Best way to tag compilations

Papillon · 18th March 2004, 16:16

What is the best way to tag compilations for the Winamp Media Libary? I was thinking on a tag layout that looked something this: Various - Songtitle (by Artist)

If you write the preformers name as the artist it gets so messy after a while, with hundres of different artists

Raz · 18th March 2004, 16:20

Same as i do everything else
Artist - Album - Track - Title

Papillon · 18th March 2004, 17:41

That the layout for filenames. I was more thinking of the view in the media libary.

MashadaR · 18th March 2004, 22:24

Quote:

Originally posted by Papillon
That the layout for filenames. I was more thinking of the view in the media libary.

I have it as Various

Then in "Comments" I place the artist in there.

ScorLibran · 18th March 2004, 22:48

Even with various artist compilations and soundtracks, I still tag the correct artist in the artist field, and the other tags as I would a regular album as well. And I used to be frustrated that Winamp ML would scatter all compilation tracks to the wind in artist view. But at the same time, I didn't want to re-tag those tracks with "various artist" in all the artist fields, because that would cause problems with SSA music navigation in my car's audio system.

So, up until yesterday as a matter of fact, I would just leave various artist compilation albums out of the Winamp ML, and instead create a playlist for each one, so as to keep the songs by different artists all together.

But then yesterday I accidently did a ML scan of my high-level music directory (I:\Music\), and it loaded everything. As I began to go through and remove each various artist compilation and soundtrack, I realized I kinda liked the fact that I could browse by artist, even the ones with only 1 or 2 songs, in the left window, and if I wanted to see the tracks from each album grouped together, regardless of artist, there's the window to the right. I know this is elementary, but I just realized it wasn't causing me any problem the way it is, so I'm keeping it this way. I can still find my music by any method I choose, and sorted as I choose.

corkhead0 · 19th March 2004, 00:52

In MediaMonkey, you can use both an Artist and Album Artist tag. Artist name goes into the Artist tag, compilation name goes into the Album Artist tag.

Cylob · 27th March 2004, 15:24

I second the above......

MediaMonkey has this covered.

LollipopLustKil · 27th March 2004, 15:52

MediaMonkey is the best.

For filenames though, it's "C:/DC++/Purchased Albums/Various Artists/<Album or Soundtrack>/# - Filename'

Since I know who does the songs, it's easy to tell by filename for me since it's sorted under the albums anyways. No troubles.

18th March 2004, 16:16	#1
Papillon Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 11	Best way to tag compilations What is the best way to tag compilations for the Winamp Media Libary? I was thinking on a tag layout that looked something this: Various - Songtitle (by Artist) If you write the preformers name as the artist it gets so messy after a while, with hundres of different artists

18th March 2004, 22:48	#5
ScorLibran Resident Floydian Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6,222	Even with various artist compilations and soundtracks, I still tag the correct artist in the artist field, and the other tags as I would a regular album as well. And I used to be frustrated that Winamp ML would scatter all compilation tracks to the wind in artist view. But at the same time, I didn't want to re-tag those tracks with "various artist" in all the artist fields, because that would cause problems with SSA music navigation in my car's audio system. So, up until yesterday as a matter of fact, I would just leave various artist compilation albums out of the Winamp ML, and instead create a playlist for each one, so as to keep the songs by different artists all together. But then yesterday I accidently did a ML scan of my high-level music directory (I:\Music\), and it loaded everything. As I began to go through and remove each various artist compilation and soundtrack, I realized I kinda liked the fact that I could browse by artist, even the ones with only 1 or 2 songs, in the left window, and if I wanted to see the tracks from each album grouped together, regardless of artist, there's the window to the right. I know this is elementary, but I just realized it wasn't causing me any problem the way it is, so I'm keeping it this way. I can still find my music by any method I choose, and sorted as I choose. I'm a psychosomatic sister running around without a leash.

27th March 2004, 15:24	#7
Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	I second the above...... MediaMonkey has this covered. Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

27th March 2004, 15:52	#8
LollipopLustKil Insomniac (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,033	MediaMonkey is the best. For filenames though, it's "C:/DC++/Purchased Albums/Various Artists/<Album or Soundtrack>/# - Filename' Since I know who does the songs, it's easy to tell by filename for me since it's sorted under the albums anyways. No troubles. Scotty Doesn't Know

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18th March 2004, 16:20	#2
Raz Forum King Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 6,470	Same as i do everything else Artist - Album - Track - Title

18th March 2004, 17:41	#3
Papillon Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 11	That the layout for filenames. I was more thinking of the view in the media libary.

19th March 2004, 00:52	#6
corkhead0 Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 548	In MediaMonkey, you can use both an Artist and Album Artist tag. Artist name goes into the Artist tag, compilation name goes into the Album Artist tag.