A question regarding ripping CDs with dBpoweramp.

[DIBSTER]

I have approx 1200 CDs ripped into FLAC files sitting on an old PC upstairs. 99% of them have been ripped over the years with dBpoweramp which I have found the best software to use for ripping.

Recently I have ripped a small number of CDs on my laptop and I have been experimenting with streaming to my Squeezebox Touch. It is pretty easy to set up and the actual process of playing files seems painless enough.

However, I have a question regarding ripping compilation albums ie.various artists.

When I rip them I have the correct individual information for each file ie. artist, title, album, track no etc. When I go into the SBT to navigate there are several options ie. Artists, Albums, Genres, Years, New Music, Randon Mix, Music Folder, and Playlists. Normally I go into Music Folder and find the album I want via that route. However if I wanedt to find a specific artist who may be on a compilation album, when I go into the Artist option all the artists on compilation albums are shown as Various Artists, so it could be like finding a needle in a haystack.

To put things in perspective, before I ever transfer all my downloaded files from my old PC onto a NAS or suchlike, I have hundreds of compilation albums from the likes of Mojo and Uncut magazine ripped over the last 18 years or so. Now if I want to search for a specific artist in the Artist section it looks like they are all going to be shown as Various Artists!

Is anyone familiar with streaming to a Squeezebox device and using Logitech Media Server, and any ideas if there is a fix? I'm wondering also if I am doing something fundamentally wrong when ripping with dBpoweramp, but can't think what?

Cheers

 

[amcluesent]

From memory, things work a lot better if you use a tag editor like mp3tag to set COMPILATION=1 on the rips from compilation albums. Otherwise LMS tries to figure this out and 'guess' which are compilations.

Then set the options for how you want artists is compilations shown -

 

[RBZ5416]

Which version of LMS are you using? 7.9 added the option to have two separate artists lists: Album Artists & All Artists.

This means that when browsing albums by a single artist, you select the Album Artists menu which isn't cluttered with dozens of obscure listing from the compilations. But if you want to find an artist that appears on a compilation, you browse the All Artists menu.

As above, LMS makes a pretty good stab at recognising compilations but adding the Compilation tag eliminates the guesswork.

 

[DIBSTER]

A quick look at my LMS on my laptop says I am on version 7.7.5 which suggests I still have an old version running. I don't have time now but will have a more detailed look at that this evening.

Thanks for the replies.

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[DIBSTER]

Quick update. I've gone into my LMS settings and following Crocodile's advice I've changed the settings and now all the individual artists are showing. Job done!

Many thanks again.

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