Re: [slim] Album count
hey prabbit, take a look my previous post: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=205133#post205133 if you think my little perl script could help to re-arrange the data on disc, i will gladly send you a copy ... hope this helps, -sherm -- shermoid "you are only young once, but you can be immature forever" "life is uncertain; eat dessert first" - anonymous please visit my mcintosh website: http://alumni.cse.ucsc.edu/~sherman shermoid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35699 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Album count
prabbit wrote: > \Album\Artist\Track > > If that's the case, I'll either need to live with it not being correct > in SlimServer or modify my directory structure (in one of several > ways). Either way, I need to bend to SlimServer's will and can't make > it bend to mine. ...the problem is that the slimserver has no way to ensure that the following aren't the same album: \Johnny Cash\Best Of\ \Johnny Rotten\Best Of\ If it bent to your "will," all album titles with the same names will be considered one-and-the-same. How else would it distinguish? No thanks. You can either create an additional db and track this information (itunes), which the music itself doesn't carry with it or you can restructure your directories (in a variety of ways). Take your pick. -- Chip Hart - Pediatric Solutions * Physician's Computer Company chip @ pcc.com * 1 Main St. #7, Winooski, VT 05404 800-722-7708 * http://chipsblog.pcc.com f.802-846-8178 * Pediatric Software Just Got Smarter. Your Practice Just Got Healthier. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Album count
prabbit;205505 Wrote: > ... > > but for Various Artist albums to be reported as a single instance, I > would need > > \Album\Artist\Track > > If that's the case, I'll either need to live with it not being correct > in SlimServer or modify my directory structure (in one of several > ways). ... Not that complicated. Structure "Various Artists"\Album\Track will work for compilations. Just make sure that artist tag is populated with the artists you care about, the rest you can leave blank. You can also play with COMPILATION tag -- slimkid The sound stage will open up, bass will tighten and the imaging will improve. DVD performance will also increase substantially. slimkid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8881 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35699 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Album count
kdf;205492 Wrote: > [T]o be considered as one album by slimserver, you will be required to > have the tracks from the same album in the same folder. Otherwise, > there isn't any way for slimserver to combine the tracks into a single > album. > What I take from this is that my file structure isn't compatible with SlimServer in this regard. I use \Artist\Album\Track but for Various Artist albums to be reported as a single instance, I would need \Album\Artist\Track If that's the case, I'll either need to live with it not being correct in SlimServer or modify my directory structure (in one of several ways). Either way, I need to bend to SlimServer's will and can't make it bend to mine. I use iTunes and use the "Keep iTunes Music folder organized" feature, which keeps an inherently different structure than SlimServer requires for compilations to count as a single album instance. -- prabbit prabbit's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11142 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35699 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Album count
Quoting "Rick B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I get this too. I think the problem is associated with the tags - the > artist for each song is in the Artist field - rather than the artist > being just "Various Artists", therefore each artist instance (song) is > considered to be an album. > > Can anyone explain? There is nothing wrong with having the artist for each track listed in the artist field for compilation albums. However, to be considered as one album by slimserver, you will be required to have the tracks from the same album in the same folder. Otherwise, there isn't any way for slimserver to combine the tracks into a single album. This may be the cause of the splitting, especially if you can locate albums while browsing that have some tracks under one list item, and the rest under another. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Album count
I get this too. I think the problem is associated with the tags - the artist for each song is in the Artist field - rather than the artist being just "Various Artists", therefore each artist instance (song) is considered to be an album. Can anyone explain? -- Rick B. Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35699 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Album count
I haven't upgraded. This is my first install. It's not a double of everything. It's specific to albums that have multiple artists (soundtracks, compilations, etc.). -- prabbit prabbit's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11142 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35699 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Album count
I have seen this a couple of times after upgrading. If you have exactly double the amount of files (everything repeated) then there is a way to fix it but I can't for the life of me remember. A search in around 'double' should turn something up. If you have only partial doubling up the problem could be elsewhere. If all else fails try going back to 6.5.1. -- Heuer Heuer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2543 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35699 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Album count
Sure have. A few times now. I even deleted the contents of the \Cache folder and then did a rescan. -- prabbit prabbit's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11142 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35699 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Album count
Have you tried doing a complete clear and re-scan of the SS library? -- Heuer Heuer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2543 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35699 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Album count
I have a question about the album count. Slimserver is reporting this: 2633 albums with 17678 songs by 1220 artists That's about twice as many albums than I actually have. I've determined that the problem is with soundtracks and other "various artists"-type albums. I've looked at the Server Settings > Behavior page and changing the "COMPILATIONS" section didn't change my count after clearing my database and doing a complete rescan. My goal is when I click Browse > Albums that I only see a soundtrack or various artist album listed once, when I click it, then I would see all of the songs/artists. Currently, if a soundtrack has ten songs, the soundtrack is counted ten times. I'm sure I'm missing an obvious setting somewhere to fix this. Or maybe it has to do with the tags in my files? Can someone point me in the right direction? SlimServer Version: 6.5.2 - 11764 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Perl Version: 5.8.8 MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt -- prabbit prabbit's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11142 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35699 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
