Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Should songs from the same album be in the same directory ?

2021-07-17 Thread BJW
d6jg wrote: > I don’t have anything where AA is tagged as VA but I once did and I saw > the bug. to clarify, it's a string conflict bug. The LMS user can specify what the string used is defined as, but the default out of the box value LMS uses is: Various Artists ...so if any of ur AA or A

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Should songs from the same album be in the same directory ?

2021-07-16 Thread BJW
JJZolx wrote: > The thing I like about actually using an ALBUMARTIST for compilations is > that I can control where those albums end up when albums are sorted by > artist/album or artist/year/album. Do this by using an ALBUMARTISTSORT > tag. They'll still be recognized as compilations and

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Should songs from the same album be in the same directory ?

2021-07-16 Thread BJW
d6jg wrote: > That’s one approach but not what I’d recommend. I know BJW will disagree > vehemently. hey, i'm for whatever works for someone... i just have my opinion as to what is best for most people in most situations. d6jg wrote: > My approach is > 1. Group all tracks in on

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] LMS unable to play or read FLAC from large FLAC (concert)

2021-07-16 Thread BJW
Just FYI, Mp3tag now makes a native mac version. using: win10 64 + lms 8 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic & http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/compilations

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Should songs from the same album be in the same directory ?

2021-07-16 Thread BJW
JJZolx wrote: > One thing you can *try* (although I don't recall if it fixes the > problem) is setting an album artist on all of these album tracks to > 'Various Artists'. And make sure you have a COMPILATION=1 tag in all of > the tracks. See my sig links. Imo, the best solution for ALL rips

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Alexa can now handle FLAC streams

2021-05-29 Thread BJW
philchillbill wrote: > ...so ALAC/m4a is not among them. Sometimes things not said to be supported are, did u try? using: win10 64 + lms 8 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic &

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Each track is showing as a different Album

2021-05-29 Thread BJW
I assign albumartist values to everything, then I assign a comp=1 tag to whatever I want LMS to know is a comp. This approach works with virtually everything. using: win10 64 + lms 8 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Alexa can now handle FLAC streams

2021-05-24 Thread BJW
What about other lossless formats, like say ALAC in a m4a or caf container? Would they be more MP3-like, re: the header? using: win10 64 + lms 8 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic &

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Disc numbers in a set

2021-05-01 Thread BJW
My own personal preference is to put the disc number explicitly in the album title bc I like to see one artwork per cd. If it's a two cd set I do it like this: The Wall (CD1) The Wall (CD2) If it's 3 or more I do it like this: Crossroads (Disc 1) ... Crossroads (Disc 4) This is of course an

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Mastering my tags!

2021-02-19 Thread BJW
carsten_h wrote: > Maybe for you. :-) > In my car (original navigation from Harman-Becker) e.g. the ALBUMARTIST > tag is not used for anything. So if you add an album with 100 different > artists, you have 100 more artists in the artist list. So this tag is > also not universally supported. So

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Mastering my tags!

2021-02-18 Thread BJW
carsten_h wrote: > Aren't the "*SORT*"-tags normally used for sorting purposes? Sort tags are not needed or necessary with my method, and aren't universally supported. AA values alone works perfectly well for this purpose. using: win10 64 + lms 8 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Mastering my tags!

2021-02-18 Thread BJW
carsten_h wrote: > But those are genres, aren't they? No, they aren't necessarily. Soundtrack (Film) is not a music genre, meaning it could be rock or jazz or classical or any mix thereof. Genre is a per track value that sonically describes the music contained. My AA terms are basically

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Mastering my tags!

2021-02-18 Thread BJW
carsten_h wrote: > What Albumartist do you use for compilations from different artists? > I think there is no Albumartist possible. This is a baffling statement. Any text string that suits me works just fine. A few examples that I use: Various Artists Soundtrack (Film) Soundtrack (Stage)

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Mastering my tags!

2021-02-18 Thread BJW
Peter Galbavy wrote: > My approach, given LMS is my primary music server, is to go with the > flow. > > For all "compilations" I set the COMPILATION tag and remove ALBUM ARTIST Why? For me, I use AA tags on everything, and that sorts and groups it together properly. For those things I want

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Mac OS X Version of mp3tag

2021-02-18 Thread BJW
https://9to5mac.com/2021/02/18/mp3tag-powerful-audio-metadata-editor-is-now-available-for-macos/amp/ using: win10 64 + lms 8 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic &

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Where is this tag information coming from?

2021-02-07 Thread BJW
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=345521 I believe LMS will use filename and folder info if it is otherwise missing. Bottom line, LMS is getting the info from your files one way or the other. The above posts are also on target. using: win10 64 + lms 8 & duet & ipads w/the logitech

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] What is the use of COMPILATION tag with classical music?

2021-02-07 Thread BJW
I have a large collection but only 5% or so is classical. However, for me if a CD isn't "someones" like say mozarts, or Arthur fielders, it generally is a comp imo. So I guess I go by either a unified composer, or unified conductor / orchestra, and if not, it's a comp... there may be

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Mastering my tags!

2021-02-07 Thread BJW
I wish a separate fork of LMS would be made to address the myriad of concerns like this, that are also noted in my sig links. Personally, I assign AA tags to everything. Generally speaking they often equal the artist frame, but when they don't I use them to keep tracks from a Single CD

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Which file format to use: mp4 (apple lossless) or flac?

2021-02-07 Thread BJW
I use MP3 and ALAC. I used to use flac, and it's great, and the crc bit flip checks is def in its favor, BUT I switched to ALAC bc ALAC is easier to handle both tagging wise, and natively with anything Apple. I rarely find anything that can't handle ALAC natively, but most Apple stuff won't do

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Tagging of albums with the same name but different artists?

2021-02-01 Thread BJW
To clarify, in ALL software, devices, etc. I don't use only LMS or only iTunes, I use a wide variety of things and others use my library as well. using: win10 64 + lms 8 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic &

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Tagging of albums with the same name but different artists?

2021-02-01 Thread BJW
In an artwork view for instance, I see an artwork for each CD and the text under it will say which disc bc i put it explicitly in the album tag field... I don't believe disc tags work that way, meaning they don't show text in such a view. using: win10 64 + lms 8 & duet & ipads w/the

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Tagging of albums with the same name but different artists?

2021-02-01 Thread BJW
I'm not sure if I'm answering your question, but the rules I have created for me evolved over time, with the goal in mind that what I do is so that my collection works the same way with ANY software that is used, nothing is conflated or confused, and also so that things are immediately obvious

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Tagging of albums with the same name but different artists?

2021-01-31 Thread BJW
https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113775-Any-recommendations-on-how-to-Tag-Manage-Greatest-Hits-Best-Of-etc-(Same-Artist)=1007307=1#post1007307 In addition to what I said in the link, I'll add I use a folder structure like this: ../albumartist/album/track.mp3 It is strictly one

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Any recommendations on how to Tag, Manage - Greatest Hits, Best Of. etc (Same Artist)

2021-01-31 Thread BJW
I put album artist tags on everything. I put comp=1 tags on whatever I want LMS to think is a comp. but strictly speaking, that's just a preference, not necessary. A lot of bands have an album called best of, or greatest hits, etc... bc I also use other software, not just LMS, I put the band

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple albums generated from 1 album's worth of files

2020-12-01 Thread BJW
Truly odd, but I had a hunch using a new folder might fix it, glad it worked. Personally, I only use id3v2.3 tags with mp3s, and vorbis comments for flacs, although I use ALAC m4a now. Wish we knew how u got tripped up, bizarre. http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=345521 using:

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Volume correction and the necessary tags for it?

2020-11-30 Thread BJW
Just my 2 cents, sorry if I repeat... RG is best when written via the r128 standard. Most apps now do I think, unfortunately winamp doesn't. RG also writes both track and album tags, and peak values. Ergo best to analyze all tracks on a given album at once. Soundcheck only does track values

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple albums generated from 1 album's worth of files

2020-11-30 Thread BJW
Great catch. What could explain that??? Could this be a bug based on play count? Meaning if there are no dupes, no cue sheet, no playlist, no recursive shortcut answers, that certain album types get parsed on if a given track was played or not? Is there any play count pattern to the issue?

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple albums generated from 1 album's worth of files

2020-11-25 Thread BJW
All good ideas above. Are all the files in the same folder? (Should be imo) Are u sure u have no dupe files anywhere? I would assign the same 'album artist' value to all tracks. (For now) I would remove any comp tags. (For now) I would try a new slightly different folder name. I would do a

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Artist Sort Confusion - LMS listing Sting with the C's

2020-11-08 Thread BJW
Have u tried the other method? I think in mp3tag it's // I don't use more than one frame for any given field, and or more than one value for any one frame, but maybe LMS would behave differently using the mp3tag // as opposed to the ; delimiting character? using: win10 64 + lms 8 & duet &

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] multiple album for a track

2020-11-08 Thread BJW
As a one time radio DJ and collector I have spent countless hours, much like those of u reading this, listening to CD after CD, and I am often shocked to find a song on one CD release sounds clearly audibly different from the same song on another release. This presents a problem when building

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Artist Sort Confusion - LMS listing Sting with the C's

2020-11-08 Thread BJW
I hate the way LMS works. It's clumsy, clunky, and not intuitive. Unfortunately i doubt much will change. My guess is that LMS for the artist's list is deciding on one entry only per album or track even if there are multiple artists, and the fact that the one multi artist track u have ropes

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] LMS doesn't like my new CD!

2020-10-24 Thread BJW
cjfreitag wrote: > Next I’ll try converting them to ALAC to see what happens. And? using: win10 64 + lms 8 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic & http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/compilations

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Taghycardia- Ripping Lyrics in batches

2020-09-18 Thread BJW
Yeah, I mean flac/vorbis is a different thing, a pretty undocumented ad hoc de facto standard, so I wouldn't anticipate too many problems with lyrics in flacs. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Taghycardia- Ripping Lyrics in batches

2020-09-16 Thread BJW
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID3 > Lyrics3v1[2] and Lyrics3v2[3] were tag standards implemented before > ID3v2, for adding lyrics to mp3 files. The difference with ID3v2 is that > Lyrics3 is always at the end of an MP3 file, before the ID3v1 tag. https://id3.org/Lyrics3

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Taghycardia- Ripping Lyrics in batches

2020-09-16 Thread BJW
And this tag is an entirely and wholly separate thing from id3? Is there a link or documentation to this standard? using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic &

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Taghycardia- Ripping Lyrics in batches

2020-09-15 Thread BJW
I only briefly looked, but I would want to know exactly how it is adding lyrics to the metadata. Is it a TXXX custom field or what? using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic &

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-07-23 Thread BJW
No one definitively answered what MAI's behavior is re: () or [] I don't use it, and don't consider it a reason to stop using my method, which always works, in every app, without fail. But if I did use it, I would ask Michael to include an option to set MAI to ignore those characters and

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Need help with Jazz Genre - Style tagging / organization

2020-05-09 Thread BJW
I add a genre to all my tracks, but only one string value. For instance, I have: R R - Rap R - Funk R - Disco R - Reggae It's not perfect or ideal, but it mostly works for my purposes. The difficult ones for me are guys like SRV... is it rock? Blues? Blues rock? Rock blues? But I apply

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-04-12 Thread BJW
What is MAI? using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic & http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/compilations BJW's

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-04-10 Thread BJW
I personally like to see art for each CD. If it's a 2cd set, I put this in the album field: White Album (CD1) White Album (CD2) If it 3 or more, I do: Whatever (Disc 1) Whatever (Disc 2) Whatever (Disc 3) Etc I don't use disc tags of any type. Some people consider this a kludge or ugly,

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] 'Artist' tags - which tags are scanned into 'Artist'?

2020-04-10 Thread BJW
What file format are u using? If MP3, how do u treat tpe2? If flac, some apps write a space into the AA field. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic &

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Behavior if ARTIST and ALBUMARTIST tags are empty

2020-04-10 Thread BJW
Related: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?48730-known-bug-slash-in-artist-name https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?70456-bug-8380-read-all-mp3-tag-versions U seem to have found a workaround, but I wonder if there's a better way? Also I can't seem to find a post I

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] GAIN vs Amplify vs Compressors (Vinyl vs DVD)

2020-01-29 Thread BJW
RG is bit perfect. That's what's great about it. There is virtually no difference between using RG to adjust the volume, or a volume knob on an amp. Same thing, except RG is far more convenient, esp in a random mix. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] GAIN vs Amplify vs Compressors (Vinyl vs DVD)

2020-01-29 Thread BJW
I used to DJ in a radio station, so here's my advice: The most important aspect, is using the best record player and cartridge u can, to get the most signal into the computer without any clipping. So I would have the computer at 100% max recording level (sound card, software), and I would set

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Which Spotify ripper for Mac?

2020-01-29 Thread BJW
Doesn't answer the Q. No need to schoolmarm here. If he wants to 'break the rules' on something so trivial, that's his business. I seriously doubt everyone here has a CD for everything they have as a file. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Various Artists not working as expected

2019-12-15 Thread BJW
I'm not sure I follow u, what ur doing and or what u expect, but b4 I continue, I want to know: Do u have explicit TPE2 tags on everything? Do u have LMS set to treat TPE2 as album artist during scans? using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Tagging songs that are part of multiple-volume-collections

2019-07-31 Thread BJW
d6jg wrote: > I do agree that there is a code issue but I’m not going to say it’s a > bug so what do u call it when out of the box your music server hides your properly tagged music from you? i call it a bug. specifically, bug 9523. d6jg wrote: > and yes I have long ago found myself

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Tagging songs that are part of multiple-volume-collections

2019-07-31 Thread BJW
d6jg wrote: > Lets define a compilation. > > Definition 1 - an album that has tracks which were previously released > on another album or as singles etc but are all by the same artist. This > album might for example be a “best of” > > Definition 2 - an album containing multiple tracks by

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Tagging songs that are part of multiple-volume-collections

2019-07-29 Thread BJW
d6jg wrote: > Sorry but I totally disagree with you. you can disagree all u want, but facts are facts. d6jg wrote: > I don’t have a single compilation tag in my 35,000 track library as it > forces “Various Artists” in place of a legitimate AA. explain what you mean by this? in my usage, LMS

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Tagging songs that are part of multiple-volume-collections

2019-07-29 Thread BJW
retro80s wrote: > I'm trying to group albums together that have multiple volumes that have > an AlbumArtist of "Various Artists", however I'd like to be able to see > all of those albums in one view as a collection of multiple volumes. > > For example, there are many volumes to "Billboard Top

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] album replaygain for multi-disc albums

2019-07-26 Thread BJW
album RG is meant to be a per disc setting. the relative differences are maintained between tracks per mastered disc. there are no artist or engineer intended differences between track volumes of tracks on one disc, and an entirely separate other disc. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet &

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Tagging WAV files.

2019-04-20 Thread BJW
That's a good point, but the issue there is lack of cue sheet support in many common apps and devices. Also, wav uses 30 to 40% more space, and cue sheets are separate files. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Replay gain on whole collection, or not?

2019-04-20 Thread BJW
Rnee wrote: > I am a Foobar user for a long time so that's what I used. > On the Foobar website I found some info regarding RG, it states that one > might use a lower preamp for classical music... > What is the reason for doing so, or not using it at all with a multitude > of music files of

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Tagging WAV files.

2019-04-20 Thread BJW
I like ALAC. FLAC is fine too. I wouldn't do wav. But wav files do support a very, very limited amount of tag fields natively. Idk if mp3tag finally started to support them, I know Audacity has for years. U also have to be careful, as id3 tags etc can get hacked into the RIFF headers etc

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Replay gain on whole collection, or not?

2019-03-24 Thread BJW
Let me be more clear... I don't use foobar, so I can't speak to it. But what I am saying, is I would find an app that uses the r128 standard, and have it analyze and write both track and album tags at the same time. Winamp does this, just not with r128, (yet). Then use smartgain on playback,

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Replay gain on whole collection, or not?

2019-03-24 Thread BJW
I apply/write RG tags to everything. I would advise applying the R128 ver of RG, its newer. I think foobar, MM, etc use it. Winamp doesn't. I advise applying both track and album tags. And yes, smart gain is a great feature to use. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Greatest Hits album with embedded single covers

2019-03-23 Thread BJW
Personally, I have never had to set a comp=0 tag, ever, for anything. I have never had server call something with no comp tags AND album artist tags a comp. if it ever has done so, I would love to know the criteria necessary to cause it? My understanding is this: There are only 2

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Greatest Hits album with embedded single covers

2019-03-19 Thread BJW
Ok, so since it has been said by me, why not try it? I can guarantee u that no comp tag is *not* the same as comp=0 ...but i never guarantee what server will do. Still, give it a whirl, see if it does what u want. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Sorting: how to for adjectives, titles, etc... ?

2019-03-19 Thread BJW
I'm a big believer in K.I.S.S. and so I put detailed track info for the performer[s] in the artist tag, and then use the album artist tag to sort it where I want to find it. If u want server to ignore articles like The, u can in settings, or u can simply not include them in album artist tags.

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation showing up under specific Album Artist

2019-03-19 Thread BJW
Another one of servers bizarre, unintuitive behaviors. My workaround is to put album artist tags on everything. Has the benefit of giving a similar exp in almost all software. Comp tags that =1 are optional but do no harm. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Greatest Hits album with embedded single covers

2019-03-19 Thread BJW
Regarding the initial issue, it should be obvious that album art prioritized what's in a folder, while now playing prioritized what's embedded. Even better would be to expose this ranking in settings. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Greatest Hits album with embedded single covers

2019-03-19 Thread BJW
w3wilkes wrote: > The problem is I've never been able to get tracks in different folders > to be joined into a single album even with all relevant tags being > identical. This is something I don't personally do, so idk if it works, but my understanding is that setting a comp=0 tag is supposed

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Band tag in dsf files

2018-12-10 Thread BJW
It is very helpful. The implication of what you are saying is that both mp3tag and LMS will support a custom user made and defined BAND tag. It likely is written by mp3tag as: TXXX BAND ...in files using id3 tags. I am not surprised mp3tag allows this or does that since they are aware

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Band tag in dsf files

2018-12-08 Thread BJW
I actually wasn't responding to u, but rather the other poster, who seems to be suggesting it has been implemented. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic &

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Band tag in dsf files

2018-12-08 Thread BJW
So are we saying that my bug here has already been implemented? http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16706 It would be an idea to add a toggle that would direct LMS to use the same value for both Album Artist and Band in its DB, unless a differing explicit Band tag was present.

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Band tag in dsf files

2018-12-08 Thread BJW
So are we saying that LMS has already implemented my bug here? http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16706 using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic &

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Band tag in dsf files

2018-12-01 Thread BJW
That almost clarifies everything. What I still want to know is how u have a separate BAND field that LMS uses? Is it TXXX BAND or...? What app is writing it? using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Band tag in dsf files

2018-12-01 Thread BJW
I'm trying but I don't understand u. Can u post some screenshots or something and explain what u do see, vs what u want to see? using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic &

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Band tag in dsf files

2018-11-22 Thread BJW
To be clear, u mean that TPE2 was recognized as Album Artist, right? Bc LMS does not, afaik, populate its DB values twice, meaning TPE2 will be either Album Artist, or Band, not both, depending on that scan setting. My confusion is that I thought u were looking to populate both fields, no?

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Band tag in dsf files

2018-11-22 Thread BJW
To be clear, u mean that TPE2 was recognized as Album Artist, right? Bc LMS does not, afaik, populate its DB values twice, meaning TPE2 will either Album Artist, or Band, not both, depending on that scan setting. My confusion is that I thought u were looking to populate both fields, no? And

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Band tag in dsf files

2018-11-22 Thread BJW
To be clear, u mean that TPE2 was recognized as Album Artist, right? Bc LMS does not, afaik, populate its DB values twice, meaning TPE2 will. E either Album Artist, or Band, not both, depending on that scan setting. My confusion is that I thought u were looking to populate both fields, no?

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Duplicate entries on Albums, Easytag

2018-11-21 Thread BJW
I believe puddletag runs on linux. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic & http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/compilations

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Band tag in dsf files

2018-11-21 Thread BJW
So I'm actually the person who convinced slim that they needed the option to treat TPE2 as Album Artist at scan time, and as the default. This is bc virtually all software handles TPE2 this way, most don't even give a choice. Whatever u do, I would suggest you don't mess with that. It is

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation and Best Of Albums.

2018-10-13 Thread BJW
its funny, b/c just deciding what to rip, or not, is itself a rather subjective decision, and kinda defeats the idea that one can have a perfect system with clear black and white rules you can apply to everything. i have basically just resigned myself to following "what do i feel like keeping

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation and Best Of Albums.

2018-10-09 Thread BJW
it depends... in general i hate dupes... but only EXACT dupes. and even then if its a dupe on e.g. a soundtrack, i hate to remove it from the soundtrack just b/c i have it elsewhere. i came across a few ABBA comps, and i ripped them in full. i'm not a big ABBA fan tho so i went thru and

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Tagging - ID3v2.4 vs. 2.2 : causing issues

2018-10-09 Thread BJW
i use mp3tag to fix this as well, (always id3v2.3) but i use UTF 16. not sure that matters much. just highlight all files and save tags, thats it. set the defaults in options. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Adding ReplayGain tags

2018-10-09 Thread BJW
with winamp, you can write all track AND album RG tags at once, unattended. u just have to set a few options in prefs first, but its very easy and reliable. however, it uses the orig RG, not R128. eventually i will redo the tags for R128, but in no rush to do so. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Repair corrupt MP3 files?

2018-10-09 Thread BJW
i like mp3val. i use it all the time, and it almost always fixes the issues i come across. if its a VBR, google moonbases ver of VBRfix. if neither of those do the trick, the file itself might not be fixable at all given any tool. u could also try mp3diags. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 &

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-10-09 Thread BJW
d6jg wrote: > I am in complete agreement with this point of view. > > To base an an argument on 3 pieces of tagging software that don’t write > Compilation tags when the one with the greatest market share (iTunes) > and at least as many others DO write said tags is just ridiculous. no, whats

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-10-09 Thread BJW
Mnyb wrote: > 1. You really seems to mean your use case and think your use case is > representative for a majority a common fallacy its > your bias in this . But it is an opinion one can have so ok . so you are saying this is NOT a FACT, to wit: many popular rippers do NOT ever set comp

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-03-02 Thread BJW
DJanGo wrote: > wait .. you didnt say anything wrong but you typed a lot and if your > unable to see our answers where we already prooved your bullsh1t i cant > help you and i wont. > last order last word i am out of fish actually, i proved you wrong. u misunderstood and continue to

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-03-02 Thread BJW
d6jg wrote: > I didn’t say EAC specifically did at any point. I know it doesn’t. good lord. to wit: d6jg wrote: > I repeat you are wrong. I have ripped CDs using iTunes (Windows & Mac), > XLD, *EAC,* DbPoweramp, as well as the Linux ripper/tagged in > Vortexboxe. I have never manually

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-03-02 Thread BJW
DJanGo wrote: > please please do not wrote something like thes unprooved and wrong > things again... > > Do your 'homework' (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2483651) > > Since my old employer is a audio content provider, i do know how things > work eg. if you are in the gracenote content

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-03-02 Thread BJW
d6jg wrote: > I repeat you are wrong. I have ripped CDs using iTunes (Windows & Mac), > XLD, EAC, DbPoweramp, as well as the Linux ripper/tagged in Vortexboxe. > I have never manually created any Compilation tags but lo and behold I > have some albums where such tags exist. Where did they come

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-03-02 Thread BJW
dolodobendan wrote: > Yes. I never rely on some online tags. There's always something wrong > with it. Always. when i rip something, (mainly with EAC), i get the fields filled in by the online DBs, and then i edit them to correct them if necessary prior to the rip. this has been the case for

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-03-02 Thread BJW
d6jg wrote: > That is just not true. All ripping software uses some online database or > other to get its tags. If the online database contains the wrong tags so > will the resulting files. ok, this is getting annoying. you completely missed the point of what i was saying. first of all, i

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-03-02 Thread BJW
DJanGo wrote: > You know that itunes integration sometimes broke, cause itunes had > changed? > You know that f*#!1ng Compilation Tag is a Itunes "Gummick"? yes, i'm well aware that comp tags, which server relies heavily on, are an apple fudge. at this point, does it matter? comp tags are in

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-03-02 Thread BJW
dolodobendan wrote: > 1. BROWSABLE TAGS: > > > > 2. SUBMENUS > > Maybe 2) is already possible with LibraryDemo? i like these ideas, and have np with/support them. can't speak to the plugin, b/c i haven't used it, (or Erlands). i think it would be good to see what other classical users

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-03-01 Thread BJW
Mnyb wrote: > But common use cases are less common than one migth think . > Sadly the business of playing digital files has no real standards or > agreed opon ways to do > Stuff . i know what you're saying, but i don't agree... many major rippers, like WMP, winamp, EAC, etc... will tag without

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-02-28 Thread BJW
i am fully aware and agree that 7.9.x is better, and so on... but frankly it pales in comparison to winamp or other such apps. its clunky and awkward, ultimately frustrating, and while i'm fully aware it is unlikely to change, my points remain valid. its funny, anytime i bring this to light, i

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-02-28 Thread BJW
and slowly the tide turns... :) this is what i was saying from the start. if we take a fresh approach and consider these higher level questions, we can come up with a better, more logical system based on common use scenarios than what we have now, both in terms of scanning, and presentation

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-02-27 Thread BJW
garym wrote: > Excellent summary Mynb. Yes, too bad it couldn’t be simply COMPILATION = > 1 treated as comp otherwise not. It could be. Erland submitted a patch to add a pref that did that, namely toggle VA logic detection. When off, only explicit comp tags would be recognized. using:

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] There has to be a better way...

2018-02-26 Thread BJW
interesting, i didn't know that, but really of no practical use, right? most people with big FLAC collections won't upload them to icloud or have the space for it all, right? also, u'd end up maintaining two separate libraries, and they'd likely no mirror each other over time. and other apple

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-02-26 Thread BJW
dolodobendan wrote: > Because "i assure you"? As I said before and will repeat one last time: > The scenario you describe isn't an issue with MY collection, because I > do not have discs with different artists and an album artist that is > also a collection. I'm still trying to imagine such

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-02-26 Thread BJW
Mnyb wrote: > I have a LOT of disc with albumartist tag that never gets treated as a > comp or finds their way into ”Varius artist” ? > > When does this happen exactly i'm not quite sure what you're asking? i'll attempt to answer this way, but please let me know if u need further

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-02-25 Thread BJW
dolodobendan wrote: > It's a design choice that got your collection wrong sometimes and mine > never. And it seems that this assumptions works for most people. These > people all would have to set compilation=1 just for you not having to > set it to zero. it seems it works for most people? and

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-02-25 Thread BJW
dolodobendan wrote: > I really have to imagine that, because I do not have such discs. i bet u do have such discs, if u have any comps at all. what u might not have is a ripper that rips discs that way, or maybe u changed how it rips such discs. again, its VERY common. WMP, winamp, EAC,

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] There has to be a better way...

2018-02-24 Thread BJW
A completely valid and fair point, but for me, not one I personally worry over... I don't value crc checks over universality; still, that's a great point I didn't consider. I actually haven't checked myself, are we sure ALAC has no crc? If not, I doubt apple will revise it unfortunately.

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Compilation issues

2018-02-24 Thread BJW
DJanGo wrote: > Yapp - do you want to know some background ? > > Peter Pawlowski once one one the Winamp developer started another Player > called foobar 2000 cause of winamp was (@ 2000) too much > gimmickblowup > > If you want to compare a "player" like Winamp with lms you need to >

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] There has to be a better way...

2018-02-24 Thread BJW
Interesting posts, I esp liked RonM's as well, which if I understood it correctly emulates my thinking, which is to K.I.S.S. b/c ultimately that's more practical / pragmatic. I have some classical but conform it's tagging to my other music, so I won't go into that since I don't think that

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