Hi, My first squeezebox was just delivered today, and I'm getting ready to begin ripping all of my CDs to flac files. I'm looking for a little guidance on the best way to be tagging these files to get the best performance from SlimServer / Squeezebox.
My primary concern is making good use of the ALBUMARTIST tag for handling compilation albums, albums with contributors, etc. Consider an album (chosen as an easy example, not as a great demonstration of my taste) like Supernatural, by Santana. Most of the tracks have some kind of extra contributor, like Dave Matthews, Rob Thomas, etc. Would it be appropriate to tag these files like: ALBUMARTIST=Santana ARTIST=Santana ARTIST=Dave Matthews Is it necessary / advisable to have Santana listed both as an ALBUMARTIST and ARTIST, or just one? I would like these to show up in SlimServer -just- under Santana when browsing by artist, not under Santana, Dave Matthews, Rob Thomas, etc etc. Is there a combination of settings in SlimServer where this is possible? For a compilation album, say, the soundtrack to Garden State, I imagine I wouldn't set an ALBUMARTIST at all, and would just set the ARTIST tag on each track to e.g. The Shins, etc. Is this correct? I expect that SlimServer will automatically file these under Various Artists, and that will be the end of it. For "normal" albums, should they be tagged with ALBUMARTIST and ARTIST identical, just ARTIST, or just ALBUMARTIST? Thanks for any help, guidance or suggestions that anyone can provide. -- itp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ itp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2772 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19065 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
