On 29 January 2012 18:56, symphonick <symphon...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2012/1/28 Lemire, Sebastien <m...@benji99.ca> > >> OK as long as we don't revert back to the composer then + 1 from me > > Sorry, I was mixing things up. I agree, I wouldn't want to repeat all > performer ARs in the artist field. I'm updating the RFC now (see the new > thread). > > /symphonick > >> >> On Jan 28, 2012 2:58 PM, "Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren" >> <reosare...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Lemire, Sebastien <m...@benji99.ca> >>> wrote: >>> > Yeah I've seen it on crappy compilation albums or in my case downloads >>> > where >>> > the information was just lacking. In the case of MB, I'm sure there are >>> > hundreds of releases where the information was never added by the >>> > editor who >>> > added and it will be difficult for us to track the info down. >>> >>> If the performer is unknown, we could just set it to unknown - that's >>> no different than what we make for the cases where that happens in pop >>> music. >>> >>> > Another point, there should be no arbitrary limit to the amount of >>> > people >>> > that we can attach to a recording. If there was 10 performers credited >>> > for >>> > an Opera recording, then they should all be added... However, perhaps >>> > we >>> > could limit to what's credited on the front/back cover (not including >>> > what's >>> > in the liner notes essentially). What do you think? >>> > >>> > Sebastien >>> > >>> > >>> > On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 1:44 PM, symphonick <symphon...@gmail.com> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> 2012/1/28 Lemire, Sebastien <m...@benji99.ca> >>> >> >>> >>> I don't have a problem with changing the recording ACs to the >>> >>> performer >>> >>> but there's one important caveat, this should be the rule for all >>> >>> (classical) recordings and the composer should therefore never be >>> >>> used. So >>> >>> with that in mind, what would we do if the performers are not known? >>> >>> >>> >>> Sebastien >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> Good question. [unknown]? Have you seen it, BTW? I'm not sure I have, >>> >> but >>> >> I imagine it could happen with a really crappy compilation release. >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Alex Mauer <ha...@hawkesnest.net> >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> On 1/28/2012 12:00 PM, Frederic Da Vitoria wrote: >>> >>>> > Doesn't this mean that the MP3 Artist tag for all kinds of tracks >>> >>>> > (even >>> >>>> > classical) will be the performer, not the composer? As long as we >>> >>>> > don't >>> >>>> > have a MB database aware player, this would be quite annoying to >>> >>>> > me. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> This depends on the tagger. Also, at least Quod Libet is aware of >>> >>>> composer and all(?) the performer data put into the tags. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> --Alex Mauer "hawke" >>> >>>> >>> > > _______________________________________________ > MusicBrainz-style mailing list > MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org > http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style
Does this mean that soundtracks will now be credited to performers? Won't this mean the creation of numerous new 'Y Cast of X' artists where Y is a year and X a musical/film? -- Andii :-) _______________________________________________ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style
