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Multiple composers - fblack - 18-02-2023 17:35
Please forgive me if this have been covered before, but how do I mark two composers so that they appear as two separate names in my Control Point, which is BubbleUPNP.
e.g. Adler, Richard and Ross, Jerry who co-wrote Hernando's Hideaway, should you wish to know! (Not my usual fare)
I am using Meta to tag, and think I have tried every possible separator.
Best wishes
Fergus
RE: Multiple composers - simoncn - 19-02-2023 10:39
What format are your audio files? (FLAC, AIFF, MP3, M4A, DSF, etc.)
RE: Multiple composers - fblack - 20-02-2023 00:02
Mostly flac.
Thanks
RE: Multiple composers - simoncn - 20-02-2023 10:43
FLAC files use Ogg/Vorbis comments for tagging. Multiple composers can be tagged using multiple COMPOSER= comments, for example:
COMPOSER=Adler, Richard
COMPOSER=Ross, Jerry
Some tagging programs support this by defining a separator such as ';' or '\\' that you can use in the Composer value to create the tags shown above. Other tagging programs provide an explicit selection in the UI (such as a "plus" button) to add multiple values for a selected tag.
I suggest you contact the author of the Meta tagging program to ask if it has this capability. If it doesn't, the Metadatics tagging program for macOS provides this capability using a "plus" button.
RE: Multiple composers - fblack - 20-02-2023 23:42
Many thanks. I will report back.
Fergus
RE: Multiple composers - fblack - 08-03-2023 12:17
There is bad news and good news. The tagging app Meta (https://www.nightbirdsevolve.com/meta/) doesn't allow for multiple composers, or even artists. Their support isn't as good as yours, either. Pity, because I really like the app.
Fortunately, I also have mp3tag (https://mp3tag.app/). I have discovered that if I simply load the track and save it again, even without changing anything, it writes multiple composers to separate ones, when they have the separator // (edit: Separator should be \\ ).
Many thanks for your earlier help. I will have a look at Metadatics, too.
Best wishes
RE: Multiple composers - simoncn - 08-03-2023 12:29
Thanks for this update. The separator for multiple values in Mp3tag is \\, not //. I know you know this, but other people reading this thread might not!
RE: Multiple composers - fblack - 08-03-2023 15:54
Sorry - I have corrected the post. More haste, less speed ...