AlbumArtist and multiple tag values

[rpatriarca]

(27-06-2014 16:43)simoncn Wrote:  MinimServer treats the ALBUMARTIST value specially in various ways (see previous posts for more details)

Thanks for this clarification. I wonder if this "speciality" of the AlbumArtist tag can explain another issue I am facing now that I decided to copy this long-sought-after Minim configuration from my "testing environent" (a Windows PC running MinimServer 0.8 update 31) to my "production environment" (a remote Qnap NAS).

I installed MinimServer 0.8.1.1 for Qnap - ARM version - and Java 8 as explained in your recent post. Then I copied my configuration file from Windows to the remote device (unfortunately I cannot use MinimWatch on it) and edited it where necessary. Basically, I just retained minimserver.udn, minimserver.configVersion and minimserver.contentDir from the original config file, and replaced everything else with lines from my Windows configuration.

Both servers (windows and Qnap) run on the same set of music files, but the output I get when browsing with the same control point (Kinsky for Windows) is quite different.
As far as I can see, there are two issues. One, major, is this error line in minimserver log:

MinimServer: incorrect tag 'AlbumArtist' for option 'displayRole' in property 'tagCustom'

referring to the following configuration line, which works fine on Windows:

minimserver.tagCustom = Composer.displayRole\={artist}, AlbumArtist.displayRole\={artist}

To allow Minim to start I have to remove the second part of the line, and that explains most of the differences in rendering when I browse the library.

The second issue, minor, is that the following configuration line seems to have no effect on the Qnap server, although it does not result in an error:

minimserver.tagValue = composition.default\={album}

The main issue has again something to do with the AlbumArtist tag, but I don't know how to interpret the fact that the same configuration works fine on Windows. Have you got any hint?

Thanks again, and keep up the wonderful work!

Bye,
Roberto

P.S.: as soon as MinimServer's flexibility will allow me to satisfy my customer I will make a donation... you deserve any penny.