Re: [slim] Compilations - appearance in the LMS interface

2021-07-19 Thread BJW
see my sig links. i put one CD per folder only. i use AA tags on everything. i put a comp=1 tag on only those things i want identified as a comp. no comp=0 tags. i change the default value in settings of denoting comps as "Various Artists" to "-Various Artists-" bc of a nasty bug in LMS where a

Re: [slim] Compilations - appearance in the LMS interface

2021-07-18 Thread jimzak
I duplicated the settings from @kidstypike and everything fell into line. Thanks. 35293 +---+ |Filename: compilation settings.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmen

Re: [slim] Compilations - appearance in the LMS interface

2021-07-18 Thread Apesbrain
jimzak wrote: > I would rather NOT have all the artists in the compilation appear at the > top of the interface as shown. You might try setting ALBUMARTIST to "Various Artists". Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevi

Re: [slim] Compilations - appearance in the LMS interface

2021-07-18 Thread kidstypike
All my tracks have an Artist tag. I don't use the Album Artist tag, all completely blank. I don't use the Compilation tag, not "1" or "0", all completely blank. In LMS any album that doesn't have all the tracks with the same Artist tag is classed as a compilation. That's fine by me, it doesn't

Re: [slim] Compilations - appearance in the LMS interface

2021-07-18 Thread d6jg
Have a look in the Ripping, Encoding & Tagging section of the site. Lots of discussion on this subject there 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

Re: [slim] Compilations - appearance in the LMS interface

2021-07-18 Thread garym
Sorry. Not sure. Not that I’ve tried. *Home:* Pi4B-8GB/pCP8.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* rPi4B-4GB/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (Radio WIFI) *Office:* Win10(64)>foobar2000 *The Wild: *rPi3B+/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>h

Re: [slim] Compilations - appearance in the LMS interface

2021-07-18 Thread jimzak
garym wrote: > I set “COMPILATION =1” in file tag. I mostly leave ALBUM > ARTIST blank. The handling hasn’t changed in 10 years, so old > posts still relevant. Are there additional settings in LMS? I would rather NOT have all the artists in the compilation appear at the top of the interface as

Re: [slim] Compilations - appearance in the LMS interface

2021-07-18 Thread garym
jimzak wrote: > I performed the obligatory search for this question but I found answers > dating back 10 years that I thought MIGHT be incorrect now? > > What's the best way to tag compilation albums (FLAC, MP3, and a few > other formats) so that in the LMS interface they appear as anything sim

[slim] Compilations - appearance in the LMS interface

2021-07-18 Thread jimzak
I performed the obligatory search for this question but I found answers dating back 10 years that I thought MIGHT be incorrect now? What's the best way to tag compilation albums (FLAC, MP3, and a few other formats) so that in the LMS interface they appear as - ? What are the best settings in