Indexing with ArtistSort

[bganthem]

(10-03-2018 22:40)simoncn Wrote:  Please describe exactly what tag values you have at present for Artist, ArtistSort and AlbumArtist (give specific examples) for:

1) two or three tracks from normal albums
2) two or three tracks from compilation albums

Please also describe how you want the Artist, ArtistSort and AlbumArtist index entries to appear for these examples.

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The list below shows in the first line the current data, and in the 2nd line the desired result if I go down the road described in my last post. In the current data, I have not systematised the AlbumArtist entries.

Regular albums (Artist, ArtistSort, AlbumArtist)

Keith Jarrett Trio; Jarrett, Keith Trio; Keith Jarrett Trio
Keith Jarrett Trio; Jarrett, Keith Trio; blank

Beethoven; Beethoven; Paul Lewis
Beethoven; Beethoven; blank (Paul Lewis would have to be moved to Soloists in new setup and a global format string created)

Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders; Garcia, Jerry & Merl Saunders; Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders
Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders; Garcia, Jerry & Merl Saunders; blank

Desired result: Control point Artist index displays ArtistSort; Album and Now Playing display Artist

Compilation albums

Genoa Keawe; Keawe, Genoa; blank
Genoa Keawe; Keawe, Genoa [or blank]; Legends of Falsetto Compilation

African Fiesta; African Fiesta; blank
African Fiesta; blank; African Pearls – Congo

Otis Redding; blank; Various Artists
Otis Redding; blank; 100 Soul Hits

Desired result: Control point Artist index displays AlbumArtist; Now Playing displays Artist. (I presume the content of the ArtistSort field is unimportant for indexing as it will be over-ridden by the AlbumArtist value.)

This may not be ideal, and as you realise I’m trying to recover from having relied on ArtistSort as my primary index in the database. What I’m seeking to avoid is over-populating an already very long index list within the control point’s Artist index, and also a problem I have with Lightning DS and Bubble where they makes separate album index entries for each artist on a compilation album. Not only does that over-populate the album list, it also makes it very difficult to play a compilation album. This problem may be specific to the Lightning / Auralic Aries pre-loading system but I haven’t yet had the opportunity to try it out the data on the Naim app. I would like to re-structure the data and MinimServer settings and then try it out with Naim.