Bert0123;455755 Wrote:
> I have an old iPod 3G ("Classic", 30 Gb type) mainly for car use, so I
> need some compatibility. The iPod works happily without iTunes, but it
> doesn't support any advanced tags, I think. No Album Artists, no
> multiple artists, no compilation tags etc.
> So when I ran accross the Various Artist taggng and saw them as
> multiple artists on my iPod, I thought how often do I use a VA album to
> the iPod? I could live with it or retag them with MP3tag before sending
> them to my iPod.
> But since I learned tagging with multple artist fields there are quite
> a few albums with 2 featured artists which I like to see apart in Browse
> by artist on SC.
> So there are more and more albums which won't look good on my iPod.
>
> Maybe in time the iPod will be replaced by a newer one but only if the
> old one breaks.
>
> So if I want to maintain full compatibility with my old iPod I cannot
> use any advanced (modern) tagging for SC. But that is also not an option
> for me.
>
> I heard there is an alternative firmware for the iPod, "Rockbox". I
> will take a look at it. It adds many features to old iPod's as being
> able to play Flac, and I hope also modern tagging.
>
> I use ID3v2.3 for MP3's and not for 2.4 for compatibility reasons.
i don't have an ipod nor do i use itunes, i hate the way both work.
but i am surprised your ipod doesn't support AA or comp tags.
i'd also look for RG tag support.
Bert0123;455755 Wrote:
> This is new information for me. If I setup SC to use "&" as separator
> character, I probably can use that for many "multi artists" albums.
> I will take a look where I can find that setting.
> Thanks for that tip!
it works on genres too, maybe others, but a lot of people here like to
use one value = one field instead.
which way you go pretty much depends on what works best for you and
meets the needs of the apps/devices you use. i'm not sure if itunes
supports muliple frames, but i've read it doesn't support separator
characters.
Bert0123;455755 Wrote:
> But is there a difference for SC between these 2 tagging examples?
>
> 1
> Album Artist: Page & Plant
> Artist: Page
> Artist: Plant
> Compilation=0
>
> or
>
> 2
> Artist 1: Page & Plant
> Artist 2: Page
> Artist 3: Plant
> Album Artist: <Blank>
> Compilation=0
>
> I want to see them as 3 artists in SC so I use comp-0 to force that.
> In SC there seems to be no difference in how they show up.
>
> In example 2, on the iPod I see "Page & PlantPagePlant", but at least
> it begins with "Page & Plant"
> In example2 I see "PagePlant" and the Album Artist is ignored.
>
> So does it make a difference for SC if I tag as Example 1 or 2? Do I
> overlook something?
unfortunately i can't properly answer this. i always try to keep
things as simple as possible. all my tracts have one artist frame with
a value, and one AA frame with a value.
i do know that SC does some things differently when an AA frame value
is present, including some internal things, but those might all be
transparent to the user.
hopefully someone else like one of the Phils or Jim can better answer
tis for you.
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