Compilation Tag on FireFly

jidonoso · Mon May 22, 2006 2:45 pm

Hi, I've been testing the FireFly Server and it seams to work great.

I would like to request a feature for this new server. I think it would be great if you can set an option to group compilation tracks, just like itunes. It really annoying to see a list of "never-heard" artists when you are browsing by artist in the soundbridge.

Thanks, all..and thanks for everything..

JID

schiers · Tue May 23, 2006 12:19 am

Hi,

I put them all in a "Sampler" directory and announce that in the config. They appear as Artist "Various" ad Title "Artist - Title". That's perfect for me.

Carsten.

fizze · Tue May 23, 2006 4:18 am

I never really used iTunes, so I'd probably the resolution that has been discussed in some other thread here.

like Album Artist search, that just includes Albums with one distinct artist.

I would hate having to go through all my music and set the iTunes compilation flag just for that. :roll:

Richard72 · Tue May 23, 2006 5:16 am

To name the artist 'various' is a workaround but not the way you should want it.
In the artist field, the artist name should be there, so when you search for an artist, you'll have the right results.

Charly · Tue May 23, 2006 3:32 pm

Carsten, you said

I put them all in a "Sampler" directory and announce that in the config. They appear as Artist "Various" ad Title "Artist - Title". That's perfect for me.

Ok, could you tell me more on how do you announce this in the config file, I'm really very interested

thks

grommet · Tue May 23, 2006 7:02 pm

Something like this used to work, I assume it still does in modern Firefly:

compdirs = D:\My Music\Various Artists
concat compilations = 1

compsdir forces the content to appear with "Various Artists" as the Artist on all files in the tree specified... and concat shoves the former Artist field into the Title, if I remember correctly.

Anyway, Album Artist is a much better solution...

rpedde · Tue May 23, 2006 8:29 pm

grommet wrote:
Something like this used to work, I assume it still does in modern Firefly:

compdirs = D:\My Music\Various Artists
concat compilations = 1

compsdir forces the content to appear with "Various Artists" as the Artist on all files in the tree specified... and concat shoves the former Artist field into the Title, if I remember correctly.

Anyway, Album Artist is a much better solution...

that's

[general]
compdirs = d:\my music\various artists
[scanning]
concat compilations = 1

compdirs is multivalued and a substring as well, so "various artists" would work. So:

compdirs = various,soundtracks

would work too.

Richard72 · Tue May 23, 2006 10:45 pm

I understand I have to c/p this into the config file? I can't remember I've these lines there.

I saw something like that in the HTML interface, but it didn't work for me.

rpedde · Tue May 23, 2006 10:47 pm

Richard72 wrote:
I understand I have to c/p this into the config file? I can't remember I've these lines there.

I saw something like that in the HTML interface, but it didn't work for me.

Yep, you'll have to do the "advanced config" and put that right in the config file itself, somewhere under the GENERAL section.

*next* version, the web config interface should be working correctly.

-- Ron

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