Philip Meyer;652002 Wrote: > >the current version of EAC allows you to set both AA tags and composer > >tags PRE-rip. (as well as use them for folder/filename construction) > > > >EDIT: it also allows for use of multiple online DB sources, that do > AA, > >etc... > > > IIRC, by default it doesn't, but you can configure command line > parameters to pass into an external encoder.
i'm not sure what you mean; are you using the latest EAC? the AA field and composer field are part of the normal GUI, and the user can fill them in pre-rip. also, as i added later, you can use an online source that fills them in as well, it doesn't have to be freedb. i'm not sure freedb works by default either, i think you have to give your email or something at the very least, and configure it a bit to be automatic, etc. in any case, i didn't have to do anything but fill in the fields to get EAC to add those tags. Philip Meyer;652002 Wrote: > Yeah, that's what I mean - there's no consistency in the metadata, so > they are of limited use for navigating a large library. thats true, assuming the user hasn't edited their tags to be consistent. but they are great for searches regardless. Philip Meyer;652002 Wrote: > "Composer" for pop music just doesn't fit right - you may have a member > of a band that writes the lyrics, but as a band they produce the music. > Who would you set as the composer for the latest Coldplay album - > Coldplay, Chris Martin, or Brian Eno? Perhaps all of them? > > NB. if the artist tag content and the composer tag content don't match > exactly, then it will continue to work as per 7.5.6 ;-) i have sloppy composer tags, but the "correct" way as in legally speaking to use the tag would be to credit the songwriters, ie. those getting the royalty checks. of course that itself can be thorny, since you can have division between those writing lyrics, and those writing music. some of mine are band names, some individuals, some both, some are incorrect but i use to link to the "main" artist associated with the song, some use the word "cover" in them to be useful in searches, etc... but to me, its a great tag for saying "this other entity is associated with this song." i can't speak to the 7.5 / 7.6 issue specifically, but it absolutely seems that differing preferences and styles of browsing, beyond what a simple toggle switch can accommodate, should be realized. perhaps specific links like what erland said would be a way to go. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 & droid (my home) / duet & ipeng (parents' home) - sbs 7.5.5b - win7 ie9 & xp pro sp3 - p4(ht) 3.2ghz, 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - d-link dir-655 - 49k+ mp3/flac ::VOTE FOR 'BUG 15604' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15604)!!!:: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89708 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
