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Play complete album when using group tag - Raf - 16-08-2024 22:24
Hi,
I tagged my classical music tracks in albums (work) and groups.
When I select an album I get the correct list of the groups inside that album, sorted alphabetically.
What I am looking for is to be able to still play the album with all tracks in the original sequence, but I need to go inside each group to be able to play tracks.
Control point is IOS mconnect.
Thanks, Raf
RE: Play complete album when using group tag - simoncn - 17-08-2024 07:40
This is a problem with mconnect. It doesn't handle groups correctly. What device are you using as your renderer?
RE: Play complete album when using group tag - Raf - 19-08-2024 18:15
Thanks Simon.
I render to various devices, including the IOS devices, chromecast (audio), AV receiver ...
If there is a better control point available for IOS devices, I am happy to switch.
As I update the tags from a database I can also add/change tags if this would work better in mconnect.
RE: Play complete album when using group tag - simoncn - 19-08-2024 19:59
There are some good UPnP control points for Android that support groups correctly but unfortunately there aren't many good options for UPnP control points on iOS.
Some people like the LUMIN app but this requires an OpenHome renderer. To make this work for your situation, you would need to install and run BubbleUPnP Server (not the same as the BubbleUPnP control point) on some other device to create OpenHome proxy renderers for all your renderers. This is far from ideal.
As a temporary workaround, you can disable Group tags by setting the MinimServer aliasTags property to Group:nil. The tags are still in your audio files but MinimServer will ignore them when scanning your library.
RE: Play complete album when using group tag - Raf - 20-08-2024 11:20
Good suggestion.
I have added 2 indexTags:
- Performance: aliasTags "Group:Performance"
- Recording: tagValue "Recording.replace={ALBUM}"
That way I can play the complete album (through albums) while keeping an approach similar to groups through Recording/Performance.
I had BubbleUPnP Server running in the past, but indeed a bit cumbersome.