the tracks either way: as part of the box > set or the original album, with appropriate art in each case. This works > mostly the same whether you use the library or the music folder. > However, there are two glitches. The first should be familiar to anyone > using cue files: in the music folder, the symlinks are listed but cannot > be played, but the cue file functions as a subdirectory. The cue file > can be opened and individual tracks selected. > > The other glitch appears when using the library: there is now an > additional entry for the box set, which only lists the tracks from the > original album. It also displays the thumbnail for the original album, > so it should be easy to avoid. The correct entry for the box set should > contain all tracks, including the ones in the original album. > > Still a tedious process, but the end result is much more satisfactory > than earlier attempts.
If youre any good with scripting languages like bash or PowerShell or even Perl or Python, this should be pretty easy to automate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ philchillbill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=68920 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108121
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