9/25/2023 0 Comments Mp3tag compilation![]() CD ripped with dBpoweramp Release 14.4 to WAV with compilation tag = 1 ![]() Control point: Naim n-Stream and/or Asset Control Let me inform you about some strange behaviour of the album artist tag, which is similar to as you indicated, but there are some details which make me think that the problem is not with Asset. Is this being looked at? Is a fix for this likely soon? So I have tried different clients and different server applications, only Asset has the issue. ![]() I've done some more testing by trying out Allegro Media Server - this correctly shows track artist on compilations. Having said all that, I suppose a few options in Asset to override certain standards would help overcome any limitations imposed by reluctant developers and so help end users to get their media server/client applications working as desired. If client/player firmware/software does not support the standard, this should be taken up with the developers of the client/player firmware/software, otherwise we will all be going round in circles and none of the applications will work together correctly. In my opinion, end users need to tag their files according to these standards. I would be disappointed if Illustrate took a different approach and is one reason I am so supportive (and not so supportive of the likes of Apple) as end users tend to use servers/clients/players from different developers. When media server/client applications are involved, it is important that some sort of standard is adhered to and I applaud Illustrate's attempts to conform to the standards set out by id3.org, etc. The whole issue here is that Asset is being compared to other software which potentially does not use Album Artist at all (Kaazo?), we use it as it was designed to be used, yet we accept that on some libraries this tag has been miss-used, so we will see what can be done in future versions of Asset (note we will not drop album artist in its entirety). If Asset UPnP needs Compilations=1 and an empty Album Artist tag to display FLAC correctly, or if other software contains built-in workarounds so that both fields can be populated, then I won't lose any sleep over it because I have an option that works. But with the tools I have today, it wasn't very painful at all. I overhauled my music library back then to comply, and I just didn't want to have to do it again here. So there are examples of software that require certain tags yet reject other perfectly legitimate tags. ![]() There were also "fix iTunes artwork" programs that I tried that didn't like the Compilation tag. :) The last time I used the Blackberry software, it choked on the Compilation tag when syncing. The only reason I ever filed and tagged my files as Various was so that I could sync my old Blackberry with my iTunes library, and I haven't used a Blackberry in years. "Various" isn't any more useful for me as a search or a sort item than Compilation is. What makes it OK for me to do that is that I'm only removing the Album Artist tags that were essentially worthless anyway. It seems right to me, that Title, Artist, Album Artist and Compilation tags should be all be populated as necessary. Remember, users will use their libraries with different software. I'm not sure we should be removing a standard tag like Album Artist, just to make sure files are served correctly in Asset. So this is definitely an issue that is isolated to FLAC files. Asset properly showed me the track artist instead of the album artist for my files that have "Various." as an album artist. The M4A files were tagged by the same program at the same time as the FLAC files. ![]() I re-enabled the ALAC files, re-scanned my entire lossless library, and tried to play the M4A files on the Marantz using Asset. Request: Please see if Asset can be made more Marantz (and by inference, Denon) friendly.ĮDIT: I rip both FLAC and ALAC when I rip a CD, and I exclude the ALAC M4A files from Asset. iHomeServer plays nice with both devices.Ĭonclusion: iHomeServer is sending more or different information than Asset out to the control point, increasing its compatibility with various devices. Asset and the Oppo understand each other.ģ. To add to my confusion, if I use Asset to play back the FLAC files on my Oppo BDP-103, the Oppo properly shows me the track artist instead of the album artist.ġ. By way of comparison, using the same tracks from the same albums that exist as M4A files in my iTunes Library, tagged by iTunes and/or Mp3tag, and played on the Marantz, iHomeServer properly shows me the track artist instead of the album artist. When played on my Marantz SR7007, any album whose album artist is "Various" or "Various Artist" or "Various Artists", Asset shows me the album artist instead of the track artist. I'm having this same issue with my FLAC files that were tagged by either Foobar2000, dBpoweramp Batch Converter or Mp3tag. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |