Mnyb wrote:
> In case of classical it really is ( in other genres an album can be the
> work ), making pseudo albums with works sounds like an idea .
> Breakes compatibilty with some plugins that's looking up album info
> online , reviews etc .
> Makes tagging messy and ripping to ?
>
> Best sol
JohnB wrote:
>
> In general I treat each work as an album.
>
But do you tag it this way because you think it is a good idea to tag it
this way or just because (right now) there's no other way?
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Daverz wrote:
> I don't like the one album per work method as I prefer to keep the
> original album configuration.
>
> The simplest way with the least tagging is to fill the composer tag and
> use the 7.9 composer menu together with a controller app that has easy
> to edit playlists (like iPeng)
Daverz wrote:
> The request for the GROUPING tag (id3 TIT1) goes back to 2004.
>
> http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557
>
> SUBTITLE (id3 TIT3) would also be useful.
If even iTunes supports this for ages now, what's the holdup?
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Apesbrain wrote:
> Like others I treat the CD(s) as a single album if it makes sense, e.g.
> "Piano Concertos (Kocsis/BFO/Fischer)". I put the performers in the
> album title as I might have different performances of that same work.
> If the CD(s) contain a mix of works or multiple composers/pe
> No doubt, but having dozens of these "mixed" folders I am wary of
> retagging all of them.
That would be an option, not an obligation.
> We are lucky that @mherger and many users have kept LMS alive and
> improving as much as they have.
And I'm happy about that! But, as you already said, th
garym wrote:
> I understand. Given your recent forum join dates wasnt sure if you
> knew.
I have to admit I was surprised about this amount of activity in this
forum given that Logitech officially abandoned LMS. Amazing. So, there's
still hope for these tags. ;)
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Wirrunna wrote:
> There was a recent thread that may be of interest -
> http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?107225-There-has-to-be-a-better-way
>
> Michael Herger's addition of Full Text Search to LMS 7.9 has made
> finding classical music in your LMS server easy.
The results are sorte
Wirrunna wrote:
> Depends on your tagging template, look from
> http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?107225-There-has-to-be-a-better-way&p=880891&viewfull=1#post880891
> how I have tagged classical works.
Let me start with: You're totally missing out on Karajan & Berliner
Philharmoniker
Mnyb wrote:
> I would also try to be as "standard" as possible .
>
> bending the tags to much to suit one playback application can make more
> work for you down the road .
I concur. I would use the "real" tags (even if you have to make them up
and they are not supported yet) and just bend the s
mherger wrote:
> I don't know, really. The documentation of the Audio::Scan module
> (https://github.com/andygrundman/Audio-Scan) doesn't mention them. But
> there's some code hinting it should be available.
>
> Could someone, who's got some of those tags in his files, drill down to
> the track'
Obyvatel wrote:
>
> I use for my Classical Recordings mostly these Tags:
> ARTIST (for Composer)
>
That's sad. :confused:
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rmariger wrote:
>
> I suggest that the software be modified so that albums for which there
> is an albumartist, the ARTIST tag varies, and does not have a tag
> COMPILATION = 1, be catalogued under the albumartist and that the
> squeezebox player display ARTIST-TITLE. The software should treat
BJW wrote:
> The mere presence of an albumartist tag shouldn't mean something is a
> comp or not
I do not see this behavior on my system. Maybe you should check your
tags and settings.
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garym wrote:
> The only possibility I'm aware of is one case: If one does NOT have
> ALBUM ARTIST filled in *and* there is at least one track on the album
> that has a differing artist or artists, LMS will treat that album as a
> compilation album (even though there is no COMPILATION tag).
That
BJW wrote:
> I know, I wrote it. :)
>
> What I am saying, is absent any comp tags, server will always decide
> something isn't a comp simply bc it also has albumartists tags. This is
> just one example of erroneous assumptions the software makes at a
> foundational level. Something isn't nece
BJW wrote:
> It has nothing to do with my collection or yours. What I am saying in
> this one particular example is that server starts off with a logical
> fallacy, which once again is a file, if it has no comp tag=1, and it
> does have albumartist tags, is by definition, not a comp.
>
> So ima
BJW wrote:
>
> As I said, and I stand by it 100%, determining that something is NOT a
> comp just bc it has an albumartist tag present, (absent an explicit
> comp=1 tag), IS a logical fallacy, a demonstrably false assumption.
>
> Why argue against something obvious?
It's a design choice that g
BJW wrote:
> it seems it works for most people? and you know this how?
>
> putting aside that this product has failed, it worked for audiophiles
> who were willing to workaround issues. thats not most people, i assure
> you.
Because "i assure you"? As I said before and will repeat one last ti
BJW wrote:
> absent an albumartist tag (or comp=0), server just assumes any CD with
> an artist mismatch are ALL comps. that rarely is the desired outcome
> for *all* those types of CDs.
>
> similarly, if they all have albumartist tags, server just assumes NONE
> of them are comps, (assuming no
d6jg wrote:
> I can't speak for Classical music as I don't have that much but
> certainly my experience with popular music is that if the stuff is
> tagged correctly in the first place then there are no issues. Inevitably
> this means doing it carefully and not replying 100% on auto rippers /
> t
d6jg wrote:
>
> My OCD also doesn't like the fact that LMS can sort by Album / Year but
> then alphabetically so that if a band released two albums in the same
> year they can end up being in the wrong order if the band in question
> didn't have the foresight to name them in line with LMS's requ
Mnyb wrote:
>
> I upvote erlands patch to turn of VA logic , you do that in the
> byggzilla btw.
Thank you, I casted my vote.
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Mnyb wrote:
> Mherger has actually extended LMS to be easier for anyone to extend
> aditional browse modes plugin
> Is just one thing that came about out off this.
>
> If i understod him correctly . If someone today wanted to write erland
> like plugins that changes how we browse and search
BJW wrote:
>
> it would be good if we could list all known tags [field values] server
> already reads into the server, and make a list of all the ones we would
> want added, be it for classical, ratings, what have you.
Since my only strong opinion here is about how classical music is
neglected,
DJanGo wrote:
>
> again its techie... but LibraryDemo is a very nice thing - my child
> loves the things i do with that.
I don't care about techie. :) Would you post your modifications here?
Btw., what's the main difference between this library plugin and
Additional Browse Modes? If both apply
Mnyb wrote:
> Yep , that it does .
>
> Btw there is another recent improvement in 7.9.1 free text search , you
> will find your stuff
And one to come, hopefully. :) (Right now, database IDs are scanned,
too.)
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- In mp3tag, add columns for any tag that could be responsible
(artistsort, albumartist, album artist, artistsort etc.)
- Load your library in mp3tag as suggested.
- Filter your files (F3) with "artist HAS Toussaint" or "composer HAS
..."
That should let you find the tracks responsible pr
RonM wrote:
> Is there a way to do this
What's your setting for "Group Discs" (Settings / My Music)?
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Aren't multiple tags possible (without Custom Scan)? My classical tracks
are ALL tagged "Classical" and most of them also have a second, some
even a third or fourth tag:
Classical;Cello Concertos;Piano Concertos;Violin Concertos
That would be how I tag a triple concerto. Now it can be found in
kappclark wrote:
> When you tag them, what sw do u use ? I have been using MP3Tag, and it
> says you need to use a \\ to create multiple genres ...
I use mp3tag, too. Does it say that? From what I understand, it might be
true or not completely true, depending on the actual wording: If you
want
Shozzer wrote:
> I am not a jazz fan but you can have multiple genre tags and separate
> them with \\
>
> You could use Jazz as your main genre and then have another for Swing &
> etc.
>
> You could look online at how Jazz is tagged or you can have your own
> system. Your music, your categorie
d6jg wrote:
> That's not quite right.
It just doesn't explain the difference. That's why I did that. And now
you did, too. :p
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dolodobendan wrote:
> Oh, I didn't see that. It was just the first answer, after all. :p
d6jg wrote:
> Sorry didn't see your post :)
You and me both. :cool:
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Apesbrain wrote:
> For years I've used the ARTIST tag to capture information about the
> ensemble, typically of the form Soloist/Orchestra/Conductor. This has
> worked well, but sometimes causes problems with phone apps which don't
> display the information I'd prefer to see. I'm thinking of a
Apesbrain wrote:
> It's not uncommon for a classical album to feature compositions by
> multiple composers. Out of habit I've been tagging these COMPILATION=1,
> but now I'm wondering whether there is any sense to this. Is there any
> use case with LMS where a COMPILATION tag on classical musi
RonM wrote:
>
>
> 33496
>
> My favorite in this category (actually the only one I ever listen to) is
> the amusingly titled "Pachelbel's Greatest Hit", which is a multitude of
> takes on the iconic Canon in D. It includes a standard version by
> Festival Strings Lucerne, one on traditional in
d6jg wrote:
> Im with Ron. Thats as good an example of a compilation as youll find.
Okay. What about a disc with two recordings of Beethoven's fifth?
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d6jg wrote:
> Depends who its by
Defining the "who" can be VERY tricky in classical music (conductor,
orchestra, soloist(s), principal violin, chorus master, etc.). It's a
dark path into madness. :)
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