Questions re Database and Indexing

[DavidHB]

(20-12-2013 15:18)LinAdmin Wrote:  a) Is it according to the standards that the same kind of tag like artist can be repeated within the same file?

Yes, but not all software supports it, and as winxi explains, there is no standard means of deciding that a single entry (which is typically how the data is input) is to be recorded as multiple tags. I admit to chickening out of the whole multiple tags thing for my own collection; it seemed to be a fair amount of hassle for not a lot of gain.

Quote:b) Could other tags like composer also be repeated, e.g. when someone has written variations on a theme of a previous composer?

Yes, in concept at least. This thread on the MP3Tag forum may be of interest. Again, I am unsure how far multiple composer tags would be supported in, for example, control point displays. Typically, Composer is a less well supported tag than Title, Album and Artist, to the point where, in online databases, you often find Composer data recorded in the Artist or AlbumArtist tag.

David