>Can you explain why multiple tags is better? I don't see a difference >but probably are missing something? > The difference is that using a separator character in a tag is not supported in most applications. If they don't support separator characters, what you enter in the single tag value will be what is displayed. eg. in iTunes, you would have a single artist called "Crosby;Stills;Nash".
Most tag formats allow multiple tags of the same name, so ARTIST=Crosby, ARTIST=Stills, ARTIST=Nash would always be read correctly. Some apps don't support multiple values, so they still will not be displayed correctly, but there are more apps that do support multiple values when reading tags. >Also, with dbPowerAmp I ended up with tags like >ARTIST="Crosby\\Stills\\Nash which were non-functional in SC... how did >those end up in the AMG database like that? > Never depend on tags in a metadata source database; they are always inconsistent. There will always be cases where someone has entered incorrect data, or in an inconsistent format. Esp. where users can upload their tags to the master database. >I would think entering that in MP3Tag would create three ARTIST tags instead?? Yes - "\\" separators in the Quick Tags data entry panel is just a shortcut for entering multiple artist tags. _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
