Artist field not displayed/editing problem

[aussie1]

I have been using the CD ripper successfully for a long time. Recently encountered a problem in the display. The artist column is marked as a field to display. However, this column does not appear in the display.

Further, if a select a single track and edit the artist in the Meta section. This change is applied to the artist field of all of the tracks.

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the program with no luck. Any ideas?

[LtData]

Re: Artist field not displayed/editing problem

The artist field appears at the top of the window. Click on a track then change the Artist field at the top to change only that track.

[aussie1]

Re: Artist field not displayed/editing problem

Thanks for the reply. I'm aware that the artist fields is at the top. My problem is that if I click on a single track and change the artist in the top window, it applies that change to all of the tracks.

It will not allow me to change the artist for a single track or a selection of tracks without changing the artist for all of the tracks.

[Teknojnky]

Re: Artist field not displayed/editing problem

click the compilation check box

[aussie1]

Re: Artist field not displayed/editing problem

That works. Thanks!

[CtrlAltDel]

Re: Artist field not displayed/editing problem

My Compilation checkbox is greyed out - is it a registered-version-only feature?

[LtData]

Re: Artist field not displayed/editing problem

Yes, Compilation support is a Powerpack or Reference-only feature: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/db-versions.htm

[ronaksf]

Re: Artist field not displayed/editing problem

What is the real purpose of the Compilation box, just wondering where I need to use it when ripping my CD's

[Spoon]

Re: Artist field not displayed/editing problem

Tells audio players that the album has different artists.

[CtrlAltDel]

Re: Artist field not displayed/editing problem

Tells audio players that the album has different artists.

Interestingly, I popped in a CD today (The Original Rocky Horror Show) and it came up with artist fields for each track; I then swap it for The Best Seventies Album In The World Ever (no, seriously), and the artist fields have disappeared.

Most strange.

[Spoon]

Re: Artist field not displayed/editing problem

If the metadata provider(s) do not flag the disc a compilation there is nothing to stop manual selection and typing of artists.

[CtrlAltDel]

Re: Artist field not displayed/editing problem

So if I'm using the non-registered version:

1. if I enter a disc tagged by the metadata provider as being a compilation, I can edit the individual track artists, despite not having the registered version installed;
2. if I enter a disc not tagged by the metadata provider as being a compilation, I cannot edit the individual track artists;

Is that correct?

[Spoon]

Re: Artist field not displayed/editing problem

If the trial of Reference has ended then there is no access to set compilation manually.