AlbumArtist and multiple tag values

[simoncn]

(28-06-2014 09:12)rpatriarca Wrote:  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.

Editing the configuration file isn't recommended. It is very easy to make a mistake (for example, by deleting lines that are needed).

Even though it's slightly more work, a better approach is to use MinimWatch to enter the property values individually.

What is preventing you from using MinimWatch? It is important to resolve this problem if you are trying to do advanced configuration of MinimServer. Trying to do this using a text editor is not supported and is likely to cause problems and unexpected results.

Quote: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.

Have you installed the latest update (update 31) on your QNAP? Without this, you will get the problem you have described.

Quote: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}

This would happen if you haven't installed the latest update on the QNAP.