cpd73 wrote: > AlbumArtist is not shown in queue/now-playing - just track artist.
PasTim wrote: > I suspect I am in a parallel universe. To briefly explain my set-up > (with apologies for boring you!): > > - all my tracks are FLACs (even MP3s which I convert to FLAC for > compatibility of tagging and replay - yes - I know the sound is no > better) > - most of my music is classical > - as a result I don't use the tags from the web, but always set up all > my own, because the web tags for classical are rubbish > - and I have had to add new tags 'work', 'movement' and 'work artist' so > that albums can still be albums, but can contain sets of tracks in a > classical work > - the track title is formed by concatenating work and movement > - erland's custom browse and custom scan enable this to work brilliantly > in LMS - far better than any other music server I have yet found - but > it's quite a bit of work to set up and tag > - album artists have to be active on all tracks, but I am selective > about who counts - I can have several but always as separate tags - > never as one long string > - artists (track artists) are just those on the track, including album > artists unless they have another role such as conductor > - there are some pieces with multiple composers (who may also be album > artists or artists in a few cases where they also take part in the > recording) > - conductors could in principle be multiple, and may also be artists in > a few special cases, and/or album artists > - bands can be multiple, and may also be album artists if important > enough > - my work artists are key players in all movements of a work > > And so on. > > In principle being able to create my own titles would be good, but I > don't expect that, particularly the use of non-standard tags. Some of > the things the skin adds (like ratings and technical info) I have added > myself in the default skin. > > So the plot as now, showing all instances of all of the tags, and > excluding duplicates, suits me fine. If I ever had an album with > multiple Album Artists who were not also Track Artists, I would want to > see them all - why not if duplicates are removed? > > As I said in my previous post, I have never contemplated have one tag > with multiple comma-separated artists in it, and cannot ever imagine why > I would want to. Is it because that's what the web databases say it > should be? > > I hope that helps explain where I'm coming from, at least a little. PasTim wrote: > I don't understand your scheme. Why aren't 2 separate tags always > better than one - showing both and indexed by both? My OCD brain > completely disagrees with yours about using just one from Album Artist > lists, but then I guess you would expect that :) > > However, since I almost never use standard or material skin menus, but > use Custom Browse menus 95% of the time, I've never really noticed > what's in those lists. > > And since AlbumArtists aren't in the queue and now playing lists (I > never knew because they are always track artists as well in my scheme) > comments in my previous post about that element can be ignored. Does it help you understand if I replace the & in JJ Cale & Eric Clapton with a , ? Its just a text string but its the text string that the artists have chosen to put on the cover of their album so its what should logically be displayed. I thought it was an easy example to understand. Assume 2 albums Album 1 The Road to Escondido by JJ Cale & Eric Clapton Here AlbumArtist is multi value JJ Cale & Eric Clapton Eric Clapton JJ Cale Value 1 is how it appears in Album based lists Track Artist is JJ Cale & Eric Clapton Album 2 A various artists album featuring one track from Album 1 AlbumArtist = blank (its a compilation) TrackArtist for the track in question is JJ Cale & Eric Clapton Eric Clapton JJ Cale >From an indexing point of view theses schemes work perfectly but the track from Album 2 shows all values from TrackArtist at Queue and Now Playing levels. Im asking Craig whether whats displayed at Queue and Now Playing can be switchable All values for you Value 1 for me Then I think we are both happy VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Boom *Kitchen* UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* Pi Zero+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV) & Bathroom* SB Touch ->Denon AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s + Kef ceiling speakers *Guest Room* Joggler > Topping Amp -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes Everything controlled by iPeng & Material on iOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109624
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