Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-08-13 Thread dolodobendan
That's objectivly better than any crazy tag bending, even if it's just one recording. I'm not saying it's perfect. But WAY better. (I browsed here, like God intended :cool:, via GENRE (Violinkonzerte), COMPOSER (Bach, Johann Sebastian), WORK (Violinkonzert in E-Dur, BWV 1042), RECORDING (see

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-08-13 Thread dolodobendan
And despite of what was implied earlier, I do appreciate your work. But I think that goes without saying. That's why I help the way I know best. Sometimes it's by testing stuff, sometimes it's by telling them what would be really really great and make them understand that. ;-) QLMS

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-08-13 Thread dolodobendan
mherger wrote: > > Would it be possible for a plugin to just "scan more and put in the > > native db"? I think you did this with FTS. If it's in there, couldn't > it > > be used for virtual libraries? > > It certainly could be done in a plugin. But that plugin would have to > implement a lot

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-08-13 Thread Michael Herger
Would it be possible for a plugin to just "scan more and put in the native db"? I think you did this with FTS. If it's in there, couldn't it be used for virtual libraries? It certainly could be done in a plugin. But that plugin would have to implement a lot of what a "core" integration would

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-08-12 Thread dolodobendan
JohnB wrote: > The overwhelming majority of my music collection is classical and I > really have no problem using the existing tags (albeit that I use the > album tag for the work and include the composer and main performer in > the album name). This is so wrong on so many levels. Yuck. JohnB

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-08-12 Thread JohnB
The overwhelming majority of my music collection is classical and I really have no problem using the existing tags (albeit that I use the album tag for the work and include the composer and main performer in the album name). I've no objection to additional tags but there are work arounds for

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-08-12 Thread dolodobendan
adamdea wrote: > I have no particular beef with “recording”. I could take it or leave > it and find it tends to be inconsistently applied by metadata providers. > Then again it may be popular with non classical folk with multiple > reissues of the same recording. Can’t you manage with

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-08-12 Thread adamdea
dolodobendan wrote: > Yes, you do. That's how you keep your several recordings of Karajan's > Beethoven's Fifth apart. > > > > That's why I propose basic tags (that are used in iTunes, for example.) > it's nothing funky. To find a classical recording, you need the composer > (already

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-08-12 Thread dolodobendan
adamdea wrote: > I would love "work" tag support. I'm not 100% sure I need "recording". > Any chance @mherger ? Yes, you do. That's how you keep your several recordings of Karajan's Beethoven's Fifth apart. mherger wrote: > > I would love "work" tag support. I'm not 100% sure I need >

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-08-02 Thread adamdea
mherger wrote: > > I would love "work" tag support. I'm not 100% sure I need "recording". > > Any chance @mherger ? > > You give a good reason why it's unlikely this is going to happen any > time soon: too many opinions as to what and how things should be > implemented... > > The other

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-08-02 Thread Michael Herger
I would love "work" tag support. I'm not 100% sure I need "recording". Any chance @mherger ? You give a good reason why it's unlikely this is going to happen any time soon: too many opinions as to what and how things should be implemented... The other major reason is time available vs. the

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-08-02 Thread adamdea
dolodobendan wrote: > To browse classical music, you need COMPOSER (that's supported, yes), > WORK (I don't think that's supported) and a third tag (and a third level > in the menu for this third tag) like RECORDING (as ARTIST or ALBUM is > insufficient if there's more than one recording from

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-07-01 Thread dolodobendan
pippin wrote: > Umm there IS native support for these tags, ever since LMS 7.9 > You just need to use the Additional Browse Modes plugin (which ships > with LMS, it's not an external plugin) to generate the menu structure > you want. > > I think that's also what Daverz described above. To

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-07-01 Thread pippin
Daverz wrote: > There has been a logstanding request for the GROUPING tag (ID3 TIT1) to > be supported (it's in the bug reporting system somewhere). This could > be used as a work tag. > > Found the feature request: > > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557 Is there no support for

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-07-01 Thread Daverz
There has been a logstanding request for the GROUPING tag (ID3 TIT1) to be supported (it's in the bug reporting system somewhere). This could be used as a work tag. Daverz's Profile:

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-30 Thread pippin
dolodobendan wrote: > There are enough "How do you tag your music" threads. This isn't > supposed to be one. I, too, use Custom Browse, Custom Scan, and > Multilibrary. But it's just a matter of time (I think) and they stop > working with the latest version of LMS. As I've mentioned in another

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-30 Thread dolodobendan
sachadog wrote: > Hi > Have you looked at Klarita MUSO, which is still available to use with > Logitech Media Server. It covers so much and as a user I find it > invaluable. > It has specific classical music settings that may be of help to you. > I am not a classical music fan, but enjoy, from

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-30 Thread JohnB
My music library is mostly classical and the following works very well indeed for me: Album tag: individual work in format - - e.g. "Sibelius - Symphony No 3 - C Davis, Boston SO" Title tag: Movement e.g. "I. Allegro moderato" Composer tag: Composer, e.g. "Sibelius" Artist tag(s): Main

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-30 Thread sachadog
Hi Have you looked at Klarita MUSO, which is still available to use with Logitech Media Server. It covers so much and as a user I find it invaluable. It has specific classical music settings that may be of help to you. I am not a classical music fan, but enjoy, from time to time, listening to

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-29 Thread dolodobendan
There are enough "How do you tag your music" threads. This isn't supposed to be one. I, too, use Custom Browse, Custom Scan, and Multilibrary. But it's just a matter of time (I think) and they stop working with the latest version of LMS. As I've mentioned in another thread, I no longer can

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-29 Thread Daverz
The simplest thing to do is use the COMPOSER tag and the built-in Composer menu. In iPeng I would select the composer, then click on the cover art, then the track you want to start playback with, then edit the playlist. This has one advantage over an organized CD collection: for example, if

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-29 Thread lemppari
Sure, things could be much better. Retagging my library would take ages... ;) lemppari's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1775 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-29 Thread dolodobendan
lemppari wrote: > You're welcome! :) I agree in a way it's a mess. But the method I am > using works pretty good for me. Advanced search helps a lot, just > getting the original album is hard. Eating steak with a spoon works pretty well, too, if you sharpen the spoon. But maybe it's time for a

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-29 Thread lemppari
You're welcome! :) I agree in a way it's a mess. But the method I am using works pretty good for me. Advanced search helps a lot, just getting the original album is hard. lemppari's Profile:

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-29 Thread dolodobendan
The horror you described proved my point, so thank you. QLMS 7.9.2@2.04 x64 (digimaster) with perl 5.28 dedicated to me. :D / QNAP 469L QTS 4.3.4 dolodobendan's Profile:

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-29 Thread lemppari
??? Rest in peace lemppari's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1775 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110708 ___ discuss

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-29 Thread dolodobendan
lemppari wrote: > I've been using my own version of tagging for classical music. Composer > is artist and album is work. For album/work I add hyphen and then the > actual performers (conductor, ensemble, artists, singers,...). Obviously > this method is not nice for compilations with partial

Re: [slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-29 Thread lemppari
I've been using my own version of tagging for classical music. Composer is artist and album is work. For album/work I add hyphen and then the actual performers (conductor, ensemble, artists, singers,...). Obviously this method is not nice for compilations with partial works, but for those I add

[slim] Native support for classical music tags

2019-06-29 Thread dolodobendan
Just found this article here: https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2019/06/25/1561435241000/Classical-music-has-a-metadata-problem/ > > It is no wonder then that classical music buyers still revert to compact > discs — where they can guarantee to find their favourite performances, > when it comes to